#26 · Cancelled
- Effective
- 8 March 2026
- Received
- 22 January 2026
X2 · Preston – Southport
via BISHOPS WOOD
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number X2 effective from 08 March 2026.
Registered local bus service
PC1033334/241
X2
Historical registration: not listed in the publisher’s current RegisteredOnly snapshot. This does not establish today’s timetable or vehicle allocation.
- Service
- X2
- From
- Preston
- To
- Southport
- Via
- BISHOPS WOOD
- Effective
- 8 March 2026
- Status
- Cancelled
Registration history
27 records
Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.
#25 · Registered
- Effective
- 31 August 2025
- Received
- 15 July 2025
X2 · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number X2 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.
#24 · Withdrawn
- Effective
- 30 March 2025
- Received
- 14 March 2025
X2 · Preston – Southport
Stop added to route.
#23 · Registered
- Effective
- 19 January 2025
- Received
- 5 December 2024
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 19 January 2025. To amend Timetable.
#22 · Registered
- Effective
- 1 September 2024
- Received
- 18 July 2024
X2 · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number X2 effective from 01 September 2024. To amend Timetable.
#21 · Registered
- Effective
- 28 January 2024
- Received
- 15 December 2023
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 28 January 2024. To amend Timetable.
#20 · Registered
- Effective
- 16 April 2023
- Received
- 1 March 2023
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 16 April 2023. To amend Timetable.
#19 · Registered
- Effective
- 23 January 2022
- Received
- 23 December 2021
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 23 January 2022. To amend Timetable.
#18 · Registered
- Effective
- 3 October 2021
- Received
- 22 September 2021
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 03 October 2021. To amend Timetable.
#17 · Registered
- Effective
- 29 August 2021
- Received
- 29 July 2021
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 29 August 2021. To amend Timetable.
#16 · Expired
- Effective
- 11 January 2021
- Received
- 7 January 2021
- End date
- 1 October 2021
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Variation to timetable due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 11 January 2021. To amend Timetable.
#15 · Expired
- Effective
- 2 November 2020
- Received
- 30 October 2020
- End date
- 1 October 2021
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Temporary change to timetable due to Corona Virus
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 02 November 2020. To amend Timetable.
#14 · Expired
- Effective
- 30 August 2020
- Received
- 28 August 2020
- End date
- 4 January 2021
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Temporary change to timetable due to Corona Virus
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 30 August 2020. To amend Timetable.
#13 · Expired
- Effective
- 1 June 2020
- Received
- 1 June 2020
- End date
- 31 August 2020
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Vary timetable.
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 01 June 2020. To amend Timetable.
#12 · Expired
- Effective
- 1 June 2020
- Received
- 1 June 2020
- End date
- 31 August 2020
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Vary timetable.
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 01 June 2020. To amend Timetable.
#11 · Expired
- Effective
- 3 April 2020
- Received
- 2 April 2020
- End date
- 31 August 2020
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Temporary change to timetable/route/suspension of service* due to corona virus
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 03 April 2020. To amend Timetable.
#10 · Expired
- Effective
- 23 March 2020
- Received
- 20 March 2020
- End date
- 31 August 2020
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Temporary change to timetable/route/suspension of service* due to corona virus
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 23 March 2020. To amend Timetable.
#9 · Registered
- Effective
- 21 July 2019
- Received
- 4 June 2019
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Timetable Amendments
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 21 July 2019. To amend Timetable.
#8 · Registered
- Effective
- 25 March 2018
- Received
- 26 January 2018
PR2X · Preston – Southport
0709 ex Southport journey retimed
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 25 March 2018. To amend Timetable.
#7 · Registered
- Effective
- 22 July 2017
- Received
- 8 June 2017
PR2X · Preston – Southport
Additional early morning journeys on Sat/Sun 22/23 July to serve the Open Golf Championship with support of Sefton Council
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 22 July 2017. To amend Timetable.
#6 · Registered
- Effective
- 30 April 2017
- Received
- 3 March 2017
PR2X · Preston – Southport
a couple of journeys retimed to improve reliability
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 30 April 2017. To amend Timetable.
#5 · Registered
- Effective
- 6 February 2017
- Received
- 8 December 2016
PR2X · Preston – Southport
2 early morning journeys retimed to improve reliability
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number PR2X / X2 effective from 06 February 2017. To amend Timetable.
#4 · Registered
- Effective
- 20 November 2016
- Received
- 28 October 2016
X2 · Preston – Southport
Retimed to improve reliability, alternative route out of Preston via Fishergate at drivers discretion (no stops missed)
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number X2 effective from 20-Nov-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
#3 · Registered
- Effective
- 3 July 2016
- Received
- 2 June 2016
X2 · Preston – Southport
To improve reliability peak AM journeys leave Preston 15 mins earlier to allow 7/8 mins additional running time each way in Merseyside on registration 253, PM peak journeys arrive in Preston 15 mins later
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number X2 effective from 03-Jul-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
#2 · Registered
- Effective
- 3 April 2016
- Received
- 5 February 2016
X2 · Preston – Southport
Minor changes to timetable
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number X2 effective from 03-Apr-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
#1 · Registered
- Effective
- 12 April 2015
- Received
- 13 February 2015
X2 · Preston – Southport
Revised service number, route and timetable
Operating between Preston and Southport given service number X2 effective from 12-Apr-2015. To amend Timetable.
#0 · Registered
- Effective
- 27 May 2013
- Received
- 20 March 2013
2X · Preston – Southport
transfer from PC0000043
From: Preston To: Southport Via: Name or No: 2X Service Type: Limited Stop Effective Date: 27-May-2013 Other Details: transfer from PC0000043
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