Route R8
Route: Service R8
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 05/04/1988 | New Little Gem route: each hrly daytime: 4 loops from Dale St |
| Norden - Bamford - Rochdale (former 442) | |
| 27/10/2019 | The R8, together with FASTtrax, is the new number for the 442. The R8 will run during the morning and evening rush hours, and on evenings and Sundays, with FASTtrax running from Rochdale to Bury during the daytimes creating new links with Fairfield Hospit |
| 27/10/2019 | was 442. Supported M-F peak morning jnys plus commercial ESu hrly jnys. Commercial MS daytime hrly service runs as FAST extended to Bury not via Norden. All by Rosso |
| 26/01/2020 | no change listed |
| 23/03/2020 | Buses run on behalf of TfGM continue to run normal Timetable. |
| 05/04/2020 | R8: One M-F journey each way (0730 from Norden, 1552 from Rochdale) |
| 31/05/2020 | continue to run to its current temporary Timetable |
| 14/06/2020 | Daily Hrly ESu services plus peak-Times journeys |
| 15/06/2020 | M-F hrly |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 29/08/2021 | M-F at peak times and daily ESu Following representations from local Councillors about the lack of service along Bury Road, officers have been working with the operator to introduce some additional M-S jnys to fill the gap: Extra buses will run between No |
| 24/04/2022 | Times changed with addtl morning jnys. Daily hrly incl E. All jnys now run by Rosso |
| 04/05/2022 | The R1/R8, R9/R10 and 457 bus services in Rochdale from 4 May 2022 are being replaced in the evenings by a Local Link service. For more information, please visit the Local Link webpage. |
| 24/07/2022 | E jnys reintroduced replacing Rochdale E Local Link temporarily reintroduced in May. E buses to Syke resume until 10:45pm and R8 to Norden until 10:10pm |
| 29/01/2023 | Daily incl BH TfGM supported hrly daytime and E. In connection with changes to other services in the area, M-F withdrawn jnys: 0636 ex Norden ; 1820 and 1910 ex Rochdale jnys. Replaced by bus 17 between Rochdale and Norden. No changes to the SSu services. |
| 16/04/2023 | Times changed throughout the day. |