346 to gain Bank Holiday service for the first time since 2000!
For the first time since GM Buses was split into three (the third being Charterplan, moving to East Yorkshire Motor Services), Dukinfield now has some semblance of a decent bus network over the Bank Holiday period.
In line with First, Arriva and some independent companies, Stagecoach Manchester will operate a full Sunday service on Bank Holidays starting from Good Friday (21 March 2008). This is in line with the Mayne of Manchester services acquired by Stagecoach on the 22 January this year.
This good news for Dukinfield passengers who have recently been at the sharp end of this year’s service revisions alone – as well as insufficient Bank Holiday services. The knock on effect sees the 346 operating a Bank Holiday service for the first time since 2000!
The last company to do so was First Pennine (then owned by First PMT who are now First North Staffordshire), whom in 1999 operated a normal weekday service on their 346 route. From 2003, the only Bank Holiday 346 journey was the 0830 from Ashton – Hyde, operated by First Manchester.
Running order:
- 0845 – 1955: 220 Manchester – Tameside Hospital;
- 0910 – 1850: 346 Hyde – Ashton (via Newton);
- 0830 – 2340: 330 Ashton – Stockport;
- 1130 – 2255: 41 Ashton – Dukinfield (Yew Tree);
- 0900 – 1900: 388 Ashton – Hyde – Marple (via Yew Tree);
- 1900 – 2330: 389 Ashton – Hyde – Gee Cross;
- 0910 – 2330: 343 Hyde – Mossley – Oldham;
- 0900 – 2158: 345 Ashton – Denton (Pendle Road).
East of the M60 wishes its readers a Happy Easter.
S.V., 12 March 2008
