Route 85
Route: Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Manchester - Hulme - Alexander Rd - Alexander Rd South - Wilbraham Rd - Cholton - Mauldeth Rd - Nell Lane - Cholton (Arrowfield Rd ) | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins, Esu ev30mins | 5085 | 85 86 306 | 85 | 1286 reprint | Y | P | |
| GMB | Piccadilly - Univ Phoenix - Cholton Arrowfield Rd | 26/10/1986 | M-S ev30mins: Esu ev30mins | -5085 | 85 86 306 | 85 | no job no. | y | P | |
| 26/10/1986 | G861026 | 85 86 306 | E | |||||||
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 05/04/1987 | Rerouted and extended from Cholton via Barlow Moor Rd , West Didsbury, East Didsbury, Didsbury Rd to STOCKPORT. MS daytime ev20mins, Esu ev30mins | G870405 | 85 86 87 88 | 85 | 153 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 20/05/1987 | times changed | G870520 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 10/01/1988 | no change listed | G880110 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 11/01/1988 | Addtl supported MF0833 IN by RIB | 6415 | 85 86 87 | 85 | 5149 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 08/02/1988 | Additional Stockport to East Didsbury journeys introduced | 153 | ||||||
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 11/04/1988 | Supported RIB jny not shown | G880411 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 21/08/1988 | Revised timetable | 7069 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | p | ||
| GMB RIB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 21/08/1988 | Revised timetable | G880821 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| BEE | STOCKPORT (Great Portwood Street) - STOCKPORT - EAST DISDURY - DIDSBURY - Aldermary Rd – Dolly Avenue – Hardy Lane – Cundiff Rd - Barlow Moor Rd - Cholton - Moss Side - Manchester (Albert Square) | 11/02/1989 | no tt | N | ||||||
| GMB RIB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 12/03/1989 | Revised timetable | 7755 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Univ - Piccadilly | 12/03/1989 | Commercial MS daytime ev20mins. ESu ev30mins | G890312 | 84 85 86 87 | 84W | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 03/09/1989 | Revised timetable | 8555 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Univ - Piccadilly | 03/09/1989 | no apparent change | G890903 | 84 85 86 87 | 84W | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 27/10/1989 | RIBBLE Withdrawn | 85 | 153 | Y | ||||
| Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 26/01/1990 | Rerouted and extended from Cholton via BarIow Moor Rd, West Didsbury, East Didsbury, Didsbury Rd to STOCKPORT | 85 | 153 | Y | |||||
| Stockport-Manchester | 26/01/1990 | Rerouted possibly but not extended as already to Stockport | ||||||||
| BEE | Stockport-Manchester | 31/03/1990 | No mention of Bee Line on service prior | |||||||
| BEE | Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 31/03/1990 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANYservice withdrawn | |||||||
| Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly | 21/07/1990 | From City now operates Whitworth St & Oxford St (Not Grosvenor St) Section between Stockport & ChoI1ton is | 85 | Y | ||||||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 29/07/1990 | From City now operates Whitworth Street & Oxford Street (Not Grosvenor Street) Section between Stockport & Cholton is withdrawn and replaced by Route No S20 | 9502 | 85 86 87 156 | 85 | 153 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/12/1990 | extended from Cholton Bus Stn to Hardy La. MS daytime ev20mins replacing 87. Esu unchanged | 10385 | 85 86 156 | 85 | 153 | Y | ||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/12/1990 | as pte leaflet | G901203 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 13/01/1991 | no change listed | 10467 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 24/03/1991 | minor timetable revision | 10758 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 24/03/1991 | early S corrections | 11029 | 85 86 156 | 85 | replacement | Y | ||
| BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 21/04/1991 | BEELINE Supported journeys | 153 | ||||||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 15/07/1991 | no change listed | 11222 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 27/08/1991 | GMB ESu extended from Cholton Bus Station to Hardy Lane. BEE MS ESu extended to Chorton | 11383 | 85 86 156 | 85 | 153 | Y | ||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 21/10/1991 | no change listed | 11557 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 12/04/1992 | Some early jnys withdrawn | 12314 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 24/08/1992 | no change listed | 12695 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 20/09/1992 | S morning revised | 12794 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 01/03/1993 | C-LINE MS Evening | |||||||
| BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 07/03/1993 | New Manchester to Cholton (NORTH WESTERN) NORTH WESTERN to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY | |||||||
| GMB NW | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 07/03/1993 | Addtl commercial NW daytime ev30mins Cholton BStn-Picc | 13304 | 85 86 | 85 | 10261 | Y | E | |
| BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/03/1993 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY New Manchester to Cholton MS | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| NW | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 01/06/1993 | NORTH WESTERN Manchester to Cholton route revised | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB NW | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 06/06/1993 | timetable revised | 13552 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 26/07/1993 | Route revised | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB NW | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 04/09/1993 | timetable revised | 13724 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 26/09/1993 | no change listed | 13840 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMS BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 13/12/1993 | GMB BUSES to GMB SOUTH | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMS BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 21/02/1994 | minor timetable revision. GMB = GMS, NW= BEE. | 14271 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 18/04/1994 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY 14288) Cholton – Manchester MF | 14288 | N | |||||
| GMS BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 08/07/1994 | no change listed | 14721 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| MTLM | Manchester(Cannon Street Day - Piccadilly Evening) - Cholton | 22/08/1994 | new MTLM SERVICE | 14504 | ||||||
| BEE | 19/09/1994 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY service withdrawn | ||||||||
| GMS | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 19/09/1994 | Timetables revised with addtl jnys: now ev15mins daytime. Esu ev30mins. No BEE jnys listed | 14973 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMS | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/12/1994 | no change listed | 15109 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| MTLM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 09/01/1995 | WITHDRAWN | 14504 | ||||||
| GMS | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 09/01/1995 | no change listed | 15219 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMS | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 05/03/1995 | timetable revised. Su ev30/20/30 mins | 15362 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | P | ||
| GMS | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 05/03/1995 | replacement | 15868 | 85 86 | 85 | replacement | Y | E | |
| GMS | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 29/09/1995 | no change listed | 16258 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMS BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/03/1996 | minor timetable revision. S ev15mins daytime. Supported Early S by BEE | 16469 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMS BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 09/03/1996 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (18801) 3 Saturday AM ChoI1ton (Hardy Lane) to Manchester | no tt | 85 | 16601 | N | |||
| SM BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/03/1996 | GM SOUTH to SM | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| SM BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 08/07/1996 | no change listed GMS=SM | 16929 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 01/09/1996 | Timetable route and operator revision. Addtl supported S jnys by BUL | 16993 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 01/09/1996 | 297 reprint | 17470 | 85 86 | 85 | 297 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 27/05/1997 | Timetable revised: Supported S now by SM | 17684 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 27/05/1997 | 1197 reprint | 18162 | 85 86 | 85 | 1197 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 02/05/1998 | Operator revised early Saturday | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 01/09/1998 | GLOSSOPDALE (19041) Saturday Manchester- Cholton Green | no tt | 85C | 19041 | N | |||
| SM | Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 06/09/1998 | commercial ESu changed: ev30mins to/from Hardy La. Su daytime ev20mins. Supported S MS 0635 0735 0805 S 0905 by GLO | 18952 | 85 86 87 103 | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 02/11/1998 | no change listed | 19042 | 85 86 87 103 | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 15/02/1999 | SM (19979) Saturday's AM | no tt | 85C | 19979 | N | |||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/04/1999 | MS daytime jnys divert via ArrowfieId Rd - not Hardy La. Which is now served by 87. Ev 15mins daytime, ev30mins E from Hardy La, Su ev30/20/30 from Hardy La | 19664 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 27/06/1999 | Some early S jnys now by AM not SM | 19759 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | 20468 | Y | E | |
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 05/09/1999 | Minor changes to some MF morning jnys | 19966 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 21/11/1999 | no change listed | 20244 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 09/04/2000 | MF peak and Su times changed | 20734 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 28/05/2000 | Minor changes to times | 20919 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 26/06/2000 | times changed | 21025 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | |||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 26/06/2000 | Replacement | 21073 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | replacement | Y | E | |
| SM AM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 17/09/2000 | Minor timetable changes Buses to Arrowfield Rd run as 85A or 86A | 21320 | 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 27/05/2001 | 85 Minor timetable changes: M-S daytime ev15mins. ESu ev20mins. Supported early S jnys by ANW | 22036 | 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 27/05/2001 | 85A Minor timetable changes: M-S daytime ev15mins. NESu | 22036 | 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 16/09/2001 | Route change to Hardy Lane - Mcr. 85A withdrawn. | 22394 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/02/2002 | no change listed | 22749 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 24/06/2002 | MS day journeys curtailed at Cholton (Bus Station) Bus 87 replaces bus 85 between Hardy Lane & Cholton Bus Station, Diverted via Whitworth St and Oxford rd both Ways. MS daytime jnys curtailed to Cholton BStn - Piccadilly. Times changed. Ev15/30mins MS. Su ev30/20/30 mins. All jnys by SM. | 23104 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | ??? | Y | E | |
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 12/08/2002 | no change listed | 23164 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 22/09/2002 | Times changed: PH to Su times | 23362 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 23/02/2003 | Most MS daytime curtailed at Cholton BStn. E service extended via Southern Cemetery to Withington Hosp | 23699 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 14/09/2003 | no change listed | 24015 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/10/2003 | 204 reprint | 24239 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | 204 reprint | Y | E | View timetable |
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during summer to 4 Sept | 24412 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | |||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 05/09/2004 | Some Su 85 jnys extended to Arrowfield Rd replacing 86 jnys. Times changed. | 24526 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | |||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept | 24874 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | |||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/09/2005 | no change listed | 25099 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 29/01/2006 | times changed: Su daytime extended to ESR but not serve Arrowfield Rd | 25259 | 85 86 | 85C | ??? | Y | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 12/06/2006 | MF daytime changes during summer to 1 Sept | 25488 | 85 86 | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/09/2006 | Normal MF times after Summer period | 25684 | 85 85C 86 86C | 85C | Y | |||
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 11/09/2006 | Addtl new circular 85C jnys by GM2 ev10mins . out via Brooks Bar, return via Alexandra Pk, Reverse = 86C | 25684 | 85 85C 86 86C | 85C | Y | |||
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 17/09/2006 | SM now ev10mins daytime: Su daytime ev20mins; E ev30mins, See also 86 SM plus MAGIC BUS ev5/10mins daytime and E; Su ev10mins daytime; SuE ev15mins | SM060917 | 85 86 | 85C | Y | |||
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 28/01/2007 | GMB jnys withdrawn. Times changed. MS daytime from Cholton ev10/15 mins. Su daytime ev20mins to Cholton, hrly extn to ESR. Daily E ev30mins | 25756 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 28/01/2007 | replacement: no change listed | 26012 | 85 86 | 85 | replacement | Y | E | |
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during summer to 31August | 26074 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 21/01/2008 | Soma Su jnys extended to Elizabeth Slinger Rd (No longer Arrowfield Rd) | no tt | 85 | ??? | N | |||
| SM | West Didsbury - Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 21/03/2008 | Public Holiday jnys introduced to Su times | 26570 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 30/03/2008 | Early morning, ESuPH times changed. All jnys now operate Cholton BStn-Mcr Replaced by Improved 23 & 23A between West Didsbury & Cholton. Ev10/15/30mins | 26570 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 31/08/2008 | Early M-F jnys times changed: addtl 0545 from Cholton - Mcr | 26873 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 26/01/2009 | no change listed | 27141 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 24/04/2009 | no change listed | 27626 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 24/04/2009 | 410 reprint | 27863 | 85 86 | 85 | 410 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 05/09/2010 | times changed: MS freq/ev15/ev30mins. Su ev30/20/30mins | 28057 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 01/05/2011 | no change listed | 28330 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 24/07/2011 | no change listed | 28456 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 29/01/2012 | no change listed | 11-1245 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 02/09/2012 | no change listed | 12-1297 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 02/09/2012 | 213 reprint | 130157 | 85 86 | 85 | 213 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 01/09/2013 | times changed | 13-1479 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 20/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014. | no tt | 85 86 | summer | N | |||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. | no tt | 85 86 | 85 | summer | N | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 26/10/2014 | no change listed | 14-1757 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer to 29 August 2015. | no tt | 85 86 | 85 | N | |||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 30/08/2015 | S times changed: ev15mins/ freq/ev30mins | 15-1216 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 25/10/2015 | Times changed. | 15-1524 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 24/07/2016 | MF times changed during Summer to 3 September | no tt | 85 | summer | N | |||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 04/09/2016 | Times changed. | 16-0997 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 30/10/2016 | Some MS daytime jnys rerouted via Withington Rd. renumbered 85A. | 16-1212 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 29/01/2017 | Times changed. 85A extended to serve Hardy Lane and Arrowfield Rd in Cholton replacing bus 84. | 17-0046 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 23/04/2017 | Times changed. MS evening jnys are extended to Arrowfield Rd via Hardy Lane. | 17-0461 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton-Manchester | 23/07/2017 | Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017 | 17-0987 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 03/09/2017 | All jnys will run via the 85 route with buses no longer running via Withington Rd. | 17-1287 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 08/04/2018 | Times changed on MF daytime jnys from Cholton | 18-0389 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton-Manchester | 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 | 18-0895 | 85 86 | E | View timetable | |||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Moss Side - Manchester | 02/09/2018 | Times changed. jnys running to/from Arrowfield Rd renumbered 85A. | 18-1109 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Moss Side - Alexandra Park - Cholton | 28/10/2018 | 85 and 85A Times changed | 18-1284 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Moss Side - Alexandra Park - Cholton | 27/01/2019 | 85 and 85A Times changed with additional evening jnys introduced | 18-1834 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Moss Side - Alexandra Park - Cholton | 28/04/2019 | Times of some M-F 85 85A jnys changed. | 19-0480 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Moss Side - Alexandra Park - Cholton | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0102 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | summer | Y | E | View timetable |
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 01/09/2019 | Times changed | 19-SC-0209 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | 246444 | Y | E | View timetable |
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 23/03/2020 | M-F ev10mins to Cholton extn Arrowfield Rd ev30mins. E ev15mins hrly to Ard | 246888 | 85 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | 85A Cholton - Manchester | 28/03/2020 | 85/85A: M-S hrly services between Arrowfield Rd and Manchester, ev30mins services between Cholton Bus Station and Manchester throughout the day and E | 246889 | 85 85A | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 28/03/2020 | 85/85A: hrly services between Arrowfield Rd and Manchester, ev30mins services between Cholton Bus Station and Manchester throughout the day and E | 246891 | 85 85A | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 11/04/2020 | 85/85A: ev30mins services between Cholton bus station and Manchester with hrly extensions to/from Arrowfield Rd | 246892 | 85 85A | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: 85: ev 30mins no 85A services | 246890 | 85 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 19/04/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued | 20-SC-0096 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | 266454 | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 01/06/2020 | 85/85A: ev10mins daytime services; ev30mins E services. 85A (Arrowfield Rd jnys): ev30mins daytime services; hrly E services | 265338 | 85 85A | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 15/06/2020 | 85: ev10mins with ev30mins running as 85A. E: ev30mins; SuPH ev20mins: 85A: E hrly; Nsu | 266055 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | 01/02/2021 | M-F daytime reverts to combined ev10mins with 85A running ev30mins. No change SSuPH | 21-SC-0037 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | 266843 | y | View timetable | ||
| SM | 20/02/2021 | S timetables changed: 85/85A each ev30mins. M-F & Su services no change | 284005 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | ||||
| SM | 08/03/2021 | M-F reduced frequency due to covid. 85 from ev 10 mins to ev 30 mins, with 85A remaining ev30mins giving combined ev 15mins. No change SSu. | 21-SC-0191 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | 266842 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Piccadilly - Hulme - Cholton - Arrowfield Estate | 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 | 21-SC-0448 | 85 85A 86 | Summer | View timetable | |||
| SM | 05/09/2021 | M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 | 21-SC-0733 | 85 85A 86 | Y | View timetable | ||||
| SM | Piccadilly Gardens - Hulme - Whalley Range - Cholton | 17/01/2022 | During the day, M-S times revised to run ev12mins. Early morning, evening and Sunday journeys are not affected. | 22-SC-0026 | 85 85A 86 | E | View timetable | |||
| SM | Piccadilly Gardens - Hulme - Cholton - Arrowfield Estate 85A | 17/01/2022 | During the day, M-S times revised to run ev12mins. Early morning, evening and Sunday journeys are not affected. | 22-SC-0026 | 85 85A 86 | E | View timetable | |||
| SM | Piccadilly - Hulme - Whalley Range - Cholton | 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 | 22-SC-0397 | 85 85A 86 | E | View timetable | |||
| SM | Piccadilly Gardens - Hulme - Whalley Range - Cholton | 04/09/2022 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the Summer period with additional changes to some M-F peak times. M-S every 12 minutes | 22-SC-0460 | 85 85A 86 | E | View timetable | |||
| SM | 30/10/2022 | Curtailed: , 85/85A/86 (Manchester to Cholton Only) | not implemented | no tt | ||||||
| SM | Cholton - Whalley Range - Hulme - Piccadilly | 29/01/2023 | Times will change on SuPH.: now ev20mins | 22-SC-0695 | 85 85A 86 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Whalley Range - Hulme - Piccadilly | 29/01/2023 | no change listed 85A | 22-SC-0695 | 85 85A 86 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Whalley Range - Hulme - Piccadilly | 29/01/2023 | Commercial 85/85A provide combined 12 min frequency M-S daytimes and 15/30 min frequencies M-S E. 85 operates ev20mins on Su daytimes and 30 mins Su mornings and evenings. (No 85A on Su) Su timetable towards Cholton amended to increase the Su morning service to ev20mins. Su timetable towards MCR amended so the transition from 20 to 30 min frequency happens one hour earlier. | 22-SC-0695 | 85 85A 86 | Y | E | View timetable |