Public transport update

Date published: 21 January 2013


Public transport update: icy conditions Monday 21 January

Bus operators have reported a number of disruptions to services in Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan due to wintry road conditions.

These are:

Bluebird
291, 44, X5, 395, 396, 159 and 151 are serving main roads only.

First
472/474 not serving Eliza Street in either direction.
403, 404, 410 and 411 are suspended.
6 operating Daventry Road to Strand and return
12 operating Oldham Road to Mills Hill and return
24 serving main roads only
58 serving main roads only
59 not serving Rushcroft terminating at Wrens Nest
81 not serving Mough Lane/Owler Lane and using Hollingwood Avenue and Broadway
81a as 81 and not serving Hartshead estate
83 not serving Sholver, using Wilkes Street
82 not serving Delph and using Huddersfield Road
X84 not serving Delph and using Dobcross New Road and Delph New road
125 not serving Boardman Lane, using Manchester Old Road and Heywood Old Road. Not serving Knight Crescent
149 not serving Coppice, using Chamber road. Not serving Delauneys Road, using Crumpsall Lane and Ash Tree Lane
181 not serving Milnrow, using Elizabethan Way. Not serving Highbarn and Blackshaw, using Shaw Road to Broadway
182 as 181 and not serving Nuthurst and Dean Lane
180 not serving Greenfield, using Uppermill turning circle. Turning at Grotton, not serving Saddleworth
184 turning at Grotton, not serving Saddleworth
402 using Rochdale Rd to hospital, Oldham Road and Broadway instead of Carlton Road. Using Flake Lane/Thorpe instead of Sandy Lane.
406 not serving Park Estate, using Burnley Lane. Not serving Firwood Park estate, using Mills Hill
408 not serving Beak Lane, using Wrens Nest
428 not serving Dogford Lane using Thornham Lane
415 operating via Grimshaw Lane instead of Alkrington
425 operating normal route round Fitton Hill. Not serving Alt estate; one way only round Holts estate
438 not serving Daniel Fold and Lane Head, using Edenfield Road, Sandy Lane and Bury Road
451 not serving Kiln Lane and Hartshead estate using Milnrow and Dale Street. Not serving Peppermint/Two Bridges and Bentgate Street, using Gorden St terminus
452 not serving Kiln Lane and Wildhouse using Gordon street. Not serving Pennine Drive and Cornfield using Dale Street
455 not serving Wardle, if needed using Halifax Road. Not serving Smithy Bridge.
456 not serving Wardel, using Halifax Road.
458 not serving Wardel, using Halifax road. Not serving Starring Way and use Halifax Road
462 not serving Ladyhouse and Cray Estate, using Rochdale road and Elizabethen Way
350 not serving Delph or Carrcote village, not serving Hey Farm Estate (Mossley) and not serving Greenacres in Oldham, turning on Huddersfield Road.
380 & 381 not serving Goyt Valley, Ridgehill estate or Underhill estate.

Checkmate
418 serving main roads only

Stagecoach Wigan
621 serving normal route to Norley Hall Bottom Shops, mini roundabout ahead, left Montrose Avenue, left City Road, right Bell Lane then normal route.
628 serving normal route to City Road, Left Montrose Avenue to Mini roundabout, right onto Norley Hall Avenue then normal route.

Stagecoach Manchester
390 not serving Whitfield or Shire Hill Hospital

Rossendale
Not serving the following areas:
Staghills Road, Newchurch
Edgeside
Pennine Road / Douglas Road / Castletown Drive
Belthorn village, running along main road only
Nangreaves
Summerseat
Nuttall Lane, Ramsbottom
Affetside
Norden Way
Elmsfield (Norden)
Shawfield (Norden)
Peel Brow & Eliza Street, Ramsbottom
Tanner's Brow, Ramsbottom

Metrolink services are operating as normal, as are local rail services - although people using longer-distance train services are advised to check the latest service information before heading off, due to weather conditions elsewhere in the country.

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