Route R6
Route: Service R6
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG | Rochdale - Kirkholt circ | 13/07/1987 | New Little Gem route: MS daytime ev12mins; MF peak ev8mins. ESu ev30mins. reverse = R7 | LG870713 | R6 R7 | R1 | y | P | ||
| LG | Rochdale - Kirkholt circ | 28/05/1989 | Timetables revised. MS daytime ev12mins; MF peak ev10mins. ESu ev30mins. Early Su and Su E supported hrly. | 8202 | R6 R7 | R1 | y | |||
| LG | Rochdale - Kirkholt circ | 03/06/1991 | Revised timetable: daytime "at frequent intervals" | LG910603 | R6 R7 | R1 | y | |||
| GMB | Rochdale - Kirkholt circ | 06/07/1992 | R6 R7 each ev10mins daytime ; Esu ev30mins | G920706 | R6 R7 | R1 | y | |||
| GMB | ROCHDALE - KIRKHOLT | 16/11/1992 | R6 journeys which leave Rochdale at 25 and 55 minutes past each hour will be replaced by service 434 journeys leaving Rochdale at the same times | GA921116 | ||||||
| GMB | ROCHDALE - KIRKHOLT Circulars | 10/05/1993 | M-S early evening timetable revised | GA930510 | ||||||
| GMB | ROCHDALE - KIRKHOLT Circulars | 20/09/1993 | M-S daytime timetable revised. R6 R7 each ev12mins. ESu each ev30mins. Reverse = R7 | G930920 | R6 R7 | Y | ||||
| LG | Rochdale - Kirkholt circ | 20/09/1993 | MS timetables revised: daytime each ev 12 mins. | G930920 | R6 R7 | R1 | y | |||
| GMN | ROCHDALE - KIRKHOLT Circulars | 30/10/1995 | M-S daytime timetable revised. R6 R7 each ev15mins. ESu each ev30mins. Reverse = R7 | GN951030 | R6 R7 | Y | P | |||
| FM | Rochdale - Kirkholt circ | 30/09/1996 | Timetable revised: M-S each ev15mins. ESu each ev30mins | GM960930 | R6 R7 | R1 | y | |||
| GMN | ROCHDALE - KIRKHOLT Circulars | 30/09/1996 | M-S daytime timetable revised. R6 R7 each ev15mins. ESu each hrly. Reverse = R7 | GN960930 | R6 R7 | Y | ||||
| FM | 26/04/1998 | WITHDRAWN (Renumbered Route 6) | ||||||||
| ROS | not allocated – but initially planned to be the 462 | 27/10/2019 | not allocated – but initially planned to be the renumbered 462 | |||||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Kingsway - Ladyhouse - Milnrow | 24/04/2022 | New hrly daily service from Rochdale btwn 0536 and 2136 via Oldham Rd, A664, Kingsway to serve JD Sports and Asda, Ladyhouse, Elizabethan Way, then a loop in Milnrow via Dale St, Albert St, Pennine Dr and Kiln Lae. The service covers the shift time access from Rochdale into Kingsway and gives a much-improved service to the Ladyhouse and Pennine Drive areas of Milnrow replacing the current R4 (early morning, late ESu jnys do not serve Ladyhouse). | 22-SC-0069 | R6 | 284721 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ROS | Rochdale - Kingsway - Ladyhouse - Milnrow | 24/04/2022 | New hrly daily service from Rochdale btwn 0536 and 2136 via Oldham Rd, A664, Kingsway to serve JD Sports and Asda, Ladyhouse, Elizabethan Way, then a loop in Milnrow via Dale St, Albert St, Pennine Dr and Kiln Lae. The service covers the shift time access from Rochdale into Kingsway and gives a much-improved service to the Ladyhouse and Pennine Drive areas of Milnrow replacing the current R4 (early morning, late ESu jnys do not serve Ladyhouse). | 22-SC-0069 | R6 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| ROS | 27/11/2022 | Rochdale Runners R6 & R7 no longer able to reach the JD Sports stop in Kingsway Business Park. Nearest alternative stop on R6 is The Hornet towards Milnrow, and Kingsway Hotel towards Rochdale. R7 nearest alternative stops are The Hornet towards Middleton and St Peter's School or Withlands Rd towards Rochdale. Buses still run at same times | 22-SC-0667 | E | View timetable | |||||
| ROS | Rochdale - Turf Hill - Milnrow - Stoneyfield circular | 16/04/2023 | R4 and R6 now linked to form circular routes serving Rochdale, Newbold, Milnrow, Newhey, Peppermint Bridge, Bentgate, Ladyhouse and Kingsway Business Park and rerouted to serve Deeplish and Rochdale train station. Hrly throughout the day | 23-SC-0093 | R4 R6 | dup no. | E | View timetable | ||
| ROS | Rochdale - Newbold - Firgrove - Milnrow - Peppermint Bridge | 16/04/2023 | R4 and R6 are linked to form circular routes serving Rochdale, Newbold, Milnrow, Newhey, Peppermint Bridge, Bentgate, Ladyhouse and Kingsway Business Park and rerouted to serve Deeplish and Rochdale train station. Hrly throughout the day | 23-SC-0163 | R4 R6 | REPLACEMENT | N | E | View timetable |