Travellers using Rochdale bus station have been left frustrated with some having to resort to using taxis after a bus operator cancelled hundreds of services last week. But for many, this latest week of chaos is nothing out of the ordinary for what they call Greater Manchester's 'poor' bus network.
This morning, the Manchester Evening News revealed that bus operator Rosso axed 837 services between April 25 and May 1, with more cancellations on the way. The operator put these cancellations down to 'staff shortages', impacting passengers in Rochdale, as well as Oldham, Bury, and Bolton.
On Friday (April 29), the crisis meant there were no peak time afternoon services on the B2 service to Bury or the R9 Rochdale to Foxholes route. There were also no evening services after 7pm on the 480 from Bury to Greenmount, the B2 Bury service, on the B4 Heywood service, the R9 Rochdale route or the R10 from Rochdale to Shaw. Meanwhile, other services, including the 467 and 468, were slashed in frequency from every 30 minutes to every 90 minutes.
