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Route R3

Route: Service R3

Service changes and timetables

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02/04/1991 Esu service withdrawn, replaced by new 461
02/04/1991 MS Evening & Sunday withdrawn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14/12/1992 following journeys are withdrawn: 1222 from Rochdale, M-S 452 from Rochdale, Saturday There will also be minor changes to the evening timetable - please see separate leaflet for details.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23/10/1995 WITHDRAWN ( Replaced by Routes 443)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
27/10/2019 R3 R13 Timetable - 19-SC-0360
26/01/2020 Some early morning journeys on M-F and early E journeys on Sat are withdrawn.
26/01/2020 R3 R13 Timetable - 19-SC-0532
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
29/08/2021 R3 R13 Timetable - 21-SC-0521
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
24/04/2022 R3 Timetable - 22-SC-0067
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
16/04/2023 R3 Timetable - 23-SC-0093
16/04/2023 R3 Timetable - 23-SC-0100 (Correction for 23-SC-0093)
03/09/2023 R3 Timetable - 23-SC-0394

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