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Route 700

Route: Preston - Chorley - Horwich - Chorlton St

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
RIB Preston - Chorley - Horwich - Chorlton St 12/01/1985 Timesaver: SO: 0820 ev2hrs 1420 1610 from Preston; 1020 ev2hrs 1620 1800 from Mcr L111 700 707 700 Y
SPO Rochdale - Wardle - Littleborough 22/01/1990 daytime hrly MF 0955 - 1455 1630 1655, S 1055-1455 SP900122 700 701 702 703 SPO y
BB 12/04/1991 WITHDRAWN (Replaced between Wigan & Bolton by extra journeys on Route 715)
PIO Rochdale - Wardle - Littleborough 07/09/1998 Times revised with addtl jnys partially replacing 450 455 458. Commercial M-S daytime hrly full route plus 2/hr RE - Wardle giving bus ev20mins on common section. NESu 18892 458 700 701 702 448 y E
BLU Wigan - Aspull - Westhaughton - Ladybridge - Bolton - Trafford Centre 24/10/1998 Some 715 jnys extended MS daytime ev2hrs via Morris Green to Trafford Centre and run as 700 19027 700 715 B6 715 y p
BLU Trafford Centre - Bolton - Ladybridge - Westhaughton - Aspull - Wigan 12/04/1999 service withdrawn - jnys curtailed at Bolton and run as 715 19513 715 B6 715 y
BCT/ROT NEW: Accrington· Manchester 13/03/2000
FM 16/10/2000 WITHDRAWN
BCT 02/04/2001 Revised to terminate at Victoria Rail Station (Temporary closure of Chorlton St Coach Station)
BCT 22/06/2002 All journeys now Lancashire United
ANW Piccadilly - Burtonwood - Liverpool Airport 22/10/2005 New commercial daily hrly express 0400-2300 A051022 700 700 y
ANW Piccadilly - Burtonwood - Widnes - Liverpool Airport 03/06/2007 now via Widnes A070603 700 700 y
ANW Piccadilly - Burtonwood - Widnes - Liverpool Airport 26/10/2008 no apparent change A081026 700 700 y

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