Route 70
Route: Clifton - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton
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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| VAL | Pendleton - Fitzwarren Street - Langworthy Rd - Liverpool Rd - Tootal Rd - Tootal Drive - Eccles Old Rd - HOPE HOSPITAL - Lancaster Rd - East Lancs Rd - Barton Rd - Manchester Rd - Chorley Rd - Swinton - Station Rd - Pendlebury - Queensway - Rake Lane - CLIFTON (loop Whitehead Rd & Clively Avenue) | 02/04/2002 | New commercial M-S daytime hrly NESuPH | 22895 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | 23597 | Y | E | |
| VAL | Clifton - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton | 30/08/2002 | MF 0820 Clifton to PEN withdrawn and all S jnys | 23372 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| VAL | Clifton - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton | 02/09/2002 | no change listed | 23294 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| VAL | Clifton - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton | 30/09/2002 | no change listed | 23372 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | 23597 | N | E | |
| VAL | Clifton - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton | 16/12/2002 | service withdrawn | 23512 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | 23597 | Y | ||
| BLU | CLIFTON (Cliveley Avenue) - Rake Lane - Pendlebury - Station Rd - Swinton - Partington Lane - Foley Lane - Rocky Lane - Monton Green - Monton Rd - Wellington Rd - Albert Rd - Regent Rd - Eccles Interchange - Wellington Rd - Clarendon Crescent - Ellesmere Park - Portland Rd - Oxford Rd - Lancaster Rd - Cholmondly Rd - Claremont Rd - Weaste Lane - Gore Avenue - Seedley Rd - Pendleton - Fitzpatrick Street - Liverpool Street - Albion Way - Regent Rd - Water Street - Liverpool Rd - Deansgate - St Mary's Gate (in) Croos Street & Bridge Street (out) - Manchester (Long Millgate) | 24/11/2003 | M-S Day | no tt | N | |||||
| BLU | 26/04/2004 | RENUMBERED ROUTE No M70 | no tt | N | ||||||
| FM | CLIFTON (Pilkingtons) - Rake Lane - Pendlebury - Station Rd - Swinton - Partington Lane -Foley Lane - Rocky Lane - Monton Green - Monton Rd - Wellington Rd - Albert Rd - Regent Rd - Eccles Interchange - Wellington Rd - Clarendon Crescent - Ellesmere Park - Portland Rd - Park Rd - Eccles Old Rd - Tootal Drive - Tootal Rd - Liverpool Street - Langworthy Rd - Seedley Rd - Pendleton - Fitzpatrick Street - Liverpool Street - Trafford Rd - Ordsall Lane - Oldfield Rd - Regent Rd - Water Street - Liverpool Rd - Deansgate - St Mary's Gate (in) - Cross Street & Bridge Street (out) - Manchester (Long Millgate) | 25/07/2004 | no tt | |||||||
| ASH FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Corporation St | 20/09/2004 | Supported M-S daytime jnys by ASHALLS COACHES. MS 0700 0810 0920 hrly 1520 1630 1720 (Replaces withdrawn route M70). Supported ESuPH hrly by FM | 24551 | 70 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Corporation St | 31/01/2005 | MS daytime now by BlueBus not ASHALLS | 24684 | 70 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| ANW FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Corporation St | 31/07/2005 | BLUE BUS sold to ARRIVA T/a ARRIVA NORTH WEST | |||||||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill interchange | 29/01/2006 | Rerouted in City Centre to terminate at Shudehill Interchange. All buses now run by ANW | 25213 | 70 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill interchange | 29/01/2006 | 207 reprint | 25917 | 70 | 70 | 207 reprint | Y | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill i/c | 31/03/2008 | MS times changed. E service extended for trial period | 26635 | 70 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill i/c | 26/10/2008 | E jnys withdrawn (Partly replaced by Local Link door to door) | 26996 | 70 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill i/c | 26/10/2008 | 909 reprint | 27509 | 70 | 70 | 909 reprint | Y | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill i/c | 13/03/2011 | times changed | 28279 | 70 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 29/01/2012 | MS daytime jnys withdrawn and partly replaced by new 66 | 11-1237 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill i/c | 29/04/2012 | no change listed | 12-0588 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 29/10/2012 | no change listed | 12-1424 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 27/01/2013 | no change listed | 12-1980 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junction – Manchester | 01/09/2013 | Rerouted via Chapel St and Oldfield Rd instead of Deansgate and Castlefield. Minor timetable changes. | 13-1439 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 27/04/2014 | Rerouted via Weaste La, Gore Av and Lower Seedley Rd instead of Tootal Dr, Tootal Rd, Liverpool St and Langworthy Rd. Times changed | 14-0525 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Hope Hospital - Pendleton - Shudehill i/c | 12/04/2015 | 0801 from Eccles to Mcr and 1803 from Mcr withdrawn. Supported MS daytime hrly. All other jnys now by SM. | 15-0446 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Salford RH - Pendleton - Ordsall - MediaCityUK | 26/07/2015 | Route changed to Clifton Junction - Salford Quays only. Times changed. Supported SuPH hrly. NMS | 15-1061 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Salford RH - Pendleton - Ordsall - MediaCityUK | 03/04/2016 | hrly SuPH daytimes. Surveys have shown 0859 from Eccles to Salford Quays Average 2 passengers – jny withdrawn: 0840 from Salford Quays-Clifton Average 1.14 passengers – jny withdrawn. 0940 from Salford Quays-Clifton Average nil passengers – curtailed to start at Salford Shopping Centre, due to the low level of use of these jnys. Now run by A-NW | 16-0109 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Salford RH - Pendleton - Ordsall - MediaCityUK | 31/10/2016 | no change listed | 16-1201 | 70 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Salford RH - Pendleton - Ordsall - MediaCityUK | 08/04/2018 | Times changed with some afternoon jnys withdrawn | 18-0095 | 70 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Salford RH - Pendleton - Ordsall - MediaCityUK | 08/04/2018 | replacement | 18-0695 | 70 73 | 70 | replacement | Y | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Eccles - Salford RH - Pendleton - Ordsall - MediaCityUK | 29/10/2018 | no change listed | 18-1593 | 70 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| DIA | Clifton Junction — Swinton — Eccles — Pendleton — Ordsall — Salford Quays | 23/01/2020 | no change listed | 20-SC-0028 | 70 73 | N | E | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junction - Salford Quays | 23/01/2020 | TEMPORARY: no change listed | 20-SC-0028 | 70 73 | 70 | 246542 | y | E | View timetable |
| ANW DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 19/04/2020 | Run by ANW. All journeys will be run by Diamond. Three journeys each way Su daytime (ev 2hrs 0940-1340) | 20-SC-0048 | 70 73 | 70 | 266492 | Y | View timetable | |
| ANW DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 19/04/2020 | Run by ANW. All journeys will be run by Diamond. Three journeys each way Su daytime (ev 2hrs 0940-1340) | 265834 | 70 | 70 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services | no tt | COVID | |||||
| DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 10/05/2020 | SuPH: round trips 0940 1140 1340 from Clifton | 246826 | 70 | 70 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 24/05/2020 | SuPH | 246827 | 70 | 70 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 14/06/2020 | hrly Su daytime services | 266125 | 70 | 70 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 30/08/2020 | SuPH hrly 0940 - 1440 | 266316 | 70 | 70 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Eccles - Seedley - Pendleton | 25/10/2020 | Services re-routed btwn Eccles Interchanges and Pendleton Salford Shopping Centre via Ellesmere Park. Now 7 days a week replacing the revised 65 and withdrawn 73 services. | 20-SC-0527 | 70 | 70 | 266715 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Eccles - Ellesmere Park - Seedley - Pendleton | 31/01/2021 | minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability: Hrly M-S daytime; ESuPH ev2hrs | 20-SC-0750 | 70 | 70 | 266834 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Eccles - Ellesmere Park - Seedley - Pendleton | 29/08/2021 | Timetable changes | 21-SC-0610 | 70 | Y | View timetable | |||
| DIA | Eccles - Ellesmere Park - Seedley - Pendleton | 29/08/2021 | Timetable changes | 21-SC-0610 | 70 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| DIA | Eccles - Ellesmere Park - Seedley - Pendleton | 24/09/2023 | Times of most jnys change. | 23-SC-0460 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable |