Route 597
Route: Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly plus hrly ESu | 5597 | 597 598 591 | 597 | Y | p | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 02/02/1987 | no apparent change | G870202 | 597 598 591 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 26/10/1987 | Some jnys supported | 6802 | 597 598 591 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 01/11/1987 | no apparent change | G871101 | 597 598 591 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 09/01/1989 | no apparent change | G890109 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 24/07/1989 | Route revised: via New Hall Farm (new housing estate). ESu supported jnys hrly | 8285 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 24/07/1989 | no apparent change: M-S daytime hrly incl ESu | G890724 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 22/10/1989 | no change listed | 8887 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 26/03/1990 | timetable revised. | 9422 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 07/01/1991 | Leigh - Shakerley MF Evening" | 597 | 597 | Y | ||||
| GMB JIM HEA | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 26/01/1992 | ESu revised : MF1855 hrly 2235; S2135 2235 by JIM. Su hrly by HEA | 11990 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| GMB JIM HEA | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 30/03/1992 | Minor timetable revised | 12217 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB JIM HEA | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 23/05/1992 | Addtl commercial S E jnys 1905 2005 (times as supported MF) | 12433 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| GMB JIM HEA | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 10/08/1992 | MS early E service revised (JIM jnys 30mins earlier) | 12648 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB JIM HEA | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 07/11/1992 | GMB S 2020 round trip withdrawn | 12957 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB JIM | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 22/02/1993 | ESu revised : MS by JIM; Su by GMB | |||||||
| GMB JIM | Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 15/03/1993 | Timetable revised: ( not shown: Hail & Ride operation introduced in New Hall & Shakerley) | 13234 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMB JIM | Plank Lane - Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley | 01/11/1993 | GMB jnys extended to Plank Lane hrly 0756-1656 | 13993 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| GMN | Shakerley - Tyldesley - Astley - Leigh Infirmary - Leigh | 31/10/1994 | New circ 597 acw 697 cw; M-S daytime ev30mins. NESuPH | GN941031 | 577 597 | 577 | Y | P | ||
| GMN | Shakerley - Tyldesley - Astley - Leigh Infirmary - Leigh | 09/10/1995 | Route and timetable revised: Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. NESu. | 16102 | 577 597 | 577 | Y | |||
| GM | Shakerley - Tyldesley - Astley - Leigh Infirmary - Leigh | 01/07/1996 | Alternate jnys diverted hrly via Higher Green as 599 | 16822 | 577 597 599 | 577 | Y | |||
| GM | Shakerley - Tyldesley - Astley - Leigh Infirmary - Leigh | 04/11/1996 | no change listed | 17152 | 577 597 599 | 577 | Y | |||
| GM | Shakerley - Tyldesley - Astley - Leigh Infirmary - Leigh | 30/03/1997 | no change listed | 17545 | 577 597 599 | 577 | Y | |||
| GM | Shakerley - Tyldesley - Astley - Leigh Infirmary - Leigh | 30/06/1997 | service withdrawn | 17797 | 577 599 | 577 | Y | |||
| JIM | Leigh - Pennington Marshall St College Circ | 28/04/2003 | New supported MS 0936 hrly 1636 | 23836 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| JIM | Leigh - Pennington Marshall St College Circ | 28/04/2003 | 903 reprint | 24060 | 597 | 597 | 903 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| JIM | Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 26/10/2009 | Extended to Leigh Sports Village. Now ev30mins 0905-1605. All run by FM. (Home matches 1405-1535 may not serve LSV due to congestion. | 27597 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| JIM | Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 04/01/2010 | Addtl MFpeak jnys: 1635 1705 1725 1745 | 27653 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| MTV | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 30/01/2011 | 112 reprint | 120026 | 597 | 597 | 112 reprint | Y | ||
| MTV | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 30/01/2011 | Extended to Leigh Infirmary. ESu jnys added. All jnys by Maytree Travel. | 140203 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| MTV | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 30/01/2011 | Extended to Infirmary. Addtl E jnys 1829 1857 ev30mins 2157; plus Su 0927 ev30mins 1727. All jnys by Maytree Travel | 28205 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| MTV | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 30/01/2011 | 311 reprint | 28313 | 597 | 597 | 311 reprint | Y | ||
| JIM MTV | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village - Landside - Lowton (MF peak - Newton le Willows) | 29/07/2012 | Most daytime jnys extended to Landside and Lowton. 0810-1843). Some peak jnys further extended to/from Newton le willows (0730 0800 IN; 1545 1610 OUT). Su jnys extended hrly (1035- 1735) to Landside | 12-1028 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | ||
| MTV | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village - Landside/Lowton (MF peak - Newton le Willows) | 28/10/2012 | Times changed. MS daytime alternate to Landside or Lowton (hrly) | 12-1524 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| MTV | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 30/12/2012 | M-S daytime jnys curtailed to run LH Infirmary - Sports Village only. M-F E and Su extended to/from Boothstown, Mosley Common. Times changed. | 12-1722 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| SLT | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 05/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day ESu contract awarded to SLT after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading | |||||||
| SLT | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 07/04/2013 | ESu divert via Platt Fold Rd not Hanover St | 130467 | 597 | 597 | cl | Y | ||
| SLT | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 07/04/2013 | ESu divert via Platt Fold Rd not Hanover St. All jnys SLT. 114 reprint | 140203 | 597 | 597 | 114 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytime SiW contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading | |||||||
| SLT | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 07/07/2013 | M-S daytime jnys divert via Holden Rd and Platt Fold Rd. Times changed. All jnys by South Lancs Travel | 13-0960 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| SLT | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 07/07/2013 | MS times changed, buses to Infirmary via Platt Fold Rd and Holden Rd. All jnys by SLT | 140203 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| SLT | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 20/04/2014 | ESu divert via Tydesley during temporary closure of Hough Lane (Leigh Busway construction) until Sept 2014 | 14-0440 | 597 | 597 | temporary | Y | P | View timetable |
| SLT | (ESu Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 31/01/2015 | S 1657 1727 withdrawn | 14-1989 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| SLT | (Su Boothstown - Mosley Common - Astley) - Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 13/04/2015 | Supported M-F E service withdrawn. Last bus 1727 from LSV | 14-1989 | 597 | 597 | dup no?? | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Platt Fold Road – Leigh Infirmary – (Boothstown) | 24/01/2016 | commercial ev30mins M-F daytime and S. Some S jnys and hrly Su daytime service subsidised. Surveys on supported S jnys: 0857 1627 from LSV – Average 1.65 / 2.12 pax. 0834 1610 1640 from Platt Fold Rd/Greenways – Average 0.15 1.62 0.88 pax. From 24th Jan, due to the low level of use, TfGM withdrew the S tendered jnys but these were continued commercially by Diamond. | |||||||
| DIA | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 03/04/2016 | SuPH jnys withdrawn: 0951 from Leigh SV; 1718 from Boothstown | 16-0177 | 597 | 597 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| DIA | Leigh Inf - Leigh - Pennington - Sports Village | 03/04/2016 | All SuPH jnys withdrawn | 17-0350 | 597 | 597 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Leigh Infirmary – Leigh Sports Village | 23/04/2017 | SuPH jnys withdrawn. M-S ev30mins. NESuPH | 181090 | 597 | 597 | 718 reprint | Y | ||
| DIA | Leigh Infirmary – Leigh Sports Village | 23/04/2017 | SuPH jnys withdrawn. | 190610 | 597 | 597 | Y | |||
| DIA | Leigh Infirmary – Leigh - Leigh Sports Village | 26/01/2020 | All S jnys withdrawn M-F ev30mins. NESSuPH | 19-SC-0601 | 597 | 597 | 246576 | Y | P | View timetable |
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Leigh – Leigh Infirmary | 28/03/2020 | All jnys suspended | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Leigh – Leigh Infirmary | 14/04/2020 | All jnys are suspended | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Leigh – Leigh Infirmary | 19/04/2020 | Some morning times changed TFGM | 20-SC-0100 | 597 | ?? | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Leigh – Leigh Infirmary | 19/04/2020 | CORRECTION reprint 0322 | 22-SC-0377 | 597 | reprint 0322 | E | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Leigh – Leigh Infirmary | 10/05/2020 | All jnys suspended | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Leigh – Leigh Infirmary | 26/05/2020 | reinstated: 597: ev30mins M-F daytime services | 265745 | 597 | Y | ||||
| DIA | Leigh Sports Village – Leigh – Leigh Infirmary | 15/06/2020 | ev30mins M-F daytime services | 266180 | 597 | 597 | y | |||
| DIA | 597 (Diamond) | 30/10/2022 | Deregistered and put out to tender: | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Leigh - Pennington - Landside | 24/09/2023 | Times changed | 23-SC-0453 | 597 | E | View timetable |