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Route: Leigh - Busway - Manchester (Limited Stop)

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Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester Stevenson Sq. 03/04/2016 Following the completion of the Manchester Salford Leigh (MSL) Guided Busway services started branded as Vantage - a new quicker, more reliable bus connection between Leigh, Salford and Manchester. The new service operates along the North West's first guided busway, linking Leigh/Atherton to stops in Manchester city centre in as little as 50mins. TfGM awarded the five- year contract to First to operate the two new services which each operate ev15mins M-S daytime and ev30mins ESuPH meaning passengers travelling from Astley St in Tyldesley benefit from eight buses an hour during the day and 4 during ESuPH with new B5LH buses operated from Bolton depot. These services are terminating at Stevenson Sq pending completion of streetworks down Wilmslow Rd. 16-0273 V1 V2 V1 y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester Stevenson Sq. 03/04/2016 New commercial contracted route. MS daytimes ev15mins and ev30mins ESuPH. First V1 departure from Leigh to Manchester at 0400 M-F / last departure 2300 daily F160403 V1 V2 V1 y P
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester Stevenson Sq. 24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer period to 3 September 2016. Addtl stop at Oldfield Road in Salford and stopping places in Manchester city centre amended 16-0749 V1 V2 V1 y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester Stevenson Sq. 04/09/2016 Times changed. 16-0957 V1 V2 V1 y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester Stevenson Sq. 29/01/2017 Jnys from Mcr rerouted via Princess St instead of Charlotte St and King St in city centre. 16-1748 V1 V2 V3 V1 y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 29/01/2017 Jnys from Mcr rerouted via Princess St instead of Charlotte St and King St in city centre. V170129 V1 V2 V3 V1 y
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 23/04/2017 All jnys extended to MRI No longer serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square. Times changed. 17-0452 V1 V2 V1 y P View timetable
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 23/04/2017 All jnys extended to MRI No longer serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square. Times changed. 17-1463 V1 V2 V1 917 reprint y P
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 23/04/2017 All jnys extended to MRI No longer serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square. Times changed. 17-1724 V1 V2 V1 1117 reprint y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 23/04/2017 All jnys extended to MRI No longer serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square. Times changed. V170423 V1 V2 V1 y
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 23/04/2017 All jnys extended to MRI. No longer serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square. Times changed. V170423 V1 V2 V3 V1 y P
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 01/08/2017 Times changed during Summer to 3 Sept no tt V1 V2 V1 summer y
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 03/09/2017 Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. no tt V1 V2 V1 summer y
FM Leigh - Busway - Salford - Manchester - MRI 02/01/2018 No change noted F180102 V1 V2 V1 y P
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 08/04/2018 Times changed 18-0268 V1 V2 V1 y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 08/04/2018 Times changed V180408 V1 V2 V3 V1 y
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 02/09/2018 M-F peak times changed, with addtl jnys. Jnys starting from Ellenbrook are renumbered V4. 18-1178 V1 V2 V4 V1 y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 02/09/2018 M-F peak times changed, with addtl jnys. Jnys starting from Ellenbrook are renumbered V4. V180902 V1 V2 V4 V1 y P
FM Leigh - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 28/10/2018 Addtl S2350 from MRI. 18-1528 V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 y p View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 28/10/2018 M-F peak times changed, with addtl jnys. Jnys starting from Ellenbrook are renumbered V4. V181028 V1 V2 V4 V1 y
FM Leigh - Tyldesley - Pendleton - Manchester - MRI 27/01/2019 V1, V2 and V4; M-F peak times changed. Some morning jnys running between Ellenbrook and MRI only, are renumbered V4. 18-1794 V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 y P View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 27/01/2019 V1, V2 and V4; M-F peak times changed. Some morning jnys running between Ellenbrook and MRI only, are renumbered V4. V190127 V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 y
FM Leigh - Tyldesley - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 28/04/2019 M-F peak times towards MRI changed. 19-0483 V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 y View timetable
FM Leigh – Busway - Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Stevenson Sq. 28/04/2019 M-F peak times towards MRI changed. V190428 V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 y P
FM Leigh - Tyldesley - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 11/08/2019 Vantage service now operated from new First Bolton depot no tt V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 n
FM Atherton - Busway – Tyldesley – East Lancashire Rd – Salford – Manchester - Royal infirmary 01/09/2019 Normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. New V1, V2, V4 timetable 19-SC-0322 V1 V2 V4 V1 y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 26/01/2020 TD 266616
FM 23/03/2020 SuPH 265807 V1 V2 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 23/03/2020 M-S: Vantage will continue with a M-F services for another week but will changes from 30 March. 265808 V1 V2 V4 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 23/03/2020 M-F 265809 V1 V2 V4 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 29/03/2020 DAILY: services will start at same Times but will run to a Su frequency of ev30mins each from Leigh or Atherton. Peak-Times jnys on services V1 will run ev10mins. 265810 V1 V2 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 11/04/2020 Addtl Vantage jnys on Good Friday and Easter M-support NHS key workers. V1 04:00 05:00 06:05 Leigh to Manchester and MRI V1 05:00 06:00 07:25 MRI to Leigh via Manchester 265805 V1 V2 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 11/04/2020 The Vantage Good Friday Timetable are valid from now until 11th April and incorporatE the early morning Good Friday jnys – please see link below for Times. no tt
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 12/04/2020 The Vantage Easter Monday week Timetable are valid from 12th April until and including the 18th April, incorporating early morning Easter Monday jnys – Peak Timetable on V1 will be revised to operate ev30mins with addtl jnys as follows: 0600 and ev30mins until 0800 from Leigh; 1520 and ev30mins until 1750 from MRI 265806 V1 V2 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 19/04/2020 Vantage services will commence at same or similar Times to our usual services. During the daytime V1 and V2 will each operate ev30mins combining to provides a bus ev15mins between Tyldesley and Manchester. At peak Times addtl journey will operate on V1 (to Manchester am peak and from Manchester pm peak). In the E V2 will operate between Atherton and Tyldesley only. Connections will be providesd at Atherton to/from V1, through tickets are available. 265881 V1 V2 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 03/05/2020 Daily ev30mins: addtl jnys operate at peak Times: 0400 0500 0605 Leigh to Manchester and MRI; 0500 0530 0600 0725 MRI to Leigh via Manchester   265780 V1 V2 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 03/05/2020 Vantage services will commence at same or similar Times to our usual services. During the daytime V1 and V2 will each operate ev30mins combining to provides a bus ev15mins between Tyldesley and Manchester. At peak Times addtl journey will operate on V1 (to Manchester am peak and from Manchester pm peak). In the E V2 will operate between Atherton and Tyldesley only. Connections will be providesd at Atherton to/from V1, through tickets are available. no tt
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 08/05/2020 BH services : as emergency Su Timetable but with the following early morning improvements for the benefits of NHS Staff and other key workers. Addtl V1 0400 0500 0605 Leigh to Manchester and MRI; 0500 0530 0600 0725 MRI to Leigh via Manchester   no tt
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 31/05/2020 daily ev30mins. Incl E addtl jnys operate at peak Times to provides a bus ev10mins 265449 V1 V2 V1 Y
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 28/06/2020 V1 (Unchanged): ev30mins daily daytime and E services; ev10mins peak Times no tt
FM Leigh — Tyldesley — Pendleton — Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary 30/08/2020 TIMES CHANGED 20-SC-0440 V1 V2 V1 266612 Y View timetable
FM 31/01/2021 M-F addtl peak services have been withdrawn 21-SC-0043 V1 V2 V1 266970 Y View timetable
FM 11/04/2021 Times changed with addtl M-F peak jnys 21-SC-0342 V1 V2 V4 V1 284162 View timetable
FM 09/05/2021 Addtl jnys M-F 0710 0730 1450 LH - MRI; 1700 MRI - LH. M-F 0817 Ellenbrook to MRI withdrawn 21-SC-0373 V1 V2 V4 V1 Y View timetable
FM Ellenbrook - Deans - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary 25/07/2021 no change listed 21-SC-0503 V1 V2 y
FM Leigh - Tyldesley - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary 29/08/2021 no change listed 21-SC-0628 V1 V2 V4 y View timetable
FM Leigh - Tyldesley - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary 23/01/2022 Monday to Friday peak period times are changed 22-SC-0034 V1 V2 E View timetable
FM 14/02/2022 extra V1 services starting from Ellenbrook Primary School on Newearth Road at 0757 and 0807 Monday - Friday
FM Leigh - Tyldesley - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary 24/04/2022 Times changed with service operating ev15mins M-S daytime, ev20mins Su daytime and ev30mins E btwn Leigh and MRI via city centre. 22-SC-0169 V1 V2 284724 Y E View timetable
FM V1 LEIGH – ELLENBROOK – MANCHESTER – MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY. 22/09/2022 addtl M-F 07.30 and 07.57 Ellenbrook – Manchester, 16.08 Princess St to Leigh. no tt
FM Leigh - Tyldesley - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary 24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West
GNW Leigh - Tyldesley - Salford - Manchester Royal Infirmary 24/09/2023 Timetable changed daily with addtl M-F peak jnys. Now up to ev15mins M-S daytimes and ev30mins M-S E and SuPH daytime. Btwn Tyldesley - Mcr V1 and V2 combine to run ev7/8mins M-S daytime with extra peak jnys and ev15mins M-S E and SuPH daytime. SuPH E ev30mins. Last three V1 from MRI extend from Leigh to Atherton to provide through jnys rather than connection. 23-SC-0523 V1 V2 V4 E View timetable
GNW 29/10/2023 daily 2300 2330 2400 from Mcr Royal Infirmary replaced btwn Leigh and Atherton by addtl 582 bus services. Times btwn MRI and Leigh unchanged. 23-SC-0593 V1 V2 V4 Y E View timetable

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