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Route R8

Route: Service R8

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
LG Milnrow Circ: A Pennine Est; B Beechfield Est; C Cedar Est; D Cray Est 05/04/1988 New Little Gem route: each hrly daytime: 4 loops from Dale St LG880405 R8 R1 y P
Rochdale - Norden 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 Hospital. During the daytime on Mondays through to Saturdays, the R2 will run to Norden instead of the R8. 19-SC-0442 FAST R8 R8 Y View timetable
ROS Rochdale – Norden 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 19-SC-0442 View timetable
ROS Rochdale — Bamford — Norden 26/01/2020 no change listed 20-SC-0008 FAST R8 R8 Y View timetable
ROS Rochdale — Bamford — Norden 23/03/2020 Buses run on behalf of TfGM continue to run normal Timetable. no tt
ROS Rochdale — Bamford — Norden 05/04/2020 R8: One M-F journey each way (0730 from Norden, 1552 from Rochdale) 265779 R8 R8 Y
ROS Rochdale — Bamford — Norden 31/05/2020 continue to run to its current temporary Timetable no tt
ROS Rochdale — Bamford — Norden 14/06/2020 Daily Hrly ESu services plus peak-Times journeys 266024 R8 R8 Y
BUR Rochdale — Bamford — Norden 15/06/2020 M-F hrly
ROS Rochdale — Bamford — Norden 30/08/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued 20-SC-0478 R8 R8 266629 Y View timetable
ROS BUR Rochdale - Broadhalgh - Bamford - Shawfield - Norden 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 Norden, Bamford, Cemetery and Rochdale every hour during the day in partnership with TfGM· M-F from Rochdale 1005 and hrly to 1405 then existing 1552, 1715 and hrly to 2210 · M-F from Norden existing 0712, 0730, 0835 then new 0921 and hrly to 1326 then existing 1737, 1829 and hrly to 2227 · Sat from Rochdale 0905 and hrly to 1705 then existing 1810 and hrly to 2210 · Sat from Norden new 0926 and hrly to 1726 then existing 1829 and hrly to 2227Financial implications 21-SC-0580 R8 y P View timetable
ROS Rochdale - Broadhalgh - Bamford - Shawfield - Norden 24/04/2022 Times changed with addtl morning jnys. Daily hrly incl E. All jnys now run by Rosso  22-SC-0063 R8 Y E View timetable
ROS Rochdale - Broadhalgh - Bamford - Shawfield - Norden 24/04/2022 Times changed with addtl morning jnys. Daily hrly incl E. All jnys now run by Rosso  22-SC-0063 R8 284723 Y E View timetable
ROS LL Rochdale - Broadhalgh - Bamford - Shawfield - Norden 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.
ROS LL Rochdale - Broadhalgh - Bamford - Shawfield - Norden 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. 284719
ROS Rochdale - Broadhalgh - Bamford - Shawfield - Norden 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 NO TT N
ROS Rochdale – Bamford – Norden 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. No financial implications. 22-SC-0019 R8 Y E View timetable
ROS Rochdale - Broadhalgh - Bamford - Shawfield - Norden 16/04/2023 Times changed throughout the day. 23-SC-0101 R8 Y E View timetable

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