First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester
After seeing the times for the Huddersfield journeys on the First Huddersfield website and the full 184 timetable on the Traveline website, it looks like that First have had a re-think with the Mon-Sat timetable to the 180/184.

The number of buses per hour to/from Diggle was originally going to be reduced to one per hour (the Huddersfield route) but it seems that First have restored the number back up to two with the current routes restored. This means that Huddersfield Mon-Sat journeys will now not divert into the Old Station Turning circle and Sam Road and the journeys that terminate at Diggle restored and run via Dobcross. The 0625 weekday departure from Huddersfield will be re-routed via Dobcross, as originally planned.

Also, the 180/184s have been given more running time between Oldham bus station and Garden Suburb with buses also having waiting time at Oldham and Uppermill. Departures from Uppermill/Greenfield/Grotton will be re-timed by around 3 mins. There will still be 3 buses per hour from Uppermill (2 of which from Diggle/Huddersfield), one from Greenfield and four from Grotton terminus.

First have also changed their mind with the 83 too. There will be 8 buses per hour between Oldham and Manchester as planned but between Oldham and Sholver, buses will run every 10 mins. 2 buses per hour will run Oldham-Manchester only.