Route 86
Route: Piccadilly - Cholton - East Didsbury - Stockport - Stepping Hill hosp
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 - Barlow Moor Rd - West Didsbury - EAST DIDSBURY - Didsbury Rd - STOCKPORT - Hall Street - Offerton Lane - Dialstone Lane - STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins, Esu hrly, Stepping hill - ST; ST-Picc; Southern Cemetry - picc. | 5085 | 85 86 306 | 85 | 1286 reprint | Y | ||
| GMB | Piccadilly - Cholton - East Didsbury - Stockport - Stepping Hill hosp | 26/10/1986 | M-S daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly in 3 parts Picc - SCemetry; Picc - Stockport; Stockport - SH Hosp | -5085 | 85 86 306 | 85 | no job no. | y | ||
| GMB | 26/10/1986 | G861026 | 153 | E | ||||||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 05/04/1987 | Stockport - Stepping Hill section withdrawn (See New Route No 305) also diverted from Cholton via Mauldeth Rd , Nell Lane to Cholton (Arrowfield Rd ) (See Route No 85) Now MS daytime ev30mins, NESu MS ESu covered by Route No 88 | G870405 | 85 86 87 88 | 85 | 153 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 20/05/1987 | Addtl Esu ev30mins replacing withdrawn 88 | G870520 | 85 86 87 | 85 | 153 | Y | E | |
| GMB | 10/01/1988 | no change listed | G880110 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 11/01/1988 | supported early daily jny by GMB | 6415 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 11/04/1988 | no apparent change | G880411 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 21/08/1988 | Revised timetable | 7069 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 21/08/1988 | Revised timetable: now 4 /hr giving bus ev10mins daytime with 87 on common section | G880821 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 12/03/1989 | Revised timetable | 7755 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Univ - Piccadilly | 12/03/1989 | Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. ESu ev30mins | G890312 | 84 85 86 87 | 84W | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 03/09/1989 | Revised timetable | 8555 | 85 86 87 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Univ - Piccadilly | 03/09/1989 | no apparent change | G890903 | 84 85 86 87 | 84W | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Manchester - Southern Cemetery | 11/12/1989 | Stockport to Albert Square) (Northbound) & PiccadiIIy to Cholton (Southbound) Replaces BEELINE Route No's 20 & 147 | no tt | 85 | 153 | N | |||
| GMB | Manchester - Southern Cemetery | 17/06/1990 | From City now operates Whitworth Street & Oxford Rd not Grosvenor Street | no tt | 85 | 153 | ||||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 29/07/1990 | no change listed | 9502 | 85 86 87 156 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 03/12/1990 | now ev12mins daytime. Esu unchanged | 10385 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 03/12/1990 | as pte leaflet | G901203 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 13/01/1991 | no change listed | 10467 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/03/1991 | minor timetable revision | 10758 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/03/1991 | early S corrections | 11029 | 85 86 156 | 85 | replacement | Y | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 15/07/1991 | no change listed | 11222 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 27/08/1991 | no change listed | 11383 | 85 86 156 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 16/09/1991 | Buses will run to & from Cholton (Arrowfield Rd ) with extras operating to Cholton Bus Station only | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 21/10/1991 | no change listed | 11557 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 12/04/1992 | S service revised. Now ev15/12/30 mins. Addtl FS NIGHT (Univ term): 0015 0115 0215 to Southern Cemetry; 0040 0140 IN to Picc | 12314 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/08/1992 | addtl commercial NW jnys: MF daytime hrly Arrowfield Rd - Picc, hrly S Cholton BStn - Picc | 12695 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/08/1992 | New Manchester to Cholton (Arrowfield Rd ) (NORTH WESTERN) (11295) | no tt | 85 | 11295 | N | |||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/08/1992 | Piccadilly to Cholton (Arrowfield Rd ) (NORTH WESTERN) (11295) | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 20/09/1992 | Addtl GMB jnys competing with NW. Now ev10mins MF daytime | 12794 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 07/03/1993 | minor timetable revision: | 13304 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 01/06/1993 | NORTH WESTERN route revised | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 06/06/1993 | timetable revised. FS Night service now by TAM: 0000 0100 0200 0245 OUT too BStn, 0025 F 0125FS 0220S IN | 13552 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 26/07/1993 | Route revised | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 04/09/1993 | timetable revised: both NW jnys terminate at Bus Stn. FS NIGHT service reduced to 2400 to Stretford Arndale | 13724 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 26/09/1993 | minor timetable revision | 13840 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM SOUTH | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 21/02/1994 | minor timetable revision. GMB = GMS, NW= BEE. NIGHT service not listed | 14271 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 18/04/1994 | NORTH WESTERN to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (14287) | no tt | 85 | 14287 | N | |||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 08/07/1994 | Addtl E jnys irreg on F by TAM. FS NIGHT reintroduced: 0015 to Sale, 0115 0230 to Altrincham. OUT only | 14721 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB NW | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 05/09/1994 | TAME VALLEY jnys withdrawn | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| GMB | 19/09/1994 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANYService withdraw | ||||||||
| GMS MTLM TAM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 19/09/1994 | Timetables revised with addtl commercial MTLM jnys ev10mins M-S daytime to 1846 the ev20mins to 2140 to Cannon St.BEE jnys Withdrawn. GMS MS daytime ev6mins. TAM F jnys not listed | 14973 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMS BEE MTLM TAM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 03/12/1994 | operator revision: early Ssu supported jnys by BEE | 15109 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMS BEE TAM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 09/01/1995 | MTLM jnys withdrawn. GMS continue ev6mins. | 15219 | 85 86 | 85 | 14504 | Y | ||
| GMS BEE TAM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 05/03/1995 | timetable revised: MS daytime ev6/7/12mins daytime . Addtl MS E ev30mins univ termtime only. | 15362 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| GMS BEE TAM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 05/03/1995 | replacement | 15868 | 85 86 | 85 | replacement | Y | E | |
| GMS BEE SMT | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 29/09/1995 | Night service now by South Mcr Tpt: 0010 to Sale, 0110 0225 to Altrincham | 16258 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMS BEE SMT | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 03/03/1996 | minor timetable revision. S ev15mins. Addtl MS termtime E jnys withdrawn. Revert to ev30mins. | 16469 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE BUL GLO | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 25/03/1996 | GMB SOUTH to SM | no tt | 85 | N | ||||
| SM BEE GLO | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 08/07/1996 | GMS = SM FS NIGHT now by Glossopdale. | 16929 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE BUL GLO | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 01/09/1996 | Timetable revised. AM Daily jny now BEE | 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 BEE BUL GLO | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 20/09/1996 | Timetable revised. FS Night service now: 0015 0045 to Sale, 0115 0145 0230 0300 to Altrincham by GLO | 16993 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM BEE GLO | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 27/05/1997 | Timetable revised: Some peak oly from BStn not Arrowfield Rd. Daytime ev7/12mins | 17684 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE GLO | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly / Cannon St | 27/05/1997 | 1197 reprint | 18162 | 85 86 | 85 | 1197 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 06/09/1998 | commercial E changed: ev20mins Su ev30/20/30mins. FS NIGHT 0015 0045 to Sale. 0115 0145 0230 0300 to Altrincham | 18952 | 85 86 87 103 | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 02/11/1998 | no change listed | 19042 | 85 86 87 103 | 85C | Y | E | ||
| UKN | MANCHETER - Cholton | 09/04/1999 | Operational Details: MS | |||||||
| SM UKN AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/04/1999 | MS daytime curtailed at Cholton Bus Stn with addtl jnys. 85 replaces 86 at Arrowfield Rd. Addtl UKN jnys giving combined ev5 mins daytime service. E SM ev20mins. Supported S 0630 by AM | 19664 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 27/06/1999 | S0630 withdrawn and some early jnys now by SM not AM. UKN retimed | 19759 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 05/09/1999 | Addtl NIGHT jnys: 0020 ev20mins 0220 to Sale 0240 0300 to Altrincham all by SM | 19966 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 20/09/1999 | UKN jnys withdrawn | 19966 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 21/11/1999 | no change listed | 20244 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd - 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 - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 28/05/2000 | Minor changes to times | 20919 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd - 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 | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 17/09/2000 | All journeys terminate at Cholton (See New Route No 86A) | |||||||
| SM | MANCHETER - Cholton (Arrowfield Rd ) | 17/09/2000 | NEW 86A | |||||||
| SM AM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 17/09/2000 | NIGHT Bus: Times changed - more buses run to Sale: Now FS 2400 ev20mins 0140 to Sale: 0155 0215 0300 to Altrincham | 21320 | 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 17/09/2000 | Minor timetable changes: Buses to Arrowfield Rd now 85A or 86A. Addtl night services to Sale: 2400 ev20mins 0140 to Sale, 0155 0215 0300 to Altrincham | 21320 | 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A | 85C | 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 | ||
| 27/05/2001 | 86A no change listed: ESu ev20mins | 22036 | 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 27/05/2001 | 86 Minor timetable changes: M-S daytime ev10mins, Peak ev5 mins, E ev15mins, Su ev30mins - ev20mins 1300-1800 | 22036 | 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton-Manchester | 21/06/2001 | Not sure what withdrawn? Possibly 86A but date below makes more sense as 85A withdrawn 16/9/2001 | |||||||
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 21/06/2001 | WITHDRAWN | no tt | 85C | Y | ||||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 16/09/2001 | Some now to Arrowfield Rd - Mcr. 86A withdrawn. Times changed. Night bus times changed. 0020 ev20mins to 0200 to Sale 0220 0240 0300 to Altrincham | 22394 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM AM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/02/2002 | Minor timetable changes | 22749 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| UKN | Manchester (Portland Towers) - Brooks Bar - Cholton (Bus Station) | 17/06/2002 | NEW MS | 25 | ||||||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 24/06/2002 | MS daytime jnys curtailed to Cholton BStn - Piccadilly. AM jnys now by SM. | 23104 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 24/06/2002 | Addtl UKNorth jnys: ev 4 to 8 mins combined MS daytime. E ev30mins Arrowfield Rd, ev30mins BStn. Su ev 30/20/30 mins. PH ev 15/30mins | 23104 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 12/08/2002 | UKN jnys extended to Hardy Lane | 23164 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | 25 | Y | E | |
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 22/09/2002 | UKN now run to/from Arrofield Rd not Hardy Lane. Addtl MS E jnys. PH to Su times. | 23362 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | 25 | Y | E | |
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 17/01/2003 | UKN M-S Day jnys withdrawn | no tt | 85C | N | ||||
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 23/02/2003 | Most MS daytime curtailed at Cholton BStn. E service extended via Southern Cemetery to Withington Hosp. Addtl NIGHT service by UKN: 0015 ev20mins 0115 0155 to Sale, 0135 0215 0235 0255 to Altrincham | 23699 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 07/03/2003 | UKN jnys withdrawn | 23779/5 | 86 | 85C | cl | Y | E | |
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 14/09/2003 | Addtl NIGHT UKN jny: 0135 to Altrincham rest by SM | 24015 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 25/09/2003 | UKN jnys withdrawn | no tt | 85C | 25 | N | |||
| SM UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/10/2003 | UKN 0135 withdrawn | 24095 | 86 | 85C | Y | |||
| 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 UKN | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during summer to 4 Sept | 24412 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | |||
| MTLM | (Cannon Street) (Day) (Piccadilly) (Evening) - Cholton | 22/08/2004 | Operational Details: MS | 14504 | ||||||
| MTLM | Cholton-Manchester | 22/08/2004 | Incorrect date | |||||||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 05/09/2004 | Additional MS Evening & Sunday journeys introduced. Some Su 85 jnys extended to Arrowfield Rd replacing 86 jnys. Times changed. No UKN jnys listed. ESuPH times changed | 24526 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | |||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 14/09/2004 | Additional jnys introduced | no tt | 85C | N | ||||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept | 24874 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | |||
| SM GM2 | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 16/09/2005 | Addtl UKN aka GM2 FS night 0015 ev15mins 0200 to Sale; 0215 02300245 0300 to Altrincham. Addtl Su daytimes ev15mins by GM2 | 25099 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 23/09/2005 | Addtl SM Su daytime jnys | 25099 | 85 86 87 87A | 85C | Y | E | ||
| GM2 | Manchester - Cholton | 16/10/2005 | NEW UK NORTH t/a GM BUSES | 14 | ||||||
| SM GM2 | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 29/01/2006 | no change listed | 25259 | 85 86 | 85C | Y | |||
| SM GM2 | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 12/06/2006 | MF daytime changes during summer to 1 Sept | 25488 | 85 86 | 85C | summer | Y | E | |
| SM | Arrowfield Rd - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 26/06/2006 | GM2 jnys withdrawn | 25488 | 85 86 | 85C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 03/09/2006 | Normal MF times after Summer period Most run Cholton BStn-Picc. Addtl jnys | 25684 | 85 85C 86 86C | 85C | summer | Y | ||
| GM2 | Manchester - Cholton | 04/09/2006 | UK NORTH t/a GM BUSES ms day | 23 | ||||||
| SM GM2 | Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly | 11/09/2006 | Addtl new circular 86C jnys by GM2 ev10mins . Reverse = 85C: out via Alexandra Prk, return via BrooksBar Reverse = 85C. Addtl ESuPH by GM2 ev15mins. 0925-2255 | 25684 | 85 85C 86 86C | 85C | Y | |||
| SM MAG | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 17/09/2006 | SM plus MAGIC BUS ev5/10mins daytime and E; Su ev10mins daytime; SuE ev15mins (see also 85) | SM060917 | 85 86 | 85C | Y | |||
| GM2 | 01/12/2006 | LICENCE REVOKED UKN GM2 | 23 | |||||||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 28/01/2007 | GM2 jnys withdrawn. Times changed. MS daytime at freq intervals . ESu ev10mins. Su E ev15mins | 25756 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 28/01/2007 | replacement: addtl commercial FS Night: OUT: 0020 ev15mins 0205 to Sale, 0220 ev15mins 0305 to Altrincham by SM. | 26012 | 85 86 | 85 | replacement | Y | E | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during summer to 31August | 26074 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 30/03/2008 | Addtl early jnys : at frequent intervals. ESuPH ev10mins | 26570 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Cholton-Manchester | 06/06/2008 | Incorrect date | |||||||
| GMB | 06/06/2008 | Night journeys are introduced Friday, Saturday and Sunday between Manchester (Shudehill Interchange) and Stretford | ||||||||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 31/08/2008 | Addtl M-F 0745 0810 from Cholton Grn - Mcr | 26873 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 31/08/2008 | Extra MF Peak journeys introduced from Cholton Green (Replaces Route No 46 journeys) | no tt | N | |||||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 26/01/2009 | Minor changes to times. Late Night jnys from Shudehill withdrawn | 27141 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/04/2009 | FS NIGHT nuses retimed: 0025 0055 0105 0125 0145 to Sale, 0205 0225 0245 to Altrincham. Commercial JPT S0700 IN | 27237 | 85 86 | 85 | CL | Y | E | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/04/2009 | FS NIGHT nuses retimed: 0025 0055 0105 0125 0145 to Sale, 0205 0225 0245 to Altrincham. Commercial JPT S0700 IN | 27626 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Alexandra Pk - Piccadilly | 24/04/2009 | 410 reprint | 27863 | 85 86 | 85 | 410 reprint | Y | ||
| JPT SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 20/11/2009 | S AM journey Cholton to Manchester (JP Travel) | no tt | N | |||||
| JPT SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 14/05/2010 | JP Travel • AddItIonaI jnys introduced | no tt | N | |||||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 25/07/2010 | JP Travel jnys withdrawn | no tt | N | |||||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 05/09/2010 | times changed: at freq intervals all day. SuPH E ev15mins | 28057 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 30/01/2011 | Early morning journeys from Southern Cemetery will commence at Christie Fields (Not Bus Station) | 28263 | 86 | 85 | cl | Y | E | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 31/01/2011 | Addtl MF500 from Scemetry, 0500 0530 0600 from Christie Fields (first stop on Barlow Moor Rd) - not S Cemetry BS | 28057 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 01/05/2011 | Times changed. Jnys from Arrowfield Rd withdrawn and partly replaced by revised 84. Addtl jnys listed from Cholton Grn: MF0745 0810 | 28330 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/07/2011 | Times changed with some peak jnys extended to/from Southern Cemetry | 28456 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 29/01/2012 | Times of early morning jnys with addtl jnys. | 11-1245 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 17/06/2012 | Times changed. Temporary Summer timetable is also introduced running until 1 September 2012. | no tt | 85 | summer | N | |||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 22/07/2012 | Rerouted via Stretford Rd not Bonsall St in Hulme | 12-1297 | 85 86 | 85 | ???? | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 02/09/2012 | minor timetable changes | 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 - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 21/07/2013 | Times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August 2013 | no tt | 85 | summer | N | |||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 01/09/2013 | times changed | 13-1479 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 20/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014. | no tt | 85 86 | 85 | summer | N | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. | no tt | 85 86 | 85 | summer | N | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 26/10/2014 | Minor changes to route: from city now via MMU at Birley Campus | 14-1757 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer to 29 August 2015. | no tt | 85 86 | 85 | summer | N | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 30/08/2015 | MS times changed: freq/ ev12mins / ev30mins | 15-1216 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 25/10/2015 | Times changed. | 15-1524 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 24/07/2016 | MF times changed during Summer to 3 September | no tt | 85 | summer | N | |||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 04/09/2016 | Times changed. | 16-0997 | 85 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 30/10/2016 | no change listed | 16-1212 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 29/01/2017 | Late FS Night jnys curtailed at Sale. Times changed | 17-0046 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 23/04/2017 | MF 0555 from Picc withdrawn. Addtl 0455 from city. Minor changes to times | 17-0461 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 23/07/2017 | Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017 | 17-0987 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 03/09/2017 | no change listed | 17-1287 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 08/04/2018 | no changes listed | 18-0389 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2018 | 18-0895 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 02/09/2018 | Times changed. New 86 timetable | 18-1109 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 28/10/2018 | times changed | 18-1284 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Hulme - Whalley Range - Cholton | 27/01/2019 | Times of some M-F peak jnys changed | 18-1834 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Hulme - Whalley Range - Cholton | 28/04/2019 | Times of some M-S jnys changed. | 19-0480 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | summer | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Hulme - Whalley Range - Cholton | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0102 | 246444 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 01/09/2019 | Times changed | 19-SC-0209 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 23/03/2020 | M-F ev10mins E ev15mins NIGHT : FN hrly 0025 - 0255 | 246893 | 86 | 86 | ||||
| SM | 86N - Cholton | 23/03/2020 | NIGHT : FN hrly 0025 - 0255 | no tt | 86 | Y | ||||
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 27/03/2020 | temporary cancellation of the ‘Night bus’ services: | no tt | Y | |||||
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 28/03/2020 | 86: ev30mins services throughout the day and E. No services to Southern Cemtery. No services from Cholton Green. No nightbus services | 246894 | 86 | 86 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 11/04/2020 | 86: ev30mins services throughout day and E | 246897 | 86 | 86 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: ev30mins daytime and E | 246895 | 86 | 86 | 266454 | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Cholton | 19/04/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued | 20-SC-0096 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 01/06/2020 | 86: ev10mins daytime services; ev30mins E services | 265339 | 86 | 86 | Y | |||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 15/06/2020 | 86: Daily daytime ev10mins, E: ev15mins | 266055 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | 266843 | y | ||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 01/02/2021 | M-F daytime reverts at least ev10mins. No change SSuPH | 21-SC-0037 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 20/02/2021 | S timetables changed: 85/85A each ev30mins. M-F & Su services no change | 284005 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | 266842 | Y | ||
| SM | Cholton - Manchester | 08/03/2021 | M-F reduced frequency due to covid. From ev10 mins to ev15 mins: No change SSu. | 21-SC-0191 | 85 85A 86 | 85 | View timetable | |||
| SM | Piccadilly - Hulme - Brooks Bar - Stretford - Sale | 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 | 149 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Piccadilly Gardens - Hulme - Brooks Bar - Stretford - Sale | 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 - Brooks Bar - Stretford - Sale | 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 | 22-SC-0397 | 85 85A 86 | E | View timetable | |||
| SM | Piccadilly - Hulme - Brooks Bar - Stretford - Sale | 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 M-S ev15mins | 85 85A 86 | 22SC0397 | E | ||||
| SM | Piccadilly Gardens - Hulme - Brooks Bar - Stretford - Sale | 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 | Piccadilly - Hulme - Brooks Bar - Stretford - Sale | 04/09/2022 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the Summer period with additional changes to some M-F peak times. M-S ev12mins | 85 85A 86 | 22SC0460 | E | ||||
| SM | 30/10/2022 | Curtailed: , 85/85A/86 (Manchester to Cholton Only) | not implemented | no tt | ||||||
| SM | Manchester – Brooks Bar – Cholton | 29/01/2023 | Commercial 86 operates a high frequency M-F peak, then ev12mins daytime, and ev15min E. S; ev12 mins daytime, and ev15min in the morning and evening. Su ev10mins daytime, ev30 mins in the morning and ev15mins in the evening. Su service reduced to ev20mins during the daytime and ev30mins in the evening. No changes to M-S service. No TfGM action | 22-SC-0695 | 85 85A 86 | Y | E | View timetable |