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Route 79

Route: Salford area - Stretford

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
ANW Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 30/01/2012 New supported M-S daytime hrly replacing 72 and 69 11-1238 79 79 363 Y View timetable
ANW Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 29/04/2012 minor changes to times 12-0589 79 79 Y E View timetable
ANW Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 29/04/2012 1013 reprint 131947 79 79 1013 reprint Y
ANW Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 28/04/2014 Rerouted via Phoebe St in Ordsall in both directions. Buses no longer run via Regent Rd, Ordsall La, Wilburn St and Middlewood St. Times changed. 14-0527 79 79 363 Y E View timetable
ANW Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 26/01/2015 Some S jnys withdrawn. Now 0914 hrly 1614 14-1781 79 79 Y E View timetable
GOO Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 20/07/2015 Addtl jnys. All jnys run by Go Goodwins. 15-0767 79 79 Y E View timetable
GOO Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 30/01/2017 Some MF peak period jnys are retimed. 16-1742 79 79 Y E View timetable
ANW Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 24/04/2017 MF 0759 from Swinton is retimed. 17-0535 79 79 Y E View timetable
DIA Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Old Trafford - Stretford 29/10/2018 jyns withdrawn: M-F 0830 S0844 from Salford -Swinton; S 1716 from Stretford 18-1329 79 79 y View timetable
DIA Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 29/10/2018 Times changed: Divert direct via Manchester Rd not Swinton Park. Route in Pendleton - Ordsall - Quays revised. Now via Fitzwarrem St- Langworthy Rd - South LW Rd - Boadway not Chirchill way - Liverpool St - Oldfield Rd. Some MF peak jnys extended to Clifton. Bus 73 replaces 79 along Overdale 18-1594 79 79 replacement Y E View timetable
DIA Swinton - Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 27/01/2019 Route changed to serve Warwick Rd and Talbot Rd instead of Chester Rd . jnys towards Swinton are also rerouted in Pendleton to run via Eccles Old Rd instead of Seedley Rd .  19-0020 79 79 Y E View timetable
DIA Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Salford Quays - Stretford 14/04/2020 Tu-S ev2hrs daytime 265841 79 COVID
DIA Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Salford Quays - Stretford 19/04/2020 Route changed between Pendleton, Ordsall and Salford Quays. Rerouted to via Swinton Park.Off-Peak journeys to/from Clifton withdrawn. Times changed. Daily ev2hrs daytime 265842 79 COVID
DIA Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Salford Quays - Stretford 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 Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Salford Quays - Stretford 08/05/2020 PH Su services on supported TfGM services no tt COVID
DIA Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Salford Quays - Stretford 11/05/2020 M-S daytime ev2hrs full Route: SuPH ev2hrs Irlams o'th'height - Pendleton only (new services SUPH) 246839 79 COVID
DIA Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Salford Quays - Stretford 24/05/2020 M-S daytime ev2hrs full Route: SuPH ev2hrs Irlams o'th'height - Pendleton only 246840 79 COVID
DIA Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Salford Quays - Stretford 26/05/2020 No changes to current temporary timetable 246840 79 COVID
DIA Swinton - Stretford 14/06/2020 79: hrly M-S daytime services; ev2hrs Su daytime (Salford Shopping Centre-Irlams o'th' Heights - new services) 266129 79 79 COVID Y
DIA Swinton - Stretford 30/08/2020 SuPH hrly 1045 - 1645 266317 79 79 COVID Y
DIA Stretford - Salford Quays - Ordsall - Pendleton 25/10/2020 Route curtailed to run btwn Pendleton, Ordsall, Salford Quays and Stretford only. Rerouted in Pendleton via Fitzwarren St and Liverpool St instead of Churchill Way and Cross La. Replaced by Buses 74 and 75 btwn Irlams o’ th’ Height, Duchy Rd and Pendleton and bus 29 btwn Swinton Park and Swinton. Early morning and ESuPH jnys introduced.  20-SC-0529 79 79 266671 Y View timetable
DIA Pendleton - Ordsall - Salford Quays - Stretford 31/01/2021 minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability: M-S hrly; ESu ev2hrs 20-SC-0751 79 79 266838 y View timetable
DIA Pendleton - Ordsall - Old Trafford - Gorse Hill - Stretford 29/08/2021 Subsidised hrly M-S daytime and ev2hrs ESu experiencing punctuality issues across their Salford area subsidised timetables Peak service particularly affected Addtl running time at peak times Consequently, M-F E peak one round trip removed allowing addtl time to be distributed across the remaining jnys Now irreg: depart Pendleton at: 1520, 1636, 1803, 1925 & 2125 (previously 1525, 1625, 1733, 1837, 1925, 2125) And Stretford at: 1455, 1601, 1720, 1845, 1959, 2159 (previously 1501, 1605, 1706, 1813, 1913, 2001, 2201) No change to Tendered Service Budget 21-SC-0612 79 Y View timetable
DIA Pendleton - Ordsall - Old Trafford - Gorse Hill - Stretford 29/08/2021 Subsidised hrly M-S daytime and ev2hrs ESu experiencing punctuality issues across their Salford area subsidised timetables Peak service particularly affected Addtl running time at peak times Consequently, M-F E peak one round trip removed allowing addtl time to be distributed across the remaining jnys Now irreg: depart Pendleton at: 1520, 1636, 1803, 1925 & 2125 (previously 1525, 1625, 1733, 1837, 1925, 2125) And Stretford at: 1455, 1601, 1720, 1845, 1959, 2159 (previously 1501, 1605, 1706, 1813, 1913, 2001, 2201) No change to Tendered Service Budget 21-SC-0612 79 View timetable
DIA Pendleton - Ordsall - Old Trafford - Gorse Hill - Stretford 20/09/2021 divert via Regent Rd and Albion Way resuming normal route at Liverpool Rd, this is due to congestion at the Crescent. This is for the next 5 weeks, 79 service to Stretford unaffected. Sat unaffected.  no tt
DIA Pendleton - Ordsall - Old Trafford - Gorse Hill - Stretford 30/01/2022 minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality: 22-SC-0004 79 E View timetable
DIA Pendleton - Ordsall - Old Trafford - Gorse Hill - Stretford 30/10/2022 Times changed. minor changes to improve overall service reliability and punctuality, by generally extending jny times at busy times of the day. 22-SC-0574 79 E View timetable
DIA Pendleton - Ordsall - Old Trafford - Gorse Hill - Stretford 24/09/2023 Times of M-S jnys change. 23-SC-0462 79 Y E View timetable

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