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The original Greater Manchester Transport double 'M' logo from 1974 A GMPTE bus stop in 2006 displaying the double 'M' logo A GMPTE branded signpost at Mauldeth Road railway station in 2013 When the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 the executive was replaced by GMPTE, with the Greater Manchester County ...
The management of service information and tendering, bus stations and stops would be run by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE). The bus operation would be named Greater Manchester Buses or GM Buses as it is commonly known, initially being split into North, East, South and West operational areas before these were merged ...
The route remained popular as it connected vital suburban areas such as Salford, Cheetham Hill, and Old Trafford. In 1986, the deregulation of bus services in the UK had a significant impact on Greater Manchester's bus network, [4] including route 53. Bus companies were now able to operate more freely, which led to competition on some routes.
The transport infrastructure of Greater Manchester is built up of numerous transport modes and forms an integral part of the structure of Greater Manchester and North West England – the most populated region outside of South East England which had approximately 301 million annual passenger journeys using either buses, planes, trains or trams in 2014. [2]
Originally devised in 2018 as a network of active travel routes, [20] the vision for the Bee Network was expanded following the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's decision to use the powers given to it under the Bus Services Act 2017 to introduce a bus franchising scheme for the city region. [21]
An improved bus route from Atherton joins the route at Astley Street, Tyldesley. From Ellenbrook the route continues via bus lanes alongside the A580 East Lancashire Road, serving Worsley and Swinton before joining the A6 at Irlams o' th' Height. All stops along the A580 bus lanes are bus bays so that conventional stopping services can be ...
The company was founded in 1974 by Janet and Peter Walsh, entering the bus market in 1987. A small network of services began to form during the late 1980s under the name of "City Nippy", with the following routes being introduced within 12 months of commencing bus operations: 12 Middleton - Moorclose [2] 62 Middleton - Moston [3]
From 28 October 2018, due to declining passenger numbers, [14] the service was reduced to 2 routes, and rebranded as free bus. [15] Both routes were taken over by Go North West on 2 June 2019 with part of the First Greater Manchester business. [16] [17]