 Secondly, a new route was introduced running from Rotherham to the newly built Monkwood estate in Rawmarsh, which joined the main road at the top of Blythe Avenue.The third change, which took place on 27 September 1954, was the replacement of the trolleybuses from Rotherham to Kilnhurst via the Green Lane loop by motorbuses.Bus services expanded rapidly to serve new communities which were developing, and in 1960 the Company obtained the powers to cease running trolleybuses and to run motor bus services instead.