Route R3
Route: Service R3
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | New RE Weaver little bus: MS daytime ev15mins, MF peak ev10mins; ESu ev30mins |
| 26/10/1986 | Rochdale Weaver; daytime ev30mins Esu 2/3 ev30mins |
| 13/07/1987 | Now Little Gem Route: no apparent change |
| 15/02/1988 | Revised timetable: MS ev15mins: E ev30mins: Su hrly |
| 30/08/1988 | LG jnys only. Su by GMB |
| 30/08/1988 | revised timetable: M-S daytime ev15mins. Su hrly |
| 30/08/1988 | Supported ESu revised now hrly by Rossendale |
| 03/04/1989 | |
| 27/08/1989 | Operators revised: M-S daytime ev15mins by GMB: supported ESu hrly by ROS |
| 02/07/1990 | Timetable revised. Commewrcial GMB ev15mins MS daytime. Supported ROS Esu hrly. |
| 03/12/1990 | Hrly MS daytime jnys diverted to Bamford as R4 replacing 479 |
| 02/04/1991 | Esu service withdrawn, replaced by new 461 |
| 02/04/1991 | MS Evening & Sunday withdrawn |
| 05/08/1991 | no change |
| 05/04/1992 | times revised. Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. |
| 20/07/1992 | no change |
| 14/12/1992 | following journeys are withdrawn: 1222 from Rochdale, M-S 452 from Rochdale, Saturday There will also be minor changes to the evening timetable - please see separate leaflet for details. |
| 14/12/1992 | minor timetable revision |
| 14/12/1992 | Route revised |
| 24/05/1993 | no change |
| 12/09/1993 | no change |
| 12/09/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 07/11/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 30/01/1995 | Route revised |
| 30/01/1995 | timetables revised: still commercial ev30mins MS daytime. Route revised: via Spotland Rd not Mellor St. |
| 20/02/1995 | no change |
| 23/10/1995 | WITHDRAWN ( Replaced by Routes 443) |
| Wallbank - Whitworth - Shawclough - Rochdale (formerly 447) | |
| 27/10/2019 | R3 & R13 replaces the 446 & 447 between Rochdale and Wallbank. There'll be some changes to times, with buses during the morning rush hour running a few minutes earlier, and those during the evening will start a few mins later than now. There'll now also b |
| 26/01/2020 | Some early morning journeys on M-F and early E journeys on Sat are withdrawn. |
| 23/03/2020 | Buses run on behalf of TfGM continue to run normal Timetable. |
| 29/03/2020 | services suspended |
| 31/05/2020 | continue to run to its current temporary Timetable |
| 31/05/2020 | services suspended |
| 14/06/2020 | Ev2hrs M-S daytime services; Hrly Su daytime services |
| 05/07/2020 | R3 M-F peak services with R13 M-S daytime: NESu |
| 29/08/2021 | All jnys npw by Burnley Bus Co: some M-T timetable changes |
| Wallbank - Whitworth - Healey - Shawclough - Rochdale | |
| 24/04/2022 | Most jnys divert via the R13 route, but all jnys numbered R3. Times changed with daily E jnys introduced btwn Healey Corner and Rochdale. All jnys will be run by Rosso. We are simplifying these so we serve Shawclough Way, Paton St and Bentley St all the t |
| 30/10/2022 | Deregistered and direct award: |
| 16/04/2023 | Route changed between Sheriff Street and Healey Corner with buses also running via Mizzy Road, Whitehall Street and Howard Street for Rochdale Infirmary. Times are also changed |