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Route 87

Route: Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - 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 - Upper Cholton Rd - Manchester Rd - Cholton - Cholton (Cundiff Rd ) 05/04/1987 MS ev30mins daytime G870405 85 86 87 88 85 Y E
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 20/05/1987 no apparent change G870520 85 86 87 85 Y E
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 10/01/1988 no apparent change G880110 85 86 87 85 Y E
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 11/01/1988 6415 85 86 87 85 Y E
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 11/04/1988 no apparent change G880411 85 86 87 85 Y E
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 21/08/1988 Revised timetable 7069 85 86 87 85 Y
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 21/08/1988 Revised timetable G880821 85 86 87 85 E
Cholton - Moss Side - Manchester (Albert Square) 11/02/1989 M-S Day Y
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 12/03/1989 Revised timetable 7755 85 86 87 85 Y E
GMB Hardy Lane - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Univ - Piccadilly 12/03/1989 Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. NESu G890312 84 85 86 87 84W Y
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 03/09/1989 Revised timetable 8555 85 86 87 85 E
GMB Hardy Lane - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Univ - Piccadilly 03/09/1989 no apparent change G890903 84 85 86 87 84W Y
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 17/06/1990 From City now operates Whitworth Street & Oxford Rd not Grosvenor Street. Y
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 29/07/1990 no change listed 9502 85 86 87 156 85 E
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 17/08/1990 From City operates via Whitworth St & Oxford Rd not Grosvenor St. Y
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 03/12/1990 service withdrawn. Replaced by additional 86. Hardy La served by 85 10385 85 86 156 85 Y
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 03/12/1990 as pte leaflet G901203 85 86 85 Y
SM Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 01/09/1996 Service 102 renumbered 87 with some minor timetable and route revisions. MS daytime ev30mins. NESu. Peak journeys operate to Cholton GREEN 16981 87 103 260 261 749 87 Y E
SM Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 21/10/1996 no change listed 17166 87 103 260 261 749 87 Y E
SM Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 21/10/1996 297 reprint 17523 87 103 260 261 749 87 297 reprint Y
SM Wythenshawe hosp - Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 27/05/1997 Some jnys extended to Wythenshawe Hosp MF hrly. 17693 87 103 260 261 87 Y E
SM Wythenshawe hosp - Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 27/05/1997 Some jnys extended to Wythenshawe Hosp MF hrly. SM970527 87 87 Y E
SM Wythenshawe hosp - Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 08/09/1997 no change listed 18047 87 103 260 261 87 E
SM Wythenshawe 05/01/1998 Times revised: included in timetable with 16/16A/87/103 (see 16 entry)
05/01/1998 Services 260 /261 renumbered 16 / 16A. Timetable revised. Each commercial hrly MS daytime, hrly 16 on Su daytime. Supported 16 hrly E by BEE, SuE by SM 18240 16 16A 87 103 16A Y E
25/03/1998 25.3.98 GM SOUTH to SM Y
SM Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 14/06/1998 Manchester to Wythenshawe Hospital curtailed to operate Mancheter to Southern Cemetry 18615 16 16A 87 103 16A Y
SM Southern Cemetery/Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 06/09/1998 Most jnys run Cholton - Mcr, some to Scemetry. Ev30mins. 18952 85 86 87 103 85C Y E
SM Trafford Centre - Stretford - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 02/11/1998 Service extended to Trafford Centre via Edge Lane, Stretford, Park Rd & Barton Dock Rd (No longer serves Cholton) 19042 85 86 87 103 85C Y E
SM Trafford Centre - Stretford - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 02/11/1998 Service extended to Trafford Centre via Edge Lane, Stretford, Park Rd & Barton Dock Rd (No longer serves Cholton) M-S ev30mins SM981102 87 85C Y E
SM Manchester - Cholton GREEN 25/04/1999 Was Former Route 87 new MF 87A Y
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 25/04/1999 Rerouted to serve Southern Cemetry and withington Hospital - no longer serves Stretford Trafford Centre. New 87A replaces 103 Cholton Green 0744 0826 IN 1652 1752 OUT. MS daytime ev30mins from With Hosp; ESu from Cholton HL. 19664 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 27/06/1999 S0824 from Cholton now 0822 from Hardy La. 19759 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 26/07/1999 Route 87 87A changed in Hulme via Withington Rd. Times slightly changed 19966 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 05/09/1999 Minor changes to some MF morning jnys 19966 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 21/11/1999 Rerouted to serve Albert Square & Cross St. Times changed: 87A 0740 0826 IN 1657 1757 OUT. 87 MS ev30mins 20244 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
26/01/2000 26.1.00 Route revised to •• serve BarIow Moor Rd instead of Darley Avenue ???? Y
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 09/04/2000 no change listed 20734 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 28/05/2000 no change listed 20919 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Withington Hosp - Hardy La - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 26/06/2000 Divert via Barlow Moor Rd not Darley Ave. Minor changes to times. 21025 85 86 87 87A 85C Y
SM AM Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly 26/06/2000 87 A Replacement 21073 85 86 87 87A 85C replacement Y E
SM AM Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly 26/06/2000 Replacement 21073 85 86 87 87A 85C replacement Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 17/09/2000 Times changed 87 87A. Curtailed at Cholton Green 21320 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Presumably incorrect 29/01/2001 29.1.01 WITHDRAWN (Replaced by Route No'. 46,47 and 841 ????? Y E
SM 27/05/2001 87 87A times changed 22036 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A 85C Y E
27/05/2001 87 87A times changed 22036 85 85A 86 86A 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 16/09/2001 Curtailed to Cholton BStn to City only. 87A continue to Cholton Green 0739 0819 IN; 1750 1830 OUT 22394 85 86 87 87A 85C E
24/01/2002 Most jnys .extended to Arrowfield Rd & Hardy Lane (See Route No'. 85 & III Y
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 25/02/2002 no change listed 22749 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 24/06/2002 Extended to serve Hardy La - Arrowfield Rd. Times changed. 23104 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 12/08/2002 no change listed 23164 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 22/09/2002 times changed 23362 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 23/02/2003 times changed 23699 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 14/09/2003 City terminus now Corporation St. Minor changes to E peak times 24015 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Arrowfield Rd / Hardy La - Cholton - Alexandra Park - Piccadilly 03/10/2003 87 87A 204 reprint 24239 85 86 87 87A 85C 204 reprint Y E View timetable
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 14/06/2004 MF times changed during summer to 4 Sept 24412 85 86 87 87A 85C Y
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 05/09/2004 no change listed 24526 85 86 87 87A 85C Y
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 13/06/2005 MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept 24874 85 86 87 87A 85C Y
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 25/09/2005 no change listed 25099 85 86 87 87A 85C Y E
SM Cholton Green - Cholton – Univ Phoenix - Piccadilly 29/01/2006 Services withdrawn and partially replaced by diverted 46 47 services along Withington Rd Greenheys La, from Cholton Greedn and 84 for jnys on Hardy La, Arrowfield Rd 25259 85 86 85C 515 Y

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