Route R3
Route: Service R3
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Rochdale - Spotland - Shawfield | 26/10/1986 | Rochdale Weaver; daytime ev30mins Esu 2/3 ev30mins | G861026 | R1 R2 R3 R4 | 459 | Y | |||
| GMB | Rochdale - Spotland - Shawfield | 26/10/1986 | New RE Weaver little bus: MS daytime ev15mins, MF peak ev10mins; ESu ev30mins | G861026 | R1 R2 R3 R4 | R1 | y | |||
| LG | Rochdale - Spotland - Shawfield | 13/07/1987 | Now Little Gem Route: no apparent change | LG870713 | R1 R2 R3 | R1 | y | |||
| LG | Rochdale - Spotland - Shawfield | 15/02/1988 | Revised timetable: MS ev15mins: E ev30mins: Su hrly | LG880215 | R1 R2 R3 | R1 | y | |||
| LG ROS | Rochdale - Spotland - Shawfield | 30/08/1988 | Supported ESu revised now hrly by Rossendale | 7099 | R1 R2 R3 | R1 | y | |||
| LG | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 30/08/1988 | revised timetable: M-S daytime ev15mins. Su hrly | LG880830 | R1 R2 R3 | R1 | B&W | Y | ||
| LG ROS | Rochdale - Spotland - Shawfield | 30/08/1988 | LG jnys only. Su by GMB | LG880830 | R1 R2 R3 | R1 | B&W | y | ||
| 03/04/1989 | 7844 | R1 R2 R3 | R1 | N | E | |||||
| GMB ROS | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 27/08/1989 | Operators revised: M-S daytime ev15mins by GMB: supported ESu hrly by ROS | 8414 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | Y | |||
| GMB ROS | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 02/07/1990 | Timetable revised. Commewrcial GMB ev15mins MS daytime. Supported ROS Esu hrly. | 9707 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMB ROS | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 03/12/1990 | Hrly MS daytime jnys diverted to Bamford as R4 replacing 479 | 10298 | 459 R1 R2 R3 R4 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMB/RDT | 02/04/1991 | MS Evening & Sunday withdrawn | ||||||||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 02/04/1991 | Esu service withdrawn, replaced by new 461 | 10864 | 459 461 R1 R2 R3 R4 | 459 | y | |||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 05/08/1991 | no change | 11362 | 459 461 R1 R2 R3 R4 | 459 | y | |||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 05/04/1992 | times revised. Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. | 12353 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 20/07/1992 | no change | 12675 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMB | 14/12/1992 | Route revised | ||||||||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 14/12/1992 | minor timetable revision | 13069 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield (Circular) | 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. | GA921214 | ||||||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 24/05/1993 | no change | 13516 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | |||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 12/09/1993 | no change | 13857 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 12/09/1994 | minor timetable revision | 14837 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | |||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 07/11/1994 | minor timetable revision | 15016 | 459 R1 R2 R3 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMN | 30/01/1995 | Route revised | ||||||||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 30/01/1995 | timetables revised: still commercial ev30mins MS daytime. Route revised: via Spotland Rd not Mellor St. | 15270 | 459 R1 R2 R3 R4 | 459 | y | E | ||
| GMB | Rochdale - Elmsfield circ | 20/02/1995 | no change | 15441 | 459 R1 R2 R3 R4 | 459 | y | |||
| GMN | 23/10/1995 | WITHDRAWN ( Replaced by Routes 443) | ||||||||
| BUR ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 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 be buses on Sundays, running every hour during the daytime. | 19-SC-0360 | R3 R13 | Y | View timetable | |||
| ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 26/01/2020 | Some early morning journeys on M-F and early E journeys on Sat are withdrawn. | 19-SC-0532 | R3 R13 | R3 | 266605 | Y | View timetable | |
| ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 23/03/2020 | Buses run on behalf of TfGM continue to run normal Timetable. | no tt | ||||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 29/03/2020 | services suspended | no tt | ||||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 31/05/2020 | continue to run to its current temporary Timetable | ???? | ||||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 31/05/2020 | services suspended | no tt | ||||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 14/06/2020 | Ev2hrs M-S daytime services; Hrly Su daytime services | 266023 | R3 | R3 | Y | |||
| ROS | Rochdale - Wallbank | 05/07/2020 | R3 M-F peak services with R13 M-S daytime: NESu | 265693 | R3 R13 | R3 | Y | |||
| BUR | 29/08/2021 | All jnys npw by Burnley Bus Co: some M-T timetable changes | 21-SC-0521 | R3 R13 | y | View timetable | ||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Town Head - Shawclough - Whitworth - Wallbank | 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 time. All buses will show R3. Su daytime buses still run hourly to Wallbank. 0737 from Healey Corner will run to St Cuthbert’s School with a double decker and replaces school bus 867. It returns at 3pm. | 22-SC-0067 | R3 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Town Head - Shawclough - Whitworth - Wallbank | 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 time. All buses will show R3. Su daytime buses still run hourly to Wallbank. 0737 from Healey Corner will run to St Cuthbert’s School with a double decker and replaces school bus 867. It returns at 3pm. | 22-SC-0067 | R3 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| TD | R3 (Transdev) | 30/10/2022 | Deregistered and direct award: | no tt | ||||||
| ROS | Buersil Head - Rochdale - Shawclough - Wallbank - Whitworth | 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 | 23-SC-0093 | R3 | N | E | View timetable | ||
| ROS | Buersil Head - Rochdale - Shawclough - Wallbank - Whitworth | 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 | 23-SC-0100 | R3 | REPLACEMENT | Y | E | View timetable |