The services changes which are due to come into effect from April 16, 2023 are as follows.

8: Bolton – Farnworth – Pendlebury – Salford Shopping Centre – Manchester Market St/Deansgate.

The Monday to Saturday daytime timetable revised to operate every 15 minutes.

From week Commencing January 29, 2023, the route of this service will be revised to no longer operate to and from Manchester Shudehill Interchange and will instead terminate at Market Street/Start at Deansgate.

21: Agecroft – Pendlebury – Swinton – Eccles – The Trafford Centre.

The majority of Monday to Friday daytime journeys are withdrawn. TfGM supported journeys will still operate on evenings, early mornings, Saturdays and Sunday. The 22 service from Bolton to The Trafford Centre which is unchanged still operates between Pendlebury and The Trafford Centre.

36/37: Bolton – Walkden – Swinton – Salford Shopping Centre – Manchester Piccadilly.

The Monday to Friday daytime timetable will be revised to operate every 15 minutes on each service and will still operate frequently between Manchester and Walkden.

163: Bury – Darn Hill – Heywood  – Langley – Middleton – Manchester Piccadilly.

The majority of journeys are withdrawn. TfGM supported journeys will still operate early morning, evenings and Sunday daytime. The unchanged 471 service from Bolton to Rochdale still operates between Bury and Heywood.

520: Bolton – Deane – Ladybridge – Lostock – Westhoughton circular.

The majority of journeys are withdrawn. TfGM supported journeys will still operate early morning, Evenings and Sunday. Unchanged Service 20 (Bolton to The Trafford Centre) still operates between Bolton and Deane Hulton Lane.

524: Bolton – Little Lever – Radcliffe – Bury.

The Monday to Saturday daytime timetable will be revised to operate every 15 minutes.

561/562: Bolton – Breightmet/Withins circular.

The majority of journeys are withdrawn. TfGM supported journeys will still operate early morning and evenings. The unchange 471 service from Bolton to Rochdale still operates between Bolton and Breightmet.

575: Bolton – Heaton – Lostock – Horwich Old Lords Estate.

The majority of journeys are withdrawn. TfGM supported journeys will still operate early morning and evenings.

582: Bolton – Daubhill – Over Hulton – Atherton – Leigh.

The Monday to Saturday daytime timetable will be revised to operate every 15 minutes. The Sunday daytime timetable will be revised to every 30 minutes.

Vision Bus is withdrawing all commercial journeys on the 527 circular route from Bolton to Halliwell, Smithills and Hall i’ th’ Wood. This affects the hourly daytime services, but daily evening and Sunday journeys remain unchanged.

The 525 service, which is a circular route that travels in the opposite direction already operates with a TfGM subsidy and is expected to continue unchanged.

The Bolton-based company, which did not secure any of the contracts to run the first franchised bus services this year, has been contacted for comment.