Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester service changes
Some details coming out about the changes to the Halifax-Rochdale service (current X58) from the end of August, albeit still a little sketchy.

The service will be re-numbered to 587 (to fit in with the 588/589/590 services that currently run between Rochdale and Littleborough) and will see Monday-Saturday daytime journeys operated by First West Yorkshire, presumably on an hourly basis (no confirmation yet). If so, it should see 5 buses per hour between Rochdale and Littleborough from First West Yorkshire.

Should also imagine that the First ticket arrangements should imply on the new 587 service, as it does on the 588/589/590 services, allowing First Manchester's ticket range to be valid on the 587 to/from Halifax.

The Sunday service will continue to be operated by Yorkshire Tiger (although Bus Times has it listed as every day) and will operate every two hours (still 4 journeys but even two hour gap rather than existing early afternoon 3 hour gap). Essentially means the two morning journeys are re-timed to run roughly an hour later.

https://bustimes.org/services/587-halifax-rochdale