Route History

[Bevan Price]

RE: Route History
"Rochdale Corporation Passenger Transport Omnibus Services", June 1961 timetable.

Another one with possibility for confusing visitors, with a few service numbers covering more than one route. Some were (probably) linked across the town centre, but are listed as they appear in the timetable.

1. Rochdale - Castleton via Deeplish.
2. Rochdale - Healey via Shawclough.
3/3A. New Hey - Rochdale
3/3A. Rochdale - Littleborough.
6/6A. New Hey - Rochdale
6/6A. Rochdale - Littleborough - Summit.
(3 & 6 via Entwistle Rd., 3A & 6A via John St.)
Passengers for Todmorden had to change at Summit.
4. Rochdale - Bamford Village via Mellor St. & Bagslate. (infrequent)
4. Bamford - Heywood - Rhodes - Manchester Cannon St.
5. Rochdale - Bamford Village via Bury Road & War Office Road.
7/7A. Rochdale - Smallbridge - Wardle
(7 via Entwistle Rd., 7A via John St.)
8. Rochdale - Castleton - Middleton - Manchester.
(Joint with Manchester; limited stop peak hours service.)
8. Rochdale - Smithy Bridge - Hollingworth Lake.
8. Littleborough, various local services to:
Hollingworth Lake, Shore, Stansfield Estate, High Peak
9. Rochdale - Oldham - Ashton.
(Joint with Ashton & Oldham)
9C. Rochdale - Friars Crescent (infrequent; shown in index as 9A, but 9C in timetable pages.)
9C. Rochdale - Bagslate (shown in index, but could not find any journeys in the timetable)
10. Rochdale - Syke via Whitehall St. & Cronkeyshaw.
10. Rochdale - Turf Hill via Oldham Road.
11A/11C. Rochdale - Norden.
12A/12C. Rochdale - Daniel Fold / Lanehead.
(11A, 12A via Spotland Rd., 11C, 12C via Mellor St.)
14. Rochdale - Belfield - Kingsway.
14. Rochdale - Greave.
15. Rochdale - Shaw via Oldham Rd., Broad Lane & Burnedge.
16. Rochdale - Wallbank / Bacup.
17. Rochdale - Middleton - Manchester via Drake St.
(Joint with Manchester)
17T. Rochdale - Castleton (Chesham Avenue) via Rochdale Station (infrequent).
18. Rochdale - Kirkholt via Oldham Rd. & Queensway.
19. Rochdale - Jericho - Bury.
(Joint with Bury)
20. Rochdale - Littleborough - Todmorden. (Saturdays only, limited stop)
(Joint with Todmorden & British Railways)
21. Rochdale - Heywood - Bury via Rochdale Station.
(Joint with Bury)
21A. Rochdale - Heywood via Manchester Road
24. Rochdale - Royton - Chadderton - Manchester (limited stop)
90. Rochdale - Royton - Manchester. (peak hours, non-stop between Royton & Manchester)
(24 & 90 Joint with Oldham & Manchester.)