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Route 606

Route: Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Wigan Service withdrawn, presumably before 19/9/1988
GMB Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill 23/02/1987 MS daytime ev30mins: Possible new service to compete with North Western H1/H2 which started 26/1/87 G870223 33 606 606 y E
GMB Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill 11/05/1987 M-S daytime ev30mins 5962 606 H1 H2 606 Y
GMB Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill 11/05/1987 Extra tt (G870511) shown with 33. No idea of changes G870511 33 606 N
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 11/05/1987 Now calls at Hindley co-op G871207 33 606 33 N E
GMB Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill 03/08/1987 606 now calls at Hindley Co-op Normid Superstore G870803 33 606 606 y E
GMB Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill 07/12/1987 Extra tt (G871207) shown with 33. No idea of changes G871207 33 606 N
GMB Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill 29/02/1988 Extra tt (G880229) shown with 33. No idea of changes G880229 33 606 606 y E
GMB Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill 05/06/1988 G880605 33 606 606 y E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 26/11/1988 New service: M-S daytime ev30mins. Interlinked to service 56 MER881126 606 56 N E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 24/04/1989 no apparent change MER890424 606 56 57 N E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 04/09/1989 no apparent change MER890904 606 56 N E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 23/10/1989 no apparent change MER891023 606 56 57 N E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 06/02/1990 Commercial M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu MER900205 606 56 57 N E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 14/05/1990 Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. NESu 9469 600 601 602 603 606 610 600 y
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 23/07/1990 No Apparent change MER900723 606 56 57 N E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 29/10/1990 Addt Su jnys 1430 hrly 1830 from Garswood MER901029 606 56 57 N E
SHR Wigan - Bryn Cross - Garswood 28/01/1991 not listed 10464 600 601 602 603 600 y
08/07/1991 times revised: M-S daytime ev30mins: Su 1430 hrly 1830 MER 910708 56 57 156 606 56A N E
27/10/1991 M-S 0927 from WN withdrawn: Su service withdrawn MER 911027 56 57 156 606 56A N E
SPR 05/06/1992 WITHDRAWN
Wigan - Garswood - St Helens 28/09/1992 Most jnys extended via Garswood: operate M-S daytime StH- Garswood - WN hrly MER 920928 56 57 156 606 56A N E
31/08/1993 Minor timetable revision MER 930831 56 57 156 606 56A N E
GMN Warrington - Culcheth - Leigh 31/01/1994 service withdrawn ?????? 14234 19 28 586 587 588 19W Y
Timeline Wigan - Garswood - St Helens 28/02/1994 M-S daytime hrly. NE Su MER 940815 56 156 606 56A N E
15/08/1994 times revised MER 940815 56 156 606 56A N E
03/10/1994 no change listed MER 941003 56 156 606 56A N E
21/11/1994 no change listed MER 941121 56 156 606 56A N E
GMN Warrington - Culcheth - Leigh 01/04/1995 no changes listed 15590 19 28 586 587 588 19W Y
GMN LL BLU TIM Leigh - Golborne - Ashton in Makerfield - Wigan 19/06/1995 Minor timetable revision.Commercial MS daytime ev15mins. 0710 0730 by LeighLine. Sch jnys by LL BLU and TIM. Su hrly. 15785 1 2 600 601 604 1W Y
07/08/1995 no change listed MER 950807 56 156 606 56A N E
30/03/1998 no change listed MER 980330 56 156 606 56A Y
TIM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 15/06/1998 Minor timetable revision: MS daytime hrly. NESu 18624 606 606 y P
15/06/1998 addtl M-F 1655 from St Helens MER 980615 56 156 606 56A Y
FM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 06/04/1999 no change listed 19498 604 606 604 y
FM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 30/05/1999 Times revised MER 990530 56 156 606 N E
FM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 31/05/1999 Addtl jnys 19652 604 606 604 y
FM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 24/10/1999 no change listed. Commercial MS daytimes hrly 20143 604 606 604 y
FM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 24/10/1999 no change listed MER 991024 56 156 606 56A Y
FM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 31/12/1999 LR jnys withdrawn 20487 604 606 604 y
FM Wigan - Bryn - Garswood - St Helens 30/05/2000 Service withdrawn 20918 604 604 y
STW Wigan - Bryn - Garswood 25/07/2011 New commercial MS daytime service by Strawberry 28474 606 607 606 y p
23/10/2011 service withdrawn 28596 607 607 y View timetable
WIG SLT SiW Wigan - Highfield Grange - Marus Bridge - Poolstock Circ 12/04/2015 Renumbered from 632A: Supported MS E hrly SLT. SuPH daytime hrly by WIG. SuPH E hrly by SiW. 15-0447 605 606 610 631 632 605 y
WIG DIA SiW Wigan - Highfield Grange - Marus Bridge - Poolstock Circ 30/08/2015 no change listed. SLT=DIA 15-1151 605 606 610 631 632 605 summer y View timetable
WIG DIA SiW Wigan - Highfield Grange - Marus Bridge - Poolstock Circ 24/01/2016 no change listed. 15-1834 605 606 610 631 632 605 y View timetable
WIG SiW Wigan – Highfield Grange circular. 30/10/2016 Daytime journeys on SuPH will be run by Stagecoach.
DIA SiW Wigan – Highfield Grange circular 29/01/2017 no change listed 16-1603 605 606 610 631 632 605 y View timetable
DIA SiW Wigan – Highfield Grange circular  23/04/2017 Route withdrawn and partly replaced by additional bus 631 journeys. 17-0346 631 632 631 y View timetable

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