Route 62
Route: WIGAN - Billinge - ST HELENS
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
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| MTL | Wigan | I've not gone through the route too carefully as Merseytravel split the 62 off from the342 etc, I've sent you the ones I have though, there doesn't seem to be too much conflict between the lists | 62 | |||||||
| NW | Wigan - Billinge - St Helens | 01/01/1988 | Introduction Date: chk chk | no tt | 62 | |||||
| NW | Wigan - Billinge - St Helens | 24/04/1988 | Occasional Sunday RIBBLE journeys withdrawn | no tt | 62 | |||||
| MER | St Helens – Carr Mill – Billinge - Billinge Hospital – ORREL STATION - Wigan | 04/12/1989 | NEW M-S Day | 7739 | ||||||
| MER | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 27/07/1991 | no change: commercial ev30mins MS daytime: Su daytime 0930 hrly 1630. NESu 62A MS E 1850 hrly 2350. Su 0950 hrly 2320 | 11312 | 52 62 62A 342 352 362 372 158 | 342 | Y | |||
| MER | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 22/09/1991 | minor timetable revision. 62A no change | 11549 | 52 62 62A 342 352 362 372 158 | 342 | Y | |||
| MER | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 09/12/1991 | no change 62 62A | 11831 | 52 62 62A 342 352 362 372 158 | 342 | Y | |||
| MER | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 13/01/1992 | no change | MER920113 | 52 62 62A 342 352 362 372 | 342 | N | E | ||
| MER | St Helens - Carr Mill - Billinge Hospital - Billinge - ORREL STATION - Wigan (Bus Station) - Mesnes Street - Renton Street - Walkden Street - Buckley Street - Gidlow Lane - Acacia Avenue - BEECH HILL - Hill Avenue - Springfield Rd - Frog Lane - Wigan (Bus Station) | 30/11/1992 | MS Day. 62A ESu St Helens - Orrell Stn only. Extended beyond Wigan via Frog Lane, Springfield Rd , Beech Hill Avenue, BEECH HILL, Acacia Avenue, Gidlow Lane, Buckley Street, Walkden Street, Renton Street, Mesnes Street to Wigan (BS) | 7739 9458 | ||||||
| MER | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 04/01/1993 | GM a.- Service withdrawn | M-S Day | ???? | |||||
| GMB | St Helens - Billinge - ORRELL STATION - Wigan (Bus Station) | 15/03/1993 | M-S daytime ev30mins. NESuPH. | G930315 | 62 | 12074 | ||||
| GMB | St Helens - Carr Mill - Billinge Hospital - Billinge - ORREL STATION - Wigan (Bus Station) | 15/03/1993 | NEW SERVICE, every half hour M-S. Operates via Ormskirk Rd, Orrell Post, Moor Rd, Church St, Lodge Rd, Sandy La, Gantley Rd, Upholland Rd, Main St, Birchley Rd, Martindale Rd, Carr Mill Rd , East Lancs Rd, Green Leach La, Haresfinch Rd and College St | GA930315 | 62 | 12074 | ||||
| MER | St Helens - Carr Mill - Billinge Hospital - Billinge - ORREL STATION - Wigan (Bus Station) - Mesnes Street - Renton Street - Walkden Street - Buckley Street - Gidlow Lane - Acacia Avenue - BEECH HILL - Hill Avenue - Springfield Rd - Frog Lane - Wigan (Bus Station) | 07/06/1993 | ESu MERSEYBUS to St Helens RIDER (Shows Route No 62X) (12453) Withdrawn between Wigan & Beech Hill MS Day | no tt | 62 | 12453 | ||||
| MER | St Helens - Carr Mill - Billinge Hospital - Billinge - ORREL STATION - Wigan (Bus Station) | 07/08/1993 | Withdrawn between Wigan & Beech Hill | no tt | 62 | |||||
| GMB | St Helens - Carr Mill - Billinge Hospital - Billinge - ORREL STATION - Wigan (Bus Station) | 04/09/1993 | GM Buses Service withdrawn | no tt | 62 | |||||
| MER | St Helens - Carr Mill - Billinge Hospital - Billinge - ORREL STATION - Wigan (Bus Station) | 22/11/1993 | M-S ev30mins. NESuPH. 0656 Starts at Pendleton - Arndale. 0650 from Platt Bridge - StH | LU931122 | 62 | 62 | Y | E | ||
| MER | St Helens - Billinge - Wigan - Bickershaw - LEIGH - Astley Straits - Boothstown - Manchester (Arndale) | 29/11/1993 | MS Day Renumbered from Route No 63 | no tt | 62 | 62 | CHK | N | ||
| MER | St Helens - Billinge - Wigan - Bickershaw - LEIGH - Astley Straits - Boothstown - Manchester (Arndale) | 29/11/1993 | RENUMBERED ROUTE No 559 extended to Bolton | no tt | 62 | 62 | CHK | N | ||
| MER | St Helens-Wigan | 16/05/1994 | Withdrawn as a through route to Manchester but buses still continue as 542 to Bolton then as 68 to Manchester | |||||||
| MER | St Helens - Billinge - Wigan | 16/05/1994 | Curtailed to operate St Helens to Wigan only (14210) | MER | 62 | 62 | N | E | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 04/07/1994 | operated by Lancashire Travel. Ev30mins MS daytime. MER 62A not listed | 14722 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 10/07/1994 | no change | 14802 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 28/10/1994 | no change | 15036 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 08/01/1995 | Rerouted via Sandy Lane, Lodge Rd & Church Street in Orrell (Not St jame's Street) | 15151 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | E | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 08/01/1995 | Route amended in Billinge and times revised | MER 950108 | 62 | 342 | N | E | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 13/03/1995 | Times revised | MER 950313 | 62 | 342 | N | E | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 27/03/1995 | no change | 15503 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | E | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 19/06/1995 | Timetable revised: M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu. | 15677 | 62 125 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 19/06/1995 | MER | 62 | E | |||||
| MTL | Wigan | 30/10/1995 | Not sure 62 was reintroduced this date. My Merseytravel list confirms withdrawn as listed 11/12/1995 (replaced by extra 510) then reinstated 5/2/1996 | 62 | ||||||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 30/10/1995 | Service reintroduced: ev30mins MS daytime. NESu. Working with 510. | 16247 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | ?? | Y | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 11/12/1995 | WITHDRAWN | no tt | 9458 | N | ||||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 05/02/1996 | M-S Day | 16458 | 62 342 352 362 372 | |||||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 05/02/1996 | M-S Day | MER | 62 | E | ||||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 15/04/1996 | no change | 16722 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | P | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 28/10/1996 | no change | 17266 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 28/04/1997 | Service 62 increased M-S daytime ev15mins; NESuPH to replace withdrawn 510 jnys. Times revised. | MER970428 | 62 | 342 | Y | E | ||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 03/05/1997 | Now ev15mins replacing 510 jnys. | 17337 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| LT | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 26/07/1997 | no change | 17845 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| MTLN | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 15/06/1998 | no change. Lancashire Travel now MTL North | 18859 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| MTLN | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 05/09/1998 | no change | 19030 | 62 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | E | ||
| MTLN | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 05/07/1999 | Most MS jnys now changed by upto 5 mins. Some early E jnys withdrawn | 19799 | 62 197 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| MTLN | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 05/07/1999 | Most MS jnys now changed by upto 5 mins. Some early E jnys withdrawn | MER | 62 | 342 | E | |||
| MTLN | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 01/09/1999 | No change listed: Commercial M-S daytime ev15mins. NESuPH | 20187 | 62 197 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | E | ||
| MTLN | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 28/02/2000 | no change | 20560 | 62 197 342 352 362 372 | 342 | Y | |||
| MTLN | Wigan - Billinge - StHelens | 25/04/2000 | WITHDRAWN (Replaced by extra Route No 352 & 362 journeys) | |||||||
| NW | St Helens - Wigan - Chorley | 25/04/2000 | Service 62 withdrawn | 20823 | 352 362 | 352 | service 62 | y |