Route X8
Route: Manchester Horwich Chorley Preston Windermer - Keswick
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNW | Manchester Horwich Chorley Preston Windermer - Keswick | 05/04/2008 | NEW: Saturdays | |||||||
| B&P | Burnley Bacup Rawtenstall Edenfield Manchester | 30/10/2011 | NEW: Starship express M-F : mostly peaks. Partly replaces bus X44. | LCC 78 | 8 X8 | X8 | Y | p | ||
| B&P | Burnley Bacup Rawtenstall Edenfield Manchester | 15/04/2012 | addtl jnys | |||||||
| B&P | Burnley Bacup Rawtenstall Edenfield Manchester | 23/07/2012 | revised peak times | LCC 78 | 8 X8 | X8 | Y | p | ||
| B&P | Burnley Bacup Rawtenstall Edenfield Manchester | 28/10/2012 | Withdrawn | |||||||
| DIA | Manchester - Pendleton - Pendlebury - Kearsley - Farnworth - Moses Gate - Bolton | 27/10/2019 | New MF peak route X8 running as bus 8 but omitting Irlams o th Height and Salford Shopping Centre and serving Piccadilly Gardens instead of Shudehill Interchange in Manchester city centre. | 19-SC-0330 | 8 X8 | 8 | y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 27/10/2019 | 246583 | |||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 23/03/2020 | X8 services will not run until further notice | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 28/03/2020 | All jnys suspended | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 14/04/2020 | All jnys suspended | |||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 26/05/2020 | services X8 and X39 remain suspended. | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 14/06/2020 | X8: No services | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 27/07/2020 | reinstated on a revised Timetable. jnys extended back to start from Johnson Fold then to Bolton via Chorley Old Rd, providing a direct link to Mcr during the morning rush hour. M-F 0632 0702 inbound | 266182 | X8 | X8 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton - Moses Gate - Farnworth - Kearsley - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued | 20-SC-0449 | 8 X8 | 8 | 266421 | y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Bolton Piccadilly express | 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes: now 0631 0701 from JF | |||||||
| DIA | Bolton Piccadilly express | 02/11/2020 | Suspension of the X8 until further notice, Unfortunately, due to the reduction in patronage on this services as we are in Tier 3 rEtrictions we have had to make the difficult decision to suspend the operation of this services until further notice. Passengers are advised to use alternative services 8 and 501 | |||||||
| DIA | Johnson Fold Bolton Manchester | 29/08/2021 | Service temporarily suspended since March 2020, now permanently withdrawn. Connections between Johnson Fold and Bolton available on service 501 (Stagecoach service 125 on Chorley Old Rd) and service 8 between Bolton and Manchester. | withdrawn | ||||||
| DIA | Johnson Fold Bolton Manchester | 29/08/2021 | Service temporarily suspended since March 2020, now permanently withdrawn. Connections between Johnson Fold and Bolton available on service 501 (Stagecoach service 125 on Chorley Old Rd) and service 8 between Bolton and Manchester. | withdrawn | y |