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Route 588

Route: Leigh - Culcheth - Locking Stumps - Birchwood

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Warrington - Culcheth - Leigh No apparent change G 586 588
GMB Leigh - Culcheth - Locking Stumps - Birchwood 26/10/1986 M-F peak hrly. 5586 586 587 588 589 586 GMB brown reprint Y P
GMB 20/06/1988 No apparent change G880620 586 588 589 19W Y
GMB 06/02/1989 No apparent change G890206 586 588 19W Y
GMB 24/07/1989 No apparent change G890724 586 588 19W Y
LL Warrington - Birchwood - Culcheth - Leigh 22/03/1995 586 588 GMN service now run by Leigh Line - part of Bee Line Buzz Co. May delayed 22May 95?? LL950327 586 588 585 Y P
ANW Warrington - Culcheth - Leigh 13/03/2000 no change listed: M-S daytime hrly. NESu 21427 19 586 587 588 19W Y
JIM Leigh 06/06/2011 Suspect incorrect entry?
JIM Leigh 15/04/2012 Two possible incorrect entries?
JIM Leigh 08/10/2013 Suspect incorrect entry?
08/12/2019 no change listed 19-SC-0494 457 588 589 590 456 Y View timetable
FWY 23/02/2020 Some M-F daytime times changed 20-SC-0039 457 588 589 590 456 Y View timetable
DIA Leigh - Lowton - Plank Lane - Firs Lane circular 30/01/2022 SuPH times changed 22-SC-0014 588 E View timetable
DIA VIS Leigh – Plank La - Lowton 25/04/2022 Following the withdrawal of service 588 by Vision Bus; Diamond introduce hrly M-S daytime service. Service 584 now hrly. Services 584 and 588 are co-ordinated btwn Leigh - Plank Lane ev30mins M-S daytimes. Supported E 288 and Su 284 288 by Vision bus each 2hrly 22-SC-0285 584 588 REPLACEMENT Y E View timetable
DIA VIS Leigh – Plank La - Lowton 25/04/2022 Following the withdrawal of service 588 by Vision Bus; Diamond introduce hrly M-S daytime service. Service 584 now hrly. Services 584 and 588 are co-ordinated btwn Leigh - Plank Lane ev30mins M-S daytimes. Supported E 288 and Su 284 288 by Vision bus each 2hrly 22-SC-0285 584 588 REPLACEMENT 284706 Y E View timetable
VIS Leigh - Lowton - Plank Lane - Firs Lane circular 30/10/2022 ESuPH times changed. Addtl S 0709 from Leigh 0721 from Lowton 22-SC-0558 584 588 E View timetable
DIA VIS Leigh - Crankwood - Plank Lane - Firs Lane circular 29/01/2023 Daily incl BH TfGM supported hrly M-S daytime service and ev2hrs ESu. Deregistered M-F 1740 & S 0835, 1535, 1635 & 1735 round trip from Leigh withdrawn. Service is experiencing punctuality and reliability problems on weekdays mainly owing to unpredictable general traffic congestion. Following a review of timings: revised with addtl jny time added at peak times. Some M-F E jnys revised. TfGM support: S morning and M-S late afternoon jnys to be retained at existing frequencies. 22-SC-0730 584 588 Y E View timetable
Leigh - Lowton - Plank Lane - Firs Lane circular 24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West
DIA Leigh - Lowton - Plank Lane - Firs Lane circular 24/09/2023 Times of all jnys changed. 23-SC-0449 584 588 Y E View timetable

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