Registered local bus service

PH0005856/107

89

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

Service
89
From
Tilehurst
To
Theale Green School
Via
Purley Post Office
Effective
5 January 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.

#26 · Cancelled

Effective
5 January 2026
Received
21 November 2025

89 · Tilehurst – Theale Green School

via Purley Post Office

Cancellation

Operating between Tilehurst and Theale Green School given service number 89 effective from 05 January 2026.

#25 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2025
Received
18 July 2025

89 · Tilehurst – Theale Green School

via Purley Post Office

Timetable Change

Operating between Tilehurst and Theale Green School given service number 89 effective from 01 September 2025. To amend Timetable.

#24 · Registered

Effective
15 April 2024
Received
1 March 2024

28 · Theale Green School – Tilehurst

via Purley, Post Office

Timetable Change

Operating between Theale Green School and Tilehurst given service number 28 / 89 effective from 15 April 2024. To amend Timetable.

#23 · Registered

Effective
31 August 2021
Received
2 August 2021

89 · Theale Green School – Tilehurst

via Purley, Post Office

Service reverting back to substantive registration.

Operating between Theale Green School and Tilehurst given service number 89 effective from 31 August 2021. To amend Timetable.

#22 · Expired

Effective
1 September 2020
Received
26 August 2020
End date
4 January 2021

28 · Theale Green School – Tilehurst

via Purley, Post Office

Change to schools or works

Operating between Theale Green School and Tilehurst given service number 28 / 89 effective from 01 September 2020. To amend Timetable.

#21 · Expired

Effective
30 March 2020
Received
27 March 2020
End date
31 August 2020

28 · Theale Green School – Tilehurst

via Purley, Post Office

Temporary suspension of service due to coronavirus.

Operating between Theale Green School and Tilehurst given service number 28 / 89 effective from 30 March 2020. To amend Timetable.

#20 · Registered

Effective
2 September 2019
Received
19 July 2019

28 · Theale Green School – Tilehurst

via Purley, Post Office

Timetable Change

Operating between Theale Green School and Tilehurst given service number 28 / 89 effective from 02 September 2019. To amend Timetable.

#19 · Registered

Effective
25 February 2019
Received
11 January 2019

28 · Theale Green School – Tilehurst

via Purley, Post Office

Timetable Change

Operating between Theale Green School and Tilehurst given service number 28 / 28S effective from 25 February 2019. To amend Timetable.

#18 · Registered

Effective
3 September 2018
Received
20 July 2018

28 · Theale Green School – Tilehurst

via Purley, Post Office

Timetable Change

Operating between Theale Green School and Tilehurst given service number 28 / 28S effective from 03 September 2018. To amend Timetable.

#17 · Registered

Effective
30 July 2018
Received
13 June 2018

28 · Theale Green School – Pangbourne, George Hotel

via Denefield School

Timetable Change

Operating between Theale Green School and Pangbourne, George Hotel given service number 28 / 28S effective from 30 July 2018. To amend Timetable.

#16 · Registered

Effective
4 September 2017
Received
7 July 2017

28 · Caversham Park – Kentwood Hill

via Rivermead, Tesco (Napier Road), Central Reading, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst Triangle

Timetable Change

Operating between Caversham Park and Kentwood Hill given service number 28 / 28 / 28a / 28S effective from 04 September 2017. To amend Route and Timetable.

#15 · Registered

Effective
24 April 2017
Received
24 February 2017

28 · Caversham Park – Kentwood Hill

via Rivermead, Tesco (Napier Road), Central Reading, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst Triangle

Timetable Change

Operating between Caversham Park and Kentwood Hill given service number 28 / 28 / 28a effective from 24 April 2017. To amend Timetable.

#14 · Registered

Effective
25 July 2016
Received
26 May 2016

28 · Kentwood – Caversham Park Village

via Tilehurst Triangle, New Lane Hill, Central Reading, Tesco, Rivermead

Timetable Change

Operating between Kentwood and Caversham Park Village given service number 28/28a effective from 25-Jul-2016. To amend Timetable.

#13 · Registered

Effective
27 December 2014
Received
31 October 2014

28 · Kings Meadow – Purley

via Central Reading, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst Triangle, Kentwood, Overdown Road

Timetable Change

Operating between Kings Meadow and Purley given service number 28/28a/28b/28c effective from 27-Dec-2014. To amend Timetable.

#12 · Registered

Effective
3 November 2014
Received
14 October 2014

28 · Kings Meadow – Purley

via Central Reading, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst Triangle, Kentwood, Overdown Road

Timetable Change

Operating between Kings Meadow and Purley given service number 28/28a/28b/28c effective from 03-Nov-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

#11 · Registered

Effective
17 November 2014
Received
19 September 2014

28 · Caversham Park – Purley

via Central Reading, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst Triangle, Kentwood, Overdown Road

Timetable Change

Operating between Caversham Park and Purley given service number 28/28a/28b/28c effective from 17-Nov-2014. To amend Timetable.

#10 · Registered

Effective
1 September 2014
Received
4 July 2014

28 · Purley – Kings Meadow

via Overdown Road, Kentwood, Tilehurst Triangle, New Lane Hill, Central Reading

Timetable Change

Operating between Purley and Kings Meadow given service number 28/28a/28b effective from 01-Sep-2014. To amend Timetable.

#9 · Registered

Effective
22 April 2014
Received
11 April 2014

28 · Purley – Kings Meadow

via Overdown Road, Kentwood, Tilehurst Triangle, New Lane Hill, Central Reading

Timetable Change

Operating between Purley and Kings Meadow given service number 28/28a/28b effective from 22-Apr-2014. To amend Route.

#8 · Registered

Effective
8 April 2013
Received
22 February 2013

28 · PURLEY towards CAVERSHAM PARK – PURLEY towards CAVERSHAM PARK

via Denefield School, Tilehurst Triangle, Bath Road, Reading, Tesco, Caversham

Reading Buses

#7 · Registered

Effective
2 July 2012
Received
2 May 2012

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Amend timetable and route

Operating between Knowsley Road - Purley and Marchwood Avenue given service number 28 effective from 02-Jul-2012. To amend Route and Timetable.

#6 · Registered

Effective
26 September 2011
Received
29 July 2011

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Amend timetable and route

Operating between Knowsley Road - Purley and Marchwood Avenue given service number 28 effective from 26-Sep-2011. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#5 · Registered

Effective
18 April 2011
Received
18 February 2011

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Amend timetable, route and stopping places.

Operating between Knowsley Road - Purley and Marchwood Avenue given service number 28 effective from 18-Apr-2011. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#4 · Variation

Effective
Not published
Received
Not published

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Amend timetable.

#3 · Registered

Effective
25 October 2010
Received
27 August 2010

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Amend timetable.

Operating between Knowsley Road - Purley and Marchwood Avenue given service number 28 effective from 25-Oct-2010. To amend Timetable.

#2 · Registered

Effective
25 January 2010
Received
15 January 2010

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Vary route/timetable/stopping places & arrangements.

Operating between Knowsley Road - Purley and Marchwood Avenue given service number 28 effective from 25-Jan-2010. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#1 · Registered

Effective
7 September 2009
Received
14 August 2009

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Vary route/timetable/stopping places & arrangements.

Operating between Knowsley Road - Purley and Marchwood Avenue given service number 28 effective from 07-Sep-2009. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#0 · Registered

Effective
20 April 2009
Received
1 April 2009

28 · Knowsley Road - Purley – Marchwood Avenue

via Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd.

Monday to Friday at infrequent intervals as per t/table

From: Knowsley Road - Purley To: Marchwood Avenue Via: Bath Rd-Reading-Tesco-Peppard Rd. Name or No: 28 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 20-Apr-2009 Other Details: Monday to Friday at infrequent intervals as per t/table

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