Rossendale’s 217 adds a welcome splash of colour to the Saddleworth bus scene. Whilst their operations on the 184 were dominated by the blue and yellow Olympians in 2013-14, more modern vehicles have predominated since.
This bus is a more modern variant of the buses that were the mainstay of First operation on the 184 from 2005 until 2008. It has Eclipse 2 bodywork instead of the Eclipse Urban fitted to First’s vehicles, the main difference being a face-lifted front end.
