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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]
Initially unveiled in 2018, the project is aiming to create a London-style transport system, to encourage more people to take public transport instead of cars. [1] The design of the network is inspired around the Greater Manchester symbol, the worker bee, with bus and tram liveries coloured yellow and black to represent this. [2]
In 1929 the name was changed to Manchester Corporation Transport Department to reflect the changing to motor buses; In 1938 the first trolleybus routes are opened, replacing trams [1] In 1949, the last tram routes (to Stockport) were closed [1] In mid-1966 the name of this public operation was changed to Manchester City Transport.
The Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund was rejected by a referendum on 12 December 2008. [4] The proposed charge was to help pay for improvements in public transport, with £3 billion in the form of a grant and loan, [5] [6] in particular for the Manchester Metrolink expansion, [7] and to reduce congestion in Greater Manchester.
While the monorail schemes were all abandoned, a scheme to create a tunnel link gained momentum. The SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive — the body formed in 1969 to improve public transport for Manchester and its surrounding municipalities – promoted the 'Picc-Vic tunnel' project. The project was a proposal to link Piccadilly and Victoria ...
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is a local government body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England. It is an executive arm of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the city region's administrative authority.
The logo, first seen around 1974, is still in use today on bus stops and transport information literature, but is being gradually replaced on the former across Greater Manchester by rebranded bus stop flags displaying the new Transport for Greater Manchester logo.
Salford Quays tram stop is a stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located beside Salford Quays , on Metrolink's Eccles Line . It opened as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion, on 6 December 1999.