Bluebird Bus and Coach
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Bluebird Bus and Coach is a bus operator based in Middleton in Greater Manchester. The company was formed in 1988 by three members of the Dunstan family. It operates a number of commercial and supported routes in the Middleton, Higher Blackley, Moston, North Manchester area.
In 2006 and 2007, Bluebird expanded its operating area to Oldham introducing buses on the 181, 182, 402, 410 and 411 routes. The company's most popular route is the 112 service, providing Bluebird's main service from Middleton to Manchester. Their majority of their services run from Middleton Bus Station.
[edit] Services
The following services are operated by Bluebird:
| No. | Route | Mon-Sat Daytime Frequency | Mon-Sat Evening Frequency | Sunday Frequency | Public Holidays Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Heaton Park - Bank House - Collyhurst - Manchester Stevenson Square | Monday-Friday Only: 0750 and 0845 Heaton Park-Manchester 1720 Manchester-Middleton |
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| 62 162 |
Middleton - Bank House - North Manchester General Hospital - Moston Circulars | 60 mins each way | |||
| 72 | Chadderton, Sportsman - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins | Daytime Only: 60 mins except no 1540 journey to Manchester | ||
| 73 | Chadderton, Sportsman - Newton Heath - Manchester Sackville Street | 60 mins | see bus 72 | ||
| 72/73 | Chadderton, Sportsman - Newton Heath - Manchester combined | 30 mins | Daytime only: 60 mins | ||
| 75 | Chadderton, Sportsman - New Moston - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly/Albert Square | Monday-Friday Only: 0735 and 0755 to Manchester | |||
| 77 | Manchester Shudehill Interchange/Albert Square - Moston - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 20 mins | 60 mins between Moston and Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins between Moston and Manchester Piccadilly | Daytime Only: 2 per hour |
| 78 | Oldham - Limeside - Hollinwood - Woodhouses - Failsworth - Brookdale Park - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins | 60 mins | Daytime Only: 60 mins | |
| 80 | Middleton - Middleton Junction - Moston - Miles Platting - Manchester Shudehill' | 20 mins | see bus 112 | see bus 112 | see bus 112 |
| 88 | Manchester Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Cheetham Hill - Manchester Shudehill | Monday-Friday Only: 0530 from Hollinwood to Manchester Shudehill | 1855 1925 2025 from Piccadilly to White Moss | Daytime Only: 30 mins between Piccadilly and White Moss | Daytime Only: 60 mins between Piccadilly and White Moss |
| 112 | Middleton - Middleton Junction - Moston - Collyhurst - Manchester Piccadilly | 20 mins | 60 mins | Daytime: 30 mins Evenings: 60 mins |
Daytime Only: 20 mins |
| 80 112 |
Middleton - Middleton Junction - Moston - Manchester combined | 10 mins | 60 mins | Daytime: 30 mins Evenings: 60 mins |
Daytime Only: 20 mins |
| 113 | Middleton - Middleton Junction - Moston - Collyhurst - Manchester Albert Square - Manchester Piccadilly | Mon-Fri peak-time | see bus 112 | see bus 112 | see bus 112 |
| 115 | Middleton - Rhodes - Heaton Park - North Manchester General Hospital | 60 mins | |||
| 131 | Boarshaw - Alkrington - Blackley - Collyhurst - Manchester Princess Street/Albert Square | 1 peak-time journey each way | |||
| 151 | Chadderton - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Moston - Collyhurst - Cheetham Hill - Cheetham | 30 mins | |||
| 159 | Oldham - Chadderton - Hollinwood - Woodhouses - Failsworth - New Moston - Middleton | 60 mins | |||
| 181 | Shaw, Wren's Nest - Heyside - Royton - Chadderton - New Moston - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins | see bus 72 | ||
| 182 | Shaw, Wren's Nest - Royton - Royal Oldham Hospital - Chadderton - New Moston - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly | 60 mins | see bus 72 | ||
| 181 182 |
Shaw - Royton - Chadderton - New Moston - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly combined | 30 mins | see bus 72 | ||
| 72/73/181/182 | Chadderton, Sportsman - Newton Heath - Manchester combined | 4 per hour | Daytime only: 60 mins | ||
| 188 | White Moss - Moston - Manchester Albert Square/Shudehill | 30 mins | |||
| 402 | Royton - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham | 30 mins | |||
| 410 411 |
Oldham - Glodwick - Littlemoor - Waterhead - Derker - Higginshaw - Oldham Circulars | 30 mins each way |
[edit] Service Changes
The following changes will take place on the 17th December 2007:
- 403 - Service no longer operated by Bluebird.
The following changes will take place on the 7th January 2008:
- 73 - New service introduced between Chadderton, Sportsman and Manchester, Sackville Street via New Moston and Newton Heath
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