Route 56
Route: Oldham - Shaw - Rushcroft
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Oldham | 23/07/1990 | Is this entry correct? No mention at all of 65 on that timetable | 56 | ||||||
| GMB | Oldham - SHAW - Rushcroft | 23/07/1990 | not listed | 9883 | 18 | 18C | Y | |||
| GMB | Oldham - SHAW - Rushcroft | 22/03/1993 | New commercial service replacing service 18: M-S daytime ev30mins, plus peak ev30mins giving bus ev15mins. NESu. ESu by 59 | G930322 | 56 | 18C | Y | |||
| GMB | Oldham - SHAW - Rushcroft | 11/07/1994 | Timetable re-issued: M-S daytime ev30mins. No addtl peak jnys | G940711 | 56 | 18C | Y | E | ||
| JPT | Middleton – Blackley – Rhodes – Middleton | 25/07/1994 | New service MS Day | no tt | 56 | 14461 | N | |||
| JPT | Middleton – Blackley – Rhodes – Middleton | 12/09/1994 | WITHDRAWN | no tt | 56 | 14461 | N | |||
| FM | Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 17/07/1999 | new commercial service MS daytime ev30mins. NESu | 19897 | 56 60 61 160 161 | 56M | 20406 | Y | ||
| FM | Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 17/07/1999 | new commercial service MS daytime ev30mins. NESu | F990717 | 56 | 56M | Y | E | ||
| FM | Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 06/09/1999 | M-F times changed: Commercial M-F daytime ev30 mins plus addtl S Sch and Sch Hol jnys. NESu | 19993 | 56 60 61 160 161 | 56M | Y | |||
| FM | Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 09/10/1999 | no change listed | 20140 | 56 160 161 | 56M | 20815 | Y | E | |
| FM | Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 31/01/2000 | Service withdrawn | no tt | 56 | 56M | 20815 | N | ||
| FM | Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 07/08/2000 | New commercial service ev 15mins NESu | 21163 | 56 150 | 56M | Y | |||
| FM | Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 07/08/2000 | Replacement | 21221 | 56 | 56M | replacement | Y | ||
| FM | Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St | 27/11/2000 | Service withdrawn | no tt | 56 | 56M | N | |||
| JPT | Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Cannon St | 26/02/2001 | New supported hrly daytime partly replaces 65. | 21781 | 56 | 56M | Y | E | ||
| JPT | Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Cannon St | 30/04/2001 | times changed 0710-1810 hrly | 21985 | 56 | 56M | Y | p | ||
| JPT | Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Cannon St | 21/04/2002 | addtl jnys: ev30mins 0754 -1756 | 22961 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT | Hollin - Middleton - Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Cannon St | 27/10/2002 | Service extended to HOLLIN (Part replacement for 131). MS ev30mins 0630-1800. New SuPH: 0930 hrly 1630 | 23463 | 56 | 56M | Y | P | ||
| JPT | Hollin - Middleton - Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Cannon St | 28/10/2002 | Service extended from Middleton to Hollin replacing 131 | 23420 | 131 | 131 | Y | |||
| JPT | Hollin - Middleton - Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 31/08/2003 | City centre route revised - now terminates at Stevenson Sq: ev30mins daytime NESuPH | 23994 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Middleton - Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 26/07/2004 | Route and times changed: curtailed at Middleton reduced to supported hrly (Middleton to HoIlin section replaced by Route 128). New commercial hrly Heaton Park - StevSq by Bluebird. NESu. | 24467 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Middleton - Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 31/08/2004 | Rerouted via Chapel St (Not Blackley New Rd & Riverdale Rd) | no tt | 56 | 56M | N | |||
| JPT BBC | Bury - Heywood - Hollin - Middleton - Higher Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 28/09/2004 | Commercial JPT extended from Middleton via Heywood to BURY with addtl jnys: now ev15mins - one supported, three commercial. Su ev30mins daytime. all via Chapel La (Not Riverdale Rd) BBC unchanged hrly. | 24553 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Bury - Heywood - Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 24/10/2004 | Times changed: JPT reduced to hrly commercial, hrly supported. | 24643 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 10/04/2005 | Curtailed to Hollin - Mcr. Times changed. Su service withdrawn. | 24851 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq / Cross St | 13/06/2005 | JPT route revised to Cross St not Stevenson Sq. Times changed | 24912 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 05/09/2005 | JPT route revert to Stevenson Sq. Minor times changed | 25074 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 14/11/2005 | Addtl MF jnys | 25153 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT | Hollin | 29/01/2006 | The part about 129 replacing in Hollin may be wrong as that's listed on 5/6/2006 | 56 | ||||||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq / Shudehill | 29/01/2006 | JPT now terminate Shudehill Interchange. Bus 129 replaces 56 round Hollin. Bluebird times changed. | 25319 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq / Shudehill | 18/04/2006 | Some JPT jnys withdrawn: | 25357 | 56 57 | 56M | Y | |||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq / Shudehill | 05/06/2006 | Revised to operate Middleton to Manchester. Service partially replaced by revised 129 | 25444 | 129 | 129 | Y | View timetable | ||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq / Shudehill | 05/06/2006 | JPT jnys curtailed Middleton - Mcr. Replaced by 129 at Hollin. Minor times changes | 25445 | 56 | 56M | Y | p | ||
| JPT BBC | Hollin - Middleton - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq / Shudehill | 19/06/2006 | Addtl JPT jnys partly replacing 57: now 3 per hr. | 25674 | 56 | 56M | Y | |||
| BBC | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 30/10/2006 | JPT jnys withdrawn.- replaced by new 156. (No change to BLUEBIRD) | 25743 | 56 156 | 56M | Y | p | ||
| BBC | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 15/01/2007 | no change listed | 25825 | 56 156 | 56M | Y | |||
| BBC | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 05/09/2007 | BLUEBIRD - Revised to operate MF peak only | 26172 | 56 156 | 56M | Y | |||
| BBC JPT | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Stevenson Sq | 01/10/2007 | Addtl MF 0750 0845: Middleton - Mcr (JP EXECUTIVE) | 26172 | 56 156 | 56M | Y | |||
| BBC JPT | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Shudehill | 28/01/2008 | Revised to terminate SHUDEHILL INTERCHANGE Instead of Stevenson Square Route No 128 replaces bus 56 ALONG Hopwood Rd | no tt | 56 156 | 56M | N | |||
| BBC JPT | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Shudehill | 04/04/2008 | Bluebird jnys withdrawn. JPT jnys withdrawn | 26640 | 156 | 156 | Y | |||
| BBC | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Shudehill | 11/04/2008 | JPT Withdrawn | no tt | 56 156 | 56M | N | |||
| BBC JPT | Middleton | 05/08/2008 | Incorrect entry? JPT 56 to Middleton already shown withdrawn and BBC last listed as being to Haton Park peak only | 56 | ||||||
| BBC JPT | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Shudehill | 05/08/2008 | Revised to operate Middleton to Manchester only | no tt | 56 156 | 56M | N | |||
| BBC JPT | Middleton | 28/10/2008 | Incorrect entry? No date shown for withdrawal of BBC service | 56 | ||||||
| BBC JPT | Middleton - Heaton Park - Hgh Blackley - Collyhurst - Shudehill | 28/10/2008 | JPT Withdrawn (Replaced by Route 156) (No change to BLUEBIRD) | no tt | 56 156 | 56M | N | |||
| SM MCT | Shudehill - Blackley - NMGH - Bank House circ | 04/09/2016 | New circ 56 57 M-S daytime ev30mins each. ESuPH 56A 57A each hrly MS E by MCT, Su by SM replaces 64 at these times | 16-1044 | 56 56A 57 57A 156 | 56 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Shudehill - Blackley - NMGH - Bank House circ | 30/10/2016 | Replacement | 16-1150 | 56 56A 57 57A 156 | 56 | Replacement | Y | View timetable | |
| SM MCT | Shudehill - Blackley - NMGH - Bank House circ | 23/07/2017 | 56 56A no change listed | 17-0954 | 56 56A 57 57A 156 | 56 | Y | p | View timetable | |
| SM MCT | Shudehill - Blackley - NMGH - Bank House circ | 03/09/2017 | Some SM M-F peak 56 jnys retimed. | 17-1145 | 56 56A 57 57A 156 | 56 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Shudehill - Blackley - NMGH - Bank House circ | 29/10/2017 | SM 0635 56 from Mcr retimed 5 mins earlier. Minor changes to some other peak period jnys. 56A 57A withdrawn | 17-1565 | 56 57 156 | 56 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Shudehill - NMGH - Higher Blackley circ | 08/04/2018 | Curtailed to Higher Blackley, NMGH and Mcr only, no longer serving Harpurhey. MS daytime ev30mins. NESuPH. | 18-0280 | 56 156 | 56 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Middleton | 22/07/2018 | New entry (you have tt, 18-0810-G56-web only-0618) Summer tt M-F until 1/9/2018 | 18-0810 | 56 156 | View timetable | ||||
| SM | Manchester - NMGH - Manchester circular | 02/09/2018 | Minor changes to times. | 18-1053 | 56 156 | 56 | Y | p | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - NMGH - Manchester circular | 28/04/2019 | Times changed on Saturdays. | 19-0556 | 56 156 | 56 | Y | p | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - NMGH - Manchester circular | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0060 | summer | View timetable | ||||
| SM | Manchester – NMGH - Higher Blackley | 01/09/2019 | ||||||||
| SM | Manchester – NMGH - Higher Blackley | 23/03/2020 | M-F ev30mins. NE | 265090 | 56 156 | 56 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester – NMGH - Higher Blackley | 28/03/2020 | 56/156: S services with some additional morning journeys | 265092 | 56 156 | 56 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester – NMGH - Higher Blackley | 06/04/2020 | M-S 56 and 156 reduced to hrly services each, running a combined ev30mins services between Mcr and NMGH | 265093 | 56 156 | 56 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Higher Blackley | 11/04/2020 | 56: hrly daytime services | 265094 | 56 156 | 56 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Higher Blackley | 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: 156: hrly ; 56 no service | 265095 | 56 156 | 56 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester – NMGH - Higher Blackley | 01/06/2020 | 56: ev30mins daytime services | 265329 | 56 156 | 56 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester – NMGH - Higher Blackley | 15/06/2020 | 56/156: M-S daytime each ev30mins: 56 NESuPH 156 hrly | 266051 | 56 156 | 56 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester – NMGH - Higher Blackley | 11/04/2021 | no change listed | 21-SC-0315 | 56 156 | 56 | 284067 | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Shudehill - Higher Crumpsall - Higher Blackley circular | 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 | 21-SC-0445 | 56 156 | Summer | View timetable | |||
| SM | Shudehill - Higher Crumpsall - Higher Blackley circular | 05/09/2021 | M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 | 21-SC-0554 | 56 156 | Y | View timetable |