Calderdale JOC 260 (OJX 60K) in Rochdale – 23 Mar 1974

March 1974 – Calderdale JOC 260 (OJX 60K), a dual purpose Plaxton bodied AEC Reliance that was new to Halifax JOC in August 1971, seen in Rochdale working the Rochdale-Halifax-Leeds service 27.

The Rochdale-Halifax-Leeds service had been operated by Hebble Motor Services as their service 28 which travelled hourly via Ripponden. In February 1971 Halifax JOC took over the service and continued to use service number 28 for journeys via Ripponden. The JOC also introduced service 27 which omitted Ripponden to serve Mill Bank and the rural communities in the hills above that town. Each service operated every two hours but combined to maintain an overall hourly frequency between Rochdale and Halifax.

Calderdale JOC was created in September 1971 by the merger of the Halifax JOC and Todmorden JOC. On 1 April 1974 Calderdale JOC became part of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive.