Travellers are being urged to plan ahead as transport is expected to busier than normalBee Network staff are due to strike over pay(Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News)

Bus users are being urged to plan ahead as around two thirds of Bee Network buses – including some school services – will be cancelled due to strike action next weekend. Staff plan to strike from Friday 19 to Monday 22 September over pay.

The strikes will affect many bus services, but trams and trains will continue to operate as normal and travellers will be able to use their bus tickets and passes on trams.

All bus services will still run in Bolton and Wigan, as well as some routes in North Manchester and the free bus in Manchester city centre.

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TfGM Chief Network Officer, Danny Vaughan, said: “Bus operators across the country are responsible for the pay and conditions of their staff. We are encouraging operators and their unions to continue talks, reach agreement and avoid disruption for passengers.

“Around two-thirds of buses will not run if bus operator staff take industrial action. We know this will impact people’s ability to get around and we’re very sorry for any disruption or inconvenience.

“Trams and trains will run as normal, as well as some buses in parts of Greater Manchester. People should check to see if their bus service is affected and, if so, plan an alternative journey ahead of time. It will be busier than normal and we’re urging people to leave plenty of time when travelling around the city-region.

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“We are doing all we can to let people know about this and minimise the disruption and keep Greater Manchester moving. Our teams will be out helping passengers, bus tickets and passes will be accepted on trams, and all other public transport services will run as normal.”

Due to the timing of industrial action, some late-night services on Thursday 18 September and very early morning services on Tuesday 23 September will also be affected.

Bury

Bee Network buses:

  • B3 – Bury – Ferngrove – Heywood – Norden
  • 461 – Bury – Norden – Rochdale
  • 467 – Bury – Bamford – Daniel Fold – Rochdale
  • 468 – Bury – Bamford – Greave – Rochdale
  • 469 – Bury – Tottington

School buses:

  • All school bus services in Bury will operate.

Manchester

Bee Network buses:

  • 7 – Ashton-under-Lyne – Reddish – Heaton Chapel – Stockport
  • 11 – Altrincham – Gatley – Cheadle – Edgeley – Stockport
  • 15 – Flixton – Davyhulme – Urmston – Manchester
  • 17 – Manchester – Blackley – Middleton – Rochdale
  • 17/17A/17B – Rochdale – Stakehill – Middleton – Manchester
  • 18 – Langley – Middleton – Manchester – Manchester Royal Infirmary
  • 23 – Trafford Centre – Didsbury – Stockport
  • 25 – Stockport – Chorlton – Trafford Centre
  • 38 – Logistics Nth – Walkden – Swinton – Manchester
  • 42 – Manchester – Rusholme – East Didsbury – Stockport
  • 42A – Reddish – East Didsbury – Rusholme – Manchester
  • 42B – Woodford – Bramhall – East Didsbury – Manchester
  • 42C – Handforth – Cheadle – East Didsbury – Manchester
  • 43 – Manchester – Wythenshawe – Manchester Airport
  • 50 – East Didsbury – Manchester – Salford Quays
  • 51 – East Didsbury – Manchester – Salford Quays
  • 56 – Manchester – North Manchester General Hospital – Manchester Circular
  • 59 – Oldham – Middleton – Manchester
  • 76- Manchester – Failsworth – Limeside – Oldham
  • 76A – Manchester – Oldham
  • 76B – Manchester – Newton Heath – Woodhouses
  • 81 – Manchester – Moston – Oldham
  • 83 – Manchester – Hollinwood – Oldham – Sholver
  • 84 – Uppermill – Oldham – Manchester
  • 85 – Chorlton – Alexandra Park – Manchester
  • 85A – Manchester – Alexandra Park – Chorlton
  • 86 – Manchester – Brooks’s Bar – Chorlton
  • 86N – Manchester – Chorlton
  • 101 – Manchester – Northenden – Baguley – Wythenshawe
  • 102 – Southern Cemetery – Manchester
  • 103 – Manchester Airport – Wythenshawe – Manchester
  • 111 – Southern Cemetery – Withington – Manchester
  • 112 – Middleton – Moston – Collyhurst – Manchester
  • 113 – Middleton – Moston – Collyhurst – Manchester
  • 114 – Manchester – Collyhurst – Moston – Alkrington
  • 115 – Middleton – Moston Circular
  • 116 – Middleton – Moston Circular
  • 117 – Manchester – Moston – Greengate
  • 118 – Manchester – Moston – North Manchester General Hospital
  • 119 – Higher Blackley – Moston – Manchester
  • 142 – Manchester – University – East Didsbury
  • 143 – West Didsbury – Rusholme – University – Manchester
  • 147 – Piccadilly Rail Station – West Didsbury
  • 150 – Trafford Centre – Chorlton – Gorton
  • 156 – Manchester – North Manchester General Hospital – Higher Blackley – Middleton
  • 171 – Newton Heath – Gorton – East Didsbury
  • 172 – Southern Cemetery – Gorton – Newton Heath
  • 181 – Shaw – Chadderton – Moston – Manchester
  • 182 – Manchester – Chadderton – Shaw
  • 191 – Hazel Grove – Stockport – Manchester
  • 192 – Hazel Grove – Stockport – Manchester (including 00.00 – 00.40am departures from Hazel Grove on Tuesday morning)
  • 197 – Manchester – Longsight – Green End – Stockport
  • 201 – Hattersley – Hyde – Denton – Manchester
  • 202 – Gee Cross – Hyde – Haughton Green – Manchester
  • 203 – Stockport – Reddish – Belle Vue – Manchester
  • 205 – Manchester – West Gorton – Dane Bank
  • 216 – Manchester – Clayton – Droylsden – Ashton
  • 219 – Stalybridge – Ashton – Openshaw – Manchester
  • 219N – Stalybridge – Ashton – Openshaw – Manchester
  • 220 – Manchester – Dukinfield – Stalybridge
  • 221 – Dukinfield – Audenshaw – Openshaw – Manchester
  • 230 – Manchester – Littlemoss – Ashton
  • 231 – Manchester – Clayton – Droylsden – Ashton
  • 248 – Eccles – Trafford Park – Sale – Manchester Airport
  • 249 – Altrincham – Wythenshawe
  • 250 – Trafford Centre – Old Trafford – Manchester
  • 253 – Partington – Flixton – Urmston – Manchester
  • 255 – Manchester – Stretford – Urmston – Partington
  • 256 – Flixton – Stretford – Hulme – Manchester
  • 263 – Manchester – Hulme – Sale – Altrincham
  • 313 – Manchester Airport – Cheadle Hulme – Adswood – Stockport
  • 368 – Wythenshawe – Stockport
  • X50 – Trafford Centre – Manchester
  • X92 – Hazel Grove – Stockport – Manchester

School buses:

Barlow RC High School

  • 727 – Gorton – Ryder Brow – Levenshulme – Barlow RC High School

Burnage Academy

  • 728 (AM only) – Gorton – Ryder Brow – Levenshulme – Burnage Academy
  • 749 – Moss Side – Longsight – Levenshulme – Burnage Academy
  • 751 – Burnage Academy – Manchester City Centre
  • 797 – Burnage Academy – Manchester Piccadilly

Co-op Failsworth

  • 76 – Co-op Failsworth – Manchester

Levenshulme High School

  • 171 – Gorton Tesco – Levenshulme High School
  • 727 – Levenshulme High School – Ryder Brow – Gorton – Hyde Road

Loreto College

  • 86 – Chorlton – Manchester, PM extras from Loreto College
  • 742 – Burnage – Levenshulme – Loreto College
  • 743 – Heald Green – Gatley – Northenden – Didsbury – Loreto College

Loreto High School

  • 720 – Hulme – Moss Side – Loreto High School

Trinity High School

  • 724 – New Moston – Moston – Newton Heath – Trinity High School
  • 725 – Ryder Brow – Trinity High School

Whalley Range High School

  • 150 – Gorton – Whalley Range

Wright Robinson College

  • 150 – Trafford Centre – Whalley Range – Gorton – Wright Robinson
  • 172 – Levenshulme – Wright Robinson
  • 703 – Monsall – Miles Platting – Clayton – Wright Robinson College
  • 704 – Harpurhey – Wright Robinson College
  • 706 – Wright Robinson College – Ryder Brow – Levenshulme

Oldham

Bee Network buses:

  • 57 – Oldham – Rushcroft Circular
  • 59 – Oldham – Middleton – Manchester
  • 76 – Manchester – Failsworth – Limeside – Oldham
  • 76A – Manchester – Oldham
  • 76B – Manchester – Newton Heath – Woodhouses
  • 81 – Manchester – Moston – Oldham
  • 82 – Oldham – Sholver
  • 83 – Manchester – Hollinwood – Oldham – Sholver
  • 84 – Uppermill – Oldham – Manchester
  • 129 – Middleton – Hollin – Boarshaw circular
  • 180 – Oldham – Lees – Greenfield
  • 181 – Shaw – Chadderton – Moston – Manchester
  • 182 – Manchester – Chadderton – Shaw
  • 183 – Royal Oldham Hospital – Oldham – Limeside
  • 184 – Oldham – Diggle – Huddersfield
  • 350 – Ashton – Tameside Hospital – Uppermill – Oldham
  • 402 – Buckstones – Oldham
  • 403 – Oldham – Shaw – Buckstones – High Crompton Circular
  • 409 – Rochdale – Royton – Oldham – Ashton
  • 411 – Oldham – Derker Circular
  • 415 – Oldham – Middleton
  • 425 – Oldham – Alt – Holts circular
  • 426 – Oldham – Fitton Hill Circular

School buses:

Crompton House

  • 402 – Oldham – Royton – Crompton House School
  • 435 – Crompton House – Rochdale
  • 436 – Rochdale – Crompton House School
  • 436 – Crompton House School – Milnrow
  • 442 – Norden – Rochdale

North Chadderton High School

  • 402 – Shaw – Royton – North Chadderton School

Royton & Crompton High School

  • 402 – High Crompton – Royton Middleton Rd (Royton & Crompton High School)

Saddleworth High School

  • 184 – Saddleworth High School – Oldham

Rochdale

Bee Network buses:

  • 17/17A/17B – Rochdale – Middleton – Blackley – Manchester
  • 125 – Middleton – Birch – Heywood
  • 129 – Middleton – Hollins – Stanycliffe – Boarshaw circular
  • 156 – Middleton – NMGH – Manchester City Centre
  • 406 – Rochdale – Kirkholt Circular
  • 409 – Rochdale – Royton – Oldham – Ashton
  • 434 – Rochdale – Castleton – Middleton
  • 435/436 – Rochdale – Milnrow – Buckstones – High Crompton – Rochdale
  • 437 – Rochdale – Lane Head
  • 440 – Rochdale – Rochdale Infirmary – Syke
  • 442 – Rochdale – Bamford – Norden
  • 447 – Rochdale – Wallbank
  • 450 – Peppermint Bridge – Rochdale
  • 451 – Rochdale – Peppermint Bridge – Rochdale
  • 455 – Rochdale – Milnrow – Littleborough – Stansfield
  • 456 – Littleborough – Rochdale
  • 457 – Littleborough – Shore – Rochdale
  • 458 – Rochdale – Littleborough
  • 461 – Rochdale – Shawfield Circular
  • 467 – Rochdale – Daniel Fold – Bamford – Bury
  • 468 – Rochdale – Cutgate – Bamford – Jericho – Bury

School buses:

Holy Family College

  • 433 – Norden – Bamford – Holy Family RC CE College

Kingsway Park

  • 434 – Rochdale – Kingsway Park High School

Newhouse Academy

  • 125 – Wilton Arms – Newhouse Academy

St Cuthberts RC High

  • 447 – Healy Corner – Rochdale – St Cuthberts RC High

Wardle Academy

  • 456 – Stansfield – Littleborough – Wardle Academy
  • 456 – Wardle Academy – Low Hill – Rochdale
  • 458 – Littleborough – Wardle Academy
  • 458 – Wardle Academy – Littleborough – Stansfield
  • 458 – Rochdale – Low Hill – Wardle Academy

Salford

Bee Network buses:

  • 38 – Logistics Nth – Walkden – Swinton – Manchester
  • 50 – East Didsbury – Manchester – Salford Quays
  • 51 – East Didsbury – Manchester – Salford Quays
  • 248 – Eccles – Trafford Centre – Manchester Airport

School buses:

  • All school bus services in Salford will operate.

Stockport

Bee Network buses:

  • 7 – Stockport – Reddish – Droylsden – Ashton
  • 11 – Altrincham – Wythenshawe – Cheadle – Stockport
  • 23 – Trafford Centre – Didsbury – Stockport
  • 25 – Stockport – Chorlton – Trafford Centre
  • 42 – Manchester – Rusholme – East Didsbury – Stockport
  • 42A – Reddish – East Didsbury – Rusholme – Manchester
  • 42B – Woodford – Bramhall – East Didsbury – Manchester
  • 42C – Handforth – Cheadle – East Didsbury – Manchester
  • X92 – Hazel Grove – Stockport – Manchester
  • 191 – Hazel Grove – Stockport – Manchester
  • 192 – Hazel Grove – Stockport – Manchester
  • 197 – Manchester – Longsight – Green End – Stockport
  • 203 – Stockport – Reddish – Belle Vue – Manchester
  • 312 – Stockport – Bridge Hall – Cheadle
  • 313 – Stockport – Manchester Airport – Cheadle Hulme Circular
  • 314 – Stockport – Offerton Estate – Stockport Circular
  • 322 – Haughton Green – Brinnington – Stockport
  • 325 – Stockport – Portwood – Brinnington Circular
  • 327 – Stockport – Portwood – Brinnington – Denton
  • 330 – Stockport – Hyde – Ashton
  • 358 – Stockport – Marple – New Mills – Hayfield
  • 360 – Stockport – Hazel Grove – Hayfield
  • 368 – Wythenshawe – Stockport
  • 370 – Altrincham – Sharston – Cheadle – Stockport
  • 371 – Altrincham – Sharston – Cheadle – Stockport
  • 374 – Stockport – Hazel Grove Circular
  • 378/378A/379 – Stockport – Cheadle Hulme – Heald Green Circular
  • 382 – Stockport – Bredbury – Romiley – Woodley
  • 383 – Stockport – Marple – Romiley Circular
  • 384 – Stockport – Bredbury – Romiley – Marple Circular

School buses:

Aquinas College

  • 792 – Heaviley – Heaton Moor

Bramhall High School

  • 852 – Cheadle Heath – Davenport – Bramhall High School
  • 855 – Adswood – Davenport – Bramhall High School
  • 877 – Stockport – Cheadle – Cheadle Hulme – Bramhall High School

Cheadle PC Infants and Juniors

  • 818 – Cheadle – Gatley – Cheadle Catholic Primary School

Cheadle Hulme High School

  • 856 – Heald Green – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School
  • 863 – Stockport – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School

Harrytown RC High School

  • 819 – Harrytown High School – Greave – Mellor
  • 843 (AM only) – Hazel Grove- Harrytown High School
  • 845 – Stockport – Offerton – Harrytown High School
  • 854 – Brinnington – Greave – Harrytown High School

Hazel Grove High School

  • 374 – Stockport – Hazel Grove High School
  • 827 – Heaviley – Chepstow Drive – Hazel Grove High School
  • 834 – Bosden Farm – High Lane – Hazel Grove High School
  • 858 – Hall Street – Bosden Farm – Hazel Grove High School
  • 874 – Cheadle Heath – Davenport – Hazel Grove High School

Kingsway School

  • 758 – Heald Green – Kingsway School
  • 812 – Stockport – Cheadle – St James’ RC High School

Laurus Cheadle Hulme

  • 856 – Heald Green – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School
  • 863 – Stockport – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Cheadle Hulme High School
  • 866 – Laurus Cheadle Hulme – Bridge Hall – Stockport

Marple Hall School

  • 802 – Hazel Grove – Mellor – Marple Hall School
  • 808 – Lane Ends – Marple Hall
  • 844 – Stockport – Bosden Farm – Marple Hall

St James’ RC High School

  • 758 – Heald Green – Kingsway School – Gatley – St James’s Catholic High School (only 7.56am service from Kingsway will operate)
  • 811 – Heaton Chapel – Adswood – St James’ Catholic High School
  • 812 – Stockport – Cheadle – St James’ RC High School
  • 815 – Heaviley – Bramhall – St James’ Catholic High School
  • 857 – Shaw Heath – Cheadle Hulme – St James’ Catholic High School

Tameside

Bee Network buses:

  • 7 – Stockport – Reddish – Droylsden – Ashton
  • 201 – Hattersley – Hyde – Denton – Manchester
  • 202 – Gee Cross – Hyde – Haughton Green – Manchester
  • 216 – Manchester – Clayton – Droylsden – Ashton
  • 219 – Stalybridge – Ashton – Openshaw – Manchester
  • 219N – Stalybridge – Ashton – Openshaw – Manchester
  • 220 – Manchester – Dukinfield – Stalybridge
  • 221 – Dukinfield – Audenshaw – Openshaw – Manchester
  • 230 – Ashton-under-Lyne – Droylsden – Piccadilly Gardens
  • 231 – Ashton-under-Lyne – Hurst – Droylsden – Piccadilly Gardens
  • 237 – Ashton – Stalybridge – Glossop
  • 330 – Ashton-under-Lyne – Dukinfield – Hyde – Woodley – Stockport
  • 336 – Ashton – Hazelhurst – Ashton Circular
  • 337 – Ashton – Hazelhurst – Ashton Circular
  • 346 – Hyde – Ashton
  • 347 – Ashton – Denton – Haughton Green Circular
  • 348 – Ashton – Stalybridge – Copley – Carrbrook
  • 350 – Ashton – Tameside Hospital – Uppermill – Oldham
  • 389 – Ashton – Stalybridge – Astley Circular

School buses:

Audenshaw School

  • 721 – Audenshaw School – Dukinfield

Denton Community College

  • 701 – Dane Bank -Denton Community College
  • 847 – Denton Community College – Haughton Green – Hyde

Fairfield High School

  • 700 – Fairfield High School – Dane Bank
  • 747 – Haughton Green – Denton – Fairfield High School

Longdendale High School

  • 817 – Stalybridge – Longdendale High School

St Damian’s RC College

  • 864 – Droylsden – St Damian’s RC Science College
  • 870 – St Damian’s RC Science College – Mossley – Stalybridge

St Thomas More RC College

  • 719 – Openshaw – St Thomas More RC College

Trafford

Bee Network buses:

  • X50 – Trafford Centre – Manchester
  • 11 – Altrincham – Gatley – Cheadle – Edgeley – Stockport
  • 15 – Flixton – Davyhulme – Urmston – Manchester
  • 23 – Stockport – Stretford – Urmston – The Trafford Centre
  • 25 – Stockport – Heaton Moor – Stretford – The Trafford Centre
  • 150 – Trafford Centre – Chorlton – Gorton
  • 245 – Trafford Centre – Stretford – Altrincham
  • 247 – Trafford Centre – Flixton – Altrincham
  • 248 – Eccles – Trafford Centre – Manchester Airport
  • 249 – Altrincham – Wythenshawe
  • 250 – Trafford Centre – Old Trafford – Manchester
  • 253 – Partington – Flixton – Urmston – Manchester
  • 255 – Manchester – Stretford – Urmston – Partington
  • 256 – Flixton – Stretford – Hulme – Manchester
  • 263 – Manchester – Hulme – Sale – Altrincham
  • 281 – Altrincham – Timperley – Sale – Sale west
  • 282 – Altrincham – Oldfield Brow circular
  • 283 – Altrincham – Hale – Warburton Green circular
  • 284 – Altrincham – Well Green – Warburton Green circular
  • 285 – Altrincham – Timperley circular
  • 286 – Altrincham – Timperley circular
  • 370 – Altrincham – Sharston – Cheadle – Stockport
  • 371 – Altrincham – Sharston – Cheadle – Stockport

School buses:

Altrincham College

  • 737 – Sale – Timperley – Altrincham College
  • 738 – Sale – Brooklands – Altrincham College
  • 772 – Sale – Northern Moor – Altrincham College
  • 773 – Altrincham College – Hale
  • 776 – Ashton – Woodheys – Broadheath – Altrincham College

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys/Altrincham Grammar School for Girls/Loreto Grammar School

  • 730 – Levenshulme – Withington – Burnage – East Didsbury – Altrincham Schools
  • 731 – Hazel Grove – Wythenshawe – Altrincham Schools
  • 734 – Moss Side – Altrincham Schools
  • 752 – Cheadle – Heald Green – Peel Hall – Altrincham Schools
  • 753 – Heaton Mersey – Heaton Chapel – Sharston – Altrincham Schools
  • 756 – Woodsend – Filxton – Urmston – Stretford – Altrincham Schools
  • 757 – Eccles – Davyhulme – Urmston – Stretford – Altrincham Schools

Blessed Thomas Holford College

  • 789 – Lostock – Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College

Broadoak School

  • 736 – Broadoak School – Ashton-on-Mersey

Flixton High School/Urmston Academy/Wellacre Academy

  • 798 – Stretford – Flixton Girls School/Wellacre Academy
  • 799 – Boothstown – Umston Academy/Flixton Girls School/Wellacre Academy

Sale Grammar School

  • 782 – Hale Barns – Timperley – Sale Grammar School
  • 783 – Bowdon Vale – Sale Grammar
  • 796 – Moss Side – East Didsbury – Sale Grammar

Sale High School

  • 778 – Hulme – Firswood – Gorse Hill – Stretford – Sale High School

St Ambrose College

  • 763 – Burnage – West Didsbury – St Ambrose College
  • 764 – Woodheys – Ashton on Mersey – Sale – St Ambrose College
  • 765 – Oldfield Brow – Broadheath – West Timperley – Timperley – St Ambrose College
  • 766 – Davyhulme – Urmston – Stretford – St Ambrose College
  • 768 (AM only) – Hazel Grove – Bramhall – Wythenshawe – St Ambrose College

St Antony’s RC High School

  • 786 – Flixton – Woodsend – St Antony’s Roman Catholic School
  • 737 – Sale – Timperley – Altrincham College
  • 738 – Sale – Brooklands – Altrincham College
  • 772 – Sale – Northern Moor – Altrincham College
  • 773 – Altrincham College – Hale
  • 776 – Ashton – Woodheys – Broadheath – Altrincham College

Bolton

  • Bus services in Bolton are not affected.

Wigan

  • Bus services in Wigan are not affected.

More information can be found on the Bee Network website or by calling the Bee Network Contact Centre on 0161 244 1000.