Rochdale
| Rochdale | |
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| Tokens Manufactured by | Crystalate Mouldings |
| More Info | [] Wikipedia |
Various omnibus lines ran in Rochdale from 1856. In July 1882, the Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Tramways Company, a brainchild of Henry Osborn O’Hagan, a Manchester transport entrepreneur, started work on a steam tram network, that opened in March 1883. In 1886, the company went bankrupt and a similar company succeeded it, dropping Manchester from the company name. By 1899, the city started getting interested in operating its own electrified tramway network. The required act of parliament was obtained in 1900. The network opened in 1902 under the name Rochdale Tramways, but the old steam tram company was completely taken over only in 1904. Steam was completely phased out in 1905.
In March 1926, the city started using buses to supplement the inner city tramway network. In 1931, diesel buses were introduced, opening the way to replace the trams completely. The last tram rode in November 1932. The network was re-branded Rochdale Corporation Transport in 1964. It was incorporated in SELNEC in 1970 and is now part of the First Greater Manchester network.
Rochdale Transport 19xx-1964
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| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.0005a | |
| Value | ½d | |
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| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Green/Dk Green Plastic | |
| Notes | 1902-1969 | |
| File:ROC.0005b.jpg | ||
| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.0005b | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Green Plastic | |
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| File:ROC.001a.jpg | ||
| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.001a | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | RT One Penny | |
| Size (mm) | 26 | |
| Manufacture | 0 Brass | |
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| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.001b | |
| Value | 1d | |
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| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Red/Dk Red Plastic | |
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| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.001c | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Lt Red/Red Plastic | |
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| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.001d | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | White Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.0015 | |
| Value | 1½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ROC.0015 varieties | |
| File:ROC.S01.jpg | ||
| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.S01 | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | L.E.C (Lancashire Education Committee) | |
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | White Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:ROC.S015.jpg | ||
| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.S015 | |
| Value | 1½d | |
| Add Desc. | L.E.C (Lancashire Education Committee) | |
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
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| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.Z035 | |
| Value | 3½d | |
| Add Desc. | PHD (Public Health Department) | |
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Blue Plastic | |
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| File:ROC.Z06.jpg | ||
| Source | (Smith) | |
| Filename | ROC.Z06 | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | PHD (Public Health Department) | |
| Size (mm) | 23 | |
| Manufacture | Pink Plastic | |
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