Route 540
Route: Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly plus hrly short to DH. ESu as MS daytime | G861026 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 27/04/1987 | ESu short 540 jnys extended full route and run as 542 | 6056 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 27/04/1987 | as 6056 | G870427 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB | 03/08/1987 | no apparent change | G870803 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | ||||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 01/09/1987 | MS daytime hrly full route plus ev30mins DH-BN giving bus ev15mins on common section with 542. ESu hrly | G870901 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 14/12/1987 | no apparent change | G871214 | 540 541 542 559 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 25/09/1988 | no apparent change | G880925 | 540 541 542 559 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 13/03/1989 | no apparent change | G890313 | 540 542 559 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 23/05/1989 | no apparent change: Fares: day return fare 99p Westhaughton - Bolton | G880523 | 540 542 559 | 540 | CL | Y | P | |
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 26/06/1989 | no apparent change | G890626 | 540 542 559 | 540 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 21/08/1989 | 2330 (Daily) Bolton-Westhoughton withdrawn | G890726 | 540 542 559 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 02/07/1990 | MS daytime hrly plus ev30mins shorts DH-BN. hrly ESu. Linked to 542 | G900702 | 538 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMB BLU | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 25/02/1991 | minor timetable change: supported Su0825 by BLU | 10677 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 24/06/1991 | supported Su0825 now by RIB | 11154 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 29/07/1991 | No change listed | 11310 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 19/08/1991 | No change listed | 11394 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 30/09/1991 | No change listed | 11548 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 09/12/1991 | No change listed | 11684 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 06/01/1992 | No change listed | 12001 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 09/03/1992 | No change listed | 12144 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 13/04/1992 | Timetables revised | 12370 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 11/05/1992 | No change listed | 12485 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 01/09/1992 | No change listed | 12770 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 31/10/1992 | Addtl commercial BLU jnys BN-WH MF hrly | 12989 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 29/12/1992 | minor timetable revision: Supported Su 0825 by RIB | 13161 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 15/03/1993 | Service rerouted in Hindley . Timetable revised | 13306 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 05/04/1993 | timetable revised | 13427 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 09/08/1993 | minor timetable revision | 13694 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Deane -Westhoughton | 25/10/1993 | Additional jnys introduced replacing withdrawn 541 | |||||||
| GMB BLU RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 28/11/1993 | Minor timetable revision. MS daytime: addtl BN-WH GMB ev10mins. Addtl BLU ev30mins. Supported Su 0600 by RIB | 14142 | 538 539 540 541 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMB BLU RIB | 28/11/1993 | REPLACEMENT: minor timetable revision | 14171 | 538 539 540 541 | 538 | 1293 replacement | Y | |||
| GMN BLU RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 31/01/1994 | timetable revised: BLU ev30mins, GMB ev10mins BN-WH extended ev30 as 540 or 542 to/from Wigan | 14279 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMN BLU RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 21/03/1994 | increased service to DH ev30mins | 14400 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMN BLU RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 11/04/1994 | minor timetable revision | 14457 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMN BLU RIB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 16/05/1994 | No change listed | 14582 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMN RIB MTL | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 01/08/1994 | Minor route and timetable revised.(Replaces Route No 542) | 14726 | 540 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMN RIB MTL | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 09/01/1995 | Minor route and timetable revised. MTL 542 jnys now run as 540 | 15216 | 540 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMN RIB MTL | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 27/03/1995 | early AM jnys revised | 15448 | 540 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMN TIM MTL BCW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 01/05/1995 | Minor timetable and operator revised . Supported MF 0535 by TIM. Supported Su 2015 from BN; 2115 from WN by BCW | 15608 | 540 542 | 540 | Y | |||
| GMN | 28/05/1995 | Some jnys withdrawn | 540 | Y | ||||||
| GMN TIM BCW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 19/06/1995 | MTL jnys withdrawn | 15771 | 540 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 09/10/1995 | Supported MF 540 by TIM: Addtl shorts BN-DH ev30mins. 6/hr on common section with 542 | 16072 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 23/10/1995 | No change listed | 16209 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 15/04/1996 | minor timetable and route revision in Castle Hill | 16624 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 01/07/1996 | minor timetable and route revision in Castle Hill | 16835 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 02/09/1996 | No change listed | 16991 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 30/09/1996 | MS E jnys revised: All 542 jnys curtailed to BN-WH and run as 540: | 17087 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 25/11/1996 | MS E jnys revised | 17379 | 539 540 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GM/TLT | 28/04/1997 | Operator revised | ||||||||
| GM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 05/10/1997 | MS daytime jnys extended to Robin Park. Short 540 BN-WH jnys now run as 541 | 18070 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 29/11/1997 | No change listed | 18140 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| GM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 28/03/1998 | No change listed | 18386 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| FM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 24/05/1998 | minor timetable revision GM=FM | 18560 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| FM TIM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 14/09/1998 | No change listed | 18979 | 539 540 541 542 | 539 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 23/11/1998 | All by FM | 19121 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 25/04/1999 | No change listed | 19554 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 26/07/1999 | No change listed | 19927 | 540 541 542 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 31/01/2000 | Most MS jnys from Wigan to Robin Park now 2mins earlier | 20622 | 540 542 | 540 | cl | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 30/07/2000 | Rerouted in Castle Hill & Wigan with addtl jnys replacing Routes 541 & 542. MS daytime ev30mins RP-BN; 4/hr DH-BN giving bus ev10mins common section. ESuPH ev30mins. PH not E. | 20997 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 27/11/2000 | Minor route change in Robin Park | 21621 | 540 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 25/03/2001 | MF times changed | 21850 | 540 | 540 | Y | P | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 26/08/2001 | minor time changes | 22643 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 28/01/2002 | minor time changes | 22714 | 540 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 29/03/2002 | Addtl E jnys on PH to Su | 23132 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 31/01/2003 | E jnys rerouted in Wigan town centre | 23700 | 540 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 29/06/2003 | Addtl supported 2245 WN to BN | 23943 | 540 | 540 | cl | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 29/06/2003 | 803 reprint | 24022 | 540 | 540 | 803 reprint | Y | E | |
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 29/06/2003 | 404 reprint | 24323 /6 | 540 | 540 | 404 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 05/11/2004 | No change listed | 24616 | 540 541 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 05/11/2004 | 805 reprint | 25036 /19 | 540 541 | 540 | 805 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan - Robin Park | 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept | 24961 | 540 541 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 29/01/2006 | Curtailed to WN-BN. Times changed | 25218 | 540 541 | 540 | Y | p | View timetable | |
| ANW | Bolton - Westhaughton | 23/04/2006 | 547 548 partly replaced by new 540 M-S daytime ev30mins. | A060423 | 515 715 | 515 | Y | |||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 24/04/2006 | Addtl commercial ANW MS daytime ev30mins BN-DH | 25400 | 540 541 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 24/07/2006 | MF peak jnys changed during Summer to 3Sept | 25538 | 540 | 540 | Y | |||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 04/09/2006 | Normal MF times after summer period | 25691 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 30/10/2006 | MF peak jnys changed | 25750 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 29/01/2007 | Times changed: addtl 2315 BN to WN | 25845 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 15/04/2007 | Addtl jnys: all FM jnys run full route ev10mins daytime | 25960 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 23/07/2007 | MF times changed during Summer to 31 Aug | 26138 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 03/09/2007 | Minor changes MF peak times | 26263 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 28/01/2008 | Minor changes MF times | 26485 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 30/03/2008 | FM times changed: M-S daytime ev10mins. Su daytime ev30mins Supported E ev30mins | 26610 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 20/07/2008 | FM times jnys changed | 26785 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 31/08/2008 | ANW MF times changed | 26880 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 25/01/2009 | ANW jnys withdrawn | 27095 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 25/01/2009 | 1208 reprint | 27095 | 540 | 540 | 1208 reprint | Y | P | |
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 25/01/2009 | 909 reprint | 27524 | 540 | 540 | 909 reprint | Y | p | |
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 25/01/2009 | 1109 reprint | 27638 | 540 | 540 | 1109 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 29/08/2010 | times changed: ev15mins MS daytime full route plus ev30mins BN-WH | 28043 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 31/01/2011 | MF 0739 WH to BN now 0723 from Hindley; 0705 from BN retimed and extended to WN | 28221 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan | 04/09/2011 | times changed | 28535 | 540 | 540 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 03/09/2012 | MF times changed: MS daytime ev15mins full route plus addtl MF ev30mins WH-BN, Supported E hrly, Su daytime ev30mins | 12-1273 | 540 | 540 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SiW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 02/12/2012 | All jnys by SiW | 13-0584 | 540 | 540 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SiW WCW | Bolton – Wigan | 03/06/2013 | Addtl sch jnys by Wigan Coachways:1615 Deane to Bolton, 1635 Bolton to Wigan | 540 | 540 | Y | ||||
| SiW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 | no tt | 540 | 540 | Summer | N | ||
| SiW WCW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 26/01/2014 | Addtl M-F 1505 from Bolton. | 13-2222 | 540 | 540 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SiW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 20/07/2014 | M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August | no tt | 540 | 540 | Summer | N | ||
| SiW WCW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 31/08/2014 | Times changed. MS ev15mins plus sch WCW | 14-1212 | 540 | 540 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SiW WCW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 25/01/2015 | MS times changed | 142048 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| SiW WCW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 12/04/2015 | Times changed. | 150415 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | ||
| SiW WCW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 26/07/2015 | M-F times changed during Summer to 29 August | no tt | 540 | 540 | Summer | N | ||
| SiW WCW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 30/08/2015 | Times changed. | 15-1169 | 540 | 540 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 | 16-0808 | 540 | 540 | Summer | Y | P | View timetable |
| SM WCW | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 04/09/2016 | Some M-F jnys are retimed. | 15-0923 | 540 | 540 | 715 print | Y | View timetable | |
| Wigan – Bolton | 29/01/2017 | Diamond Sch 1635 from Bolton is changed to terminate at Daisy Hill. | ||||||||
| SM DIA | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 23/04/2017 | Times changed. Sch by DIA | 17-0354 | 540 | 540 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| SM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 23/07/2017 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 2 September | 17-0872 | 540 | 540 | summer | Y | P | View timetable |
| SM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 03/09/2017 | Times changed. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. | 17-1121 | 540 | 540 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| SM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 28/01/2018 | Times changed - rerouted in Bolton town centre | 17-1870 | 540 | 540 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 08/04/2018 | times changed | 18-0229 | 540 | 540 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 | 18-0807 | 540 | View timetable | ||||
| SM | Wigan - Hindley - Westhaughton - Bolton | 02/09/2018 | Times of some M-F jnys are changed. | 18-1027 | 540 | Y | View timetable | |||
| SM | Wigan - Ince - Hindley - Westhoughton - Bolton | 27/01/2019 | 540 Renumbered 7. Times changed | 18-1874 | View timetable |