Worcestershire County Council – Severn Card
The Severn Card is multi-operator bus pass for students aged 19 and under and can be used on participating bus services in Worcestershire. They're available as an annual, termly or half termly pass.
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Join us
We are always interested to hear from people who are keen to be apart of the team at the beginning of a new era in bus services in Rochdale, Bury and the surrounding area.
We offer excellent pay and benefits and access to a choice of other rewards. For further details visit First Bus Careers
First Manchester operate services in Rochdale and Bury as part of the phase two rollout of franchised bus services by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).
We’ll also be delivering services to six schools in the region. These are: St Monica’s High School in Prestwich, Co-op Academy and Co-op Academy North in Blackley, St Cuthbert’s School in Rochdale, Waterhead Academy in Oldham and St Matthew RC High School in Moston. There will be no changes to the service numbers of buses used on the routes.
Our absolute priority will be to deliver a reliable service in partnership with TfGM with a best-in-class, customer-first approach to support journeys.
Our depot operations
Buses in the distinctive Bee Network yellow livery will operate from our Rochdale depot on Corporation Road, where we are investing £750,000 with a focus on enhanced engineering facilities, including a new double height workshop bay for vehicle repair and maintenance. The yard area will also be improved to provide better space for operations.
The depot will manage more than 30 routes in the Rochdale and Bury area together with six school services using a fleet of over 60 buses and capacity to expand this to 90 vehicles.
Service 590 Halifax – Todmorden – Rochdale
Please note this service into Greater Manchester will not be part of the Bee Network as it is operated from the First Bus depot in Halifax and will continue as normal. The timetable can be viewed here
Ipswich Half Marathon will be taking place on Sunday 23rd October 2022.
Road closures will be in place from 0400hrs to 1500hrs and Services will be managed and diverted locally on the day.
Roadworks are taking place on Chappel Road (Great Tey) 1st - 5th September 2022.
First Essex Buses are permitted to travel through the road closure - however, please be aware that there will likely be delays to Service 82/82A as each bus will be escorted through the roadworks.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Minto Avenue will be closed from 04:00 on 22 September until 17:00 on 10 October.
Services will divert as follows:
Service 18 - AM heading to Altens
From Hareness Road:
• left into Minto Avenue
• right into Minto Drive
• right into Minto Road
• left onto Hareness Road
• resume normal route
Service 18 - PM heading to Dyce
From Hareness Road roundabout:
• right into Minto Road
• left into Minto Drive
• left into Minto Avenue
• right onto Hareness Road
• resume normal route
From Tuesday 6th September 2022, Route 35 will revert to its pre-April 2022 route and timetable - running via the A414 and Cooksmill Green (instead of Kelvedon Hatch and Mountnessing).
The morning journey will depart from Debden Broadway at 08:40 and the return journey will leave Chelmsford Retail Market at 13:20
Route 35 operates on Tuesdays during the school term.
Please find attached the current 35 timetable (Debden - Chelmsford).
Berryden will be one way between Elm Place and Hutcheon Street, southbound only from 09:00 on 18th Oct until 18:00 on 28th Oct.
Service 11/12 heading to Woodend /Torry
Normal route
Service 12 heading to Northfield
From Caroline Place:
• right into Hutcheon Street
• left into George Street
• continue onto Powis Terrace
• left at the lights onto Belmont Road
• serve Belmont Road stop
• resume normal route
The following routes have minor changes from Thursday 1st September 2022:
71 / 371 / X71 (Chelmsford to Colchester) – the Monday to Friday journey at 17:50 from Chelmsford Bus Station to Chelmer Village Way will no longer run.
Golf Road will be closed between Pittodrie and Seaforth Road from 23:00 on 20 September until 06:00 next morning
Service 13 heading to Seaton
From Urquhart Road:
• continue to King Street
• right into King Street
• right into Linksfield Road (just before Tesco)
• left into Golf Road
• resume normal route
Service 13: heading to Scatterburn
Normal route