Pleased to report some minor changes to these services which reflect some of the changes I have asked for following comments by local users.
Rossendale Transport have also proposed making some changes to Monday – Saturday tendered journeys, effective from Monday 5 September which we support and are as follows:
| Service | Route | Notes |
| 408 | Shaw – Royton – Oldham | Route in Shaw revised to match the evening/Sunday route, operating from Rochdale Road, via Buckstones to terminate at Shaw, Wrens Nest. |
| 412 | Middleton – Royton – Oldham | Monday to Saturday off peak service increased to hourly (currently every 90 minutes) |
| 435 | Rochdale – Buckstones | Route extended beyond Hillside Avenue terminus to Shaw, Wrens Nest. |
Services 408/412/435 will inter-work, allowing spare time to be reallocated to the 412.
The afternoon and early evening service on the 408 route is very poor and leaves us in High Crompton feeling cutoff. Can’t a better afternoon service be provided?
Have already raised this and will continue to do so.
Good work.
Now can you bang a few heads together at First after decimating the 24 service and having buses going completely missing in action on the 181/2
I’ve raised it with first to just get a generic response not aided by the fact their social media team only do 7-7 so outside of this if there are problems you can’t find out.
Good luck
Kris
Happy to pursue any specific details of locations and times when buses do not turn up. If people email me the specific details to howard.sykes@oldham.gov.uk many thanks.
Will the times be the same during the day, please.
As far as I am aware they will. But have asked where the new timetable is and will continue to chase.
Regarding 403/404 circular round Shaw Buckstones and High crompton, since new company MCT took over some buses seem to go missing. We have waited for the 12.31 from Shaw Beal Lane to Buckstones Saturday 20 August it didn’t turn up, other people have said they have been missing during the week.
Thanks for this and apols for the delay in replying. Please email me direct howard.sykes@oldham.gov.uk when you have specific examples like this of any bus failing to turn up I can then pursue with the operator and TfGM.
Hi Councillor Sykes,
I understand MCT have been affected by a driver shortage recently which led to service 403 failing to operate on Saturday 20th August. Colleagues have taken this up with MCT’s management who have taken positive steps to improve the situation (as a short term fix, they’ve increased their overtime rate which has increased the number of drivers willing to work extra hours).
We’re going to monitor the situation and are hopeful this won’t occur again.
If you do become aware of any further issues though please let me know.
Regards
Nick
Nick O’Neill
Service Planning Officer
Transport for Greater Manchester
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Manchester
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Hi I’ve noticed a comment regarding 181/182 service which is shocking,I’ve raised with first several times and only get a generic response. On Friday 9 March I waited for the 18.35 to Manchester from Royton, this failed to show, caught the 19.05 service which then had to wait 25 minutes at Chadderton as the relief driver failed to show, I eventually arrived to Manchester 1 hour late and subsequently was late to work. I haven’t yet received a response from first bus. Quite often the 18.07 doesn’t show meaning stood at the stop to wait for the 18.35 which again fails to show from time to time.