Route 602
Route: Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 26/10/1986 | commercial MS daytimes hrly full route plus hrly WN-Earls; ESu hrly full route. | 5600 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | 1186 reprint | y | ||
| GMB | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 26/10/1986 | no apparent change | 5966 | 600 601 602 610 603 | .600.2 | 487 reprint | y | ||
| GMB | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 26/10/1986 | no apparent change | G861026 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 03/08/1987 | no apparent change | G870803 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 20/09/1987 | no apparent change | G870920 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB NW WBT CRO | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 22/02/1988 | Some early supported jnys by NW GMB. Addtl MF 0930 1215 Warr-Earl / 1215 1405 return by CROsville. Su shorts WARR-Earl by WBT | 6423 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB NW WBT CRO | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 29/02/1988 | GMB jnys only - reprint | G880229 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | reprint | y | ||
| GMB NW WBT CRO | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 14/11/1988 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change | G881114 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB | 06/02/1989 | no change listed | G890206 | 600 601 602 610 603 | Y | |||||
| GMB NW WBT CRO | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 24/04/1989 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change | G890424 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB | Wigan - Ashton - Golborne - Lowton - Leigh | 24/07/1989 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change | G890724 | 600 601 602 610 603 | 600.1 | Y | |||
| GMB NW WBT CRO | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 23/10/1989 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change | G891023 | 600 601 602 603 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB WBT | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 14/05/1990 | no change listed. Commercial ESu shorts by WBT. CRO not shown | 9469 | 600 601 602 603 606 610 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB WBT | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington | 28/01/1991 | Minor timetable changes | 10464 | 600 601 602 603 | .600.2 | y | |||
| GMB HEA WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 17/11/1991 | Minor operator revision: Commercial MS daytime hrly full route plus 2/hr AS-WN, ESu hrly AS-WN all by GMB. ESu hrly Warr-Earlestown by WBT. Supported early Su jnys hrly AS-WN | 11807 | 601 602 | .600.2 | Y | |||
| GMB HEA SHR WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 23/12/1991 | Addtl ESu jnys AS-Earlestown by Shearings hrly. | 12051 | 601 602 | .600.2 | Y | |||
| GMB HEA SHR WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 30/03/1992 | Timetables revised. SHR = TIM | 12213 | 601 602 | .600.2 | Y | |||
| GMB HEA SHR WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 20/07/1992 | Timetables revised: Addtl NW MF daytime service ev20mins | 12583 | 601 602 | .600.2 | Y | |||
| GMB | 14/12/1992 | Rerouted in Haydock | ||||||||
| GMB HEA TIM EMT WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 14/12/1992 | Timetable and route revised: hrly full route by GMB plus ev20mins by NW. MF E shorts hrly by TIM WBT. S shorts by Executive Minibus Travel Warr-Earls plus WBT shorts. | 12871 | 601 602 | .600.2 | Y | |||
| TLT | 21/12/1992 | Operator revised | ||||||||
| GMB | Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 25/01/1993 | Some Su jnys withdrawn: Hrly with SERVICE 600 | G930125 | 2 601 602 | 600.1 | N | E | ||
| GMB HEA TIM EMT WBT NW | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 31/01/1993 | Revised Su AS-WN jnys: Early jnys by TIM late jnys by NW | 12871 | 601 602 | .600.2 | Y | |||
| GMB EMT NW TIM WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 15/03/1993 | Timetable revised: commercial MS daytime: hrly full route, hrly AS-WN by GMB; ev30mins NW AS-WN. ESu hrly AS-Earls TIM, AS-WN by GMB; Warr-Earl by EMT. Su hrly Warr-Earls by WBT, AS-WN by TIM GMB or NW, Earls-AS by TIM. Supported early Su hrly AS-WN by TIM. | 13365 | 602 | 602 | y | P | ||
| GMB EMT NW TIM WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 17/05/1993 | timetable revised: daytime NW withdrawn | 13511 | 602 | 602 | y | P | ||
| GMB NW TIM WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 06/09/1993 | timetable and route in Earlstown revised | 13818 | 602 | 602 | y | P | ||
| GMB NW TIM WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 06/09/1993 | replacement | 14179 | 602 | 602 | replacement | y | P | |
| GMB | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 06/09/1993 | no apparent change | G930906 | 2 602 604 | 602 | y | |||
| GMB | Wigan - Ashton - Haydock - Earlestown - Warrington | 06/09/1993 | ev 7 1/2 mins through daytime with 2 and 600 ESu | G930906 | 2 602 604 | 600.1 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW TIM WBT | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 15/08/1994 | Timetable and minor route change . ESu AS-WN run as service 1 | 14825 | 602 | 602 | y | P | ||
| TIM WGL NW | Warrington - Ashton - Wigan | 27/03/1995 | Timetable and operator revised | 15486 | 402 602 | 402 | y | |||
| GMN | 09/10/1995 | MS Daytime journeys introduced | ||||||||
| NWR | 28/01/1996 | Operator revised on Sundays | ||||||||
| NW WIG | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 15/04/1996 | Timetable revised. M-S daytime hrly. NESuMost jnys by Wigan Bus. M-F 1727 1747 WARR-NLW by Warrington Goldline | NW960415 | 602 | 602 | y | |||
| NW WIG | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 12/04/1998 | ESu jnys now by Nip - On Tpt. Addtl S jnys : minor retimings | MER980412 | 602 | 602 | y | |||
| ARR NIP | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 06/07/1998 | ARR jnys retimed from Wigan now 5mins later. 1825 from WN withdrawn. ARR jnys diverted between AS-Haydock now via Warrington Rd Lodge La Penny La. MS daytime hrly by ARR. ESu AS-Earls shorts hrly by Nip-on. | 18693 | 602 | 602 | y | P | ||
| ARR NIP | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 31/05/1999 | ARR MS daytime jnys slightly retimed. Now via Wigan Rd not Old Rd. | 19621 | 602 | 602 | y | |||
| ARR NIP | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 14/06/1999 | MS 1730 from WN extended to Newton leWillows | 19843 | 602 | 602 | y | |||
| ARR NIP | Warrington - Newton le Willows - Ashton in Makerfield - Marus Bridge - Wigan | 27/09/1999 | Minor timetable changes | 20049 | 602 | 602 | y | P | ||
| ARR NIP | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 16/04/2000 | Daytime service Newton - ASHton withdrawn. ESu jnys unchanged | MER000416 | 602 | 602 | y | |||
| FM | 30/07/2000 | Additional journeys introduced | ||||||||
| FM | 25/02/2001 | Most MS Day journeys will operate as Route 600 | ||||||||
| TLT | 11/01/2004 | WITHDRAWN | ||||||||
| NIP | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 11/01/2004 | Service now operated by Nip On Transport. Times unchanged: | MER040111 | 602 | 602 | y | |||
| NIP | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 31/10/2005 | no change listed: ESuPH hrly Supported by Merseytravel | 25158 | 602 603 | 602 | y | p | View timetable | |
| HTL | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown - Newton Hosp | 17/08/2008 | Service extended to/from Newton Comm Hosp and now run by ANW. Times changed | MER080817 | 602 | 602 | y | p | ||
| NIP | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 20/04/2009 | no change listed | 27271 | 602 603 | 602 | y | |||
| ANW | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 01/11/2010 | no change listed: now by ANW | 28150 | 602 603 | 602 | y | P | ||
| ANW | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 25/07/2011 | no change listed | 28473 | 602 603 | 602 | y | |||
| ANW | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 30/08/2011 | no change listed | 28486 | 602 603 | 602 | y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 18/06/2012 | no change listed: All jnys by SLT who had bought out Strawberry | 12-0775 | 602 603 | 602 | y | View timetable | ||
| HTL | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 07/10/2012 | All jnys by HTL | 121547 | 602 603 | 602 | y | p | ||
| HTL | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown | 17/12/2012 | no change lised | 12-1664 | 602 603 | 602 | y | p | View timetable | |
| HTL | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown - Newton Hosp | 27/10/2013 | MTL no change listed: Merseytravel supported service | M131027 | 602 603 | 602 | y | |||
| HTL | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown - Newton Hosp | 28/10/2013 | no change listed: Merseytravel supported service | 13-1739 | 602 603 | 602 | y | View timetable | ||
| HTL | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown - Newton Hosp | 04/09/2016 | Times changed: ESuPH hrly | 16-1084 | 602 603 | 602 | y | P | View timetable | |
| HTL | Ashton in Makerfield - Earlestown - Newton Hosp | 04/09/2016 | Times changed: ESuPH hrly MTL leaflet | M160904 | 602 603 | 602 | y | |||
| HTL | Newton-le-Willows Community Hosp - Earlestown - Ashton-in-Makerfield | 28/10/2018 | no change listed | 18-1550 | 602 603 | Y | View timetable | |||
| HTL | Newton Community Hospital - Ashton in Makerfield | 20/01/2020 | no change listed | 19-SC-0583 | 22 602 | 602 | 246583 | Y | View timetable | |
| HTL | Newton Community Hospital - Ashton in Makerfield | 31/08/2020 | no tt | |||||||
| HTL | 04/01/2021 | no change : ESu hrly by HTL TfGM 22 602 | 20-SC-0761 | 22 602 | 22 | 266813 | Y | View timetable | ||
| HTL | 21/06/2021 | service reduced to ev2 hrs | 21-SC-0481 | 22 602 | y | View timetable | ||||
| WOB | 06/12/2021 | no change listed | 21-SC-0786 | 22 602 | Y | View timetable | ||||
| HTL | Vulcan Village - Haydock - Garswood - Ashton-in-Makerfield | 16/01/2022 | Buses will run hourly in both directions | 22-SC-0031 | 602 | E | View timetable | |||
| HTL | Vulcan Village - Haydock - Garswood - Ashton-in-Makerfield | 16/01/2022 | Buses will run hourly in both directions | MER 220116 | 602 | E | ||||
| HTL | Newton-le-Willows Community Hosp - Ashton-in-Makerfield | 24/04/2022 | Timing point in Haydock is changed from Piele Rd to Church Rd. ESu reduced to ev2hrs. Operated by HUYTON TRAVEL | 22-SC-0141 | 22 602 | 284606 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| HTL | Newton-le-Willows Community Hosp - Ashton-in-Makerfield | 24/04/2022 | Timing point in Haydock is changed from Piele Rd to Church Rd. ESu reduced to ev2hrs. Operated by HUYTON TRAVEL | MER | N | E | ||||
| Newton-le-Willows - Ashton | 25/09/2022 | In Ashton jnys now start and finish on Gerard St, no longer serving the stop on Wigan Rd. Arrival and departure times at Ashton amended accordingly. | MER | E | ||||||
| HTL | Ashton-in-Makerfield - Garswood - Haydock - Vulcan Village | 16/04/2023 | Addtl jnys with buses running hrly: M-S jnys from Ashton start 2 hours earlier. Su jnys from Newton start an hour earlier | 23-SC-0077 | 22 602 | Y | E | View timetable |