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Route 88

Route: Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Blackley - White Moss circ

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Manchester - Oldham Rd - MonsallL - Thorpe Rd - Kenyon Lane - Moston Lane - Upper Conran Street - Fernclough Rd - Rochdale Rd - Manchester 26/10/1986 MS commercial ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Reverse = 87 5079 79 80 81 87 88 79 518 E
GMB Manchester - Oldham Rd - Monsall - Thorpe Rd - Kenyon Lane - Moston Lane – Moston (Gardeners Arms) 25/01/1987 Revised ROUTE : Manchester - Oldham Rd - Monsall - Thorpe Roaad - Kenyon Lane - Moston Lane – Moston (Gardeners Arms) Y
GMB Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Blackley - White Moss circ 26/01/1987 no apparent change 5879 79 80 81 87 88 79 Y E
GMB Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Blackley - White Moss circ 30/03/1987 no apparent change 5939 79 80 81 87 88 79 Y
GMB Piccadilly - Moston 30/03/1987 MS daytime ev30mins . ESu hrly G870330 79 80 81 87 88 753 754 772 79 Y
GMB Manchester - Hulme - Upper Cholton Rd - Manchester Rd - Cholton - Cundiff Rd - Hardy Lane - Mauldeth Rd - Nell Lane - Cholton (Arrowfield Rd ) 05/04/1987 Esu ev30mins G870405 85 86 87 88 85
GMB Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 22/04/1987 WITHDRAWN (See Route No 86) ESu run as 86 Y
GMB Arrowfield Rd - Hardy La - Cholton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly 20/05/1987 service withdrawn. Replaced by Esu 86 G870520 85 86 87 85 518
GMB 14/06/1987 WITHDRAWN (See New Route No’s 77 & 87) 514
GMB Manchester - Oldham Rd - Queens Rd - Lightbowne Rd - Moston Lane - Moston - Moston Lane - White Moss 21/06/1987 Daily MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly G870621 80 88 80 Y E
GMB Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Blackley - White Moss circ 30/08/1987 not listed G870830 78 79 81 79 Y E
GMB White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 30/08/1988 MS daytime ev30mins, ESu hrly G880830 80 88 80B Y
GMB White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 18/12/1988 no apparent change G881218 80 88 80B Y
GMB White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 20/03/1989 no change listed: Supported Su hrly 7648 80 88 118 80B Y E
24/10/1989 Some jnys withdrawn Y E
GMB White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 30/03/1990 no change listed 9371 80 88 80B 514
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 24/03/1991 CITIBUS (9540) Sunday Manchester - White Moss from GM BUSES Y E
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 22/04/1991 Timetable revised: MS ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Supported E hrly MS by GMB SuE by CIT. Commercial Su daytime by CIT 11015 80 88 80B 514
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 23/06/1991 GMB Sunday jnys extended back to Arndale operating via Cheetham Hill & Delaunheys Rd to White Moss then via Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 15/07/1991 print problem 11124 80 88 80B Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 25/11/1991 no change listed 11778 80 88 80B Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 29/12/1991 CITIBUS Sunday extension withdrawn (Again White Moss - Manchester) Supported hrly by CITIBUS 12038 80 88 80B 10897
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 22/03/1992 CITIBUS Sundays Manchester to White Moss (10897) Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 05/04/1992 Timetable revised 12244 80 88 80B Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 21/04/1992 no change listed 12244 80 88 80B Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 15/06/1992 no change listed 12706 80 88 80B Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 21/09/1992 no change listed 12799 80 88 80B Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 16/11/1992 Timetable revised: ev20mins, hrly ESu 12971 80 88 80B
GMB Manchester - White Moss 16/11/1992 Frequency increased to every 20 minutes during M-S daytime GA921116 Y
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 22/03/1993 minor timetable revision 13303 80 88 80B Y E
GMB CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 17/05/1993 S morning revised 13524 80 88 80B 994 reprint Y
GMN GMS CIT White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 13/12/1993 Main service by GMN, E by GMS. Supported Su by CIT 14945 80 88 80B Y
GMN GMS CIT BBC White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 02/04/1995 operator revised : E by GMS; Supported Su E by GMS; Su early jnys by BBC; Su daytime by CIT 15515 80 88 80B Y E
GMN GMS BBC White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 09/05/1995 GMS deregistered all commecial journeys. Supported E by BBC; Su by BBC; supported Su E by GMS 15757 80 88 80B 16647 N E
GMN GMS BBC White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 14/01/1996 No change listed: Commercial M-S daytime ev20mins: ESu hrly M-S E by BBC; supported SuE by GMS. 16403 80 88 80B Y E
07/04/1996 JP TRAVEL (18647) Sunday Manchester - White Moss Y
GMN JPT BBC White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 09/06/1996 no change listed: JPT run supported SuE. E early Su by BBC 16748 80 88 80B Y E
GMB BBC JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 30/09/1996 Timetable and route 88 revised to form new circular services 88 and 89. Commercial MS daytime service 60 61 withdrawn and partly replaced by 88 and 89. MS daytime commercial ev20mins. MS E hrly commercial Picc - WM by BBC. Supported Su E by JPT hrly. Commercial Su daytime hrly. from Picc to Withy Grove. 17119 60 61 80 88 89 60 Y
GMB Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 30/09/1996 New services replacing 88 and parts of 60 and 61 GM960930 60 61 88 89 60 Y E
GMB Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 07/10/1996 Timetable reissued GM961007 60 61 88 89 60 Y E
GMB BBC JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 09/12/1996 no change listed 17274 60 61 80 88 89 60 Y
FM JPT BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 17/05/1998 ev30mins daytime fyll circle Picc- Cannon St; E BBC Picc- WM. Early Su BBC Picc-WM. Supported Su daytime hrly full circ by GMN; E by JPT. Reverse = 89 18572 80 80A 88 89 80B Y E
FM JPT BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 14/06/1998 no change listed 18682 80 80A 88 89 80B Y
FM JPT BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 30/11/1998 no change listed 19120 56 80 80A 88 89 80B
FM JPT BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 28/03/1999 Additional MS Evening & Sunday journeys introduced (Replacing Route No 56) Y
FM JPT BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 25/04/1999 Some early MS jnys revised or withdrawn 19438 80 88 89 80B Y E
FM JPT BBC UNI Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 27/06/1999 Su jnys operate in two halves: daytime BBC hrly Picc- WM; Supported E hrly by JPT; Supported ev30mins daytime and hrly E PH- Cannon St. Supported MS E by UNI PH- Cannon St not FM 19823 80 88 89 80B Y E
FM JPT BBC UNI Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 06/09/1999 no change listed 19990 80 88 89 118 80B 20719 Y E
uni Middleton - Higher Blackley Circular 09/10/1999 Operational Details: MS Day 20719
FM JPT BBC UNI Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 09/10/1999 addtl irreg UNI jnys MS 0903 -1633 Sch /sch H 20170 88 89 80B 20719
UNI 24/10/1999 Some journeys withdrawn ???? Y
FM JPT BBC UNI Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 24/12/1999 Some UNI jnys withdrawn 20497 80 88 89 118 80B 20719 E
UNI 03/01/2000 WITHDRAWN Y
FM BBC SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 25/06/2000 All Su E jnys by FM. UNI = SM 20993 80 88 89 118 80B Y E
FM BBC SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 04/09/2000 no change listed 21240 80 88 89 118 80B Y E
FM BBC SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 25/02/2001 Addtl MS daytime jnys. Now ev10mins daytime. Route changed to serve Bank House and Monsall 21785 80 88 89 80B Y
27/05/2001 22037 80 88 89 80B Y
FM 29/05/2001 0530 MF 149 from Hollinwood now runs as 88 via Plant Hill not Heaton Park. 22064 149 149 CL Y
FM BBC SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 23/09/2001 times changed 22402 80 88 89 80B Y E
FM BBC SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 25/11/2001 no change listed 22556 80 88 89 80B Y E
FM BBC SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 06/05/2002 ESu retimed. Add PH jnys 22976 80 88 89 80B Y E
FM BBC SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 23/06/2002 ESu slightly retimed: Addtl PH jnys. FM run all HB- Cannon St. Supported MF 0530 Hollinwood - Mcr now by BBC. E jnys rerouted via Bank House - HB. 23106 80 88 89 80B Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 01/09/2002 no change listed: Commercial MS FM ev10mins daytime, E & Su daytime Picc-WM ev30mins by BBC: hrly supported / hrly commercial. ESu supported FM Plant Hill - CH- Cannon St ev30mins . Start Picc - end Cannon St circ - reverse = 89 23221 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 31/08/2003 City route and timetable changes: now Picc- Stevenson Square (Not Cannon St) 23994 88 89 88 replacement Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 23/02/2004 replacement: MS E now hrly full circle plus hrly Plant Hill - SSq 24253 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 23/05/2004 E jnys now serve Bank House 24429 88 89 88 Y
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 23/05/2004 1104 reprint 24641 /32 88 89 88 1104 reprint Y
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 24/09/2005 Early E jnys retimed 25101 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 29/01/2006 Route change to serve NMGH and Shudeill interchange not Stevenson Sq. Times changed 25288 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 29/01/2006 806 reprint 25642 /26 88 89 88 806 reprint Y
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 28/01/2007 Times changed 25862 88 89 88 summer Y
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 23/07/2007 MF times changed during summer to 31 August 26132 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 02/09/2007 FIRST Manchester Day jnys extended to White Moss on Sundays & Public Holidays 26270 88 89 88 Y
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 28/10/2007 MS early E times changed 26313 88 89 88 Y
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 29/01/2008 MF early times changed: City terminal now Shudehill lnterchange - North Manchester General Hospital now served 26473 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 31/08/2008 Times changed: some individual commercial BBC jnys MS plus Su ev30mins Picc-WM. Hrly PH Picc-WM. 26856 88 89 88 dup job no Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 26/10/2008 times changed 26856 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 19/04/2009 times changed 27197 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 30/08/2009 times changed MF afternoons some start at Church St not Picc 27428 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 12/04/2010 MF 0530 from Hollinwood withdrawn 27791 88 89 88 Y E
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 29/09/2010 Bluebird jnys revised to operate Middleton, Moston and Manchester as 80. Some E Planthill to Shudehill by FM 28095 88 89 88 Y E
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 01/05/2011 ESuPH now by JPT. 28348 88 89 88 Y E
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 04/09/2011 312 reprint 120368 88 89 88 312 reprint Y
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 04/09/2011 Times of early MS jnys changed, some addtl jnys 28496 88 89 88 Y E
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 22/07/2012 Times changed: ev30mins Picc-WM, 4/hr full circle. SuPH daytime WM-Picc 120906 88 89 88 Y E
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 02/09/2012 Times changed. 12-1106 88 89 88 N E View timetable
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 27/01/2013 Run by First Manchester/Jpt. Rerouted to run from Stevenson Square due to construction work in Piccadilly Gardens. no tt Y
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 07/04/2013 Supported hrly daytime SuPH jnys divert via Plant Hill Rd in Bank House as 88A 0840-1740. Minor timetable changes. Hrly 88 continue all SuPH daytime 13-0517 88 88A 89 89A 88 summer Y E View timetable
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 no tt 88 88A 89 89A 88 N
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 27/10/2013 M-S daytime FM times changed 131777 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E
FM JPT 88A 27/10/2013 M-S daytime FM times changed 131777 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 09/03/2014 Rerouted to run from stop B on Oldham St instead of Stevenson Square no tt N
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 27/04/2014 SuPH daytime jnys with buses 88 and 89 running between Piccadilly Gardens, Moston, White Moss, Higher Blackley and Cheetham Hill and buses 88A and 89A running between Shudehill Interchange, Cheetham Hill and Higher Blackley. 14-0519 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E View timetable
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 27/07/2014 Times changed with some MS daytime jnys partly replaced by bus 81. MS E jnys changed to run between Piccadilly Gardens, Moston, White Moss and Cheetham Hill only. 14-0742 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E View timetable
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 31/08/2014 Times changed: 4ph full circle MS daytime 141298 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E
FM JPT Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill circ 26/10/2014 Times changed. Ev20mins daytime 14-1424 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E View timetable
FM SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - NMGH circular 12/04/2015 Route changed with most MS daytime jnys changed to run between NMGH, Higher Blackley, White Moss, Moston, Monsall and Mcr only. Main commercial service by FM. MS daytime ev30mins full route plus ev30mins WM-Picc. Supported ESuPH hrly full route by SM. All jnys run as 88. Replaced by 42 HB-CH-Mcr. 88A withdrawn 15-0462 88 88 Y E View timetable
FM SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - NMGH - Cheetham hill 19/07/2015 Times changed. MS daytime Picc- NMGH ev30mins plus ev30mins Picc-WM. ESu Picc- CH hrly by SM 150852 88 88 Y E
FM SM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - NMGH - Cheetham hill 30/08/2015 Times changed. 15-1218 88 88 Y E View timetable
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - NMGH 03/04/2016 ESuPH jnys curtailed to NMGH-Moston-Mcr. All jnys now run by F-GM who gain ESu tender from SM 16-0281 88 88 Summer Y View timetable
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - NMGH 24/07/2016 MS daytime jnys changed to run between White Moss, Moston and Manchester only ev15mins. Supported ESu hrly continue to NMGH. Replaced by rerouted 42 between Higher Blackley and NMGH 160790 88 88 Y E
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - NMGH 04/09/2016 Some MF jnys are retimed after summer period 16-1008 88 88 Y View timetable
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss 23/04/2017 ESuPH jnys curtailed to run White Moss and Manchester only. Supported E hrly, commercial Su daytime hrly. Partly replaced by bus 49 between Higher Blackley, Bank House and NMGH 17-0500 88 88 Y View timetable
FM White Moss-Manchester 23/07/2017 Weekday times changed for summer until 2/9/17 no tt 88 88
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss 03/09/2017 M-F morning jnys retimed. 17-1253 88 88 Y View timetable
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss 28/01/2018 Early E times revised - some jnys withdrawn 17-1884 88 88 Y View timetable
FM Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss 08/04/2018 Route withdrawn and replacing by rerouted bus 114 between Moston, Monsall and Manchester. Y

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