Stotts of Oldham

[Mayneway]

RE: Stotts of Oldham

(26/01/2021 18:07)SF07 Wrote:  Would have been the 427, which ran along the same route as First's 180/184 at the time (mid 2000s), between Grotton and Oldham. Usually had double deckers and a maximum fare of 70p. Eventually lost out to First, who ran additional journeys between Grotton and Hollinwood before re-routing them to Limeside instead as the 183.

It was their ‘comeback move’. In the 90’s they signed a deal with First after years of successfully competing against them on various Oldham/Ashton routes Stotts agreed to deregister all of their commercial work for a pretty large some of money, leaving them to concentrate on schools and coach work, however the deal was only for 10 years, First obviously thinking they would be long gone, but they survived and as soon as the deal expired registered the 427. First weren’t happy and threw everything at it