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Route 556

Route: Oldham - Denshaw - Rishworth - Ripponden - Barkisland - Halifax

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
YKR Manchester - Oldham - Denshaw - Rishworth - Ripponden - Barkisland - Halifax WITHDRAWN circa 1991 and replaced by new 562
YEL Oldham - Denshaw - Rishworth - Ripponden - Barkisland - Halifax 26/10/1986 New service by Yelloway
YEL Manchester - Oldham - Denshaw - Rishworth - Ripponden - Barkisland - Halifax 02/11/1987 M-S daytime journeys extended to Manchester
CRO Manchester - Oldham - Denshaw - Rishworth - Ripponden - Barkisland - Halifax 20/11/1988 YEL now CRO
YKR Manchester - Oldham - Denshaw - Rishworth - Ripponden - Barkisland - Halifax 26/02/1989 Now operated by YKR
GMN Peel Green » Eccles 18/09/1995
GMN 11/12/1995 WITHDRAWN (Replaced by Routes 1,2,5 & 6) 16302 1 2 5 6 1E y
FM Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 29/03/1999 ESu service 554 renumbered 556 18817 1 554 M14 1E Y
FM Eccles - Peel Green - Roe Green - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 25/04/1999 ESu supported service hrly 19440 555 555 Y
FM Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 29/05/2000 No change listed 20874 555 555 Y
FM Eccles - Peel Green - Roe Green - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 24/06/2001 WITHDRAWN 21451 1 554 1E Y
BLU Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 06/07/2003 Supported SuBH hrly jnys from 554. Minor changes to times. Most commercial. 23928 554 556 554 Y
BLU Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 06/07/2003 Confirming 556 run by BLU not FM as listed on timetable 23981 556 554 cl Y
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 05/09/2005 Addtl Supported SuPH less commercial jnys. BLU=ANW 25082 554 556 554 Y
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 29/01/2006 All jnys 5 mins later 25300 554 556 554 Y View timetable
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 30/05/2006 No change listed 25495 554 556 554 Y
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 04/09/2006 No change listed 25604 554 556 554 Y View timetable
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 15/04/2007 No change listed 26005 556 554 Y P View timetable
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 15/04/2007 908 reprint 26994 556 554 908 reprint Y P
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 15/04/2007 509 reprint 27338 556 554 509 reprint Y P
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 15/04/2007 410 reprint 27867 556 554 410 reprint Y
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 15/04/2007 311 reprint 28323 556 554 311 reprint Y
ANW Trafford Centre - Eccles - Monton - Walkden - Farnworth - Bolton 29/01/2012 Service withdrawn

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