Time now to look at some buses in Rochdale. This is a famous coach operator, Ellen Smith - the depot in 1935.
The other Rochdale coaching business was Yelloway.
After deregulation, Yelloway purchased double-deckers for new stage carriage work.
Firstbus is the main operator in Rochdale these days.
This Firstbus Wright saloon is in the old Bolton colours.
Other bus companies included Centrebus, Bu-Val, MR Travel, Pioneer and Rossendale.
Manchester Metroink has also reached Rochdale town centre.
No visit to Rochdale is complete with calling in at the Baum.
The Dog & Partridge is a pub no more.
I presume the New Inn has also closed.
Sadly, the Reed no longer has real ale.
The Navigation, on the way to the station, is now another casualty.
The nearby Cask & Feather, once a mighty brewpub, is still going, but no longer brews.
So, on to Rochdale railway station, in L&YR days.
A Cravens DMU calls in the '70s.
"Sprinters" serve the station today.
That's it for now. The next post will see us leaving Rochdale for pastures new.
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