Route 52
Route: Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Belle Vue - Brooks Bar circ (then various route changes currently Failsworth - The Trafford Centre)
Operators
| Operator | Start date | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Manchester Buses | 26/10/1986 | 12/12/1993 | Dates to be confirmed |
| Bee Line Buzz Company | 12/02/1990 | End date to be confirmed | |
| Citibus | 12/02/1990 | 09/02/1992 | |
| Bluebird Bus and Coach | 10/10/1990 | 22/05/1994 | |
| Greater Manchester Buses North | 13/12/1993 | 24/03/1996 | |
| Greater Manchester Buses South | 13/12/1993 | 28/01/1996 | |
| Merseybus | 11/04/1994 | 10/11/1994 | |
| MTL Manchester | 07/11/1994 | 12/06/1995 | |
| Mayne of Manchester | 27/12/1994 | 02/01/1995 | Christmas service |
| Bee Line Buzz Company | 27/08/1995 | 28/01/1996 | |
| First Greater Manchester - change to FGM | 25/03/1996 | 21/03/1998 | |
| First Manchester | 22/03/1998 | 01/06/2019 | |
| Bluebird Bus and Coach | 17/05/1998 | End date to be confirmed | |
| Ashall's Coaches | 27/06/1999 | School journey. End date to be confirmed | |
| Haytons Coaches | 03/09/2001 | School journey. End date to be confirmed | |
| Vales of Manchester | 01/12/2002 | 01/09/2003 | Moston Nuthurst Rd to Failsworth School journey. End date to be confirmed |
| Go North West | 02/06/2019 | 23/03/2024 | |
| Diamond Bus NW | 26/12/2023 | 26/12/2023 | Boxing Day service |
| Stagecoach Manchester | 24/03/2024 | Bee Network franchise operator |