Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(22/10/2020 05:51)M60lad Wrote:  So reading this can someone actually explain what's going to happen this weekend, is 396 change to run Ashton-Middleton going to happen with 419 withdrawn and 396 route between Failsworth-Newton Heath withdrawn or is it that neither route will operate now until the tender is awarded? Certainly going to be a confusing couple of months for people.

As for timetables on TfGM website there's still a few of the Diamond ones that are missing (the new 20,21,22) and dont even get a mention on the website. I used to remember in the past when TfGM were ontop of timetable changes and had all the timetables up and uptodate and online ahead of any service changes.

TfGM still stating that the 396 has been re-routed to Middleton instead of Newton Heath and the 419 withdrawn. No news yet on the replacement Newton Heath-Ashton route. Would imagine it'll be a standalone route, numbered 395 perhaps to fit in with the 396. Or perhaps resurrect the old 424 or 428 numbers for the old routes in the 1990s.

However, I wouldn't be surprised, particularly after the 217 extension to run between Ashton and Wythenshawe Hospital, that we see the 151 extended to Ashton. Covers part of the old 396 route between Newton Heath and Failsworth and the service currently terminates at Tesco in Failsworth. Could see TfGM re-routing the service in Failsworth then run it along the old 396 route to Ashton Road/Hathershaw Lane (Park Cakes), then straight down to Ashton.