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Magic Bus was a brand of the Stagecoach Group for local bus operations in the United Kingdom, usually operated on routes with strong competition from other operators.Until the rollout of the Bee Network, the brand was most commonly used in Manchester, though in the past, it was also employed in Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Rotherham.
Stagecoach Manchester [1] is a major bus operator in Greater Manchester, operating franchised Bee Network bus services on contract to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). It is the largest UK bus subsidiary of Stagecoach Group outside of Greater London , as well as the largest within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester by ...
Stagecoach Manchester responded by increasing services and introducing its no-frills Magic Bus brand along the route to compete with the lower-priced UK North. [14] The resulting bus war led to the route becoming overly congested to the point of being dangerous, [15] forcing buses to queue behind each other waiting for passengers. [5]
However, in September 2018, the contract for this route passed to Stagecoach, [5] who now operate the route under their Magic Bus brand. [6] At the present time, the only regular bus routes operated by Bullock's are school services. [7] Bullocks also operate the Trafford General and Wythenshawe Hospital shuttles from the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Magic Bus Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 in Manchester in March 2013. Magic Bus was the first no-frills brand of Stagecoach. It was first used in red lettering on ex London Regional Transport AEC Routemasters, otherwise painted in Stagecoach stripes, in competition in Glasgow.
The 53 was introduced by Manchester Corporation Tramways in the 1920s. [1] Originally, it was a tram route serving Gorton, Belle Vue Zoo along Hyde Road. [2] It was converted to a bus service as buses became more practical and affordable in the 1930s and 1940s.
Chris Boardman, the Greater Manchester Cycling and Walking Commissioner, published documents in 2017 setting out plans. [3] The project would include 121 kilometres (75 mi) of segregated cycling lanes, brand new electric buses, around 2,900 kilometres (1,800 mi) of new dedicated walking and cycling routes, 2,400 new road crossings and a new cycle hire scheme throughout the region.
Metroline Manchester also inherited a fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Alexander Dennis Enviro400Hs from Stagecoach Manchester and Stagecoach Yorkshire, including the existing Magic Bus fleet. While a fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC bodied Volvo B5LHs were also purchased second hand from Stagecoach East Scotland. [citation needed]