Registered local bus service

PC0003681/2

85

Historical registration: not listed in the publisher’s current RegisteredOnly snapshot. This does not establish today’s timetable or vehicle allocation.

Service
85
From
Manchester
To
Chorlton
Via
Not published
Effective
5 January 2025
Status
Cancelled

Registration history

82 records

Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.

#81 · Cancelled

Effective
5 January 2025
Received
3 January 2025

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Registration closes due to Manchester Franchising.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 05 January 2025.

#80 · Withdrawn

Effective
1 September 2024
Received
3 January 2025

85_86 · Manchester – Chorlton

Registration closes due to Manchester Franchising.

#79 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2024
Received
28 August 2024

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Vary timetable

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 01 September 2024. To amend Timetable.

#78 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2024
Received
20 June 2024

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Vary timetable.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 01 September 2024. To amend Timetable.

#77 · Registered

Effective
21 July 2024
Received
10 May 2024

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Vary timetable.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 21 July 2024. To amend Timetable.

#76 · Registered

Effective
3 September 2023
Received
31 August 2023

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Sep23 - Timetables Revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 03 September 2023. To amend Timetable.

#75 · Registered

Effective
3 September 2023
Received
12 May 2023

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Sep23 - Timetables Revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 03 September 2023. To amend Timetable.

#74 · Registered

Effective
23 July 2023
Received
31 March 2023

85_86 · Manchester – Chorlton

85/86 MS reduce to every 15

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85_86 / 85A / 85 / 86 effective from 23 July 2023. To amend Timetable.

#73 · Registered

Effective
29 January 2023
Received
8 October 2022

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

85/86 Timetables revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85A / 85A / 85 / 86 / 85 / 86 effective from 29 January 2023. To amend Timetable.

#72 · Registered

Effective
30 October 2022
Received
16 September 2022

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Vary timetable.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 85A / 85A / 85 effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Timetable.

#71 · Registered

Effective
30 October 2022
Received
8 July 2022

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Service curtailed - Manchester to Chorlton Only

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Route and Timetable.

#70 · Registered

Effective
4 September 2022
Received
6 July 2022

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Summer timetables ended

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 04 September 2022. To amend Timetable.

#69 · Registered

Effective
24 July 2022
Received
9 June 2022

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Summer Timetable Revisions. 85/86 reduce to every 15 mins MS

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 24 July 2022. To amend Timetable.

#68 · Expired

Effective
17 January 2022
Received
17 January 2022
End date
23 April 2022

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Vary timetable.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 17 January 2022. To amend Timetable.

#67 · Withdrawn

Effective
16 January 2022
Received
14 January 2022
End date
23 April 2022

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Service reduction due to staff shortages as agreed with TfGM

#66 · Registered

Effective
5 September 2021
Received
3 September 2021

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetables revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 05 September 2021. To amend Timetable.

#65 · Registered

Effective
25 July 2021
Received
11 June 2021

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetables revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 25 July 2021. To amend Timetable.

#64 · Registered

Effective
23 May 2021
Received
21 May 2021

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

886 journeys removed.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 / 85A effective from 23 May 2021. To amend Timetable.

#63 · Registered

Effective
16 May 2021
Received
13 May 2021

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetables revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 / 886 effective from 16 May 2021. To amend Timetable.

#62 · Expired

Effective
8 March 2021
Received
1 March 2021
End date
1 October 2021

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable varied due to latest coronavirus requirements.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 08 March 2021. To amend Timetable.

#61 · Registered

Effective
19 April 2020
Received
6 March 2020

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetables revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 19 April 2020. To amend Timetable.

#60 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2019
Received
18 July 2019

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetables revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 01 September 2019. To amend Timetable.

#59 · Registered

Effective
21 July 2019
Received
7 June 2019

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Retimed for summer timetables.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 21 July 2019. To amend Timetable.

#58 · Withdrawn

Effective
21 July 2019
Received
7 June 2019

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Retimed for summer timetables.

#57 · Registered

Effective
28 April 2019
Received
5 March 2019

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 effective from 28 April 2019. To amend Timetable.

#56 · Registered

Effective
27 January 2019
Received
10 December 2018

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised. Retimed due to slots in Piccadilly

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 / 86N effective from 27 January 2019. To amend Timetable.

#55 · Registered

Effective
28 October 2018
Received
14 September 2018

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 / 86N effective from 28 October 2018. To amend Timetable.

#54 · Registered

Effective
2 September 2018
Received
20 July 2018

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 / 86N effective from 02 September 2018. To amend Timetable.

#53 · Registered

Effective
22 July 2018
Received
18 July 2018

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Correction to Summer timetable to include night journeys and revision from September

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 / 86N effective from 22 July 2018. To amend Timetable.

#52 · Withdrawn

Effective
22 July 2018
Received
11 July 2018

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Correction to Summer timetable to include night journeys and revision from September

#51 · Registered

Effective
22 July 2018
Received
8 June 2018

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 effective from 22 July 2018. To amend Timetable.

#50 · Registered

Effective
8 April 2018
Received
8 February 2018

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 / 86N effective from 08 April 2018. To amend Timetable.

#49 · Registered

Effective
3 September 2017
Received
26 July 2017

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Correction to show 3 missing morning journeys

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 / 86N effective from 03 September 2017. To amend Route and Timetable.

#48 · Registered

Effective
3 September 2017
Received
5 July 2017

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Route and timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 86 / 86N effective from 03 September 2017. To amend Route and Timetable.

#47 · Registered

Effective
23 July 2017
Received
26 May 2017

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Summer timetable introduced

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 / 86N effective from 23 July 2017. To amend Timetable.

#46 · Registered

Effective
23 April 2017
Received
24 February 2017

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 85 / 85A / 86 / 86N effective from 23 April 2017. To amend Timetable.

#45 · Registered

Effective
29 January 2017
Received
19 December 2016

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Route corrected to maintain service to Hardy Lane, following withdrawal of service 84.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 86N / 85 / 85A effective from 29 January 2017. To amend Route.

#44 · Registered

Effective
29 January 2017
Received
2 December 2016

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85 / 86 / 86N / 85 / 85A effective from 29 January 2017. To amend Timetable.

#43 · Registered

Effective
30 October 2016
Received
2 September 2016

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/85A/86/86N effective from 30-Oct-2016. To amend Timetable.

#42 · Registered

Effective
4 September 2016
Received
8 July 2016

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/86/86N effective from 04-Sep-2016. To amend Timetable.

#41 · Registered

Effective
27 August 2016
Received
4 July 2016

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Summer timetable extended following change made by TfGM to the Autumn service change date.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/86/86N effective from 27-Aug-2016. To amend Timetable.

#40 · Registered

Effective
24 July 2016
Received
27 May 2016

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Introduction of Summer timetables from 24th July 2016, with re-introduction of standard timetable from 29th August 2016.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/86/86N effective from 24-Jul-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

#39 · Registered

Effective
25 October 2015
Received
7 October 2015

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Service revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/86/86N effective from 25-Oct-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

#38 · Registered

Effective
25 October 2015
Received
28 August 2015

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Service revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/86/86N effective from 25-Oct-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

#37 · Registered

Effective
30 August 2015
Received
2 July 2015

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetable revised

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/86/86N effective from 30-Aug-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

#36 · Registered

Effective
27 July 2015
Received
1 June 2015

85 · Manchester – Chorlton

Summer timetables introduced. Standard timetable re-introduced as from 1st September 2015.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 85/86/86N effective from 27-Jul-2015. To amend Timetable.

#35 · Registered

Effective
26 October 2014
Received
14 October 2014

085 · Manchester – Chorlton

Route revised with journeys towards to Chorlton serving new stop off Bonsall Street at Birley Fields Campus

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 085/086/86N effective from 26-Oct-2014. To amend Timetable.

#34 · Registered

Effective
20 July 2014
Received
24 May 2014

085 · Manchester – Chorlton

Summer timetable introduced. Standard timetable re-introduced as from 31st August 2014.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 085/086/86/86N effective from 20-Jul-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

#33 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2013
Received
5 July 2013

085 · Manchester – Chorlton

Timetables revised.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 085/086/86/86N effective from 01-Sep-2013. To amend Timetable.

#32 · Registered

Effective
21 July 2013
Received
22 May 2013

085 · Manchester – Chorlton

Summer timetables introduced. Standard timetable re-introduced as from 2nd September 2013.

Operating between Manchester and Chorlton given service number 085/086/86/86N effective from 21-Jul-2013. To amend Timetable.

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