Route 444
Route: Rochdale circular via Sudden, Castleton, Firgrove, Howarth Cross.
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norden – Rochdale | Rochdale - Dunstereville WITHDRAWN | |||||||||
| Norden – Rochdale | Some jnys withdrawn (Replaced by extra buses on Route 244) MS Evening jnys now ROSsendale Transport | |||||||||
| GMB | Rochdale circular via Sudden, Castleton, Firgrove, Howarth Cross. | 15/08/1988 | Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. Maximum fare 25p. Paired with 445 | G880815 | 433 434 443 444 445 | 433 | Y | |||
| ROS | Rochdale - Queensway circ | 28/11/1988 | Times and operators revised: Supported GMB ev30mins NESu | 7555 | 444 445 | 444 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Rochdale circular via Sudden, Castleton, Firgrove, Howarth Cross. | 28/11/1988 | Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. 445 not listed. | G881128 | 433 434 443 444 | 433 | Y | |||
| GMB | Rochdale circular via Sudden, Castleton, Firgrove, Howarth Cross. | 01/04/1989 | Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. 445 not listed. | G890401 | 433 434 443 444 | 433 | Y | E | ||
| CRO | Rochdale - Castleton - Queensway circs | 30/05/1989 | Commercial services 444 445 each ev30mins. NESu. Reverse = 445. MINI Lynx | C890530 | 444 445 | 444 | Y | |||
| BEE | Rochdale - Bellfield - Sudden - Castleton - Deeplish circ | 23/07/1990 | Commercial M-S daytime ev30mins: Reverse = 445 | B900723 | 444 445 | 444 | Y | |||
| ROS SM | Rochdale - Castleton | 16/09/1991 | WITHDRAWN | |||||||
| ROS BuV | Shaw - Rochdale | 27/03/1995 | New Partly replacing service 420 | |||||||
| ROS | Shaw - Rochdale | 23/10/1995 | WITHDRAWN (Renumbered Route 453) | 16101 | 451 452 453 | |||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Norden circ | 23/10/1995 | New service partly replacing R1. Commercial ROS MS ev30mins. NESuPH | 16161 | 443 444 445 459 | 443 | Y | |||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 11/12/1995 | commercial MS daytime ev30mins | 16380 | 244 443 444 445 459 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 26/02/1996 | No change listed | 16457 | 244 443 444 445 459 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 08/07/1996 | No change listed | 16828 | 244 443 444 445 459 | 244 | Y | |||
| ROS FGM | Norden - Rochdale | 20/10/1996 | Addtl ROS ESu hrly service from 459 (E by BuV, Su by FGM) | 17197 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS BuV FGM | Norden - Rochdale | 20/07/1997 | No change listed | 17809 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS BuV | Norden - Rochdale | 25/04/1998 | Early S morning service reduced. Change Su operator to ROS | 18501 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS BuV | Norden - Rochdale | 20/07/1998 | MF 0623 from Spotland Bridge withdrawn | 18716 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| BUV/GM | 05/09/1999 | MS Evening & Sunday operator revised | ||||||||
| ROS UNI | Norden - Rochdale | 05/09/1999 | supported MS E Times changed now run by Universal. Su tt changed | 19943 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS BuV | Norden - Rochdale | 05/09/1999 | Addtl jnys replaceing 244 MF 0645 from RAW 1845 from RE to/from Norden as 444 | 19943 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS SM | Norden - Rochdale | 17/07/2000 | minor changes to Times. S1845 from RE now by SM. Addtl commercial BH service by ROS hrly | 21071 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | |||
| ROS SM | Norden - Rochdale | 29/03/2002 | BH now run as supported Su timetable. | 22861 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 01/09/2002 | Some jnys replaced by 244 to Blackburn. Now hrly. MS E now by ROS | 23214 | 244 434 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 18/11/2002 | No change listed | 23468 | 244 434 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 31/03/2003 | MF 0726 from Norden now 0710 from RAW runs as 244. MF 0710 from RE withdrawn. MF1845 244 from RE now curtailed at Norden runs as 444 | 23777 | 244 443 444 445 | 244 | Y | |||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 23/02/2004 | Times changed | 24209 | 244 444 445 | 244 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 24/10/2004 | Addtl jnys: SuPH 2201 Norden - RE; S 2245 exRE 2301 from Norden to RE | 24590 | 244 444 445 | 244 | Y | |||
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 31/01/2005 | Addtl jnys replacing 244. Now ev30mins MS daytime. Supported ESuPH ROS | 24718 | 444 445 | 444 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 03/01/2006 | 607 reprint ?? | 25196 | 444 445 | 444 | 607 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 03/01/2006 | 0811 MF Norden to Rochdale withdrawn | 25196 | 444 445 | 444 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 30/08/2009 | Supported Times ESuPH changed | 27437 | 444 445 | 444 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 01/11/2009 | Times changed | 27569 | 444 461 | 444 | Y | E | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 25/01/2010 | Times changed | 27692 | 444 461 | 444 | Y | P | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 30/01/2011 | Addtl 444 jnys. Now ev20mins M-S daytime ESu hrly | 28229 | 443 444 | 444 | N | E | ||
| ROS BuV | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 30/01/2011 | Some E jnys withdrawn and replaced by Local Link: remaining ESuPH jnys now by BuV | 28353 | 443 444 | 444 | N | E | View timetable | |
| ROS BuV | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 28/08/2011 | SuPH jnys now by Tyrers | 28521 | 443 444 | 444 | N | E | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 15/04/2012 | ||||||||
| 07/03/2013 | Run by Tyrer Bus. SuPH jnys will be run by Manchester Community Transport. | |||||||||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale. Run by ROSsendalebus. Minor timetable changes | 08/04/2013 | Times changed. | |||||||
| ROS | Norden – Rochdale. | 29/07/2013 | Some MF early morning and peak period jnys are retimed. | |||||||
| ROS | Norden - Rochdale | 26/01/2014 | Times changed. | |||||||
| ROS | Norden – Rochdale | 31/08/2014 | Times changed. | 14-1290 | 444 445 | 444 | N | E | View timetable | |
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 25/01/2015 | Times changed. | 14-1957 | 444 445 | 444 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Spotland Bridge - Norden | 25/01/2015 | Times changed | 15-1336 | 444 445 | 444 | 815 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| ROS | Norden – Spotland - Rochdale | 04/09/2016 | MS jnys withdrawn and replaced by buses 442 for jnys between Norden, Bagslate and Rochdale and buses 443 and 467 along Spotland Road. supported SuPH daytime hrly continues. | 16-1002 | 442 443 444 | 442 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ROS | Norden – Spotland - Rochdale | 30/10/2016 | not changed | 16-1407 | 442 443 444 | 442 | Y | View timetable | ||
| 08/04/2018 | no change listed | 18-0272 | 442 443 444 | 442 | Y | View timetable | ||||
| 22/07/2018 | no change listed | 18-0775 | 442 443 444 | 442 | Y | View timetable | ||||
| ROS | Norden – Spotland - Rochdale | 27/01/2019 | No change listed | 18-1854 | 442 443 444 | 442 | Y | View timetable |