First Manchester will be making some changes to commercial services 24, 181 & 182 with effect from 2nd September.
Service 24 (Rochdale – Royton – Manchester): This Monday to Friday peak only service (which currently consists of departures from Rochdale at 0600, 0626 & 0650 and departures from Manchester at 1623, 1723, 1753 & 1823) will be withdrawn. Service 409 provides an alternative service between Rochdale and Royton and services 181 & 182 continue to provide links between Royton, Chadderton and Manchester.
First Manchester have provided patronage data which shows on average 6.55 passengers per trip boarding between Rochdale and Royton on the AM journeys.
Alternatives exist by transferring at Royton, between services 409 and 181/182.
Service 181 (Rochdale – Shaw – Royton – Manchester): The Monday to Saturday day-time service will be reduced from every 30 minutes to hourly. The weekday peak service will still operate every 30 minutes. Service 181 will combine with service 182 to provide a 20 minute off peak daytime service betweenChadderton and Manchester.
Service 182 (Rochdale – Shaw – Royton – Manchester): Morning peak journeys which currently extend from Rochdale at 0526 and Milnrow at 0604, 0633, 0658 & 0723 will be revised and replaced by journeys (from Milnrow only) at 0559, 0623 & 0653. The following Saturday early morning journeys will be revised:
0514 Chadderton – Manchester – retimed 30 minutes later
0550 & 0650 Manchester – Shaw – replaced by one journey at 0620.
0551 Shaw – Manchester withdrawn. There are alternative journeys within 30 minutes.
The journeys at 0514 and 0550 were introduced in April 2018 as part of a trial to stimulate early morning usage. On average these journeys are only carrying 5 passengers per trip.
For the changes to services 181 and 182, there are alternative journeys on service 58 from Rochdale to Milnrow and Shaw at 0600 and 0700. Metrolink also provides an option for passengers travelling between Manchester and Shaw.
The current timetables for these services can be found here: https://assets.ctfassets.net/nv7y93idf4jq/1lIHFRsLvwP74McskAqi9L/d720d7fcf8eb1b3c89a8edce5681824a/19-SC-0025_Bus_Times_23__24__181__182.pdf
Please do something about this . I rely on this service to get to work and back home. As you are aware in Royton there is no tram or train route. Please stop this from happening.
This are commercial services so First bus can do as they please. One reason why we need bus regulation.
Thanks for the reply. This is going to cause a lot of problems for people. Is it Andy Burnham that is responsible for regulating the bus in greater Manchester. He has been saying for the past 2 years he is going to do something positive about the bus service but I am yet to see this?
Told him the same in a meeting last month.