Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes
397 seems to have attracted some passengers, despite there being no timetable leaflet available and the bus stops not showing the service. 396 still listed on the 397 route and 419 still listed on the new 396 route.

There was a road closure on Monday evening, with TfGM listing at the bus stops that the 84 and 396 were diverted, which was wrong for two reasons: a) 396 doesn't run beyond Limehurst Farm during evenings and b) it was on the old 396 route.

Managed to decipher the timetable for the 397 via the TfGM timetable page. Looks like one vehicle is required to run the service

From Newton Heath: 0645 (weekdays only), 0755, 0945, 1115, 1245, 1415, 1545, 1715 (weekdays only).
Journey time to Failsworth Tesco: 9 minutes
Journey time to Hollinwood: 14 minutes
Journey time to Garden Suburb: 18 minutes
Journey time to Hathershaw: 20 minutes
Journey time to Ashton-under-Lyne: 30 minutes

From Ashton-under-Lyne: 0720 (weekdays only), 0902, 1032, 1202, 1332, 1502, 1632, 1802 (weekdays only)
Journey time to Hathershaw: 9 minutes
Journey time to Garden Suburb: 12 minutes
Journey time to Hollinwood: 16 minutes
Journey time to Failsworth Tesco: 21 minutes
Journey time to Newton Heath: 32 minutes

https://twitter.com/cllrsfielding/status...0625854464
https://tfgm.com/bus/timetables?routeId=...under-Lyne