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Rossendale Transport

Rossendale Transport
Bus Transit information
NameRossendalebus
Easyride Buses
Founded1907
HeadquartersKnowsley Park Way, Haslingden
LocaleGreater Manchester, Lancashire, West Yorkshire
Service areaEngland
Service typeUrban and interurban bus services, school bus, demand responsive transport
DestinationsRawtenstall, Bacup, Haslingden, Rochdale, Bury, Manchester, Burnley, Accrington, Blackburn, Todmorden
FleetAround 110 buses
OperatorRossendale Transport Ltd
ManagerEdgar Oldham

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Rossendale Transport is a bus operator running within the Borough of Rossendale (including the towns of Rawtenstall, Bacup and Haslingden) and into surrounding areas, including Rochdale, Bury, Manchester, Burnley, Accrington, Blackburn and Todmorden. The network of services in branded under the names Easyride or Rossendalebus, with vehicles and publicity carrying this name. The limited company "Rossendale Transport Ltd." is wholly owned by Rossendale Borough Council, which makes it one of the few remaining municipal bus companies in the United Kingdom today.

Rossendale Transport Video

Add Video to QuickList This was the parade of vintage buses on their return journey back past the Bus Depot during their Open Day on the 28th of July 200 This was the parade of vintage buses on their return journey back past the Bus Depot during their Open Day on the 28th of July 2007. Unfortunately a bus I wasn't expecting pulled up and blocked my view, so I missed a little bit at the end.
1.37 min. | 5.0 user rating		 demo at rossendale council meeting on fri 15th may 2009 against the sale of rossendale transport
4.13 min. | 5.0 user rating		 review of the Rossendale Transport Easyride Wright Eclipse Urban
5.13 min. | 5.0 user rating		 As yootube now allow longer videos, I've edited the four together and hopefully it's a bit better quality too - Viewable full screen and well worth doing so.. Happy (time) travelling!
11.77 min. | 5.0 user rating

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New Tea Room Opens in an Edgeside Church - AboutMyArea Tweet this news
AboutMyArea--Which is being supported by -Rossendale- charity REAL. Rowena said: "We have been collecting cups, saucers, plates and cake stands from car boot sales, charity shops and donations and will inviting people to come in for nice tea, nic - Date : Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:55:00 GMT
East Lancashire bus travellers face a fifth increase in fares - Burnley and Pendle Citizen Tweet this news
Burnley and Pendle Citizen--Last August, Lancashire County Council announced fare rises across subsidised services, and parents in -Rossendale- faced price increases when Greater Manchester -Transport- Executive scrapped subsidies for cross-border school - Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:05:09 GMT
Wind farm plan for moorland above Burnley and Bacup - Lancashire Telegraph Tweet this news
Lancashire Telegraph---...- noise and -transport- assessment, and a public consultation, in the run-up to a formal planning application being submitted this summer. The applicant is part of the Kelda Group, of which Yorkshire Water is a part. Councillors - Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:14 GMT
East Lancashire pupils build mini Olympic villages across Hyndburn - Lancashire Telegraph Tweet this news
Lancashire Telegraph--On the day, each team will design floorplans, focusing on either a leisure complex, accommodation, -transport- hub, or health centre, before pitching their whole concept to the panel of 'dragons' for a verdict. The aim is t - Date : Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:16:01 GMT
MPs debate Rail Services (Clitheroe, Blackburn and Manchester) - DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) Tweet this news
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)--Responding to a Commons debate about rail services in Clitheroe, Blackburn and Manchester, -Transport- Minister Theresa Villiers acknowledged the constraints that growing passenger numbers imposed on the operati - Date : Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:28:43 GMT
Bus fare hikes for some Rossendale pupils - The Bolton News Tweet this news
The Bolton News--But with Greater Manchester Passenger -Transport- Executive (GMPTE) struggling to plug a £20million budget black hole, the discount rate is being withdrawn from Monday -Transport- bosses have blamed the decision on the impact of free off - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:53:10 GMT+00:00
Rossendale man behind Pinewood Studios takeover bid - Lancashire Telegraph Tweet this news
Lancashire Telegraph--The Peel Group invests in infrastructure, -transport- and real estate in the UK and has nearly £6 billion of assets. Its projects include the MediaCityUK development at Salford Quays, which will be home to several BBC departments.-- - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:04:07 GMT+00:00
Lancashire elderly and disabled set to be charged for 'lifeline' minibus services - Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen Tweet this news
Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen--There are eight community -transport- schemes, run by charities or non-profit organisation, across the county. Ian Davis, general manager of Dial a Ride, which runs the service in -Rossendale-, said fees could be around £ - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:12:19 GMT+00:00
Burnley burglary victim welcomes offender's five year sentence - Lancashire Telegraph Tweet this news
Lancashire Telegraph--The 41-year-old, who is supporting the police's Operation Loroley, which is cracking down on burglars in Burnley, Pendle and -Rossendale-, said: “I'd heard nothing and I couldn't believe it. “It's frightening - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:07:49 GMT+00:00
Lancashire elderly and disabled set to be charged for 'lifeline' minibus services - Lancashire Telegraph Tweet this news
Lancashire Telegraph--There are eight community -transport- schemes, run by charities or non-profit organisation, across the county. Ian Davis, general manager of Dial a Ride, which runs the service in -Rossendale-, said fees could be around £4 each way. - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:02:06 GMT+00:00

Current fleet :
Chassis Bodywork Image Number Seating Capacity Built Notes
Single deck
Dennis Dart SLF Marshall Capital 2 39 1998 Low floor
Formerly Halton Transport, arrived 2006
Dennis Dart SLF
Dennis Dart SPD		 Plaxton Pointer
Plaxton Pointer 2		 20 33 or 37 or 40 or 44 1999 - 2000 Low-floor  
Four vehicles formerly Blue Bus of Bolton, arrived 2002 - 2003
Three vehicles formerly South Lancs Travel, arrived 2009
Optare Solo Slimline Optare Solo Slimline 23 24 2004 - 2005 Low floor  
Dennis Dart SLF
Dennis Dart SPD		 East Lancs Spryte 17 39 2001 - 2002 Low floor  
Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse
Wright Eclipse 2		 17 44 or 45 2003 - 2009 Low floor  
Two vehicles were formerly Volvo Bus demonstrators
MAN 14.220 MCV Stirling 3 40 2004 Low floor  
Formerly 2 Travel (Pentrechwyth), arrived 2005
(one delicensed since Jul-10)
Dennis Dart SPD Alexander ALX200 4 44 2000 Low floor  
Formerly Munro's (Jedburgh), arrived 2006
Dennis Dart SLF Caetano Nimbus 5 35 2002 Low floor  
Formerly Centra, arrived 2007
Total (single deck) 91
Double deck
Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 13 47 (upper)
29 or 31 (lower)
76 or 78 (total)		 1997 - 1998 Eight vehicles formerly Metrobus, arrived 2003 - 2004
Five vehicles formerly London Central, arrived 2009
Volvo B7TL East Lancs Vyking 2 47 (upper)
27 or 31 (lower)
74 or 78 (total)		 2000 - 2001 Low floor  
One vehicle from Irish dealer stock, arrived 2007
One vehicle formerly Moffat & Williamson, Fife, arrived 2007
Volvo B7TL East Lancs Myllennium Vyking 1 45 (upper)
28 (lower)
73 (total)		 2007 Low floor  
From Irish dealer stock, arrived 2007
Total (double deck) 16
Coaches
Volvo B10M Plaxton Premiere 2 48 1997 Formerly Coachways, arrived 2006
Bova Futura Bova Futura 1 53 1997 Spare coach, and driver training vehicle
Total (coaches) 3
Total (all vehicles) 110

Future fleet :
11
12 Rawtenstall Balladen
20 County Rider Flexible Bus Service Pre booking required
83 Burnley General Hospital Burnley
167 Norden Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bamford, Heywood, Rhodes, Cheetham Hill Your 167 Limited Stop. Extra peak journeys from First Manchester
244 Rawtenstall Blackburn Helmshore, Haslingden
273 Burnley Bolton Water, Waterfoot, Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Holcombe Brook, Hawkshaw, Bradshaw, Tonge Moor Monday-Saturday daytime only. Sunday daytime journeys run by Arriva North West (Rawtenstall-Bolton)
433 Rochdale Castleton Belfield, Sandbrook Park Evenings/Sundays only
434 Rochdale Castleton Belfield, Turf Hill, Kirkholt One weekday journey to Castleton, continuing to Rochdale via Sudden on schooldays. Other journeys run by Bu-Val
435 Rochdale Buckstones Turf Hill, High Crompton, Shaw
438 Rochdale Daniel Fold Spotland Bridge Evenings/Sundays only. Other journeys run by First
440 Rochdale Syke Rochdale Infirmary
443 Rochdale Elmsfield Spotland Bridge, Shawfield
444 Rochdale Norden Spotland Bridge
446
447		 Rochdale Wallbank Shawclough 447 runs evenings/Sundays plus some early morning journeys
451 Rochdale Peppermint Bridge Milnrow, Newhey Evenings/Sundays only. Other journeys run by First
458 Rochdale Wardle Smallbridge Evenings/Sundays only. Other journeys run by Bu-Val
461 Heywood Bury Heap Bridge
464 Rochdale Accrington Whitworth, Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden
465 Rawtenstall Todmorden Waterfoot, Edgeside, Bacup
466 Norden Bury Bamford, Fairfield General Hospital, Topping Fold
467
468		 Rochdale Tottington Greave, Bamford, Fairfield Hospital (467), Jericho, Bury Bury-Tottington runs evening and Sundays only
469 Rochdale Tottington Bamford, Jericho, Bury Evenings and Sundays plus one Monday-Saturday daytime journey. Other journeys run by First
471 Rochdale Bury Sudden, Heywood One morning journey only. Other journeys run by First
473 Water Bury Edgeside, Waterfoot, Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Walmersley Monday-Saturday evenings and Sunday daytime only
475 Hopwood Bury Heywood, Fairfield General Hospital
476 Bury Ramsbottom Bury, Brandlesholme, Greenmount, Holcombe Brook One journey runs from Rawtenstall and one journey runs to Waterfoot via Rawtenstall
477 Bury Ramsbottom Bury, Brandlesholme, Summerseat, Holcombe Brook
479 Limefield Brow Bury
480 Bolton Bury Bradshaw, Hawkshaw, Greenmount, Tottington, Walshaw
481 Ramsbottom Bury Greenmount, Tottington, Walshaw, Holcombe Brook
482
483 		Burnley (483) Bury Water, Waterfoot, Newchurch (483), Rawtenstall, Edenfield, Walmersley Most journeys run as service 483.
484 Burnley Bury Network 65 Park, Hapton, Accrington, Haslingden, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Walmersley Burnley-Accrington section runs Saturdays only
485 Ramsbottom, Tanner's Brow Bury Peel Brow, Walmersley, Chesham
486 Radcliffe Bury Ainsworth
487 Nangreaves Bury Walmersley
494 Ferngrove Bury Fishpool

Bus companies operating in North West England

CheshireArriva North West * First Chester & The Wirral (including ChesterBus) * GHA Coaches * Halton Transport * Warrington Borough Transport
CumbriaMountain Goat * Stagecoach North West
Greater Manchester (PTE)Arriva North West * Bluebird * Bullocks * Checkmate * Finglands * First Manchester * Jim Stones Coaches * JPT * Maytree Travel * Rossendale Transport * Speedwellbus * Stagecoach Manchester * South Lancs Travel * Stotts
LancashireArriva North West * Blackpool Transport * Blue Bus of Penwortham * Burnley & Pendle * John Fishwick & Sons * King Travel * Lancashire United * M & M Coaches * Rossendale Transport * Stagecoach North West (Stagecoach in Preston, Preston park and ride)
Merseyside (PTE)A1A Travel * Arriva North West * Avon Buses * Cumfybus * First Chester & The Wirral * HTL Buses * Stagecoach Merseyside
NationalMegabus * National Express Coaches



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