Greater Manchester Service Changes

[Mayneway]

RE: Greater Manchester service changes

(13/10/2020 19:28)SF07 Wrote:  Some of the changes have started to appear on TfGM's website....although, it's slowly appearing and a lot still missing. Two 129 services meant the description of the new one is added to the route of the current one.

• 8/593 (Vision Bus): Evening journeys on service 593 are replaced by service 8. Vision Bus will also run some early Sunday morning journeys
• 41A (Stotts/Stagecoach): Withdrawn and partly replaced by re-routed service 335 around Dukinfield and extended 389 service at Yew Tree Estate.
• 129 (Vision Bus): New service introduced between Farnworth and Higher Green via Little Hulton, Walkden, Boothstown, Tyldesley and Gin Pit, partly replacing services 551, 553 and 695.
• 335 (Stotts): Re-routed in Dukinfield to partly cover the withdrawal of service 41A and extended from Denton to Dane Bank, to replace the withdrawn service 305.
• 387 (Stotts): Service re-instated with slight re-routing between Stalybridge and Mottram and between Mottram and Hyde
• 396 and 419 (Stotts): Service 419 is withdrawn and partly replaced by re-routed service 396, which will run as normal between Ashton and Hollins Road then via 419 route to Middleton. Hollinwood, Failsworth and Newton Heath no longer served.
• 516 (Diamond/Vision Bus/Tyrers): Evening and Sunday journeys reduced to every two hours with Tyrers no longer operating the service to reduce the number of operators. Evening and Sunday journeys will be operated by Diamond or Vision Bus
• 551/553 (Vision Bus): Withdrawn and partly replaced by services 20, 29 and 129.
• 559 (Vision Bus): Service re-routed via Deane Church Lane and St Helens Road instead of Hulton Lane, which is served by service 20. Evening and Sunday journeys introduced, partly replacing service 551.
• 570 (Vision Bus): Re-routed in Morris Green, partly replacing service 553
• 583 (Diamond/Warrington's Own Buses): Evening and Sunday journeys re-routed to run direct between Leigh and Atherton to match Diamond's Monday-Saturday daytime route and extended to Shakerley.
• 584 (Diamond/Stagecoach/Tyrers/Vision Bus): Evening and Sunday journeys reduced to every two hours with Stagecoach and Tyrers no longer operating the service to reduce the number of operators. Evening and Sunday journeys will be operated by Diamond or Vision Bus
• 588 Leigh (Vision Bus): Evening and Sunday service introduced, running every 2 hours
• 595 (Vision Bus): Evening and Sunday service introduced, running every 2 hours, partly replacing service 583.
• 613 (Vision Bus): Evening and Sunday service introduced, running every 2 hours
• 638 (Vision Bus): Service withdrawn and partly replaced by services 113, 362 and 640/641
• 639 (Vision Bus): New daily service introduced, partly replacing services 607 and 640/641 running between Wigan and Worsley Hall via Poolstock and Pemberton.
• 640/641 (Vision Bus): Re-routed in Standish to serve St Wilfrids Road and Greenwood Road, replacing service 638. Re-routed between Gathurst and Wigan to run via Spring Lane, City Road, Ormskirk Road, Sherwood Drive, Montrose Road and Robin Park Road.
• 694 (Tyrers/Warrington's Own Buses): Evening and Sunday service introduced, running every 2 hours, operated by Warrington's Own Buses. Service will be re-numbered 594.
• 695 (Diamond): Withdrawn and partly replaced by services 129 and 594.
  

Some major changes in Ashton also with the 41 being axed and the 387 being reinstated.
I think Stagecoach are really struggling to make the 389 pay hence the extension around Tennyson Avenue. Simplest solution would be to continue it to Hyde like it used to.