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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 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.
TfGM owns and maintains bus stations, stops & shelters, however bus services are deregulated in Great Britain outside London. Following the passing of the Bus Services Act 2017, Greater Manchester became the first city-region to start the process of bus franchising, returning bus services to public control.
Greater Manchester Transport Centreline bus on display at the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester. Transport across the Greater Manchester conurbation historically suffered from poor north–south connections due to the fact that Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, [2] [3] were built in the 1840s on peripheral locations outside Manchester city centre.
In March 2010, GMPTE launched a consultation which proposed relocating Bolton bus station from Moor Lane to a new site adjacent to Bolton Interchange to improve connections between bus and train services. [9] [10] Refurbishment work on the ticket office, platforms and cafe commenced on 15 November 2010. [11]
Some bus services serve The Trafford Centre tram stop directly, on routes 150 (Gorton–The Trafford Centre bus station) and 250 (Piccadilly Gardens–The Trafford Centre bus station). The Trafford Centre has its own bus station, serving a variety of routes. It is a 5-minute walk away from the tram stop, though there are direct connections ...
Get me there is based upon trials of the Bolton Citizen Card smartcard that was issued to residents of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in 2007 as a pilot. [4] It is valid on travel modes across Greater Manchester including buses, Metrolink and most National Rail services within the jurisdiction of TfGM.