Route 553
Route: Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 26/10/1986 | MS hrly daytime . NESuBH | 5548 | 548 549 551 552 553 554 | 549 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 27/04/1987 | no apparent change | G870427 | 547 548 549 551 552 553 554 | 549 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 24/08/1987 | MS daytime hrly. NESu | G870824 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 26/10/1987 | No change listed | 6305 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | 26/10/1987 | No apparent change | G871026 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | ||||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 01/08/1988 | No change listed | 7066 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 01/08/1988 | no apparent change | G880801 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 19/12/1988 | no apparent change | 7437 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 19/12/1988 | no apparent change | G881219 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 24/04/1989 | No change listed | 7979 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 30/05/1989 | no apparent change | G890530 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 25/06/1989 | No change listed | 8142 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 30/07/1989 | No change listed | 8310 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 06/11/1989 | No change listed | 8885 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB ECG | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 02/07/1990 | operators revised. Some jnys withdrawn. Early jnys by ECCLES Greys. | 9700 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB ECG | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 22/10/1990 | No change listed | 10139 | 551 552 553 554 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB ECG | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 07/01/1991 | No change listed | 10643 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | 02/02/1991 | Minor route revision | ||||||||
| GMB ECG | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 24/02/1992 | minor timetable revision | 12100 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMB ECG | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 29/06/1992 | early MF jnys revised | 12536 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB ECG | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 10/08/1992 | timetables revised | 12639 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 29/11/1992 | minor timetable revision. All jnys by GMB | 12953 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 25/01/1993 | no change listed | 13126 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 15/03/1993 | minor timetable revision | 13262 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 16/08/1993 | MF peak jnys revised | 13696 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMB NW | 15/11/1993 | possibly delayed from 16 Aug 1993 to this date | 13696 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | ||||
| GMN | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 30/01/1994 | Late Evening operator revised | 14241 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMN LT | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 16/05/1994 | Addtl commercial MS daytime LT jnys: ev30mins LH-Farnworth BStn. | 14563 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| LT | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 16/05/1994 | Addtl commercial MS daytime LT jnys: ev30mins LH-Farnworth BStn. | M940516 | 553 | 551 | N | |||
| GMN LT | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 09/01/1995 | Timetable revised | 15212 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 19/06/1995 | Lancashire Travel jnys withdrawn | 15770 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 01/07/1996 | Most MS Day 551 jnys revised to operate as Route 553 . Times changed | 16824 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 30/09/1996 | no change listed | 17174 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| GMN WIG TIM JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Higher Green - Leigh | 30/09/1996 | 697 reprint | 17827 | 551 553 | 551 | 697 reprint | Y | E | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 27/04/1998 | no change listed | 18483 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 22/06/1998 | Timetable revised | 18645 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 23/11/1998 | no change listed | 19196 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 26/04/1999 | no change listed | 19603 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 03/01/2000 | no change listed | 20475 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 21/02/2000 | no change listed | 20814 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 03/09/2000 | MF peak times changed | 21238 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 18/09/2000 | MF peak times slightly changed | 21579 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 29/03/2002 | no change listed | 23156 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| 29/03/2002 | 1104 reprint | 24641 /25 | 551 553 | 551 | 1104 reprint | Y | ||||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 27/02/2005 | no change listed | 24773 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 04/04/2005 | times changed All daytime jnys run as 553 by FM. | 24844 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept | 24969 | 551 553 | 551 | summer | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 30/01/2006 | MF 0707 0727 from LH -BN retimed 2 mins earlier | 25282 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 04/09/2006 | MF times changed | 25607 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| 04/09/2006 | 1006 reprint | 25760 /06 | 551 553 | 551 | 1006 reprint | Y | ||||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 15/04/2007 | Changed to Boothstown - Bolton. Times changed. MS hrly. All jnys supported | 26004 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| 15/04/2007 | 907 reprint | 26287 | 551 553 | 551 | 907 reprint | Y | ||||
| 15/04/2007 | 1007 reprint | 26416 | 551 553 | 551 | 1007 reprint | Y | ||||
| TYR | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 31/03/2008 | Now run by Tyrer Bus not First. Times unchanged | 26551 | 553 | 551 | CL | Y | ||
| TYR | 20/07/2008 | no change listed | 26774 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | |||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 15/12/2008 | minor changes to times | 27059 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| 15/12/2008 | 1009 reprint | 27606 | 551 553 | 551 | 1009 reprint | Y | ||||
| 15/12/2008 | 510 reprint | 27916 | 551 553 | 551 | 510 reprint | Y | E | |||
| 18/07/2010 | no change listed | 28190 | 551 553 | 551 | 1110 reprint | Y | E | |||
| MTV JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 01/05/2011 | Extended to LH via Astley. Times changed | 28380 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| MTV JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 05/09/2011 | Times changed. MF 1720 from LH now 1737 | 28560 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | E | ||
| MTV JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 15/04/2012 | Route changed in Bolton town centres | 12-0420 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| MTV JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh | 02/09/2012 | Retimed: 0710 from LH, 0710 fro, BN. 1515 from St Marys RC HSch | 12-1278 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| 02/09/2012 | 213 reprint | 12-1884 | 551 553 | 551 | 213 reprint | Y | View timetable | |||
| SM | Leigh - Bolton | 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading | |||||||
| CUM JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 07/07/2013 | Curtailed Boothstown - BN. Route in BN town centre changed. All jnys run by Cumfy Bus. | 13-1118 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SiW | Leigh - Bolton | 08/07/2013 | Curtailed Boothstown and Bolton only. Route in Bolton town centre changed. All jnys by Cumfy Bus. | |||||||
| CUM | Boothstown - Leigh | 03/03/2014 | Minor route change in Boothstown | |||||||
| CUM JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 27/07/2014 | times changed | 14-0989 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| 27/07/2014 | 415 reprint | 15-0619 | 551 553 | 551 | 415 reprint | Y | View timetable | |||
| CUM JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 01/09/2015 | times changed | 15-1161 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| 30/10/2016 | Existing 694 695 route withdrawn. Replaced by new 694 695 and 683 684. 553 extended to serve Higher Green | 16-1402 | 654 695 | 654 | Y | View timetable | ||||
| 30/10/2016 | 517 reprint | 170746 | 654 695 | 654 | 517 reprint | y | ||||
| CUM JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 31/10/2016 | Most jnys extended to Higher Green. Times changed | 16-1254 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | yyy | View timetable | |
| CUM JIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Boothstown | 23/04/2017 | No change listed | 17-0605 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| CUM | Bolton - Walkden - Boothstown - Higher Green | 03/09/2017 | Times changed. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. | 17-1336 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Bolton - Walkden - Boothstown - Higher Green | 28/10/2018 | Run by Cumfybus. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. | 18-1360 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Bolton - Walkden - Boothstown - Higher Green | 27/01/2019 | Sch 0708 from Bolton to Astley retimed to run at 0649. This journey will also serve Higher Green and Bedford High School | 190128 | 553 | 551 | cl | Y | ||
| VIS | Bolton - Walkden - Boothstown - Higher Green | 02/09/2019 | Times changed. | 19-SC-0295 | 551 553 | 551 | 266577 | Y | View timetable | |
| VIS | Higher Green - Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton | 06/04/2020 | Until further notice the 553 services will not operate, this Route will instead be covered by the 551 services. | 266223 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| VIS | Higher Green - Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton | 07/04/2020 | ev2hrs NESuPH | 265717 | 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| VIS | Higher Green - Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton | 08/04/2020 | ev2hrs NESuPH | 265718 | 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| VIS | Higher Green - Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton | 14/04/2020 | Now M-S daytime | 266223 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| VIS | Higher Green - Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton | 15/06/2020 | M-S daytime hrly | 266224 | 551 553 | 551 | Y | |||
| VIS | 25/10/2020 | services 551 553 withdrawn and replaced by new 129 | 20-SC-0584 | 129 | 129 | Y | View timetable |