Long Hill (A5004)Date: Monday 27th April to Saturday 2nd May 2026

Road Closure: Long Hill (A5004)
Date: Monday 27th April to Saturday 2nd May 2026
Service affected: 61, 60

To facilitate carriageway resurfacing, Long Hill (A5004) will be closed between 7pm and 6am each day. 

The 61 from Glossop will divert (non-stop) from Horwich End onto the B5470, through to Chapel, then via A6 to Buxton. This closure will only affect the 18:40 trip from Glossop, all other trips will operate as normal. 

Bus Stops not served: Stops on Manchester Road in Buxton, The Shady Oak Fernilee, Mevril Road and New Road. 

The 60 service from Macclesfield, will divert from Buxton onto the A6 and B5470 to Whaley Bridge. This will only affect the 18:50 trip from Macclesfield. 

Affected Services:

• 61
• 60

Lea Main Road, MatlockDate: Wednesday 6th to Thursday 7th May 2026

Road Closed: Lea Main Road, Matlock
Date: Wednesday 6th to Thursday 7th May 2026
Service affected: 140

The road will be closed from 8am on the 6th to 6pm on 7th May. During this time, the 140 service will operate as followed.

Services will operate the normal route into Lea around the triangle, but at the end of Church Street it will turn left under the Lea bridge and continue to Cromford. At the traffic lights in Cromford, it will turn left onto Derby Road, and then continue for Crich/Sth Wingfield, at The Family Tree P.H, it will turn left onto the B5035 Main Road into Crich, where it will serve the Market Place and Tramway Museum and then back on its normal line of route. 

Services Affected:
09:13, 11:13, 12:16, 17:25 to Matlock
10:16, 13:13, 14:20 to Alfreton

Affected Services:

• Hulleys 140

Hayfield May QueenDate: Saturday 9th May 2026

Event: Hayfield May Queen
Date: Saturday 9th May 2026
Service affected: 60, 61

The Hayfield May Queen Procession will commence from Station Road (Hayfield Bus station) at 1:30pm. Station Road, Hayfield, will be closed from 1pm, and the following journeys will be affected. 

61 Service:

- 13:00 trip from Glossop to Buxton will be unable to enter the Bus Station, and will pick up/set down at the bus stop on New Mills Road. 
- 13:00 trip from Buxton to Glossop, due at Hayfield at 13:43, will be delayed by roughly 30 minutes due to the procession. 

60 Service:

- 12:10 trip from Macclesfield to Hayfield will terminate at the Grouse Hotel, Birch Vale. This service will operate as normal to Batemill Road but will then divert via High Hill Road and Hayfield Road (A6015) to Birch Vale. Please note: For any passenger wishing to alight between Thornsett and Birch Vale, you will be dropped off on the return journey. 

The return journey from Hayfield at 13:25 will start from The Grouse Hotel, Birch Vale at 13:28 and operate the normal route from Station Road. 

Affected Services:

• 60
• 61

Buxton Road West (A6), DisleyDate: Sunday 10th to Thursday 14th May 2026

Road Closure: Buxton Road West (A6), Disley
Date: Sunday 10th to Thursday 14th May 2026
Service affected: 199 

Buxton Road West (A6) between Disley (Rams Head) and High Lane (county boundary) will be closed each day, at different times. 

Sunday 10th May 2026, the road will be closed between 7:30am and 5:30pm. 

The 199 will divert from Buxton Road (A6), right at the traffic lights onto Albion Road, then left at the traffic lights into Union Road (B6101), continue on Union Road to the bus station, then exit the bus station via Hague Bar Road (B6101), Strines Road (B6101), Stockport Road (B6101), continue on Stockport Road to the traffic lights, where it will turn left into Hibbert Lane, onto Windlehurst Road to traffic lights with The Horseshoe, then turn right onto Buxton Road (A6) to pick up the normal line of route. 

Please note: Buses will be unable to serve Newtown (The Swan), Disley or High Lane (up to and including The Horseshoe). Customers at Newtown should use the Chalkers bus stop. Passengers can also use The Old Post Office (Albion Road) and New Mills Bus Station, and any bus stop on the diversion route. 

Monday 11th to Thursday 14th May, the road will be closed from 7pm and 6am. 

The 199 will divert from Buxton Road (A6), right at the traffic lights onto Albion Road, then left at the traffic lights into Union Road (B6101), continue on Union Road to the bus station, then exit the bus station via Hague Bar Road (B6101), Strines Road (B6101), Stockport Road (B6101), continue on Stockport Road to the traffic lights, where it will turn left into Hibbert Lane, onto Windlehurst Road to traffic lights with The Horseshoe, then turn right onto Buxton Road (A6) to pick up the normal line of route. 

Please note: Buses will be unable to serve Newtown (The Swan), Disley or High Lane (up to and including The Horseshoe). Customers at Newtown should use the Chalkers bus stop. Passengers can also use The Old Post Office (Albion Road) and New Mills Bus Station, and any bus stop on the diversion route. 

Affected Services:

• Skyline 199

Tissington Well DressingDate: Thursday 14th to Wednesday 20th May 2026

Event: Tissington Well Dressing
Date: Thursday 14th to Wednesday 20th May 2026
Service Affected: 441, 442

During the Well Dressing events, the 441 and 442 services will not be able to serve Tissington Village and will use the bus stop on the A515, opposite and outside Tissington Gates. 

Bus Stops not served: The Gates on The Avenue, The Green, and Rakes Lane. 

Affected Services:

• 441, 442
• 441
• 442

Smart Traffic Lights at New Mills/NewtownDate: Monday 23rd February - up to 7 weeks

Due to new smart traffic lights being fitted at New Mills/New Town, we are going to be experiencing serious delays on the 199, 60, and 61 services. Expected to be in place 7 weeks.

Affected Services:

• 60
• 61
• Skyline 199

B5470 Macclesfield Road, RainowDate: Monday 20th January 2025

** MAJOR DISRUPTION - PLEASE READ **

Road Closed: B5470 Macclesfield Road, Rainow
Date: from Monday 20th January 2025. 
Service 60

Due to a road collapse between Rainow and Kettleshulme, an emergency timetable is being introduced, with the majority of journeys on the route curtailed to operate between Macclesfield and Rainow only, and between Kettleshulme and Hayfield only.

There are a limited number of through journeys between Macclesfield and Hayfield, which are diverted between Whaley Bridge (Horwich End) and Macclesfield via the Cat & Fiddle and Long Hill, with increased journey times as a result.

All journeys will operate as service 60 - but the Stoneheads Estate in Whaley Bridge will continue to be served on a reduced basis. Please see the timetable for full details.

We will be reviewing the temporary timetable as the closure is expected to be for up to six months. 

The emergency timetable can be found HERE.

Affected Services:

• 60