More tinkering around the edges: nothing too drastic Unlike the previous set of changes which has butchered Greenfield’s bus network, the latest set of changes are a more sedate affair. Usually, this is a lull before the storm of post-Easter changes.
Tameside and Glossop Bus Service Changes, 26 January 2020
Traffic chaos curtails 150 route 150 route curtailed to begin in Gorton; Retiming tweaks for 389 and 350 routes. As is the norm for the January set of changes, the first set of bus service changes of 2020 is a sedate affair. If you live in Stalybridge or Ashton-under-Lyne, only two routes are subject to…
Local Rail Passenger Numbers Rise Despite Punctuality and Reliability Issues
Despite Transpennine Express’ and Northern’s crises, more people are taking to the trains in Tameside and Glossop The latest ORR (Office of the Rail Regulator) figures for the Entries and Exits of our railway stations have been released for 2018 – 2019. Given the kerfuffle caused by delayed rail projects in Central Manchester and the…
The Road Least Travelled: The Chadderton to Shaw Circular Route
Is this Greater Manchester’s most obscure bus route? If you mention the 22 in relation to Greater Manchester bus routes, the first one that springs to mind is the long withdrawn route from Bolton to Stockport. The one that has been split at the intu Trafford Centre of late, renumbered 2 and 25. Today, there…
Two-Year Fundraising Drive Raises £31,139 for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Stagecoach Greater Manchester’s two-year fundraising campaign pays off for RMCHC Stagecoach Manchester has rounded off a successful two years supporting Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity (RMCHC) by announcing it has raised a massive £31,139 for the cause.
Bus Route Numbers: Is 3, X3, 3A or 3x The Magic Number?
For East of the M60‘s 2000th article, we look at the art of bus route numbering If you live in Oldham, you may be wondering why the 409 used to be the 9. You may be asking yourself why some operators use suffixes and prefixes in addition to numbers. Why, might you ask, do several…
Important Changes to Senior Citizens' Passes on 01 February
£10.00 per annum charge for unlimited off-peak tram and train travel in Greater Manchester If you are a passenger of pensionable age in Greater Manchester, there’s every chance you will be using your concessionary pass to access the City Region’s buses, trains and trams. In the weekends, you may be able to take a train,…
Retail Comings and Goings in Tameside, January 2020: The Ashton Review of Shops
This month’s window on the shop windows Happy New Year! Ashton Town Hall refurbishment; Plus all the usual retail movements from Debdale Park to Woolley Bridge. We would like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year and thank you for supporting The Ashton Review of Shops in 2019. We hope you will do…
Greater Manchester Bus Fare Changes, January 2020
What’s going up, what’s staying the same, and what’s going down? This year’s bus fare changes could be fairly grim for some passengers, particularly those in North Manchester. The 02 January 2020 sees the expiration of the Diamond Bus North West/Go North West/First Greater Manchester ticket agreement. Instead of one FirstDay ticket for most of…
The Shape of Bus Fares Before and During Franchised Bus Operations
The state of Greater Manchester’s bus fares before and during franchised bus operations Greater Manchester has over thirty different bus operators. At present, this means over thirty different fare tables. Over sixty should you count half fares within the City Region. Once you get into cross-boundary operations, there are two or more sets of concessionary…
Charity Brass '19, Boarshurst Band Club, 29 December 2019
How a fundraising concert for the British Heart Foundation ended Boarshurst Band Club’s 2019 season in style In about three years from now, the end-of-year charity concert at Boarshurst Band Club could well be a regular fixture. For the second year running, a scratch band set up for charitable endeavour ended the concert season in…
In Greater Manchester, Why Isn't There A Bus From…?
East of the M60 looks at potential route corridors in Greater Manchester that are poorly served or unserved by existing bus routes Thanks to the machinations of deregulated bus operations, profitable areas may have seen some improvement in frequencies. Some, at the very least, have been cushioned from radical service changes. This has been at…
