Rossendalebus

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RE: Rossendalebus

(05/10/2014 09:54)Dentonian Wrote:  I assume you mean between Ramsbottom & Bolton. Arriva, First and anyone else have now had plenty of time to register a commercial replacement, but there has been no suggestion they would do. The Tonge Moor Road section is well served, and the Ramsbottom Road/Bolton Road section north of Affetside has retained the 480 - which may have been significant in the decision to withdraw 273. That only leaves Bradshw Road which is not exactly good bus country.
On the few occasions I've visited Bolton in recent months, the 273 has been run by Darts rather than newer/bigger Volvos.

Whoops, yes I did mean between Ramsbottom and Bolton. It seems that as most of route 273 was covered by other routes no operator felt able to afford to register a replacement route.