Greater Manchester bus route 451

451
Overview
Operator	First Greater Manchester (Mon-Sat) Manchester Community Transport (Sun)
Route
Start	Rochdale Interchange
Via	Newbold Firgrove Milnrow Newhey
End	Peppermint Bridge
Service
Frequency	2 hourly (Mon-Sat daytime) Hourly (Sun daytime)

Greater Manchester bus route 451 operates in Greater Manchester between Rochdale Interchange and Peppermint Bridge via Milnrow and Newhey. Monday to Saturday journeys are operated by First Greater Manchester and run every 2 hours, alternating with service 462. Sunday journeys are operated by Manchester Community Transport and run hourly.

History

The service was originally run by GM Buses in the 1980s and later by Rossendale Transport in the 1990s. First Greater Manchester took over the daytime services in the late 1990s while Rossendale Transport continued to run evening and Sunday services into the 2000s. Manchester Community Transport currently run Sunday services.

Current route

Route 451 operates via these primary locations:

• Rochdale Interchange 10px
• Newbold 10px
• Firgrove
• Milnrow (Holt Estate)
• Bentgate (Mon-Sat only)
• Newhey
• Two Bridges Road/Haugh Lane (Mon-Sat only)
• Newhey tram stop 10px
• Peppermint Bridge