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Monday, 08 September 2008Uppermill/Dobcross bus diversions

Bus passengers are being warned that due to the closure of Dobcross New Road the following bus services will be diverted:

184 Diggle - From High Street ahead onto Wool Road, then normal route (unable to serve Dobcross) diversion operates both directions.

354 Denshaw - From High Street, ahead onto Wool Road, left into Sugar Lane, left into Woods Lane, right into Delph New Road - return service unaffected.

U82, X84, 350 from Delph - Delph New Road, left into Woods lane, right into Sugar Lane, right into Wool Road. Passengers wishing to travel Oldham bound will be able to travel on above 350 service and transfer at Uppermill onto the Oldham bound services, 350 being diverted as below.

350 From Ashton - Normal route to Uppermill, Turn around at Uppermill terminus, Travel back along High Street / Oldham Road, Turn right at Farrers Arms Pub (continuation of Oldham Road), Turn right into Plating Road, Turn Left into Huddersfield Road and then normal route (unable to serve Delph in this direction). Passengers wishing to travel to Delph will be able to travel on the above 350 service to Plating Road / Huddersfield Road junction and transfer onto the Ashton bound 350.

Saddleworth H/S school services affected by Dobcross road closure:

Service 350 (First Manchester) serving Dobcross and Delph
AM - unaffected - normal route will be served
PM - Service will operate a diversion via Grasscroft and Plattings Road - Dobcross and Delph will be unserved. Delph passengers are advised to use service 183.

Service 183 (Stotts Buses) serving Dobcross and Delph PM - Service will operate the following diversion 'Wool Road, Standedge Road, Huddersfield Road then normal route'. Therefore Delph will be served but Dobcross will be unserved.

Service 826 (Checkmate) serving Grains Bar, Denshaw, Carrcote and Diggle
AM - unaffected - normal route will be served
PM - unaffected - normal route will be served

Any passengers for Dobcross should catch general service 353 that departs Uppermill, Commercial Hotel at 1541.

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