Rossendale Transport

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Rossendale Transport - EASYRIDE BUSES
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A Rossendale Transport EASYRIDE fully accessible bus
Founded 1907
Headquarters 35 Bacup Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire. BB4 7ND
Service Area Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service Type Bus Services
Destinations Rawtenstall, Bacup, Haslingden, Whitworth; Rochdale, Bury, Shaw, Burnley, Blackburn, Todmorden
Fleet 108 Buses
Operator Rossendale Transport Limited
Chief Executive Edgar Oldham
Website Official Website

Rossendale Transport (RT) is an independent bus operator running within the Borough of Rossendale (including the towns of Rawtenstall, Bacup and Haslingden) and into the surrounding area, including Rochdale, Bury, Burnley, Accrington and Blackburn. RT is a limited company wholly owned by Rossendale Borough Council, which makes it one of the few remaining municipal bus companies in the UK today.

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[edit] History

Rossendale Transport can trace its history back to 1907 when both Rawtenstall and Haslingden Corporations (both independently) ran a motor bus within their boroughs. Both undertakings merged in 1968 to form Rossendale Joint Transport Committee and later in 1974 with the local government reorganisation which took place in that year the boroughs were merged, along with Bacup (which was already served by Rossendale buses; Bacup Borough not having its own bus company) and Whitworth to form the present Borough of Rossendale. The company then became the Transport department of the new Rossendale Borough Council.

On 26th October 1986 came the deregulation of bus services across the UK (outside London and not including Northern Ireland). As part of the 1985 Transport Act which empowered this deregulation, Rossendale Borough Council was required to set up an 'arms-length' company in order to continue operating buses. Rossendale Transport Limited, as the company is now known began trading on this date and over the last 20 years has expended greatly and now operates buses throughout Rossendale, Bury and Rochdale as well as operating into Burnley, Blackburn, Bolton & Todmorden.

[edit] Bus Types

The company operates various types of bus, including:

MAIN FLEET - FULLY ACCESSIBLE LOW FLOOR BUSES

Minibuses

Single Deckers

SCHOOLDAY ONLY FLEET

Single Deckers

  • 2 Dennis Dart / Marshall C27
  • 2 Dennis Dart / Marshall C37
  • 2 Dennis Dart SLF / Marshall C39

Double Deckers

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