Route X39
Route: Manchester - Walkden - Little Hulton - Tyldesley - Astley – Leigh
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGM | Manchester - Walkden - Little Hulton - Tyldesley - Astley – Leigh | 03/04/2016 | revised route via Old Clough Lane, East Lancs Rd and direct into Manchester. Express peak service. Addtl E jnys from Mcr to Leigh. The changes will mean that Lowton and Boothstown are no longer be served by First buses (Stagecoach's 34 service continues to serve these locations). | 16-0320 | 35 X39 | 35 | y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 24/07/2016 | Times changed during Summer to 3 Sept | 16-0699 | 35 X39 | 35 | N | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 04/09/2016 | Rerouted to run between Farnworth, Little Hulton, Walkden, Swinton, Pendleton and Manchester. | 16-1042 | X39 | X39 | y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 04/09/2016 | Rerouted Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Mcr. Separate leaflet | 171465 | 35 X39 | 35 | 917 reprint | y | ||
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 30/10/2016 | Afternoon times changed: now 1650 to LHulton; 1730 1810 to Farnworth | 16-1345 | X39 | X | y | P | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 08/11/2016 | Afternoon jnys are retimed. | |||||||
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 09/01/2017 | jnys from Manchester are rerouted to run via Princess Street instead of Charlotte Street and King Street in Manchester city centre. | |||||||
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 03/09/2017 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. | no tt | ||||||
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 03/09/2018 | Times changed with the 0734 journey from Little Hulton to Manchester withdrawn. | 18-1106 | X39 | y | P | View timetable | ||
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 29/10/2018 | Times changed from Mcr: 1650 to Lhul; 1730 1810 to Farnworth: jny times 3 mins longer | 18-1337 | X39 | X | Y | p | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 29/04/2019 | 0645 from Farnworth retimed to 0637. | 19-0428 | X39 | X39 | y | P | View timetable | |
| FM | Manchester - Swinton - Walkden - Farnworth | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0001 | summer | View timetable | ||||
| DIA | Manchester - Swinton - Walkden - Farnworth | 11/08/2019 | Service taken over by Diamond Bus NW on the purchase of First Manchester's Bolton depot | |||||||
| DIA | 11/08/2019 | Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot | 19SC0240 | 2 8 36 37 38 68 162 163 471 472 474 501 507 511 524 561 562 582 X39 | 2 | y | ||||
| DIA | Manchester - Swinton - Walkden - Farnworth | 01/09/2019 | Normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. New X39 timetable | 19-SC-0265 | X39 | X39 | y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 27/10/2019 | 0711 from Little Hulton to Manchester and 1650 from Mcr extended from/to Farnworth. | 19-SC-0334 | X39 | X39 | y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Farnworth to Manchester via Swinton | 23/03/2020 | X39 services will not run until further notice | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth to Manchester via Swinton | 28/03/2020 | All jnys suspended | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth to Manchester via Swinton | 14/04/2020 | All jnys are suspended temporarily:on services X39 (Farnworth – Manchester express) | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth to Manchester via Swinton | 10/05/2020 | All jnys on services X39 (Farnworth – Manchester express) | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth to Manchester via Swinton | 26/05/2020 | services X8 and X39 remain suspended. | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth to Manchester via Swinton | 14/06/2020 | X39: No services | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth to Manchester via Swinton | 30/08/2020 | Two M-F jnys inbound reinstated. 0637 0653 | 266291 | X39 | X39 | Y | |||
| DIA | X39 Bolton/Farnworth – Manchester Piccadilly express | 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes. | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | 31/01/2021 | POSTPONED: Minor timetable changes. 0637 0653 IN: no return jnys | 20-SC-0739 | X39 | X39 | 266967 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Farnworth - Peel - Swinton - Salford - Piccadilly | 29/08/2021 | Times changed | 21-SC-0589 | X39 | y | View timetable | |||
| DIA | Farnworth - Peel - Swinton - Salford - Piccadilly Gardens | 30/01/2022 | There minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality: | 21-SC-0813 | X39 | y | E | View timetable | ||
| DIA | 24/07/2022 | The Stand at Farnworth has now been moved to stand B and Summer Reductions. | 22-SC-0317 | X39 | E | View timetable | ||||
| DIA | 04/09/2022 | Returns to normal after Summer Reductions | NO TT | N | ||||||
| DIA | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester | 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West | |||||||
| GNW | Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester | 24/09/2023 | No change to route or times | 23-SC-0520 | X39 | Y | E | View timetable |