Route 78
Route: Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston circ
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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| GMB | Manchester - Strangeways - Hightown - CHEETHAM HILL - Crescent Rd - Harpurhey - Moston Lane - Nuthurst Rd - NEW Moston - St Marys Rd - NEWTON HEATH - Culcheth Lane - Amos Avenue - Scotland Hall Rd - Briscoe Lane - Bradford Rd - Manchester | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuBH. CH-Picc. See Route No 77 reverse direction | 5075 | 75 77 78 | 75 | 903 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston circ | 26/10/1986 | 1086 reprint | 5075 | 75 77 78 | 75 | 1086 reprint | Y | E | |
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston circ | 29/03/1987 | no apparent change | 5948 | 75 77 78 | 75 | Y | |||
| GMB | 29/03/1987 | no apparent change | G870329 | 75 77 78 | 75 | Y | E | |||
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston circ | 15/06/1987 | Withdrawn Service renumbered 87. ESuBH full circle | G870615 | 75 77 87 | 75 | 903 | Y | P | |
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Failsworth | 21/06/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly | G870621 | 78 79 81 | 75 | 4167 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 30/08/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly CH-Failsworth | G870830 | 78 79 81 | 79 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 16/02/1988 | no apparent change | 6676 | 78 | 78 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 31/05/1988 | no apparent change | G880531 | 78 79 81 | 78 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 30/08/1988 | Timetable revised. ESu CH-Failsworth now supported hrly | 7058 | 78 | 78 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 30/08/1988 | no apparent change | G880830 | 78 79 81 753 754 772 | 78 | Green | Y | E | |
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 30/08/1988 | no apparent change | G880830 | 78 79 81 | 78 | black | ???? | P | |
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 06/02/1989 | Revised via Waterloo Rd (Not Cheetham Hill Rd) | 4167 | ||||||
| GMB | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 13/02/1989 | Manchester Terminus moved to Arndale | 7623 | 78 | 78 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 13/02/1989 | Manchester Terminus moved to Arndale | G890213 | 78 79 81 | 78 | Y | p | ||
| GMB RIB CIT | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 18/06/1989 | Su service GMB to RIBBLE (7054) M-S E GMB to CITIBUS (7069) . ESu extended to Mcr | 8086 | 78 | 78 | 7069 7054 | Y | E | |
| BEE | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 30/09/1989 | RIBBLE T/a BEELINE to NORTH WESTERN T/a BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (5725) | no tt | 78 | 78 | 5725 | N | ||
| GMB | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 25/11/1989 | GM BUSES MS Day withdrawn -- MS ESu no change | no tt | 78 | 78 | N | |||
| BEE | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 25/11/1989 | NORTH WESTERN T/a BEELINE to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY(8010) | no tt | 78 | 78 | 8010 | N | ||
| CIT | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Brookdale Park - Failsworth | 27/11/1989 | Supported ESu hrly service 52 revised and extended to Failsworth partially replacing 78 | 8888 | 52 | 52C | Y | |||
| BEE | Arndale -Cheetham Hill - Harpurhey - Moston - Failsworth | 12/02/1990 | CITIBUS MS Evening service Renumbered Route 52 -- Sunday no change. Supported BEE Su hrly Arndale - CH-Failsworth run as 78 . | 9301 | 52 | 52C | Y | |||
| CIT | Cheetham Hill - Harpurhey - Moston - Failsworth | 17/06/1990 | Sunday BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY replaced by GMBuses Route No 52 Supported Su 78 curtailed Failsworth - Cheetham Hill run as 52. Now run by CIT | 9691 | 52 | 52C | Y | |||
| CIT | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Harpurhey - Moston - Failsworth - Oldham | 23/06/1991 | Some Sunday jnys on Route No 62 now operate as Route No 78 between MCR & Oldham) (CITIBUS) Some Su jnys extended to Mcr - Oldham hrly as 78 Supported CIT | 11187 | 52 78 | 52C | Y | |||
| CIT | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Harpurhey - Moston - Failsworth - Oldham | 21/10/1991 | Some Su jnys extended to Mcr - Oldham hrly as 78 Supported CIT | 11844 | 52 78 | 52C | Y | |||
| CIT | Arndale - Cheetham Hill - Harpurhey - Moston - Failsworth - Oldham | 22/12/1991 | CITBUS Sunday service withdrawn (See Route No 52) | no tt | 52C | N | ||||
| BBC | Manchester - Oldham | 08/06/1998 | BLUEBIRD (19160) Manchester - Oldham Daily | no tt | 78 | 74H | 19160 | N |