Route History

[Bevan Price]

RE: Route History
Bolton Corporation, January 1961.
At that time, the corporation did not publish its own timetable; all services were listed in a Bolton area ABC guide, which also included local rail services. Joint operators of bus services are not always identified.

1. Green Lane - Bolton - Chorley Old Road (Moss Bank Way) via Church Rd.
2. Townleys - Bolton - Barrow Bridge via Chorley Old Rd.
3. Townleys - Bolton - Rushey Fold Lane via Vernon St.
4. Townleys - Bolton - Barrow Bridge via Mount St.
5. Farnworth (Highfield Rd.) - Bolton - Martland Mill (Stapleton Avenue)
(Joint with LUT)
6/7. Bolton - Harwood circulars.
8. Bolton - Manchester (Victoria Bus Station)
(Joint with Salford & LUT)
9. Bolton - Ainsworth via Withins
10. Bolton - Blackburn Road (Crompton Way)
11. Crompton Way - Markland Mill circular via Bolton,
or, Johnson Fold - Markland Mill - Bolton
(10, 11 were effectively "outer circle" routes, with 11 being a very limited variant of 10, operating Mon-Fri. only)
12. Bolton - Salford Greengate via Walkden, Worsley)
(Joint with Salford & LUT)
14. Bolton - Darcy Lever.
15. Bolton - Wigan via Lostock Junction & Wingates.
(Joint with Wigan)
(Note - LUT 59, Bolton - Wigan ia Hindley was not jointly operated and return tickets on 59 were not accepted on service 15)
16. Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich
(Joint with Leigh & LUT)
20. Bolton - Johnson Fold Estate.
(Short workings: 18 to Ivy Road, 19 to Doffcocker)
23T. Bolton - Bury.
(Short workings: 21 Crompton Ave; 22 Blenheim Rd; 23 Breightmet)
(Assumed to be joint with Bury)
25. Bolton - Smithills Hall / Colliers Road
(Short workings: 24 to Halliwell, Crompton Way)
26/27. Bolton - Great Lever circulars.
30. Bolton - Dunscar
31. Bolton - Eagley.
(Short workings of 30/31: 28 to Seymour Rd; 29 to Andrew Lane)
32. Bolton - Lostock, De Havilland Works
(Works services only)
35. Bolton - Horwich (Old Lords Estate)
(Short workings; 33 to Lever Park Avenue, 34 to Albert Rd.)
36. Bolton - Breightmet - Radcliffe
37. Little Lever - Coach & Horses.
39. Bolton - Westhoughton (Birch Avenue)
(Short workings: 38 to Dean, Hulton Lane)
41. Bolton - Eccles via Farnworth, Walkden & Worsley.
42. Bolton - Walkden via Green Lane, Moses Gate
43. Bolton - Farnworth Black Horse via Green Lane
(Short workings: 44 to Moses Gate)
45. Bolton - Tonge Moor
(Short workings: 46 to Hall i' th' Wood, 47 to Crompton Way)
48. Bolton - Borough Hospital (Hulton Lane)
49. Bolton - Union Road Mills
(Works service)
50. Bolton - Leigh - Warrington
(LUT operated, also joint with Leigh)
52. Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury.
(Short workings: 51 to Little Lever)
(Joint with Bury.)
53. Bolton - Affetside
54. Bolton - Oldhams Estate.
55. Bolton - Belmont
57. Bolton - Lever Edge Lane
61. Bolton - Withins Estate via Newby Rd
62. Bolton - Withins Estate via Deepdale Rd
82. Bolton - Atherton - Leigh
(Short workings: 79 Daubhill; 80 Hulton Lane; 81 Four Lane Ends)
(Joint with LUT & Leigh.)

The following were joint with Ribble:
122. Bolton - Chorley - Southport via Eccleston, Mawdesley, Rufford & Banks
(The Chorley - Southport section ran approximately every 2 hours)
215/225 Bolton - Blackburn / Clitheroe
(215 via Astley Bridge, 225 via Tonge Moor)
B15. Bolton - Dimple via Astley Bridge
B25. Bolton - Dunscar via Tonge Moor
B35. Bolton - Dimple via Tonge Moor

Joint with Ribble & LUT:
X66. Manchester - Bolton - Blackburn express.