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Safety First. Low Floor Access

Many buses in our fleet are now low floor - easily accessible for wheelchair users and 'buggy friendly', meaning you can bring your buggy on board without having to fold it up. And with more and more bus stops being adapted to be accessible, it's never been easier to travel.

Wheelchair users

As part of our commitment to providing accessible travel for wheelchair users First always try to give priority to wheelchair users on our services.

When your low floor bus arrives at the bus stop you can ask the driver to lower the step and/or ramp to allow you to board. You should reverse your wheelchair into the dedicated area on board (so you are facing the back of the vehicle) and apply the brakes.

Please ask the driver for assistance if you require any help.

If the bus is full or there is already a wheelchair user on board unfortunately we will not be able to carry another wheelchair user. Non low floor or 'Step Height’ buses are not able to accommodate wheelchair users.

If the wheelchair space is occupied by a non wheelchair user the driver will make every effort to ask them to move to allow you to board. Unfortunately, if a fellow passenger refuses to move you will need to wait for the next bus.

Buggies

The following services are scheduled to be run by low floor accessible vehicles. (Please contact Customer Services to check before you travel.)
008008: Manchester - Bolton ( Green Line )
      Via Pendlebury and Farnworth
017/017A017: Manchester - Rochdale ( Red Line )
      Via Middleton
017A: Manchester - Rochdale ( Red Line )
      Via Middleton, Stakehill Industrial Estate
036036: Manchester - Bolton ( Cyan Line )
      Via Swinton, Little Hulton and Royal Bolton Hospital
037037: Manchester - Bolton ( Rose Pink Line )
      Via Swinton - Walkden - Farnworth
067067: Manchester - Cadishead ( Lime Green Line )
      Via Salford, Eccles, Irlam
082/083082: Manchester - Waterhead ( Orange Line )
083: Manchester - Sholver
088088: Manchester - White Moss ( Circular )
098098: Manchester - Bury ( Blue Line )
      Via Lower Broughton - Whitefield - Radcliffe
135135: Manchester - Bury ( Yellow Line )
      Via Cheetham Hill - Whitefield
163163: Manchester - Bury ( Turquoise Line )
180/184/184X180: Manchester - Greenfield ( Purple Line )
184: Manchester - Huddersfield ( Purple Line )
184X: Manchester - Diggle
      Via Dobcross
348348: Carrbrook - Ashton
350350: Oldham - Ashton
409409: Rochdale - Ashton ( Mauve Line )
425425: Holts - Fitton Hill ( Lime Green Line )
469469: Tottington - Rochdale ( Rose Pink Line )
      Via Bury - Jericho
471471: Matthew Moss School - Rochdale
472472: Bury - Ramsbottom ( Lime Line )
      Via Walmersley - Holcombe Brook
474474: Bury - Ramsbottom ( Lime Line )
      Via Holcombe Brook - Walmersley
501501: Moss Bank Way - Farnworth ( Yellow Line )
      Via Bolton
507507: Bolton - Harwood ( Red Line )
      Via Bradshaw Brow
519519: Johnson Fold - Bolton ( Indigo Line )
      Via Chorley Old Rd
524524: Bury - Bolton ( Purple Line )
      Via Radcliffe - Little Lever
540540: Bolton - Wigan ( Orange Line )
      Via Westhoughton - Daisy Hill - Castle Hill
575575: Horwich - Bolton ( Turquiose Line )
      Via Chorley New Road
582582: Bolton - Leigh ( Claret Line )
      Via Atherton
598598: Wigan - Leigh ( Blue Line )
      Via Ince - Hindley - Hindley Green - Westleigh
600/601600: Wigan - Leigh ( Green Line )
      Via Ashton - Golborne
601: Wigan - Leigh
      Via Ashton - Golborne
621621: Wigan - Kitt Green ( Red Line )
628628: Wigan - Kitt Green ( Red Line )
658658: Wigan - Higher Fold ( Mauve Line )
      Via Platt Bridge - Leigh

Whilst we endeavour to provide a low floor vehicle on all journeys scheduled to be accessible, it is occasionally necessary to substitute an alternative, non low floor vehicle for operational reasons. We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause.

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