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Route 89

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

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Stevenson Sq - Newton Heath - Failsworth - Woodhouses 08/03/1993 Limited Stop: M-F 0743 0813 IN to Picc: 1715 1745 out from StevSq G930308 89 Y
GMS Stevenson Sq - Newton Heath - Failsworth - Woodhouses 21/02/1994 1715 from Manchester is retimed to start at 1720. GS940221 89 Y p
FM Manchester - Crumpsall - Blackley - White Moss - Moston Lane - Moston - Lightbowne Rd - Queens Rd - Oldham Rd - Manchester Circular 30/09/1994 New Daily See Route No 88 for reverse direction Y
GMB BBC JPT Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ 24/07/1995 Addtl 78 replacing service 89 GS950724 76 78 76 Y
GMB BBC JPT Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston 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 Commercial MS daytime service 60 61 withdrawn and partly replaced by 88 and 89.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 Withy Grove to Picc. 17119 60 61 80 88 89 60 Y
GMB 30/09/1996 New services replacing 88 and parts of 60 and 61 GM960930 60 61 88 89 60 Y E
GMB 07/10/1996 Timetable reissued GM961007 60 61 88 89 60 E
GMB BBC JPT Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ 09/12/1996 no change listed 17274 60 61 80 88 89 60 Y
FM JPT BBC Cheetham Hill circ - White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 17/05/1998 ev30mins daytime full circle Cannon St - Picc ; E BBC WM - Picc. Early Su BBC WM-Picc. Supported Su daytime hrly full circ by GMN; E by JPT. Partly replacing 60 and 61 withdrawn Reverse = 88 18572 80 80A 88 89 80B Y
FM JPT BBC Cheetham Hill circ - White Moss - Moston - Monsall - Piccadilly 14/06/1998 no change listed 18682 80 80A 88 89 80B Y
FM JPT BBC Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 30/11/1998 no change listed 19120 56 80 80A 88 89 80B 514 n
FM JPT BBC Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 28/03/1999 Additional ESu day jnys introduced (replacing Route No 56) Y
FM JPT BBC Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 25/04/1999 no change listed 19438 80 88 89 80B 514 Y
FM JPT BBC UNI Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 27/06/1999 Su jnys operate in two halves: daytime BBC hrly WM - Picc; Supported E hrly by JPT; Supported ev30mins daytime and hrly E Cannon St - PH. Supported MS E by UNI Cannon St -PH not FM 19823 80 88 89 80B Y
FM JPT BBC UNI Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 06/09/1999 no change listed 19990 80 88 89 118 80B cl Y
UNI Middleton - Higher Blackley Circular 09/10/1999 Operational Details: MS Day Y
FM JPT BBC UNI Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 09/10/1999 addtl irreg UNI jnys MS 1127-1727 sch /sch H 20170 88 89 80B 20719 n
UNI Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 24/12/1999 Some UNI jnys withdrawn 20497 80 88 89 118 80B 20719
UNI 03/01/2000 UNI WITHDRAWN Y
UNI Moston-Manchester 03/01/2000 Not sure UNI withdrawn this date as still listed below
FM BBC SM Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 25/06/2000 All Su E jnys by FM. UNI=SM 20993 80 88 89 118 80B Y
FM BBC SM Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 04/09/2000 no change listed 21240 80 88 89 118 80B 514 Y
FM BBC SM Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly 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 BBC SM Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 23/09/2001 times changed 22402 80 88 89 80B Y
FM BBC SM Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 25/11/2001 no change listed 22556 80 88 89 80B Y
GMB 10/12/2001 WITHDRAWN Y
FM BBC SM Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 06/05/2002 ESu retimed. Add PH jnys 22976 80 88 89 80B 514 Y
FM BBC SM Cannon St -Collyhurst - Moston - Newton Heath - Piccadilly circ 23/06/2002 ESu slightly retimed: Addtl PH jnys. FM run all HB- Cannon St. E jnys rerouted via Bank House - HB. 23106 80 88 89 80B Y
FM BBC Cannon St - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 01/09/2002 no change listed: Commercial MS FM ev10mins daytime, E & Su daytime WM-Picc ev30mins by BBC: hrly supported / hrly commercial. ESu supported FM Cannon St - CH - Plant Hill ev30mins . Start Cannon St - end Picc circ - reverse = 89 23221 88 89 88 514 Y E
FM BBC Stevenson Sq - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 31/08/2003 City route and timetable changes: now starts Stevenson Square (Not Cannon St) -Picc 23994 88 89 88 replacement Y E
FM BBC Stevenson Sq - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 23/02/2004 replacement: MS E now hrly full circle plus hrly SSq - Plant Hill 24253 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Stevenson Sq - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 23/05/2004 E jnys now serve Bank House 24429 88 89 88 Y
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 23/05/2004 1104 reprint 24641 /32 88 89 88 1104 reprint Y
ANW ??? 31/07/2005 89A BLUE BUS sold to ARRIVA NORTH WEST
FM BBC Stevenson Sq - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 24/09/2005 no change listed 25101 88 89 88 514 Y E
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston 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 Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 29/01/2006 806 reprint 25642 /26 88 89 88 806 reprint Y
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 28/01/2007 Times changed 25862 88 89 88 Y
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 12/02/2007 Extra early MF morning jnys 25862 88 89 88 summer Y
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 23/07/2007 MF times changed during summer to 31 August 26132 88 89 88 514 Y E
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 02/09/2007 FIRST Manchester Day jnys extended to White Moss on Sundays & Public Holidays 26270 88 89 88 Y
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 28/10/2007 MS early E times changed 26313 88 89 88 Y
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 28/01/2008 MF early am times changed. City terminal now Shudehill Interchange - North Manchester General Hospital now served 26473 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 31/08/2008 Times changed: some individual commercial BBC jnys MS plus Su ev30mins WM-Picc. Hrly PH WM- Picc 26856 88 89 88 dup job no Y E
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 26/10/2008 times changed 26856 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 19/04/2009 times changed 27197 88 89 88 Y E
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 30/08/2009 times changed MF afternoons 27428 88 89 88 Y E
??? 24/01/2010 89A Some early morning and early evening jnys •••• withdrawn
FM BBC Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 12/04/2010 no change listed 27791 88 89 88 Y E
FM Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 29/09/2010 no change listed: no BBC jnys listed. Some E hrly Shudehill - Plant Hill 28095 88 89 88 Y E
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 01/05/2011 ESuPH now by JPT. 28348 88 89 88 514 Y E
24/07/2011 24107/11 89A WITHDRAWN
FM JPT 04/09/2011 312 reprint 120368 88 89 88 312 reprint Y
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 04/09/2011 Times of early MS jnys changed, some addtl FM jnys 28496 88 89 88 Y E
30/01/2012 30.1.12 89A WITHDRAWN (Replaced by Route No •• 86 and 79) ????
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 22/07/2012 Times changed: ev30mins WM-Picc, 4/hr full circle. SuPH daytime Picc-WM. Sunday & Public Holiday 89A 120906 88 89 88 Y E
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 02/09/2012 Times changed. 12-1106 88 89 88 514 N E View timetable
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 27/01/2013 City terminal now Stevenson Square (Metrolink works) no tt
JPT Manchester - Higher Blackley - Plant Hill - Cheetham Circular 07/04/2013 89A SuBH am-S Day ???? 89A Y
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 07/04/2013 Supported hrly daytime SuPH jnys divert via Plant Hill Rd in Bank House as 89A 0925-1825. Minor timetable changes. Hrly 88 continue all SuPH daytime 13-0517 88 88A 89 89A 88 summer Y E View timetable
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 no tt 88 88A 89 89A 88 N
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 27/10/2013 M-S daytime FM times changed 131777 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 27/10/2013 Times changed. 131777 88 88A 89 89A 88 514 N E
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 27/10/2013 M-S daytime FM times changed 131777 88 88A 89 89A 88 2258 Y
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 09/03/2014 Rerouted to run from stop B on Oldham St in city centre instead of Stevenson Square no tt 88 88A 89 89A 88
FM Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 27/04/2014 Daytime journeys SuPH revised to operate between Cheetham Hill & Manchester (Piccadilly Gardens) via White Moss & Moston 514 Y
JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 27/04/2014 89A jpt Revised to operate Manchester - Higher Blackley only
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston 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 Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston 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 Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston circ. 31/08/2014 Times changed: ev15mins full circle MS daytime 141298 88 88A 89 89A 88 Y E
FM JPT Shudehill i/c - Cheetham Hill - White Moss - Moston 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 Manchester only. All jnys run as 88. Replaced by 42 HB-CH-Mcr. 89A withdrawn 15-0462 88 88 E View timetable

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