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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 number 32 is a bus route that operates from Gloucester to Newent, with some journeys continuing to Ross-on-Wye. It is run on a commercial basis. [1] The route previously continued to Ross-on-Wye or Ledbury on alternating hours. The Gloucester–Ledbury services were numbered 132, but shared the same route as the 32 between Gloucester and ...
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 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]
Bustimes.org is a transportation information website created to take advantage of Bus Services Act 2017 requirement for bus operators in England to provide bus timetables, fares and vehicle locations in an open data format, which can be utilised by app and website developers. [2] This DfT service is called the Bus Open Data Service.
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.
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 ...