Route 73
Route: Trafford Park - Pendleton - Swinton Park
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Swinton PARK - Irlams ‘o’th’Height - Bolton Rd - Pendleton - Churchill Way - Ordsall TRAFFORD PARK | 26/10/1986 | MS irreg peak works jnys | 5072 | 72 73 74 92 | 72 | 2176 | Y | ||
| GMB | Trafford Park - Pendleton - Swinton Park | 30/03/1987 | renumbered 773 | 6039 | 71 72 73 92 773 774 | 72 | 2176 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Trafford Park - Pendleton - Swinton Park | 30/03/1987 | renumbered 773 | G870330 | 71 72 73 92 | 72 | 2176 | Y | ||
| GMB | PENDLEBURY - Mossfield Rd - Manchester Rd - Billy Lane - Queensway - Swinton - Chorley Rd - Manchester Rd - Irlams‘o’th’ Height - Swinton Park Rd - Lancaster Rd - Lightoaks Rd - Claremont Rd - Eccles Old Rd - Pendleton Church - Pendleton SHOPPING PRECINCT | 30/03/1987 | M-S Day | GW870330 | 73 | 72 | 4054 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 30/03/1987 | Addtl MS daytimes hrly. NESu. | GW870330 | 73 | 72 | 2176 | Y | p | |
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 28/03/1988 | no apparent change | G880328 | 71 72 73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 22/08/1988 | no apparent change | G880822 | 71 72 73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 24/10/1988 | no change listed: Supported service | 7244 | 71 72 73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 28/11/1988 | loop at Mossfield Rd extended and service now via Cemetery Rd and Chorley Rd to Swinton | 7453 | 71 72 73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | E | |
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 20/03/1989 | Route revised via Doveleys Rd replacing part of 14. Times changed. Addt MF 0735 extend to city, 0800 from city. Now operated supported MF by ECG. commercial S by GMB | 7846 | 71 72 73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | ||
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 25/09/1989 | no change listed | 8311 | 71 72 73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | ||
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 25/09/1989 | no change listed | G890925 | 71 72 73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | E | |
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 23/12/1989 | no change listed | 9023 | 71 72 73 S73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | E | |
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 02/04/1990 | Now by IRWELL VALLEY | no tt | 73 | 72 | 4054 | N | ||
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 23/04/1990 | no change listed | 9370 | 71 72 73 S73 773 774 | 72 | 4054 | Y | ||
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester | 19/05/1990 | Most jnys now run PENDLEBURY TO Pendleton via Bolton Rd with MF peak extensions to Manchester | no tt | 73 | 72 | 4054 | N | ||
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester | 29/10/1990 | Commercial registraion withdrawn | no tt | 73 | 72 | 4054 | N | ||
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 11/03/1991 | not listed | 10469 | 71 72 74 | 72 | Y | |||
| GMB ECG | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 04/11/1991 | Route revised to serve Lightoaks Rd | no tt | 73 | 72 | N | |||
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 22/02/1992 | WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by Eccles GREY Route No’s 2 & 20) | no tt | 73 | 72 | 4054 | N | ||
| GMB | Pendlebury - Swinton - Pendleton | 24/02/1992 | Rerouted to serve Whitehead Rd in Clifton | no tt | 73 | 72 | 4054 | N | ||
| GMB ECG | CLIFTON JUNCTION – CLIFTON – Pendlebury – Swinton - Partington Lane - Eccles Rd - Dorchester Rd – Manchester Rd – Barton Rd – East Lancs Rd - Lancaster Rd - Lightoaks Rd - Claremont Rd - Cholmondley Rd – Lancaster Rd – Hope – Eccles Old Rd - Weaste Lane – Gore Avenue – Seedley Rd – Pendleton – Cross Lane - Albion Way - ORDSALL DISTRICT CENTRE (Loop via Trafford Rd , Phoebe Street | 04/04/1992 | New supported service partly replacing 71 72 and forner 73. MS hrly full route plus hrly Clifton - Swinton (Eccles Rd/Grasmere Rd) | 12335 | 71 73 74 | 72 | 11036 | Y | ||
| GMB ECG | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 20/07/1992 | Extended from Ordsall district Centre to Manchester (Arndale BS) From Albion Way to Ordsall District Centre runs terminal loop in Reverse (Goodiers Drive, District Centre) Phoebe Street, Trafford Rd , Salford Quays, Ordsall Lane, Regent Rd , Water Street, Quay Street, Peters Street, Mount Street (in) or Princess Street, Mosley Street, St Peters Square (out) & Cross Street (11036) replacing 69 70 | 12570 | 71 73 74 | 72 | 11036 | Y | ||
| GMB ECG | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 29/11/1992 | Timetable and minor route revision. No journeys run via Cliveley Rd /Whitehead Rd loop. From Lancaster Rd to Weaste Lane now runs Cholmondley Rd & Lancaster Rd to Weaste Lane now runs Cholmondley Rd & return from Princess Street to Peters Street via Portland Street & Oxford Street(Not Mosley Street) | 13056 | 71 73 74 174 | 72 | 11036 | Y | ||
| TIM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 29/11/1993 | GMB to TIMELINE TRAVEL (13773) | no tt | 73 | 13773 | N | |||
| TIM CIT | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 30/01/1994 | Timetable, route and operators revised. Commercial MS daytime hrly. Supported MF1536 by CIT | 14254 | 70 71 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| TIM DAL | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 30/01/1995 | DALYBUS(15249) OR 15248 replace CIT Minor timetable and operator revised | 15342 | 70 71 73 | 72 | 15248 | Y | E | |
| TIM | Clifton - Pendleton | 27/11/1995 | TIMELINE TRAVEL (16243) Pendleton – Clifton MS Day | no tt | 73 | 16243 | ||||
| TIM DAL | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 28/01/1996 | no change listed | 16427 | 70 71 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| TIM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 26/08/1997 | Peak jnys revised. 73 diverted via Ordsall Est not Salford Quays. | 17857 | 70 71 73 | 72 | 904 | Y | E | |
| TIM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 12/01/1998 | Diverted via Oldfield Rd in both directions | 18268 | 70 71 73 | 72 | 904 | Y | E | |
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 05/10/1998 | 5.10.98 TIMEINE TRAVEL to FIRST Manchester 19688) | 19688 | ||||||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Pendleton - Ordsall - Cannon St | 25/01/1999 | no change listed | 19290 | 69 71 72 73 | 69Q | ?? | Y | E | |
| FM | Clifton Junc - Pendleton - Ordsall - Cannon St | 31/08/1999 | no change listed: supported MS hrly 0938-1638 | 20103 | 69 71 72 73 | 69Q | ?? | Y | E | |
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 31/01/2000 | no change listed | 20444 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 31/08/2000 | City Centre terminus now Corporation Street (Not Cannon Street) | no tt | 73 | N | ||||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 30/10/2000 | no change listed | 21412 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 30/10/2000 | replacement | 21465 | 71 72 73 | 72 | replacement | Y | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 11/12/2000 | Route changed in Salford - City centre. Via Regent Rd - Liverpool Rd - Gt Bridgewater St - LMS - Fountain St - High St - Cannon St - Cross St. times changed | 21595 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 26/02/2001 | times changed | 22102 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | |||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 25/02/2002 | no change listed | 22798 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 02/04/2002 | no change listed | 22895 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 30/08/2002 | no change listed | 23372 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 02/09/2002 | afternoon and E times changed | 23294 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 16/12/2002 | no change listed | 23512 | 70 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 01/09/2003 | city route revised: terminate at Corporation St | 23994 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 01/09/2003 | Scruffy 204 reprint | 24239 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Scruffy reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| BLU | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Arndale | 31/01/2005 | All jnys now BLUE BUS | 24697 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 31/07/2005 | BLUE BUS sold to ARRIVA T/a ARRIVA NORTH WEST | no tt | 72 | N | ||||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 21/01/2006 | City Terminal now Shudehill Interchange : BLU=ANW | 25249 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 24/07/2006 | MF peak times changed | 25545 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 24/07/2006 | 107 reprint | 25814 | 71 72 73 | 72 | 107 reprint | Y | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 31/03/2008 | Divert via Chapel St - Oldfield Rd not Castlefield. Times changed | 26630 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| 31/03/2008 | 908 reprint | 26987 | 71 72 73 | 72 | 908 reprint | Y | ||||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 27/07/2009 | no change listed | 27519 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 13/03/2011 | times changed | 28245 | 71 72 73 | 72 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 30/01/2012 | Now via Clifton, Whitehead Rd. Times changed | 11-1237 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Clifton - Swinton - Claremont Rd - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill i/c | 29/04/2012 | no change listed: MS daytime hrly off peak | 12-0588 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 29/10/2012 | times changed | 12-1424 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 27/01/2013 | Curtailed to Whitehead Rd not Clifton Junc | 12-1980 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 01/09/2013 | no change listed | 13-1439 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Hope - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill | 27/04/2014 | times changed | 14-0525 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SLT | Clifton - Swinton - Claremont Rd - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill i/c | 12/04/2015 | All jnys now run by SLT. MS off peak daytime hrly | 15-0446 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SLT | Clifton - Swinton - Claremont Rd - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill i/c | 26/07/2015 | no change listed | 15-1061 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SLT | Clifton - Swinton - Claremont Rd - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill i/c | 03/04/2016 | no change listed | 16-0109 | 70 71 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SLT | Clifton - Swinton - Claremont Rd - Pendleton - Ordsall - Shudehill i/c | 31/10/2016 | addtl jnys replacing 71. Route in city changed - loop - Blacfriars St - Deansgate - Bridge St - terminus Salford Central Station | 16-1201 | 70 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SLT | Clifton - Swinton - Claremont Rd - Pendleton - Ordsall - Media City UK | 08/04/2018 | Route curtailed at Media City UK. No longer serves city. Times changed | 18-0095 | 70 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | 08/04/2018 | replacement | 18-0695 | 70 73 | 70 | replacement | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Clifton Junc - Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - MediaCityUK | 29/10/2018 | Diverted via Overdale in Swinton and Robert Hall St and Phoebe St to/from Salford Quays instead of Ordsall Lane. Replaced by 79 along Ordsal lLa and part of The Quays. Times changed | 18-1593 | 70 73 | 70 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 23/01/2020 | TEMPORARY: curtailed at Ordsall Robert Hall St due to Rd works on Salford Quays | 20-SC-0028 | 70 73 | 70 | 246542 | y | E | View timetable |
| DIA | Clifton — Swinton — Pendleton — Ordsall | 23/01/2020 | TEMPORARY: Buses will terminate at Robert Hall Street in Ordsall instead of Salford Quays due to Rd works in the Swinton area | 20-SC-0028 | 20SC0028 | N | View timetable | |||
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 14/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime | 265835 | 73 | 73 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 19/04/2020 | Route changed in Ordsall and Salford Quays. No longer via Overdale in Swinton. Times changed. | 20-SC-0048 | 70 73 | 70 | 266492 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 20/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime | 265836 | 73 | 73 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Clifton Junction - Swinton - Eccles - Pendleton - Salford Quays - MediaCityUK | 26/04/2020 | Revised Timetable will be introduced from Su 26 April on the 73, 74, 75 and 79 services. CANCELLED | no tt | COVID | |||||
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services | no tt | COVID | |||||
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 11/05/2020 | M-S ev2hrs NESu | 246828 | 73 | 73 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 26/05/2020 | M-S | 246829 | 73 | 73 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Manchester - Ordsall - Pendleton - Swinton - Clifton | 14/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime services | 266126 | 73 | 73 | COVID | Y | ||
| DIA | Clifton – MediaCityUK | 25/10/2020 | Following changes to TfGM contracts, service withdrawn. Passengers at Clifton are advised to use the revised 21/22 services, services 29 is being re-Routed to serve DorChester Rd and Barton La, services 70 will serve the Seedley area and revised services 79 will serve Ordsall. | 20-SC-0527 | 70 | 70 | 266715 | Y | View timetable |