Route 68
Route: Farnworth - New Bury - Little Hulton - WALKDEN - Monton - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Farnworth - New Bury - Little Hulton - WALKDEN - Monton - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH and hrly Ecc-Farn. MS E Mcr – Farnworth & Eccles – Farnworth (4007) | 5067 | 67 68 | 67 | 579 4007 | Y | ||
| GMB WAL | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 22/11/1986 | WALLS (17503) Su Farnworth - Manchester | no tt | 17503 | N | ||||
| GMB WAL | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 27/04/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH and hrly Ecc-Farn | 5974 | 67 68 | 67 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | 27/04/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH | G870427 | 67 68 | 67 | Y | ||||
| GMB WAL | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 26/10/1987 | no apparent change | G871026 | 67 68 | 67 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 29/02/1988 | Certain off peak jnys between Eccles & Manchester withdrawn (Replaces jnys withdrawn on Route 87) | G880229 | 7 67 68 | 67 | 579 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 13/06/1988 | MF 0820 Eccles - Walkden withdrawn | GW880613 | 68 | 67 | CL | Y | P | |
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 01/08/1988 | no apparent change | G880801 | 7 67 68 | 67 | Y | |||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 21/11/1988 | Addtl jny over full route. Rerouted In City via Chapel St, Victoria Bridge, Withy Grove | no tt | 68 | N | ||||
| GMB ECG | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 22/10/1990 | minor timetable revision. MS daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu full route plus supported Ecc-Farn hrly, Supported sch jny by ECG | 10215 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMB MID | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 11/11/1991 | minor timetable revision. Supported sch jny by MID | 11713 | 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| GMB MID | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 05/04/1992 | Su morning reduced: first bus 0933. | 12304 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMB MID | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 25/05/1992 | Part route Ecc-Farn MS E jnys withdrawn | 12422 | 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| GMB MID | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 29/06/1992 | Timetables revised: MS daytime ev30mins, Supported Su hrly Ecc-Farn 1043-1843; commercial hrly full route. | 12562 | 66 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 16/11/1992 | no change listed | 12982 | 66 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 15/03/1993 | Manchester - LITTLE HULTON - Farnworth Evening service revised daily, as follows: 21 35 and 2235 journeys from Farnworth will commence from Little Hulton (Spa Hotel) at 2147 and 2247. 2305 from Farnworth withdrawn. 1945, 2D45 and 2145 journeys from Manchester will terminate at Little Hulton (Spa Hotel). | GA930315 | ||||||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 15/03/1993 | Some evening service curtailed at LITTLE HULTON | no tt | 68 | N | ||||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 22/03/1993 | Late E revised: curtailed at Little Hulton - Picc | 13326 | 66 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 24/05/1993 | no change listed | 13441 | 66 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| GMB TIM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 27/06/1993 | Minor timetable and operator revision. Su short jnys service curtailed to Eccles - Little HuIton GMB to TIMELINE TRAVEL (12623) | 13618 | 66 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| GMB | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 27/06/1993 | Sunday service Eccles - Little Hulton GM BUSES to TIMELINE TRAVEL (12623) | no tt | 68 | 12623 | N | |||
| GMB TIM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 13/09/1993 | no change listed | 13859 | 66 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMB TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 22/11/1993 | Extended via Plodder Lane & Bradford Rd to Bolton. Addtl ev30mins Picc- Little Hulton shorts partly replacing withdrawn 66 jnys. Hrly ESu plus supported TIM Ecc-LH | 14043 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly | 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM NORTH | no tt | 68 | 68 | N | |||
| MER | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton (Cleggs Lane, Eastham Way, Coniston Avenue, Old Lane, Captain Fold Rd & Highfield Rd ) - Worsley - Monton Green - Eccles - Manchester (Inwards via Cannon Street, Corporation Street,Cross Street, Princess Street, Mosley Street, Market Street & High Street to Terminus at Cannon Street | 16/05/1994 | MS DAYTIME Short working between Farnworth & Manchester are numbered Route 68X | no tt | 68 | 68 | 14206 | N | ||
| TIM | Eccles - Westwood Park - LITTLE HULTON | 25/06/1994 | Sunday TIMELINE TRAVEL withdrawn (See New Route No 68A) | no tt | 68 | 68 | 14421 | N | ||
| GMN LT TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 26/06/1994 | Addtl commercial Lancs Travel jnys MS ev30mins BN to Cannon St plus ev30mins Farnworth - Cannon St. Supported Su TIMELINE TRAVEL jnys now operate as service 68A via Westwood Park | 14594 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMN LT TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 01/08/1994 | Some E jnys curtailed at Little Hulton | no tt | 68 | 68 | N | |||
| GMN LT TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 15/08/1994 | Alternate Farnworth - Piccadilly jnys terminate at Little Hulton (Amblecote Drive) | 14742 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMN LT TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 07/11/1994 | All short GMN Piccadilly to Little HuIton jnys extended to Farnworth | 15033 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| MER | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 08/01/1995 | Rerouted in Farnworth & no longer serves Eastham Way & Coniston Avenue in Little Hulton | no tt | 68 | 68 | N | |||
| GMN LT TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 09/01/1995 | timetable revised | 15255 | 68 | 68 | 14206 | Y | E | |
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 19/06/1995 | 68 timetable revised. MS daytime ev15mins. LT jnys not listed. Addtl 68A jnys Westwood Park - Piccadilly ev15mins MS daytime replacing D1 | 15784 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Eccles - Westwood Park - Eccles - PICCADILLY | 19/06/1995 | NEW 68A MS Day | no tt | 68 | 68 | N | |||
| MER | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 19/06/1995 | WITHDRAWN | no tt | 68 | 68 | 14206 | N | ||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 16/10/1995 | Timetable revised: 68A curtailed to Westwood Park - Eccles | 16173 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| TIM | Westwood Park - Eccles | 11/12/1995 | supported 68A: Su Eccles Westwood Park hrly 1040-1840 by TIM | 16302 | 1 2 5 6 68A | 1E | y | |||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 11/12/1995 | MS daytime 68A withdrawn and replaced by 1 2 5 6. 68 full route ev30mins, plus ev30mins Farn-Cannon St | 16317 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| WAL | ??? | 22/01/1996 | WALLS (17503) Sunday Farnworth - Manchester | no tt | 68 | 68 | ???? | N | ||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 29/01/1996 | Addtl supported MF 0612 from Worsley replacing 66 jny | 16523 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GMN TIM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 25/03/1996 | GM NORTH to FIRST BUS T/a GREATER Manchester | no tt | 68 | 68 | N | |||
| BLU | Farnworth – Little Hulton – Eccles – Pendleton - Manchester | 22/07/1996 | New MS Day | BB960722 | 68 | 68 | 16875 | N | E | |
| GMN | 30/08/1996 | City Centre route revised | ||||||||
| TIM | Westwood Park - Eccles | 03/09/1996 | 68A no change | 17014 | 1 2 5 6 | 1E | y | |||
| BLU | Farnworth – Little Hulton – Eccles – Pendleton - Manchester | 04/09/1996 | Licence Number revises to 17247 | 17247 | N | |||||
| TIM | Westwood Park - Eccles | 30/09/1996 | 68A no change | 17069 | 1 5 | 1E | y | |||
| GMN | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Church St | 30/09/1996 | City Centre route revised. Timetable revised: M-S aytime ev15mins: alternate Farnworth / Bolton. Su hrly 1045-1945. NE | GN960930 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| TIM | 06/10/1996 | TIMELINE TRAVEL (17373) Sunday 3 Journeys Little Hulton - Manchester | 17373 | N | ||||||
| GMN TIM WAL | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Church St | 04/11/1996 | BLU jnys withdrawn: E now supported hrly. Su E hrly supported now alternate Walls / TIM | 16949 | 68 | 68 | 17247 | Y | E | |
| GMN TIM WAL | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Church St | 06/01/1997 | Supported Su daytime 68A jnys by TIM withdrawn | 16949 ??? | 68 | 68 | 14421 | Y | ||
| GM TIM WAL | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 17/02/1997 | City centre route revised: now terminates at Cannon St | 17508 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| GM TIM WAL | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 17/02/1997 | 697 reprint | 17840 | 68 | 68 | 697 reprint | Y | ||
| SM WAL | 02/11/1997 | WALLS Sunday journeys to STAGECOACH Manchester (186003) | no tt | 68 | 68 | 186003 | N | |||
| FM | 22/03/1998 | GREATER Manchester re-named FIRST Manchester | no tt | 68 | 68 | N | ||||
| FM TIM SM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 05/05/1998 | minor timetable changes. WAL = SM. GM = FM | 18490 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM TIM SM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 22/06/1998 | timetable revised | 18611 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM TIM SM SRIB | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 30/08/1998 | Some Su E joumeys now STAGECOACH RlBBLE (18512) | no tt | 68 | 68 | 19512 | N | ||
| TIM | Westwood Park - Eccles | 07/09/1998 | 68A not listed | 18817 | 1 554 M14 | 1E | y | |||
| FM SRIB | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 01/11/1998 | Addtl MF 1915 from CS - Farn; 0844 from FAR withdrawn Some jnys withdrawn. Su E now by S-Ribble. | 19061 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 08/03/1999 | GOLD: Farnworth BS reopens: minor changes to departture times. Now 4 mins early to Mcr: 2mins early to Mcr. | G990308 | 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| FM SRIB | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 19/07/1999 | Route restored via Churchill Way | 19937 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM SRIB | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 21/11/1999 | Additional journeys introduced over full route. Rerouted in City via Chapel St, Victoria Bridge, Withy Grove, Dantzic St, Miller St, Corporation St, Victoria Stn, Deansgate & Blackfriars Bridge. Most MS daytime jnys full route ev15mins. Some extra Su morning jnys | 20256 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM SRIB | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 13/03/2000 | Route in Eccles revised | 20712 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM SRIB | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 28/08/2000 | Added PH to Su daytimes. NE. | 21187 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 25/02/2001 | Timetable changed. MS daytime now ev20mins. Jnys towards city changed in Farnworth. E jnys no longer via Ellesmere Park. All jnys by FM. Su now curtailed LH-Cannon St. E hrly now commercial. | 21705 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 02/09/2001 | Su jnys 2mins later from city | 21705 | 68 | 68 | dup | Y | E | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 18/11/2001 | Route in Eccles revised | 22651 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 29/03/2002 | PH service now to Su times | 22905 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 29/03/2002 | 702 reprint | 23156 | 68 | 68 | 702 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 29/03/2002 | 1002 reprint | 23400 | 68 | 68 | 1002 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Exchange BStn | 31/08/2003 | City terminus now Exchange Bus Station (Not Cannon Street) | 23994 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 31/08/2003 | 1103 reprint | 24125 | 68 | 68 | 1103 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Cannon St | 31/08/2003 | 204 reprint | 24239 /5 | 68 | 68 | 204 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Exchange BStn | 24/10/2004 | Times changed. All commercial. | 24560 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Exchange BStn | 03/04/2005 | Daytime jnys on SuPH extended to Bolton. E daily supported hrly | 24841 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Exchange BStn | 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept | 24963 | 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Exchange BStn | 25/09/2005 | SuPH times changed | 25105 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 29/01/2006 | City terminus now Shudehill Interchange. Times changed | 25232 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | MF 1845 MS 1915 from city now extended to Walkden. | 25385 | 68 | 68 | cl | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 506 reprint | 25451 /7 | 68 | 68 | 506 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 1206 reprint | 25814 /9 | 68 | 68 | 1206 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 207 reprint | 25925 | 68 | 68 | 207 reprint | Y | E | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 407 reprint | 26036 | 68 | 68 | 407 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 108 reprint | 26515 | 68 | 68 | 108 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 408 reprint | 26684 | 68 | 68 | 408 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 808 reprint | 26887 | 68 | 68 | 808 reprint | Y | p | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/04/2006 | 1108 reprint | 27065 | 68 | 68 | 1108 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 24/07/2006 | MF peak times changed during summer to 1 Sept | 25536 | 68 | 68 | Summer | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 23/07/2007 | MF peak times changed during summer to 31 Aug | 26130 | 68 | 68 | Summer | Y | E | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Shudehill I/C | 25/01/2009 | times changed | 27088 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 30/08/2009 | Service diverted to Trafford Centre (Replaced by extra journeys on Route No 100 between Eccles and Manchester) | 27425 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 25/10/2009 | S early E jnys revised | 27540 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 25/01/2010 | MS times changed | 27663 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 25/01/2010 | 1210 reprint | 28244 | 68 | 68 | 1210 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 31/08/2010 | MF times changed | 28015 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 31/08/2010 | 211 reprint | 28296 | 68 | 68 | 211 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 04/09/2011 | MS jnys from TC retimed | 28498 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 06/05/2012 | E times changed | 120615 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 28/10/2012 | MS times changed | 12-1423 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 27/01/2013 | MF 0845 from Bolton now 0840, 1635 from Trafford Centre retimed | 13-0029 | 68 | 68 | CL | Y | E | View timetable |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 21/07/2013 | SuPH times changed | 130976 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 01/09/2013 | MF 0535 from New Bury to Trafford Centre retimed. | 131524 | 68 | 68 | CL | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 01/09/2013 | MF 0535 from New Bury to Trafford Centre retimed. | 13-1566 | 68 | 68 | web only | Y | E | View timetable |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 27/04/2014 | Rerouted via Roe Green instead of Walkden Rd. Minor time changes | 14-0451 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 27/07/2014 | Times changed. | 14-0936 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 31/08/2014 | Times changed. | 14-1183 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 25/01/2015 | Times changed. | 142049 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 12/04/2015 | Addtl MF 0503 from New Bury to intu Trafford Centre. MF 0610 from Eccles to Bolton extended to start from intu Trafford Centre. | 15-0371 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 19/07/2015 | Curtailed to run Farnworth and intu Trafford Centre | 150849 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 25/10/2015 | E jnys retimed. | 15-1528 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 24/01/2016 | MF 0803, 0813 and 0843 from intu Trafford Centre re-timed 10 mins later to improve timekeeping. S 0708 0738 from Eccles to Farnworth withdrawn, due to low usage. Addtl SuPH 0755 from Farnworth to intu Trafford Centre, following customer requests, for the benefit of staff working at intu Trafford Centre. SuPH 0921 from Eccles to Farnworth extended, starting from intu Trafford Centre at 0910. | 151890 | 68 | 68 | Y | |||
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 24/01/2016 | Times changed | 16-0008 | 68 | 68 | web only | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 03/04/2016 | Minor timetable changes | 16-0307 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016 | 16-0729 | 68 | 68 | Summer | Y | E | View timetable |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 04/09/2016 | Some MF jnys retimed | 16-0862 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 29/01/2017 | Times changed. | 16-1758 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 29/01/2017 | 118 reprint | 17-1964 | 68 | 68 | 118 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 03/09/2017 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. | no tt | 68 | 68 | Summer | Y | ||
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 08/04/2018 | Times changed | 18-0377 | 68 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 22/07/2018 | Summer tt M-F until 1/9/2018 | 18-0871 | 68 | Summer | E | View timetable | ||
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Eccles - Trafford Centre | 23/07/2018 | Summer tt M-F until 2/9/2018 | 17-0873 | 68 | Summer | E | View timetable | ||
| FM | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Monton - Eccles - intu Trafford Centre | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0053 | 68 | summer | E | View timetable | ||
| DIA | 11/08/2019 | Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot | 19SC0240 | 2 8 36 37 38 68 162 163 471 472 474 501 507 511 524 561 562 582 X39 | 2 | y | ||||
| DIA FM | Farnworth | 01/09/2019 | Returns to normal timetable after summer. Shows Diamond as running main service, though | 19-SC-0278 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Monton - Eccles - intu Trafford Centre | 27/10/2019 | Daily supported E Service gained from First- 2 Late turns. (Since First sold Bolton depot this service has been operated from Oldham depot. Similar supported service 2 is still operated by First Oldham depot) Supported E First jnys now run by Diamond. (These were being run from F-Oldham depot since the sale of Bolton depot to Diamond – who run the day service. Supported E service 2 Bolton – Trafford Centre is still being run from F-Oldham.) | 19-SC-0339 | 68 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Monton - Eccles - intu Trafford Centre | 26/01/2020 | Times of some M-F morning journeys changed. | 19-SC-0533 | 68 | 68 | Y | p | View timetable | |
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 28/03/2020 | SSuPH: hrly throughout the day and E | 265830 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 30/03/2020 | Daily: hrly throughout the day and E | 265831 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 10/04/2020 | Good Friday Only the E journeys will run (no services before 8pm) | 265832 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 14/04/2020 | M-S hrly daytime and E: SuPH E only | 265828 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 19/04/2020 | Daily hrly daytime and E. incl E | 265829 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 08/05/2020 | May PH E hrly | 265833 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA FM | Farnworth | 10/05/2020 | Checked temporary tt: journey times all extended by a couple of minutes, no change to departure times | 68 | COVID | |||||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 10/05/2020 | M-S daytime hrly; hrly ESu services. | 246824 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 24/05/2020 | ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu | 246825 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 14/06/2020 | ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu | 266124 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 26/07/2020 | addtl M-F 0525 from Farnworth and 0640 from intu Trafford Centre. M-S daytime ev30mins; ESu hrly | 266195 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 30/08/2020 | Minor Timetable changes to some afternoon peak journeys. M-S ev30mins ESu hrly | 20-SC-0447 | 68 | 68 | 266447 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 30/08/2020 | Minor Timetable changes to some afternoon peak journeys. M-S ev30mins ESu hrly | 266399 | 68 | 68 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Trafford Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 25/10/2020 | RENUMBERED 20: Following a successful bid to the Better Deal for Bus Users fund, Diamond are pleased to extend the services from Little Hulton to Bolton via Logistics North. The services will operate via the current Route between intu Trafford Centre and Walkden, then via A6, Cleggs Lane, Captain Fold Rd/Old Lane Etate, A6, Logistics North, Four Lane Ends, St Helens Rd, Hulton Ln and Deane Rd to Bolton Interchanges. The services will operate up to ev30mins and new early morning journeys are added to the Timetable. Find out all the details on our dedicated 20/21/22 web page here. | 20-SC-0582 | 20 | 20 | 266654 | Y | View timetable |