(02/11/2020 06:38)Mikeonthebuses Wrote:  For last few years elderly residents have been requesting another a service to be reinstated to serve Coalshaw Green to access the local supermarkets and services which have been impossible since the withdrawal of the 149, 151, 152 from the area.

If TFGM was to introduce a new service or restructure the network could they look at reconnecting Coalshaw Green again to the nearby local amenities to help the elderly and disabled to access them more easily?

The network is complete shambles in Oldham which is so disjointed and confusing to use, you have got the highest percentage of routes sharing on the route when there are underbussed areas needing a functional service.

With the 183 services it a total waste of resources from Oldham Hospital as 9 times out of ten carry any passengers so this route could be better used by extending the route to Newton Heath.

It about time some serious investment and common sense was put on to Oldham Network to sort out is bus network and make it all work and connect people once again instead of the crazy paving route network we have today

• 397 (Go Goodwins): New service introduced, running between Newton Heath and Ashton-under-Lyne, replacing the withdrawn 396 section between Newton Heath and Hathershaw before running direct into Ashton. Service to run every 90 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime.
  

• 41A (Stagecoach): Evening and Sunday service to be withdrawn and partly replaced by new journeys on service 335 and recently extended service 389.
• 231 (Stagecoach) and 232 (Stagecoach): Service 232 proposed to be withdrawn and replaced by service 231.
• 335 (Stagecoach): New evening and Sunday service proposed to be introduced, running between Ashton-under-Lyne and Denton, via Dukinfield, partly replacing service 41A.
• 336/337 (Stagecoach): The final Sunday evening journey on service 336 proposed to be withdrawn with resources reallocated to new weekend morning journeys on service 337.
• 339 (Stagecoach): Sunday service proposed to be reduced to every 2 hours, while new evening service introduced
• 342 (Stagecoach): New Sunday daytime service proposed to be introduced, running every 2 hours between 1030 and 1630.
• 387 (Stagecoach): New Sunday daytime service proposed to be introduced, running every 2 hours between 0945 and 1745.
• 389 (Stagecoach): The 2320 journey from Ashton is proposed to be withdrawn on Sunday evenings, while curtailed to run to Yew Tree Estate only on other days, rather than returning to Ashton.
• 396 (Stagecoach): Evening and Sunday service proposed to be reduced to every 2 hours and also extended to run to/from Middleton via Fitton Hill and Chadderton.
  

(05/11/2020 22:34)SF07 Wrote:  GMCA bus service sub-committee meeting coming up next week. Documentation available from this evening:

From 8 November 2020

• 397 (Go Goodwins): New service introduced, running between Newton Heath and Ashton-under-Lyne, replacing the withdrawn 396 section between Newton Heath and Hathershaw before running direct into Ashton. Service to run every 90 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime.
  

From 31 January 2021

• 41A (Stagecoach): Evening and Sunday service to be withdrawn and partly replaced by new journeys on service 335 and recently extended service 389.
• 231 (Stagecoach) and 232 (Stagecoach): Service 232 proposed to be withdrawn and replaced by service 231.
• 335 (Stagecoach): New evening and Sunday service proposed to be introduced, running between Ashton-under-Lyne and Denton, via Dukinfield, partly replacing service 41A.
• 336/337 (Stagecoach): The final Sunday evening journey on service 336 proposed to be withdrawn with resources reallocated to new weekend morning journeys on service 337.
• 339 (Stagecoach): Sunday service proposed to be reduced to every 2 hours, while new evening service introduced
• 342 (Stagecoach): New Sunday daytime service proposed to be introduced, running every 2 hours between 1030 and 1630.
• 387 (Stagecoach): New Sunday daytime service proposed to be introduced, running every 2 hours between 0945 and 1745.
• 389 (Stagecoach): The 2320 journey from Ashton is proposed to be withdrawn on Sunday evenings, while curtailed to run to Yew Tree Estate only on other days, rather than returning to Ashton.
• 396 (Stagecoach): Evening and Sunday service proposed to be reduced to every 2 hours and also extended to run to/from Middleton via Fitton Hill and Chadderton.
  

https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/documents/s10331/Forthcoming%20Changes%20to%20Bus%20Network%20-%20Part%20A.pdf

(06/11/2020 12:31)Mayneway Wrote:  Wonder if Goodwins will be given additional green TFGM hybrids currently in storage for the new 397 service.

(07/11/2020 18:53)33109 Wrote:  Aye that's a possibility.

They shouldn't need too much work to get them up to scratch again.

(06/11/2020 12:31)Mayneway Wrote:  Wonder if Goodwins will be given additional green TFGM hybrids currently in storage for the new 397 service.

• 6 (First): The Sunday daytime service is restored to a half-hourly basis (currently reduced to hourly due to Covid)
• 29 (Diamond): Some journeys are extended from Boothstown to Booths Hall Estate, partly replacing service VH1.
• 36/37 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime services restored to every 10 minutes each (currently reduced to every 12 minutes due to Covid).
• 58 (First): The service, which was temporarily suspended due to Covid, will be permanently withdrawn. Service 408 is extended from Shaw to Rochdale. Shaw-Oldham covered by service 57.
• 74 Salford (Diamond): The 0618 journey from Salford Shopping Centre will be re-routed via Agecroft Enterprise Park
• 182 (First): Service curtailed to run between Shaw and Manchester only, with the Rochdale-Shaw section covered by service 408.
• 217 (Diamond): Re-routed away from Roundwood Road and will run along Princess Parkway instead
  300 (Diamond): Saturday only service re-timed to run 15 minutes later and re-numbered to X22.
• 408 (First): Service proposed to be extended from Shaw to Rochdale via Buckstones (in both directions), Newhey and Milnrow
• 583 (Diamond): The early evening journeys operated by Diamond are withdrawn
• 607/608 (Diamond): Service re-routed via Sougher Road instead of Dryden Avenue. Journeys via Nicol Road are re-numbered 608.
• 635 (Diamond): Monday-Saturday daytime service extended to Wigan Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
• Fast Trax (Rosso): The Fast Trax service, which was temporarily suspended due to Covid, will be permanently withdrawn. Services 467/468 continue to provide frequent service between Bury and Rochdale
• VH1 (Diamond): Withdrawn due to end of developer funding. Partly replaced by service 29
  

• 41 (Go North West/Stagecoach): The evening service, which is currently ran in two sections (Middleton-Manchester and Manchester-Sale) is proposed to be re-timed and merged into one through route.
• 44 (TBC): New service introduced, replacing the 217 route between Manchester and Wythenshawe Hospital.
• 80 (Stagecoach): Proposed to be withdrawn and partly replaced by service 184
• 94 (TBC): Route proposed to be extended to Bury, replacing service 492, restoring a previous link between NMGH, Prestwich, Pilsworth and Bury lost in 2015.
• 103 (Stagecoach): Service proposed to be curtailed to terminate at Manchester Airport Interchange instead of Cargo Centre, which is served by service 313.
• 151 (TBC): Proposed to be extended from Failsworth to Ashton-under-Lyne via existing 397 route via Hollinwood, Hollins and Hathershaw. Propps Hall Drive between Clive Road and Marlborough Road would no longer be served.
• 184 (TBC): Evening service between Grotton, Lees, Greenacres and Oldham proposed to be introduced to replace the existing service 80.
• 217 (TBC): Proposed to be curtailed to run between Ashton and Manchester only, with the Manchester-Wythenshawe Hospital section covered by new service 44.
• 248 (Go Goodwins): Proposed to be withdrawn
• 335 (TBC): New two-hourly evening and Sunday service proposed to be introduced between Ashton and Denton, partly replacing service 41A.
• 336/337 (TBC): The Monday-Saturday daytime service will become wholly supported and a revised timetable is proposed
• 345 (TBC): Evening and Sunday service proposed to be reduced to every two hours.
• 389 (TBC): The Monday-Saturday daytime service will become wholly supported and a revised timetable is proposed
• 397 (Go Goodwins): The service, introduced in November 2020, is proposed to be merged with service 151 and operate between Ashton-under-Lyne and NMGH via Hathershaw, Hollinwood, Failsworth, Newton Heath and Harpurhey
• 492 (Tyrers): The service, introduced in October 2020, is proposed to be merged with service 94 and operate between Bury and NMGH via Pilsworth, Prestwich and Cheetham Hill
• 510 (Arriva/Transdev) and 511 (Diamond): Evening and Sunday journeys on service 510 proposed to be replaced by journeys on service 511 instead. Operator TBC.
• 521 (TBC): Proposed to be re-routed to serve Logistics North with evening and Sunday journeys introduced between Farnworth and Westhoughton via Logistics North.
• 536 (Vision Bus): Proposed to be withdrawn and replaced by service 511