First Manchester
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 A First Manchester articulated Scania bus |
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| Parent company | FirstGroup plc |
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| Founded | 1996, formerly GM Buses North |
| Headquarters | Wallshaw Street, Oldham |
| Locale | North West England |
| Service area | Greater Manchester (some services overlap into other counties) |
| Service type | Bus |
| Hubs | Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, Salford, Tameside, Stockport, Kirklees, Warrington, St Helens |
| Operator | FirstGroup |
| Web site | www.firstgroup.com |
First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving the area of Greater Manchester, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America. The company operates within the area covered by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive, a public body responsible for helping to co-ordinate public transport services in the Greater Manchester area.
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[edit] History
Before bus deregulation in 1986, buses in the Greater Manchester area were publicly funded and went under the name of Greater Manchester Transport. In 1986, with de-regulation, Greater Manchester Transport became known as GM Buses, which were effectively owned by the metropolitan borough and city councils of Greater Manchester, but were at arms' length from the local town halls. During the mid-1990s GM Buses was divided into two compaines: GMN (GM Buses (North)) and GMS (GM South Buses)). British Bus looked set to acquire GM North, but eventually both were bought out by their management and employees. Within a year, however, GM South Buses were bought by the Stagecoach Group and rebranded as Stagecoach Manchester.
When GM Buses North were eventually bought by First the whole GMN fleet was rebranded as First Manchester. This was just a trade name as legal name of the company remained GMBuses North.
After a period of experimentation with the livery, a lighter shade of orange was adopted and all other colours were dropped, leaving a fleet of plain light orange buses.
First Manchester soon ended up managing two other First subsidiaries: First Potteries and its sister First Pennine. That even included many GM Standard Atlanteans making their way to those two fleets.
However, First Manchester became unpopular with both its passengers and the local PTE[citation needed]. Reliability plummeted, buses were often dirty and very few new buses came into the fleet. This partly fuelled the PTEs' calls for re-regulation in their areas[citation needed].
Eventually the First Pennine and Manchester subsidiaries were merged, adding a number of routes in the Tameside area to First Manchester. A new management team was put in place and First Manchester was relieved of its responsibility for the Potteries subsidiary.
Several years on and many of the old orange fleet have been replaced by new vehicles in White Magenta and Blue livery featured on most other First Bus fleets.
[edit] Depots
- Bolton depot: Weston Street
- Bury depot: Rochdale Road
- Tameside depot: Rothesay Garage, Broadway, Dukinfield
- Manchester depot: Queens Road, Cheetham
- Oldham depot & HQ: Wallshaw Street
- Wigan depot: Pottery Road
- Ince School Unit depot: Seaman Way
- Kirkby School Unit depot: Newstet Road
[edit] Services
First Manchester mainly run services in central Manchester and the northern area of Greater Manchester including Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, Tameside and Salford. However, some services do run outside of these areas. These services are the 20 (Bacup - Manchester), the 22 (Bolton – Stockport) which is shared with Stagecoach, the 100 (Warrington / Hollins Green - Manchester) and the 184 (Huddersfield - Manchester) which is shared with First's Huddersfield depot. First also operate school services in Merseyside, serving the St Helens area.
A summary of service operated by First in the Greater Manchester area:
| No. | Type | Route | Monday to Saturday Frequency | Sunday Frequency | Fri/Sat Night Frequency | |||
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| Daytime | Early Evening | Late Evening | Daytime | Evenings | ||||
| 1 | Metroshuttle | Piccadilly Station – Cross Street circular | 5 mins | - | 10 mins | - | - | |
| 2 | Metroshuttle | Victoria Rail Station - Oxford Road Station circular | 10 mins | - | 10 mins | - | - | |
| 3 | Metroshuttle | Piccadilly Rail Station - Salford Central Station circular | 10 mins | - | ||||
| 6 7 |
Rochdale – Kirkholt Circulars | 7-8 mins | 30 mins | - | ||||
| 7 | Express | Cadishead – Irlam - Eccles – Manchester Shudehill | Peak times: 1 journey each way | - | ||||
| 8 | Overground | Bolton – Farnworth – Pendlebury - Pendleton – Manchester Shudehill | 8 mins | 30 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins (Commences from Piccadilly) | |
| 10 | Brookhouse – Eccles – Pendleton – Broughton – Manchester Shudehill | 20 mins | See Arriva bus M10 | - | ||||
| 12 | Leigh - Atherton – Tyldesley - Little Hulton - Walkden - Swinton – Manchester Piccadilly | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 17 | Overground | Rochdale – Castleton – Middleton - Collyhurst – Manchester Shudehill (Cross Street before 1045) | 6-8 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins (Commences from Piccadilly) |
| 17A | Rochdale – Castleton – Stake Hill Industrial Estate - Middleton – Manchester Cross Street | Mondays to Fridays: 1 early am journey each way | - | |||||
| 19 | Clifton Junction – Trafford Park | Mondays-Fridays: 1 early am journey | - | |||||
| 20 | Express | Bacup – Rochdale – Royton - Manchester Piccadilly | Peak times | see bus 24 between Rochdale and Manchester | - | |||
| 22 | Bolton – Farnworth – Eccles – Trafford Centre – Stretford – Chorlton – Stockport | 30 mins (Joint with Stagecoach Manchester) | Run by Stagecoach Mcr/Stagecoach NW | 30 mins (Joint with Stagecoach Mcr) | Run by Stagecoach Mcr/NW | - | ||
| 24 | Rochdale – Royton – Chadderton - Newton Heath – Manchester Piccadilly | 15 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 26 | Limited Stop | Leigh – Astley – Boothstown – Worsley - Swinton – Manchester Shudehill | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |||
| 27 | Swinton - Salford Royal - Broughton - Manchester Shudehill | 60 mins | - | |||||
| 32 | Limited Stop | Wigan - Hindley - Castle Hill - Atherton - Tyldesley - Worsley - Pendlton - Manchester Piccadilly | 30 mins | - | ||||
| 33 | Wigan - Atherton - Tyldesley - Worsley - Eccles - Manchester Piccadilly | 15 mins (Worsley - Manchester) | 60 mins | - | ||||
| X34 | The Spinning Jenny | Lowton - Leigh - Astley - Pendleton - Manchester Piccadilly | Peak times only | see bus 26 between Leigh and Manchester | - | |||
| Leigh - Astley - Pendleton - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins 15/30 mins at peak times |
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| 36 | Overground | Bolton - Little Hulton - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 20 mins | 30 mins | - | ||
| 37 | Overground | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 20 mins | 30 mins | - | ||
| 38 | Daisy Hill - Westhoughton - Little Hulton - Walkden | Mondays to Fridays: 2 early am journeys | - | |||||
| 38 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Hazelhurst | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 39 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Hazelhurst | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 39 | Nightbus | Manchester Piccadilly - Swinton - Walkden - Tyldesley - Atherton - Leigh | see bus 12 | 30 mins | ||||
| 41 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Dukinfield | Run by Speedwellbus | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 51 | Pendleton Shopping Centre - Cheetham Hill - North Manchester General Hospital - Manchester Piccadilly | 2 per hour | - | |||||
| Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - North Manchester General Hospital | 4 per hour (10 mins combined with bus 52) | see bus 52 | - | |||||
| North Manchester General Hospital - Blackley - White Moss - Moston - Collyhurst - Manchester Piccadilly | 20 mins | - | ||||||
| 51A | Cheetham - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton - Trafford Centre | 1 weekday journey | - | |||||
| 52 | Pendleton Shopping Centre - Cheetham Hill - Newton Heath - Failsworth - Limeside - Oldham | 30 mins | - | - | ||||
| Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Newton Heath - Failsworth | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | ||||
| Pendleton - Cheetham Hill | 30 mins | |||||||
| 53 | Cheetham - Sportcity - Belle Vue - Rusholme - Old Trafford - Pendleton Shopping Centre | 20 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||
| Cheetham - Sportcity - Belle Vue - Rusholme - Old Trafford | 30 mins | 30 mins | ||||||
| 58 | Overground | Rochdale - Milnrow - Shaw - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - The Trafford Centre | 60 mins | See bus 59 between Shaw and Rhodes | - | |||
| Rochdale - Shaw - Oldham - Chadderton - Mills Hill - Middleton | 15 mins | See bus 59 between Shaw and Middleton | - | |||||
| 59 | Rushcroft - Shaw - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - Manchester Piccadilly | 15 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |
| Rushcroft - Shaw - Oldham - Chadderton - Mills Hill - Middleton | 15 mins | 30 mins | - | |||||
| 58 59 |
Shaw - Higginshaw - Oldham - Chadderton - Mills Hill - Middleton combined | 7-8 mins | 30 mins | - | ||||
| 64 | Heywood - Hollin - Middleton - Heaton Park - Dam Head - Blackley - Manchester Shudehill | 30 mins (Middleton-Manchester) | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 65 | Heaton Park - Blackley - Manchester Shudehill | See bus 64 | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 67 | Overground | Cadishead - Irlam - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester Shudehill | 10 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | 0230, 0300 (commences from Piccadilly) | ||
| Peel Green - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester Shudehill | 30 mins/4 per hour | 30 mins | 30 mins (commences from Piccadilly) | |||||
| 67L | Overground Link | Irlam, White Lion - Merlin Road circular | 10 mins | - | ||||
| 68 | Bolton - Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Worsley - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester Shudehill | 20 mins | 60 mins (Little Hulton-Manchester) | 60 mins | 60 mins (Little Hulton-Manchester) | - | ||
| 79 | Oldham - Werneth - Broadgate - Moston | Mondays-Fridays: 0630 to Moston | - | |||||
| 81 | Overground | Derker - Oldham - Werneth - Moston - Collyhurst - Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 60 mins with extra buses from Piccadilly to Mumps Bridge | 60 mins (Derker-Moston) | 30 mins | 60 mins (Derker-Moston) | - |
| 82 | Overground | Waterhead - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 30 mins | Friday nights: 0230 from Piccadilly Saturday nights: Run by Stagecoach |
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| Manchester Piccadilly - Newton Heath - Failsworth - Oldham - Waterhead - Lees | - | |||||||
| Mumps Bridge - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 30 mins | 4 per hour | 30 mins | Friday nights: 0030 0130 0230 from Piccadilly 0100 0200 from Mumps Bridge Saturday nights: Run by Stagecoach |
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| Uppermill - Delph - Carrcote - Waterhead - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | peak time only | see bus 350 between Uppermill and Oldham | - | |||||
| 83 | Sholver - Moorside - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 30 mins | - | ||||
| 82 83 |
Oldham Mumps - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 5 mins | 4 per hour (10 mins combined with 180/184) | 10 mins | 4 per hour (10 mins combined with 180/184) | 60 mins | ||
| X84 | Limited Stop | Carrcote - Delph - Uppermill - Grotton - Lees - Garden Suburb - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | peak periods only | see bus 184 | - | |||
| 88 89 |
Overground | Manchester Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - North Manchester General Hospital - Manchester Shudehill Circulars | 10 mins each way | 30 mins (Higher Blackley-Manchester) 60 mins (Full route) |
30 mins (White Moss-Manchester) |
30 mins (Higher Blackley-Manchester) 60 mins (Full route) |
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| 90 | Limited Stop | Stubbins - Ramsbottom - Holcombe Brook - Bury - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester (terminates at Piccadilly Gardens / commences from Stevenson Square) | Peak times only | - | ||||
| 93 | Bury - Unsworth - Prestwich - Manchester Shudehill | 20 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||
| 95 | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Pendleton Shopping Centre | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 98 | Overground | Bury - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester Shudehill | 10 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |
| 100 | Warrington - Hollins Green - Irlam - The Trafford Centre - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester Shudehill | 60 mins | - | 60 mins | - | |||
| Hollins Green - Irlam - The Trafford Centre - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester Shudehill | 60 mins | - | ||||||
| The Trafford Centre - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester Shudehill | 20 mins | 60 mins | 3 per hour | 60 mins | - | |||
| 123 124 |
Overground | Langley - Middleton - Collyhurst - Manchester Shudehill | 10 mins | 60 mins (123) | 30 mins | 60 mins (123) | - | |
| 132 | Wigan - Atherton - Tyldesley - Trafford Centre | Mondays-Fridays: Run by South Lancs Travel Saturdays: 60 mins |
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| 135 | Overground | Bury - Whitefield - Heaton Park - Cheetham Hill - Manchester Piccadilly | 6-8 mins | 10 mins | 20 mins | 10 mins | 20 mins | 30 mins |
| 137 138 |
Bury - Pilsworth (138) - Unsworth - Broughton - Manchester Shudehill | 20 mins (137) | 60 mins (138) | - | ||||
| 149 | Holts Estate - Alt - Oldham - Hollinwood - Moston - Cheetham Hill - Manchester Piccadilly | 30 mins (Oldham - Manchester) | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 163 | Overground | Bury - Darn Hill - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Collyhurst - Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |
| 167 | Norden - Heywood - Cheetham Hill - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins extra journeys at peak times |
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| 180 | Overground | Greenfield - Grotton - Oldham - Hollinwood - Manchester Piccadilly | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |||
| 181 | Rochdale – Milnrow - Shaw - Heyside – Royton - Chadderton - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins | see bus 182 | - | ||||
| 182 | Rochdale – Milnrow - Shaw – Royal Oldham Hospital - Chadderton – Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins | - | |||||
| 183 | Oldham - Garden Suburb - Limeside circular | Mondays-Fridays off peak: 30 mins | - | |||||
| 184 | Overground | Huddersfield - Marsden – Diggle - Uppermill – Grotton - Oldham - Hollinwood - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins (Run jointly with First Calderdale and Huddersfield | - | 120 mins | - | ||
| Diggle – Dobcross - Uppermill – Grotton - Oldham - Hollinwood - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins | 1910 to Piccadilly | 2220 Piccadilly-Diggle 2325 Diggle-Oldham |
120 mins (not via Dobcross) | 2220 Piccadilly-Diggle 2325 Diggle-Oldham |
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| Uppermill - Grotton - Oldham - Hollinwood - Manchester Piccadilly | 4 per hour | 60 mins | - | |||||
| 180 184 |
Greenfield Station - Grotton - Lees - Oldham – Manchester Piccadilly | 10 mins | 30 mins | - | ||||
| 220 | Tameside General Hospital - Stalybridge - Dukinfield – Audenshaw – Openshaw – Manchester Piccadilly | 1 weekday journey each way | 60 mins Dukinfield-Manchester | Run by Mayne | ||||
| 231 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Hurst Cross - Smallshaw - Littlemoss - Droylsden – Manchester Shudehill | Run by Mayne of Manchester | Littlemoss-Manchester: 60 mins Ashton-Manchester: 1930 from Ashton, 2320 from Shudehill |
Run by Mayne | - | |||
| 300 | Bolton - The Trafford Centre | Mondays-Fridays: Run by South Lancs Travel Saturdays: 30 mins |
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| 331 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Hurst Cross Circular | 20 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 332 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Smallshaw Circular | 1 Mon-Fri am journey only | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 333 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Smallshaw Circular | 3 per hour | - | |||||
| 338 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Crowhll Circular | - | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 343 | Oldham - Greenacres (Eve/Sun only) - Lees - Grotton - Mossley - Stalybridge - Hyde | Mondays to Fridays: 1620 Oldham-Mossley 1720 Oldham-Dukinfield All other journeys run by Speedwellbus |
60 mins | - | ||||
| 345 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Denton Circular | 1650 (full route) 1750 (to Denton only) | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 346 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Dukinfield - Newton - Hyde | 30 mins (Combined 15 mins with Stagecoach Mcr) | Run by Checkmate | 0834 to Hyde only | - | |||
| 348 | Overground | Ashton-under-Lyne - Stalybridge - Copley - Carrbrook | 10 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | - |
| 350 | Overground | Oldham - Delph - Carrcote - Uppermill - Greenfield - Mossley - Tameside General Hospital - Ashton-under-Lyne | 30 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins (Full route) 30 mins (Greenfield-Ashton) |
60 mins | - | |
| Hey Farm - Mossley - Tameside General Hospital - Ashton-under-Lyne | 10 mins | |||||||
| 353 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Stalybridge - Mossley – Grasscroft - Uppermill | Run by Speedwellbus to/from Delph | 3 journeys each way | 120 mins | - | |||
| 354 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Stalybridge - Mossley – Greenfield - Uppermill - Diggle | Run by Speedwellbus to/from Denshaw (not serving Diggle) | 2 journeys each way | 120 mins | - | |||
| Ashton-under-Lyne - Stalybridge - Mossley – Greenfield - Uppermill | - | 2 journeys each way | ||||||
| 387 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Tameside General Hospital - Ridge Hill - Stalybridge - Mottram - Hattersley - Godley - Hyde | 60 mins | - | |||||
| 388 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Ridge Hill - Stalybridge - Newton - Hyde - Gee Cross - Marple - Hawk Green | see bus 389 between Ashton and Hyde | 60 mins | see bus 389 between Ashton and Gee Cross | - | |||
| 389 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Ridge Hill - Stalybridge - Newton - Hyde - Gee Cross | Run by Stagecoach Mcr | 60 mins | see bus 388 | 60 mins | - | ||
| Ashton-under-Lyne - Ridge Hill - Stalybridge - Newton - Hyde | 30 mins | |||||||
| 393 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Hartshead Circular | 30 mins | - | |||||
| 408 | Buckstones - Shaw - Oldham - Abbeyhills - Stalybridge | 60 mins | 60 mins (Shaw - Stalybridge) via Royal Oldham & Tameside General Hospitals and Alt | 60 mins (Shaw - Stalybridge) via Royal Oldham & Tameside General Hospitals | - | |||
| 409 | Overground | Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Hathershaw - Ashton-under-Lyne | 6-8 mins | 20 mins | 15 mins | 20 mins | - | |
| 412 | Oldham - Royton - Mills Hill - Boarshaw - Middleton | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 415 | Holts - Lees - Greenacres - Oldham - Alkrington - Middleton | 30 mins | see bus 343 between Lees and Oldham | - | ||||
| Oldham - Alkrington - Middleton | 15 mins | 60 mins | run by JP Travel | - | ||||
| 419 | Ashton-under-Lyne - Werneth - Chadderton – Firwood Park - Middleton | 30 mins | - | |||||
| 425 | Overground | Fitton Hill - Hathershaw - Oldham - Alt - Holts | 10 mins | 30 mins | - | |||
| 428 | Oldham - Royton - Thornham - High Crompton - Buckstones Circular | Monday-Friday off peak: 60 mins | see bus 408 | - | ||||
| 438 | Rochdale - Daniel Fold - Lane Head | 60 mins | - | |||||
| Rochdale - Daniel Fold | 30 mins | Run by Rossendale | - | |||||
| 451 | Rochdale - Milnrow - Newhey - Peppermint Bridge | 60 mins | Run by Rossendale | - | ||||
| 452 | Rochdale - Milnrow - Hollingworth Lake - Littleborough | 60 mins | - | |||||
| 454 | Rochdale - Smallbridge - Littleborough - Shore - Stansfield | 30 mins | see bus 455 and First Calderdale & Huddersfield buses 528 and 590 | - | ||||
| 455 | Rochdale - Hollingworth Lake - Littleborough - Stansfield | - | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 457 | Rochdale - Smallbridge - Littleborough - Stansfield | 30 mins | see bus 455 and First Calderdale & Huddersfield buses 528 and 590 | - | ||||
| Rochdale - Smallbridge - Littleborough | 4 per hour | |||||||
| 469 | Overground | Jericho - Bury - Tottington | 10 mins | Run by Rossendale | - | |||
| Rochdale - Bamford - Jericho - Bury - Tottington | 20 mins | |||||||
| 471 | Overground | Rochdale - Heywood - Bury - Breightmet - Bolton | 10 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |
| Rochdale - Heywood - Bury | 30 mins | |||||||
| 472 474 |
Overground | Bury - Ramsbottom Circulars via Walmersley and Holcombe Brook | 10 mins each way | 30 mins each way | - | |||
| 501 | Overground | Moss Bank Way - Bolton - Royal Bolton Hospital - Farnworth | 8 mins | 30 mins | - | |||
| 506 507 |
Overground | Bolton - Harwood, Greater Manchester Circulars | 10 mins each way | 60 mins each way | - | |||
| 510 | Bolton - Ainsworth - Walshaw - Bury | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 519 | Overground | Bolton - Chorley Old Road - Johnson Fold | 10 mins | 30 mins | - | |||
| 524 | Overground | Bolton - Moses Gate - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 7-8 mins | 30 mins | - | |||
| 533 | Bolton - Tonge Moor - Egerton | 30 mins | - | |||||
| 540 | Overground | Bolton - Weshtoughton - Daisy Hill - Castle Hill - Hindley - Wigan | 10 mins | 30 mins | - | |||
| 551 | Bolton - Hulton - Little Hulton - Walkden - Boothstown - Higher Green - Leigh | see bus 553 | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 561 562 |
Bolton - Withins Circulars | 15 mins each way | 60 mins each way | - | ||||
| 571 572 |
Bolton - Great Lever Circulars | 15 mins each way | 60 mins each way | - | ||||
| 575 | Overground | Bolton - Heaton - Lostock - Horwich | 10 mins | Run by Arriva | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |
| 582 | Overground | Bolton - Over Hulton - Atherton - Leigh | 7-8 mins | 30 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | - | |
| 593 | Wigan - Belle Green - Hindley - Castle Hill – Tamar - Leigh | Leigh–Tamar: Run by Jim Stones Wigan–Belle Green: Run by SLT or See buses 598 and 598L |
60 mins | - | ||||
| 598 | Overground | Wigan - Hindley - Tamar - Leigh | 10 mins | - | see bus 593 | 60 mins | ||
| 598L | Overground Link | Belle Green circular | 10 mins | - | ||||
| 600 | Overground | Wigan - Ashton-in-Makerfield - Golborne - Lowton - Leigh | 7-8 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | See bus 600N | ||
| Wigan - Ashton-in-Makerfield | 3 per hour | 60 mins | ||||||
| 600N | Nightbus | Wigan - Ashton - Golborne - Platt Bridge - Wigan Circular | - | 60 mins | ||||
| 601 | Wigan - Ashton-in-Makerfield - Golborne - Lowton - Leigh | see bus 600 | 60 mins | - | ||||
| 610 | Wigan - Hawkley Hall | 15 mins | 60 mins | 30 mins | - | |||
| 612 | Wigan - Shevington - Wrightington Hospital | 60 mins | - | |||||
| 614 | Wigan - New Springs | Run by South Lancs Travel | Run by Wigan Buses | 60 mins | - | |||
| 615 | Wigan - Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh | 60 mins | - | Run by South Lancs Travel | - | |||
| 621 628 |
Overground | Wigan - Kitt Green Circulars | 10 mins each way | 60 mins each way | 60 mins (628 only) | |||
| 622 | Wigan - Robin Park | - | Run by Arriva | 60 mins | - | |||
| 625 626 |
Wigan - Beech Hill Circulars | 20 mins each way | 60 mins each way | - | ||||
| 629 | Nightbus | Wigan - Platt Bridge - Hindley - Castle Hill | - | 60 mins | ||||
| 631 632 |
Wigan - Highfield Grange Circulars | 20 mins each way | 60 mins each way | 60 mins each way | ||||
| 635N | Nightbus | Wigan - Shevington - Standish - Wigan | - | 60 mins | ||||
| 658 | Overground | Wigan - Platt Bridge - Leigh - Higher Folds | 10 mins | 60 mins between Wigan and Leigh | 30 mins | 60 mins between Wigan and Leigh | - | |
| 695 | Nightbus | Wigan - Upholland | - | 60 mins | ||||
| 719 | College | Rochdale - Castleton - Hopwood Hall | Collegedays only: limited service | - | ||||
| 913 | Sholver - Pennine Meadows - Moorside - Derker - Oldham - Royton - Thornham - Shaw - Buckstones | Schooldays only: 0743 from Sholver to Buckstones 1540 (1525 on Fridays) from Royton to Sholver (not via Derker) |
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| The following services are run by First Calderdale & Huddersfield in Greater Manchester, which tickets from First Manchester are valid on some/all of the route. The services are: | ||||||||
| 184 | Overground | Huddersfield - Marsden - Uppermill - Oldham - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins (Jointly run with First Manchester) | - | ||||
| 528 | Halifax - Sowerby Bridge - Ripponden - Lydgate (Every 2 hours) - Littleborough - Rochdale | 60 mins | - | |||||
| 589 | Burnley - Portsmouth - Todmorden - Walsden - Littleborough - Rochdale | 60 mins | see bus 590 between Todmorden and Rochdale | - | ||||
| 590 | Overground | Halifax - Hebden Bridge - Todmorden - Walsden - Littleborough - Rochdale | 60 mins | - | ||||
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Main article Metroshuttle
[edit] Service Changes
The following service changes will take place on 30th March 2008:
- 8 - Times changed.
- 17 - Sunday times changed.
- 32 - Weekday times changed.
- 36 - Early morning times retimed.
- 58/59 - Monday-Friday early evening times changed.
- 67L (School Lane) - Withdrawn.
- 98 - Times changed.
- 124 - Extra Sunday journey introduced (0724 Middleton-Manchester)
- 163 - Minor timetable changes.
- 180 - The 0702 Oldham Mumps-Greenfield journey on weekdays will run 1 minute earlier.
- 183 - Times changed with buses running between Oldham and Limeside only.
- 184 - The 1718 Grotton-Manchester journey on weekdays is withdrawn.
- 350 - Minor timetable changes.
- 412 - Early morning times retimed.
- 516 - Service taken over by Stagecoach North West.
- 534 - Withdrawn.
- 540 - Times changed.
- 553/559 - Services taken over by Tyrer Bus.
- 583 - Service taken over by South Lancs Travel.
- 584 - Service taken over by Stagecoach North West.
- 593 - Monday-Saturday evening journeys now run by First.
- 598 - Times changed.
- 631/632 - Minor timetable changes.
- 635 - Daytime journeys withdrawn. Nightbus journeys remain unchanged.
- 658 - Monday-Saturday evening journeys now run by First.
- X35 - Withdrawn.
The following service changes will take place on 27th April 2008:
- 184 - Times changed on Monday-Saturday journeys to/from Huddersfield. Buses will now depart Uppermill at 32 mins past the hour, Diggle at 38 mins past the hour and Marsden at 55 mins past the hour, arriving at Huddersfield at 23 mins past the hour. Buses will depart from Huddersfield at 30 mins past the hour, Marsden at 57 mins past the hour, Diggle at 12 mins past the hour and arriving at Uppermill at 18 mins past the hour. Journey times between Manchester and Uppermill will remain unchanged.
- 387 - New service replacing short journeys between Ashton and Stalybridge on service 389 and Speedwellbus service 238.
- 389 - Short journeys between Ashton and Stalybridge are renumbered 387 and extended to Hyde via Mottram and Hattersley.
The following service change will take place on 25th May 2008:
- 163 - Sunday and Public Holiday times changed
The following service changes will take place on 6th June 2008:
- 8/17/39/135 - Night bus services will now call at Shudehill Interchange on journeys from Manchester. Routes changed as a result of this. No changes to night bus service 67 or First night bus service 82.
[edit] Overground
In the last few years, First has introduced branding known as 'Overground' on bus services which are frequent during the daytime. Based on the London Underground network where each frequent service is given a recognisable colour, each Overground service also has its own colour line. The concept is now a prominent fixture throughout all First bus companies in the UK. The standard frequency of services is 10 minutes. In other areas, some services have Overground frequencies of 15 or 20 minutes.
Although, each route should have its own unique colour, First Manchester has a lot of Overground services, so this has resulted in having two or more lines with the same colour. They are the 17, 506 & 507 and 621 & 628 (Red), 67, 425 and 472 & 474 (Lime Green), 81 and 582 (Claret), 82 & 83 and 540 (Orange, although font colours are different), 123 & 124 and 519 (Indigo), 163 and 575 (Turquoise), 180 & 184 and 524 (Purple) (184 was given purple as the service forms part of the Huddersfield Overground, with services to/from Marsden also branded purple), 348 and 501 (Yellow) and the 409 and 658 (Mauve).
The services that form the Overground network in Greater Manchester are:
| Number | Line | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Green | Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Manchester |
| 17 | Red | Rochdale - Castleton - Middleton - Harpurhey - Manchester |
| 36 | Blue | Bolton - Little Hulton - Walkden - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester |
| 37 | Rose | Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester |
| 58/59 | Sky Blue | 58 Rochdale - 59 Rushcroft - Shaw - Oldham - Middleton - 58 Trafford Centre - 59 Manchester |
| 67 | Lime Green | Cadishead - Irlam - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester |
| 81 | Claret | Derker - Oldham - Moston - Manchester |
| 82/83 | Orange | 82 Waterhead - 83 Sholver - Oldham - Failsworth - Manchester |
| 88/89 | Olive | Manchester - Higher Blackley - Crumpsall - Manchester |
| 98 | Royal Blue | Bury - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester |
| 123/124 | Indigo | Langley - Middleton - Collyhurst - Manchester |
| 135 | Yellow | Bury - Whitefield - Cheetham Hill - Manchester |
| 163 | Turquoise | Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Manchester |
| 180/184 | Purple | Huddersfield 184 (hourly) - Saddleworth - Oldham - Manchester Piccadilly |
| 348 | Yellow | Ashton-under-Lyne - Stalybridge - Copley - Carrbrook |
| 350 | Brown | Oldham - Delph - Uppermill - Hey Farm - Mossley - Tameside General Hospital - Ashton-under-Lyne |
| 409 | Mauve | Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Hathershaw - Ashton-under-Lyne |
| 425 | Lime Green | Fitton Hill - Hathershaw - Oldham - Glodwick - Holts |
| 469 | Rose | Rochdale (every 20 minutes) - Jericho - Bury - Tottington |
| 471 | Lilac | Bolton - Breightmet - Bury - Heywood - Rochdale |
| 472/474 | Lime Green | Bury - Ramsbottom Circulars |
| 501 | Yellow | Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Bolton - Brownlow Fold - Moss Bank Way |
| 506/507 | Red | Bolton - Harwood Circulars |
| 519 | Indigo | Bolton - Johnson Fold |
| 524 | Purple | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton |
| 540 | Orange | Bolton - Westhoughton - Daisy Hill - Wigan |
| 575 | Turquoise | Bolton - Heaton - Lostock - Horwich |
| 582 | Claret | Bolton - Daubhill - Four Lane Ends - Atherton - Leigh |
| 598 | Blue | Wigan - Hindley - Hindley Green - Tamar - Leigh |
| 600 | Green | Wigan - Ashton-in-Makerfield - Lowton - Leigh |
| 621/628 | Red | Wigan - Kitt Green Circulars |
| 658 | Mauve | Wigan - Bickershaw - Leigh - Higher Folds |
Only some of the Overground services have buses with its own route branding. They are designed to be used on their routes, although First do tend to use the buses on other routes, which can be confusing at times.
Services with route brandings are:
- 8: Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Manchester
- 17: Rochdale - Castleton - Middleton - Harpurhey - Manchester
- 36: Bolton - Little Hulton - Walkden - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester
- 37: Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester
- 58/59: 58 Rochdale - 59 Rushcroft - Shaw - Oldham - Middleton - 58 Trafford Centre - 59 Manchester
- 67: Cadishead - Irlam - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester
- 81: Derker - Oldham - Moston - Manchester
- 82/83: 82 Waterhead - 83 Sholver - Oldham - Failsworth - Manchester
- 98: Bury - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester
- 135: Bury - Whitefield - Cheetham Hill - Manchester
- 163 Bury - Heywood - Middleton - Harpurhey - Manchester
- 180/184: Huddersfield 184 (hourly) - Saddleworth - Oldham - Manchester Piccadilly
- 409: Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Hathershaw - Ashton-under-Lyne
- 425: Fitton Hill - Hathershaw - Oldham - Glodwick - Holts Estate
- 471: Bolton - Breightmet - Bury - Heywood - Rochdale
- 501: Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Bolton - Brownlow Fold - Moss Bank Way
- 575: Bolton - Heaton - Lostock - Horwich
- 582: Bolton - Daubhill - Four Lane Ends - Atherton - Leigh
Other services that have route brandings are:
- 1: Piccadilly Rail Station – King Street – Deansgate – Cross Street – Chorlton Street Coach Station – Piccadilly Rail Station METROSHUTTLE
- 2: Victoria Rail Station – Deansgate – Castlefield – Oxford Road – Deansgate – Victoria Rail Station METROSHUTTLE
- 3: Piccadilly Rail Station – Oxford Road – Salford Central Station – Albert Square – Piccadilly Rail Station METROSHUTTLE
- 10: Brookhouse – Eccles – Salford Royal – Pendleton – Broughton – Manchester
- 53: Cheetham - Belle Vue - Rusholme - Old Trafford - Pendleton
- X34: Lowton - Leigh - Astley - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester THE SPINNING JENNY Express
- X35: Bury - Manchester FLYING SHUTTLE Express
- 67L: Higher Irlam circular Overground Link
- 598L: Belle Green circular Overground Link
[edit] Overground Link
In Spring 2006, First Manchester re-routed its 67 service between Cadishead and Manchester to run direct along Liverpool Road during the day. This was designed to speed up the service running between Eccles and Cadishead. As a result, buses were withdrawn from running via Merlin Road and surrounding areas in Irlam. To help passengers, First introduced OvergroundLink, which is described by First as a feeder service.
The 67L service, which uses a small bus or vehicles with low floor access for wheelchairs and pushchairs, runs a clockwise circular service from the White Lion pub on Liverpool Road, running via Cutnook Lane, Merlin Road, Morillon Road and Silver Street, returning to the White Lion, where the service connects with the 67. The service takes 5 minutes to complete its route and runs Mondays to Saturdays with a frequency of every 10 minutes from 0640 (0800 on Saturdays) until 1900.
This service was the first one introduced by First and still runs today. Other attempts were not so successful. Another 67L service was introduced in July 2006 to serve the Brookhouse estate. The service was designed so that passenger could board or alight the bus at any point along the route in Brookhouse, also known as 'Hail and Ride' before alighting the service at the Unicorn pub in Peel Green to connect with the 67. This service was withdrawn in January 2007. The main reason for the service not succeeding is probably down to the fact that the estate is served by the 10, which is run by First, and the M10, which is run by Arriva. Both services run services from Brookhouse to Manchester without the need to changing buses.
Another OvergroundLink service was introduced in July 2006 and withdrawn in January 2007 was the 98L. This was designed to link up with the 98 service running between Bury and Manchester on Bury New Road at the junction with Butterstile Lane. The 98L would operate around the Carr Clough area using Hail and Ride. Like the 67L Brookhouse service, the 98L was probably withdrawn because another service already links Carr Clough and Manchester, the 93 which runs between Bury and Manchester.
In April 2007, First introduced the 598L, which was introduced when First replaced its 593 daytime service with a new Overground route, the 598. However, while the 593 ran via Castle Hill and Belle Green, the 598 runs direct between Hindley Green and Wigan. Castle Hill was still served by the 540, whose frequency increased from every 30 minutes to every 10 minutes and the 32 was re-routed to serve Castle Hill.
Belle Green is served by the 598L, starting at Ince Bar, running down Manchester Road before serving Belle Green like the 593 did when travelling to Wigan. The service starts at 0700 (0830 on Saturdays) and runs every 10 minutes until 1830. This is an increase on the frequency compared to the old 593 service, which ran every 15 minutes.
Although passengers would have to change services to travel to Wigan or Leigh, they would only need to buy one ticket. This is called a 'Through ticket'. The passenger would board the 598L, state their destination, be it on the 32, 540 or 598 and would be able to use the ticket on the next service. If the passenger just wants to use the 598L, they can pay a 50p fare. This may have been introduced so that potential passengers don't use the new 593 service introduced between Wigan and Belle Green, which is run by South Lancs Travel, running a half-hour service from Wigan Bus Station plus an additional journeys at 0933 (Not Saturdays), 1033, 1133, 1233 and 1333 (Not Saturdays) from King Street West.
In May 2007, First introduced another 67L service in Irlam. Starting at the White Lion, the service will run via Fiddlers Lane, Mond Road, Princes Avenue, Addison Road and Liverpool Road to the White Lion. The service was re-routed at the end of July 2007 to run via Boundary Road instead of Princes Avenue and Addison Road. This route was withdrawn at the end of August 2007. Another 67L route was introduced on the 2nd September 2007 running via Liverpool Road, Vicarage Road, School Lane, Parkston Road, Cutnook Lane and Silver Street.
List of OvergroundLink services:
- 67L Irlam, White Lion - Merlin Road Circular
- 67L Brookhouse Circular (Withdrawn 28/1/2007)
- 67L Irlam, White Lion - Addison Road Circular (Withdrawn 31/08/2007)
- 67L Irlam, White Lion - Parkstone Road Circuar
- 98L Carr Clough Circular (Withdrawn 28/1/2007)
- 598L Belle Green Circular
[edit] Nightbus
First Manchester offer several night bus services in Manchester and Wigan every Friday and Saturday night to help people get home from a night out. The routes are mainly the same as the normal routes with some exceptions. The 39 and 629 services were normal daytime services until they were withdrawn. The 600 normally runs from Wigan to Leigh while the night bus runs a circular service to Ashton-in-Makerfield before returning to Wigan via Platt Bridge. The 631 & 632, which normally run circular services from Wigan to Highfield Grange are re-routed to serve Pemberton and Hawkley Hall. The 635, normally runs from Wigan to Shevington Vale, while night bus service runs a circular service to Shevington, Shevington Moor and Standish. The other exception is the 695 service, which is not based on any First route.
The services run every 30 minutes or every hour from midnight to 3am. The fare system on the night bus services are different to the normal fares offered by First, as there is only a flat fare offered. For passengers travelling from Wigan, the price is £2.00 while in Manchester, it is £3.00. A FirstNight ticket is priced at £4.00 for passengers who uses the Nightbus in both directions.
The Nightbus services and times are as follows:
- Manchester
| No. | Route | Times from Manchester | Times to Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Piccadilly - Pendleton - Pendlebury - Farnworth - Bolton | 0030 and every 30 mins until 0330 | 2345 and every 30 mins until 0245 |
| 17 | Piccadilly - Collyhurst - Middleton - Castleton - Sudden - Rochdale | 0030 and every 30 mins until 0330 Also 2338 and 2359 from Shudehill to Rochdale |
0115, 0145, 0215, 0245 |
| 39 | Piccadilly - Pendleton - Swinton - Walkden - Little Hulton - Tyldesley - Atherton - Leigh | 0030 and every 30 mins until 0330 | 0130, 0200, 0230 |
| 67 | Piccadilly - Pendleton - Eccles - Peel Green | 2400 and every 30 mins until 0200 | 0030 and every 30 mins until 0230 |
| 67 | Piccadilly - Pendleton - Eccles - Peel Green - Irlam - Cadishead | 0230, 0300 | No service |
| 82 | Piccadilly - Newton Heath - Failsworth - Hollinwood - Oldham - Mumps Bridge | 0030, 0130 (Friday nights only) | 0100, 0200 (Friday nights only) |
| 82 | Piccadilly - Newton Heath - Failsworth - Hollinwood - Oldham - Waterhead - Lees | 0230 (Friday nights only) | No service |
| 135 | Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Heaton Park - Whitefield - Bury | 0030 and every 30 mins until 0330 | 0120 and every 30 mins until 0250 |
- Wigan
| No. | Route | Times from Wigan North Western | Times to Wigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 598 | Wigan - Hindley - Hindley Green - Tamar - Leigh | 0100, 0200, 0300 | 0130, 0230, 0330 |
| 600 | Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton-in-Makerfield - Golborne - Abram - Platt Bridge - Wigan | 2350, 0050, 0150, 0250 | 0002, 0102, 0202, 0302 Time at Ashton |
| 628 | Wigan - Kitt Green - Norley Hall - Wigan | 0010, 0110, 0210, 0310 | 0020, 0120, 0220, 0320 Time at Kitt Green |
| 629 | Wigan - Platt Bridge - Hindley - Castle Hill - Hindley | 0035, 0135, 0235 | No service |
| 631 | Wigan - Worsley Mesnes - Hawkley Hall - Marus Bridge - Highfield Grange - Pemberton - Wigan | 0040, 0140, 0240 | 0053, 0153, 0253 Time at Highfield Grange |
| 632 | Wigan - Pemberton - Highfield Grange - Marus Bridge - Hawkley Hall - Worsley Mesnes - Wigan | 0010, 0110, 0210, 0310 | 0020, 0120, 0220, 0320 Time at Highfield Grange* |
| 635 | Wigan - Shevington - Shevington Moor - Standish - Wigan | 0020, 0120, 0220, 0320 | Time at Shevington: 0034, 0134, 0234, 0334 Time at Standish: 0047, 0147, 0247, 0347 |
| 695 | Wigan - Orrell Post - Hall Green - Upholland | 0030, 0130, 0230, 0320 | No service |
[edit] Easter services
First Manchester operate to a different timetable during the Easter weekend with Sunday services used on most services. The following usually apply to First Manchester services during the Easter holidays:
- Good Friday: A Sunday service on all services apart from:
- 100 - Will operate to the Public Holidays timetable
- 180/184 - An hourly service between Greenfield/Uppermill and Manchester with daytime journeys on service 184 continuing to Huddersfield (based on Saturday service)[1]. This is due to buses in Huddersfield running to a Satuday service.
- 528/589/590 (Run by First Calderdale & Huddersfield) - Saturday services.
- Easter Saturday - Normal Saturday service.
- Easter Sunday - Normal Sunday service.
- Easter Monday - Sunday service apart from service 100, which runs to Public Holidays timetable.
[edit] Summer services
Due to a reduction of traffic on the roads of Greater Manchester during the summer holidays, First Manchester change some of the timetables on busier services. The period that the summer timetables are introduced coincide with the school summer holidays, starting in mid-July and ending in late-August/early-September. Usually, buses are retimed to run to similar times to the off peak timetable, while some service introduce additional journeys, as buses that would be used for school services are made available. The services that introduce a summer timetable are:
- 8 Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester
- 12 Leigh - Atherton - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester
- 17 Rochdale - Castleton - Middleton - Collyhurst - Manchester
- 26 Leigh - Worsley - Swinton - Pendleton - Manchester
- 32 Wigan - Atherton - Tyldesley - Pendleton - Manchester
- 33 Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Manchester
- 36 Bolton - Little Hulton - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester
- 37 Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester
- 67 Cadishead - Irlam - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester
- 68 Bolton - Little Hulton - Walkden - Worsley - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester
- 82 Uppermill - Delph - Waterhead - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Manchester
- 83 Sholver - Moorside - Oldham - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester
- 88/89 White Moss - Manchester Circulars
- 95 Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Pendleton
- 98 Bury - Ainsworth - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester
- 123/124 Langley - Middleton - Collyhurst - Manchester
- 180 Greenfield - Grotton - Lees - Oldham - Garden Suburb - Hollinwood - Manchester
- 184 Huddersfield - Marsden - Diggle - Uppermill - Oldham - Manchester
- 519 Johnson Fold - Bolton
- 524 Bury - Radcliffe - Little Lever - Moses Gates - Bolton
- 533 Egerton - Bromley Cross - Tonge Moor - Bolton
- 540 Bolton - Westhoughton - Daisy Hill - Hindley - Wigan
- 561/562 Withins - Bolton Circulars
- 571/572 Great Lever - Bolton Circulars
- 582 Bolton - Daubhill - Over Hulton - Atherton - Leigh
- 598 Leigh - Tamar - Hindley Green - Hindley - Wigan
- 600 Leigh - Lowton - Golborne - Ashton-in-Makerfield - Wigan
- 612 Wrightington Hospital - Wigan
- 615 Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich - Aspull - Wigan
- 631/632 Highfield Grange - Wigan Circulars
- 635 Appley Bridge - Shevington - Wigan
- 658 Wigan - Platt Bridge - Bickershaw - Tamar - Leigh - Higher Folds
- X34 Lowton - Leigh - Astley - Boothstown - Pendleton - Manchester Express
- X84 Carrcote - Delph - Uppermill - Grotton - Lees - Hollinwood - Manchester Express
[edit] Fares & Tickets
Some of the tickets that are available from First Manchester:
[edit] Single Fares
These are the current single fares available on First Manchester.
- Prices
- Adult
- £1.10
- £1.50
- £1.80
- £2.30
- £2.90
- £4.10
- Child: 70p
- Concessionary (before 9.30am Monday-Friday): 70p
- Concessionary (after 9.30am Monday-Friday/all day weekends): Free
[edit] FirstDay
- Prices
- Adult: £3.70
- Child: £1.95
- Family: £7.00 (2 adults & up to 3 children)
FirstDay is a day ticket which can be used on First services in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, including services 184 to/from Huddersfield, 528 to/from Halifax, 589 to/from Todmorden and 590 to/from Todmorden & Halifax. It can also be used on service 100 to/from Hollins Green & Warrington. There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight. The ticket can be bought on the bus.
[edit] FirstDay Wigan
- Prices
- Adult: £3.20 (£3.50 as of 1 June 2008)
FirstDay Wigan is a day ticket which can be used on First services in the Wigan and Leigh Metropolitian Borough Council areas. There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight. The ticket can be bought on the bus.
[edit] SystemOne Day Saver
- Prices
- Adult Peak: £4.30
- Adult Off-peak: £4.00
SystemOne Day Saver is a day ticket which can be used on any service in Greater Manchester. It is designed for passengers who may need to use more than one bus company during their travels. The ticket can be used throughout Greater Manchester and into Glossop. The off-peak ticket can only be bought after 9.30am Monday-Friday or all day during weekends and public holidays. There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight. The ticket can be bought on the bus.
[edit] FirstWeek
- Prices
- Adult: £14.00
- Child: £7.00
FirstWeek is a weekly ticket which can be used on First services in Greater Manchester plus services 100 to/from Hollins Green & Warrington and 184 to/from Huddersfield. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following six days. The ticket can be bought on the bus.
[edit] FirstWeek Wigan
- Prices
- Adult: £11.00 (£13.00 as of 1 June 2008)
FirstWeek Wigan is a weekly ticket which can be used on First services in the Wigan and Leigh Metropolitian Borough Council areas. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following six days. The ticket can be bought on the bus.
[edit] FirstMonth
- Prices
- Adult: £50.00
FirstMonth is a monthly ticket which can be used on First services in Greater Manchester plus services 100 to/from Hollins Green & Warrington and 184 to/from Huddersfield. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following 30 days. The ticket can be bought on the bus, on the phone or via the website.
[edit] FirstYear
- Prices
- Adult: £500.00
FirstYear is an annual ticket which can be used on First services in Greater Manchester plus services 100 to/from Hollins Green & Warrington and 184 to/from Huddersfield. The ticket cannot be bought on the bus. It can be purchased on the phone or via the website. The annual tickets are actually 12 monthly tickets, which are sent out in the post once a month. The advantage of buying the annual ticket rather than 12 individual monthly tickets is that you will get two months free with the annual ticket.
[edit] Students
- Prices
- Term: £90.00 for 3 months
Student tickets can be used on First services in Greater Manchester plus services 100 to/from Hollins Green & Warrington and 184 to/from Huddersfield. The ticket cannot be bought on the bus. It can be purchased on the phone or via the First For Students website.
[edit] References
- ^ 180/184 Good Friday timetable. First Group. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
[edit] External links
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