First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(07/07/2012 13:18)SF07 Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 23:17)Damien Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 18:55)SF07 Wrote:  Couple more changes for First services later this month on the TfGM website. 512/513 will change its times, while a couple of journeys on the 353/354 are also re-timed. Journeys are:
*7.48am 353 Uppermill-Ashton (although the timetable lists it as 7.58am)
*3pm 354 Denshaw-Ashton
*3.55pm 354 Ashton-Denshaw.

Am I right that the timetable changes on the 512/513 services compensate for the changes to the 571/572 Great Lever Circulars, amongst others

It looks like, going off the timetables on First's website and Traveline, that the service is being completely retimed with the 512/513 effectively switching around on journeys from Bury.

512 will now run from Bury at 6.56am (weekdays), 7.58am (weekdays, also doesn't call at Farnworth train station), 9.08am and every hour until 4.08pm then 5.08pm (Sats) or 5.23pm (weekdays) to Bolton. Buses from Bolton will leave at current time but run 1 minute earlier to Bury. Journey times will be 52 mins.

513 will run from Bury at 7.32am (weekdays), 8.27am (weekdays), 8.32am (Sats), 9.32am and every hour until 4.32pm to Bolton then 5.32pm to Farnworth. Buses from Bolton depart at current time but will have a longer journey time between Outwood and Bury. Journey times will be 58 mins.

The timetables are designed to have 5 mins turnaround at either end with 512 arrivals departing as a 513 and vice versa.

512 timetable
513 timetable

Thanks for the excellent information, I use the 512 and 513 everyday, and I hope that in some small way, these changes improve them. Sadly though I am not banking on it