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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 - SHAW - Rushcroft 22/03/1993 NEW SERVICE, replacing service 18 between Oldham, Shaw and Rushcroft. M-S daytime ev30mins - ev15 mins during M-F peaks G930322 56 332 12093 y
GMB Oldham - SHAW - Rushcroft 20/09/1993 following M-F journeys are withdrawn: 0733, 1537, 1603, 1633, 1703, 1733, 1803 Oldham - Rushcroft. 0731, 0801, 0831, 1601, 1631, 1701, 1731 Rushcroft - Oldham. G930920 56 58 Y
GMN Manchester Arndale BS in or Cannon St out) 13/12/1993 GMB to GMB North no tt 56 ??? 12093 N
GMN Rushcroft - Shaw - Oldham - Royal Oldham Hosp 05/09/1994 Off peak journeys extended from West Street via Rochdale Rd , Featherstall Rd North & West Hulme Street to Oldham ROYAL HOSPITAL GN940905 56 332 12093 Y
GMN Ashton - Hartshead - Oldham - Rushcroft 07/11/1994 Oldham Royal Hospital extension withdrawn. Rerouted to serve Egerton Rd and extended from Oldham to ASHTON (Trafalgar Square) via Glodwick, Abbeyhills Rd , Holts, Lees New Rd , Hartshead Estate & Broad oak (Replaces Route No 332) 15049 56 218 332 332 12093 Y P
GMN Ashton - Hartshead - Oldham - Rushcroft 30/01/1995 Some jnys hrly rerouted via Hurst Cross and renumbered 55. 15273 55 56 218 332 332 12093 Y
GM Ashton - Hartshead - Oldham - Rushcroft 25/03/1995 GM NORTH to FIRST BUS (T/a GREATER Manchester) no tt 55 56 218 332 332 12093 No
JPT 07/08/1995 Curtailed to terminate at ASHTON (Prince of Orange) (Outside Bus Station) no tt 55 56 218 332 332 12093 No
GMN Ashton - Hartshead - Oldham - Rushcroft 23/10/1995 Former 55 jnys curtailed to operate Rushcroft - Oldham. Hrly full route continues 16126 56 218 332 332 12093 Y E
GMN Ashton - Hartshead - Oldham - Rushcroft 25/02/1996 no change listed 16520 56 218 332 332 Y
GMN Ashton - Hartshead - Oldham - Rushcroft 25/02/1996 no change listed 16557 56 218 332 332 replacement Y
GMN Ashton - Hartshead - Oldham - Rushcroft 01/04/1997 WITHDRAWN 12093 N
FM 26/04/1998 Extended 73 to Rochdale replacing 56 18515 73 82 83 73 Y
FM Manchester - Middleton 17/05/1998 New MS Daytime replacing Replaces Route No's 59,60,61 and 65: Services 60 and 61 withdrawn and partly replaced by 56 64 65 88 89 18572 80 80A 88 89 80B Y E
FM Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St 17/05/1998 New service: commercial ev30mins MS daytime, Supported ESu hrly Victoria Av-Cannon St 18573 18 56 58 59 18M Y
MAY FM Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St 28/06/1998 MAYNE Su Manchester - Higher Blackley CIRCULAR (19159) no tt 56 56 19159 N
MAY FM Middleton - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Cannon St 30/11/1998 added to leaflet: commercial MS daytime ev30mins by FM. Supported E hrly Plant hill - Cannon St by FM. Supported Su hrly Plant Hill - Cannon St 19120 56 80 80A 88 89 80B Y
UNI ASHTON - Rochdale 01/01/1999 no tt 56 56 N
FM 28/03/1999 28.3.99 WITHDRAWN (See Route No'. 57,88,89 & 149) no tt 56 56 N
UNI ASHTON • Rochdale 27/06/1999 27.6.99 WITHDRAWN no tt 56 56 N
FM Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham -Middleton - NMGH 25/10/2009 new commercial service. Ev30mins MS daytime. NESuPH 27564 56 57 58 59 58 Y
FM Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham -Middleton - NMGH 30/01/2010 no change listed 27704 56 58 59 58 Y
FM Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham -Middleton - NMGH 17/05/2010 Times changed with some jnys withdrawn. MF 0734-1619 ev30mins. S withdrawn 27923 56 58 59 58 Y p
FM Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham -Middleton - NMGH 17/05/2010 511 reprint 27923 56 58 59 58 511 reprint Y
FM Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham -Middleton - NMGH 17/05/2010 1010 reprint 28164 56 58 59 58 1010 reprint Y
FM Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham -Middleton - NMGH 17/05/2010 511 reprint 28399 56 58 59 58 511 reprint Y
FM Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham -Middleton - NMGH 24/07/2011 Service withdrawn, replaced by 58 RE-MID 28458 58 59 58 Y

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