Registered local bus service

PF0000459/148

51

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

Service
51
From
Bedford
To
Oakley
Via
Not published
Effective
22 February 2025
Status
Cancelled

Registration history

25 records

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

#24 · Cancelled

Effective
22 February 2025
Received
10 January 2025

51 · BedfordOakley

Cancellation

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 51 effective from 22 February 2025.

#23 · Registered

Effective
2 June 2024
Received
19 April 2024

51 · Bedford Bus StationOakley

Timetable, and stopping point variation. Stand at Bedford bus station changed.

Operating between Bedford Bus Station and Oakley given service number 51 effective from 02 June 2024. To amend Stopping Places and Timetable.

#22 · Withdrawn

Effective
2 June 2024
Received
19 April 2024

851 · BedfordOakley

Minor running time changes.

#21 · Registered

Effective
29 October 2023
Received
15 September 2023

51 · BedfordOakley

Minor running time changes.

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 29 October 2023. To amend Timetable.

#20 · Registered

Effective
4 June 2023
Received
21 April 2023

51 · BedfordOakley

Minor running time changes.

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 51 effective from 04 June 2023. To amend Timetable.

#19 · Registered

Effective
30 October 2022
Received
16 September 2022

851 · BedfordOakley

Timetable change

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 30 October 2022. To amend Timetable.

#18 · Expired

Effective
20 February 2022
Received
7 February 2022
End date
31 August 2022

851 · BedfordOakley

0832 from Bedford to Oakley Journey to start 20 mins earlier (0812) on Schooldays only.

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 20 February 2022. To amend Timetable.

#17 · Expired

Effective
23 January 2022
Received
14 January 2022
End date
31 August 2022

851 · BedfordOakley

Temporary change to a Covid 19 timetable.

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 23 January 2022. To amend Timetable.

#16 · Expired

Effective
20 June 2021
Received
9 June 2021
End date
1 October 2021

851 · BedfordOakley

Temporary change to a Covid 19 timetable.

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 20 June 2021. To amend Timetable.

#15 · Expired

Effective
11 April 2021
Received
7 April 2021
End date
1 October 2021

851 · BedfordOakley

Temporary change for Covid 19. To add journeys to increase capacity for predicted increase in passenger numbers after general retail reopens.

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 11 April 2021. To amend Timetable.

#14 · Withdrawn

Effective
11 January 2021
Received
15 December 2020

851 · BedfordOakley

To increase the number of journeys to maintain social distancing.

#13 · Expired

Effective
25 August 2020
Received
24 August 2020
End date
4 January 2021

851 · BedfordOakley

To change route of a COVID-19 timetable back to normal routing after the reopening of Clapham Bridge

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 25 August 2020. To amend Timetable.

#12 · Expired

Effective
18 June 2020
Received
11 June 2020
End date
1 August 2020

851 · BedfordOakley

To change route of a COVID-19 timetable due to the closure of Clapham Bridge

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 18 June 2020. To amend Route and Timetable.

#11 · Expired

Effective
17 May 2020
Received
7 May 2020
End date
31 August 2020

851 · BedfordOakley

CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 17 May 2020. To amend Timetable.

#10 · Expired

Effective
5 April 2020
Received
7 April 2020
End date
31 August 2020

851 · BedfordOakley

CHANGE OF TIMETABLE DUE TO COVID-19

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 05 April 2020. To amend Timetable.

#9 · Registered

Effective
30 December 2018
Received
16 November 2018

851 · BedfordOakley

Change to timetable and route.

Operating between Bedford and Oakley given service number 851 / 51 effective from 30 December 2018. To amend Route and Timetable.

#8 · Registered

Effective
3 September 2018
Received
17 July 2018

851 · BedfordRushden

Change to timetable and route.

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 851 / 51 effective from 03 September 2018. To amend Route and Timetable.

#7 · Registered

Effective
19 March 2017
Received
7 February 2017

851 · BedfordRushden

0545 Bedford to Rushden and 0636 Rushden to Bedford moved forward by 10 minutes.

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 851 / 51 effective from 19 March 2017. To amend Timetable.

#6 · Registered

Effective
1 January 2017
Received
26 October 2016

51 · BedfordRushden

Adjustment to timetable to improve a school section

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 51 effective from 01-Jan-2017. To amend Timetable.

#5 · Registered

Effective
3 November 2014
Received
14 October 2014

51 · BedfordRushden

Reinstatement of the journey from Harrold to Bedford as requested by Bedford Borough Council

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 51 effective from 03-Nov-2014. To amend Timetable.

#4 · Registered

Effective
3 November 2014
Received
8 September 2014

51 · BedfordRushden

Adjustment to timetable to improve a school section

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 51 effective from 03-Nov-2014. To amend Timetable.

#3 · Registered

Effective
31 August 2014
Received
4 July 2014

51 · BedfordRushden

Adding in journeys to Rushden from Bedford and returns

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 51 effective from 31-Aug-2014. To amend Timetable.

#2 · Registered

Effective
27 October 2013
Received
30 August 2013

51 · BedfordRushden

Minor adjustment to timetable

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 51/851 effective from 27-Oct-2013. To amend Timetable.

#1 · Registered

Effective
28 July 2013
Received
21 June 2013

51 · BedfordRushden

Minor adjustment to help with running times

Operating between Bedford and Rushden given service number 51/851 effective from 28-Jul-2013. To amend Timetable.

#0 · Registered

Effective
31 March 2013
Received
1 February 2013

51 · BedfordRushden

Current registration changing of operators licence

From: Bedford To: Rushden Via: Name or No: 51/851 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 31-Mar-2013 Other Details: Current registration changing of operators licence

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