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Route 605

Route: Wigan - Ashton in Makerfield

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
LG Wigan - Ashton in Makerfield 25/04/1988 New service via Landgate ev20mins LG880425 604 605 604 y
GMB Wigan - Ashton in Makerfield 24/04/1989 Withdrawn: New service 607 replacing 605 and withdrawn D1 D2 7969 607 607 y
GMB 18/03/1991 Route 604) G910318 604 605
GMB Wigan - Ashton in Makerfield 29/07/1991 Service withdrawn 11431 604 607 604 y
GMB 27/09/1991 WITHDRAWN
HEA 09/11/1992 Revised to operate Ashton in Makerfield to Wigan
GMB 06/09/1993 New Sunday morning service introduced
SPR Ashton in Makerfield - Byrn circ 23/02/1998 New supported SPR hrly MS daytime circular service 605 608 partly replacing 604 607 18296 605 607 608 605 y P
SPR Ashton in Makerfield - Byrn circ 13/06/1998 no change listed 18649 605 607 608 605 y
LR Garswood - Wigan 06/04/1999 New Lancashire Rose service 15-1834 605 606 610 631 632 605 ???? y View timetable
SM Wigan - Poolstock - Highfield Grange - Pemberton circ 30/05/1999 Times changed - all by Stagecoach. Reverse = 606 16-1412 605 606 610 631 632 605 ??? y View timetable
LR 31/12/1999 WITHDRAWN 605 y
FM 03/05/2000 Service revised
SLT Ashton in Makerfield - Byrn circ 29/01/2001 times changed Now SLT 21509 605 607 605 y
SLT Ashton in Makerfield - Byrn circ 25/02/2002 no change listed 22779 605 607 605 y
BLU Ashton Heath - Ashton - Byrn circ 22/07/2002 Most journeys now start at Ashton Heath All journeys now Blue Bus 23163 605 607 605 y p
ANW Ashton Heath - Ashton - Byrn circ 30/08/2005 No change listed BLU = ANW 25075 605 607 605 y
HTL Ashton in Makerfield - Byrn - SL Industrial Est - Newton le Willows 31/10/2005 Extended to Newton le Willows - Ashton Heath no longer served. Supported by GMPTE and Merseytravel. Hrly MS daytime Huyton Travel 25157 605 605 y p
HTL NLW - Bryn - Ashton 31/10/2005 Service extended into M'side: now NLW - Bryn - Ashton. Hrly MER051031 603 605 603 y
WIG Ashton in Makerfield - Byrn - SL Industrial Est - Newton le Willows 03/04/2006 Times chsanged some jnys withdrawn. All run by Wigan Buses 25397 605 605 y View timetable
WIG Wigan - Poolstock - Highfield Grange - Pemberton circ 12/04/2015 Renumbered from 631A: Supported SuPH only hrly by WIGan buses. 15-0447 605 606 610 631 632 605 y
WIG Wigan - Poolstock - Highfield Grange - Pemberton circ 30/08/2015 no change listed 15-1151 605 606 610 631 632 605 summer y View timetable
WIG Wigan - Poolstock - Highfield Grange - Pemberton circ 24/01/2016 no change listed 15-1834 605 606 610 631 632 605 y View timetable
SiW Wigan – Highfield Grange circular 30/10/2016 Times changed. All journeys run by Stagecoach. 16-1412 605 606 610 631 632 ???? View timetable
SiW Wigan – Highfield Grange circular 29/01/2017 no change listed 16-1603 605 606 610 631 632 605 y View timetable
SiW DIA Wigan – Highfield Grange circular  23/04/2017 Route withdrawn and partly replaced by addtl 631 jnys. 17-0346 631 632 631 y View timetable

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