I was working the Totley to Brinsworth (Rotherham) route - the 24, with the 17 going to Totley Brook - from 1983-6.Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
You are almost spot on with the fare: 11 pence to Totley or Brinsworth terminus (9 pence to closer city terminus's like Lane Top) with a minimum fare of 3 pence to the first stage, and 2 pence any distance for u16s. Those fares were low by any comparison and as i recall were fixed for about 10 years until just before privatisation broke the whole system.
It was a standing joke (The People's Republic) and a source of great local pride that we had a cheap, reliable and plentiful bus service (although rail wasn't integrated with the buses). But that was destroyed over 35 years ago - thanks Thatcher!
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