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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. However, route 53 survived deregulation largely intact due to its established demand and importance.
Former Metroshuttle brand. Free bus [1] is a zero-fare bus system that operates in Greater Manchester.The system was first introduced in Manchester city centre in 2002, with three routes linking the city's major thoroughfares and stations with its main commercial, financial and cultural districts.
The company's current head office is at Buchanan bus station in Glasgow, where many of its services start and terminate. Citylink itself does not operate or own buses in its own right, although one owned and operated by Stagecoach West Scotland carries CityLink accreditation to satisfy licensing conditions. [ 15 ]
The Metroshuttle, a free bus service which operates around Manchester city centre. Greater Manchester has an extensive bus network managed by Transport for Greater Manchester, [31] including a night bus service which is one of the most extensive outside London. [32] The bus network had an annual ridership of 225 million passengers in 2014 [26]
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.
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 acquired from Stagecoach Manchester at Piccadilly Gardens in January 2025. Metroline was founded in April 1989 as a business unit of London Regional Transport ahead of the privatisation of London bus services, being sold in October 1994 in a management buyout worth £20 million (equivalent to £50,246,000 in 2023). [2]
As a result of £7.1 million of cuts to Transport for Greater Manchester's bus subsidies, the 135's weekend night bus service, running until 3:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, were withdrawn by First on 25 January 2015. [6] Go North West route-branded Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL in June 2022
First Greater Manchester previously operated the three Metroshuttle services that operate around Manchester city centre. These services were free for passengers, and were operated using Optare Versas based from Queens Road garage. The Metroshuttle service and buses transferred to Go North West when Queens Road garage was sold in June 2019.