First Bus has advised me of the following changes to be effective from 3rd September.
58 – Will operate between Oldham and Rochdale only – every 30 mins as present – to improve reliability.
59 – Manchester/Middleton/Chadderton/Oldham – day time frequency increased to every 10 mins. Two journeys will still operate to/from Rushcroft.
These changes are a positive step and will require extra buses for the 59 corridor.
First Bus is progressing with the changes on this corridor incrementally and once introduced, depending upon feedback, they have said they will make further improvements in future.
I continue to work with First Bus and others at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to improve and protect transport links.
I catch the 59 from Rushcroft quite frequently we already get 2 buses,its not quite clear to me how its been put,if its every 10 minutes,so where will the other 59’s end will it be Wrens Nest, or Shaw,because I can see a real mix up with the ones going to Rushcroft,because its been happening now from Midd,sometimes there’s Rushcroft buses missing,then the times tend to get mixed up,and you end up waiting an hour for a bus,,i’ve been doing this route since 1991,and believe you me I’ve seen it all.
The extra as I understand it will terminate at Wrens Nest. This extra is an attempt to stop the problem you describe. Ie two buses an hour will go to Rushcoft and not get cancelled. We shall see if it helps. Let me know how you find it. Many thanks for your feedback.
I do hope they improve u go to the bus stop it says it comes at 11,16 and comes ages after and ur waiting there for ages this all changed since after xmas last year but no ghangws seem to improve which I hope they do
Hopefully this will help. I am happy to pursue service failures with First but need specific details and dates.