First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester
First making more changes to services in Oldham in April. Could be another step in splitting the sell of Oldham depot services.

The 59 will run between Oldham Mumps and Manchester only, while the Oldham-Rushcroft section will be re-numbered 57. The 181 is being curtailed to run hourly Monday-Saturday daytime only between Shaw and Royton, while the 182 will run half-hourly Monday-Saturday daytime and hourly Sunday daytime between Royton and Manchester via Royal Oldham Hospital. At the moment, it means no evening service between Manchester, Chadderton and Royton or evening and Sunday service between Rochdale, Shaw and Royton.

These changes means that the direct link between Chadderton and Shaw is completely lost from both the 59 and 181/182. Not sure if TfGM are looking at replacing the evening/Sunday service between Rochdale and Shaw with the 58, as it mentions a replacement service between Rochdale and Oldham via Shaw and Royton.

Also, confirmation that First have re-gained the operations of the 408 from MCT from next month.

https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.g...3859&Ver=4
https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.g...rt%20A.pdf