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01/07/2016, 18:17 Post: #5346
	SF07 Alexander ALX200	Joined: May 2012

RE: First Manchester
First Manchester have posted their service changes for 24 July. Main theme is reducing frequencies and curtailing routes, particularly in Oldham.

6: Times changed with Mon-Sat daytime service reduced to every 15 mins at all times.
18: Minor timetable changes with some journeys terminating at different points of route.
22: Minor timetable changes
24: Service to run at peak-times only, running to Manchester in mornings and to Rochdale in afternoons. Service to start from stand F (Lever Street) in Piccadilly Gardens.
35: Times changed with Sunday service re-timed to run 8 mins earlier
36: Minor timetable changes including extra early morning journeys.
37: Minor timetable changes including extra early morning journeys.
42: Times changed with cross-city journeys reduced to every 20 mins (NMGH-Middleton section increased to every 20 mins). Service re-routed via Bowker Vale and Riverdale Road, replacing service 88. Evening and Sunday journeys will run between East Didsbury and Manchester only. Night bus journeys withdrawn.
59: Service to run every 15 mins between Oldham and Manchester but reduced to half-hourly between Rushcroft and Oldham, forming a 15 minute frequency between Shaw and Oldham with service 58.
68: Minor timetable changes.
83: Times changed with daytime journeys from Manchester departing one minute earlier. Evening short journeys between Oldham and Manchester are withdrawn with the Sholver-Manchester journeys re-timed to run 5 minutes later. This will form a 15 minute evening frequency with services 180 and 184.
88: Service curtailed to run between White Moss and Manchester Piccadilly only on Monday-Saturday daytimes (unclear on evening and Sundays)
95: Minor timetable changes. Additional early weekday morning journeys introduced, while the last Mon-Sat journey in each direction withdrawn.
97: Minor timetable changes on Saturday with some early morning journeys withdrawn.
98: The 0807 weekday journey is re-timed to run at 0810, while additional weekday journey introduced at 1806 from Bury to Radcliffe
100: Minor timetable changes with Sunday evening journeys running between intu Trafford Centre and Manchester only.
149: Service curtailed to run between Oldham and Cheetham Hill only. No changes (yet) to Stagecoach's evening and Sunday service.
163: Times changed with more Mon-Sat evening journeys continuing to Bury, while Sunday evening journeys reduced to hourly
181/182: Times changed with service 181 re-routed via St Mary's Road instead of Broadway and most journeys on service 182 curtailed to run between Shaw and Manchester. Services to start from stand F (Lever Street) in Piccadilly Gardens.
184: Times changed with most journeys running two minutes later into Manchester. Journeys to/from Diggle via Dobcross are curtailed to run between Grotton and Manchester only.
409: Times changed with Mon-Sat evening service reduced to half-hourly (same as Sunday evenings).
415: First plan to withdraw commercial Sunday daytime service. TfGM may provide subsided service.
468: Minor timetable changes
471: Evening journeys slightly re-timed. Additional weekday journeys introduced at 1837 from Bury to Rochdale and 1838 from Rochdale to Bury.
472/474: Route will temporarily split into two sections, due to roadworks in Ramsbottom from 23 July. In addition, evening journeys reduced to hourly each way.
501: Minor timetable changes on Saturdays.
519/520: Minor timetable changes with some evening journeys finishing the route earlier.
524: Minor timetable changes with evening service reduced to hourly after 2100.
527: Minor timetable changes.
561/562: Minor timetable changes on Saturdays plus additional Sunday journey at 0825.
582: Minor timetable changes including additional weekday journey at 0635 from Leigh.
V1/V2: Minor timetable changes including additional stopping points at Adelphi House in Salford in both directions and at New York Street towards Manchester.