tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post2302842137746199764..comments2023-11-05T10:59:37.824+00:00Comments on Ashton-under-Lyne.com Photo Blog: Number NineMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729523557219015134noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-49778811291739037172015-05-25T21:39:45.329+01:002015-05-25T21:39:45.329+01:00Does anyone remember my Grandad Albert Turner drov...Does anyone remember my Grandad Albert Turner drove buses in ashton for over 20 years starting at APT and driving trolly busesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-89661401615154904292012-09-17T23:28:56.444+01:002012-09-17T23:28:56.444+01:00If I missed the number 5 bus to Droylsden I had to...If I missed the number 5 bus to Droylsden I had to catch the number nine bus home from Brownies, and walk all along New Market Road to the brew at Daisy Nook. I lived down there at Th'Hencote cafe. <br /><br />On a Sunday though, I used to joyfully catch the number nine from NewMarket Road, to Star Inn where I changed to get a bus to visir Grandma and Grandad in Abbey Hills.<br /><br />I also caught it to go to work at Park Cake Bakeries. Once I was eighteen though I did not need to catch it since I became a teacher at Waterloo Primary School, before I went to Uni in 1967 Lois TuckerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-59915885434710421512011-08-07T07:32:42.695+01:002011-08-07T07:32:42.695+01:00Yes, lovely to see all these old municipal buses a...Yes, lovely to see all these old municipal buses and liveries, how I wish I could have been there on the day. I wonder if anyone is still around who can recall the Ashton - Rochdale route when it was the No. 7? That provided the link from 1928 until 1939 when it was withdrawn and the overlapping Rochdale - Hathershaw route 9 extended into Ashton.Mikey Ashworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-30030189048751391762010-10-25T17:39:41.690+01:002010-10-25T17:39:41.690+01:00This photo takes me back. I used to catch the No.9...This photo takes me back. I used to catch the No.9 every day to and from work. I lived in Waterloo, waited for the bus at Store Street (where Waterloo Co-op used to be) and rode to Ashton Library (where I worked) Well, not all the way as I hopped off as the bus turned into Wellington St (on the corner where IKEA is now) and walked the rest of the way. My Mum too worked at Park Cake Bakeries in the 1960s and would have used the No.9 every day going from Waterloo to Hathershaw. My dad could remember when the trams ran up Oldham Rd as he laid an old penny on the tramtrack so it would get squashed :))Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329153172785750314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-59191761130363624912010-10-21T21:53:59.568+01:002010-10-21T21:53:59.568+01:00O yes I meant Speedwell not Stagecoach - slip of t...O yes I meant Speedwell not Stagecoach - slip of the finger!Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-60209134372699457952010-10-20T13:59:53.855+01:002010-10-20T13:59:53.855+01:00Beautiful old buses and very clever for "N&qu...Beautiful old buses and very clever for "N". I've only ever been on the red dubbeldeckers that traffic London today.<br /><br />Erika BErika Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654691092029297724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-59329162734791077972010-10-20T08:17:23.578+01:002010-10-20T08:17:23.578+01:00The good old double deckers. Used to go to school...The good old double deckers. Used to go to school on one of those every day. Later, my bus to the school where I taught was #31. Those were the days.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-86929263092409742992010-10-20T00:39:01.075+01:002010-10-20T00:39:01.075+01:00Wow these photos take me back a good few years to ...Wow these photos take me back a good few years to when me mum used to work at Park Cake - If I re call this was the first time I ever say a Indian bus conductor !! <br /><br />Keep up the great work from an old Lumb Lane lad. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-8102923142191755662010-10-19T23:17:29.184+01:002010-10-19T23:17:29.184+01:00It's not Stagecoach that is getting in on the ...It's not Stagecoach that is getting in on the route, Gerald, but <a href="http://www.speedwellvalue.com/" rel="nofollow">Speedwell</a>, who are starting one of their pound-a-trip routes from Ashton to Oldham.Martin (Ashton-under-Lyne)http://ashton-under-lyne.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-59640731282099533182010-10-19T20:06:15.115+01:002010-10-19T20:06:15.115+01:00I'd love a ride on those buses. Very cool and ...I'd love a ride on those buses. Very cool and classic designs???https://www.blogger.com/profile/00467285279627231933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-41903612672699851102010-10-19T20:06:13.776+01:002010-10-19T20:06:13.776+01:00What a lovely collection of old buses - and now I ...What a lovely collection of old buses - and now I hear Stagecoach are trying to get in on the route. I miss the 400 which ran all the way from Bolton to airport via Heywood, Rochdale, Oldham, Ashton, Stockport.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-64434942214163904812010-10-19T19:47:09.463+01:002010-10-19T19:47:09.463+01:00I would truly love to ride on Bus # Nine. That wo...I would truly love to ride on Bus # Nine. That would be such a treat!Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-26114798473445734222010-10-19T19:31:38.677+01:002010-10-19T19:31:38.677+01:00They actually make our Manx buses look so modern a...They actually make our Manx buses look so modern and that is does not happen much with anything from across, the UK to us. Remind of the old Midland Red buses I used to frequent. Interesting choice.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-1114596765414028722010-10-19T19:06:15.406+01:002010-10-19T19:06:15.406+01:00I had to move the computer away from me because I ...I had to move the computer away from me because I was starting to salivate over those gorgeous buses. I hope one day I will get the chance to drive one of those (and yes, I can drive a bus: it's my job)Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-77498394849140843692010-10-19T19:04:58.458+01:002010-10-19T19:04:58.458+01:00A fun look at the old buses. Great choice for the...A fun look at the old buses. Great choice for the letter N.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-71767321383598639002010-10-19T18:53:51.902+01:002010-10-19T18:53:51.902+01:00Love these vehicles. Love the number nine, too, nu...Love these vehicles. Love the number nine, too, numerically.<br /><br /> ROG, ABC Wednesday teamRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-58038252698332844502010-10-19T18:29:56.053+01:002010-10-19T18:29:56.053+01:00Nice little Number 9 Blue Bus. We had identical re...Nice little Number 9 Blue Bus. We had identical red buses plying on our roads till some years back. Makes me think that this place is somewhere near Darly Dale in Matlock (Derbyshire).Nankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428694673909046094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-68823822941293473672010-10-19T18:25:39.379+01:002010-10-19T18:25:39.379+01:00You are right not to believe it, Kay - it was a ty...You are right not to believe it, Kay - it was a typo! It should have said 1967 and I have now changed it. I shall give my typing fingers a little smack later.Martin (Ashton-under-Lyne)http://ashton-under-lyne.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-37489204161414712042010-10-19T18:18:14.721+01:002010-10-19T18:18:14.721+01:00Wow. I remember 1965. I even remember 1957. But 18...Wow. I remember 1965. I even remember 1957. But 1867 is beyond me. What amazes me is that they are all immediately recognizable as buses, and how very little they changed in a century!<br />I can hardly believe it. 1867? Wow again.<br /><br />Kay, AlbertaKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com