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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 ...
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. The route were taken over by GM Buses North (now First Manchester) that time. In 2019, the route was taken over by Go North West from First Manchester.
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.
Bolton Interchange is a transport interchange combining Bolton railway station and Bolton Bus Station in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. [1] The station is located on the Manchester to Preston line and the Ribble Valley line, and is managed by Northern Trains. The station is 11 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (18.1 km) north west of ...
The company was founded in 1974 by Janet and Peter Walsh, entering the bus market in 1987. A small network of services began to form during the late 1980s under the name of "City Nippy", with the following routes being introduced within 12 months of commencing bus operations: 12 Middleton - Moorclose [2] 62 Middleton - Moston [3]
In 1982, the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE; the successor to SELNEC PTE) concluded that an overground metropolitan light rail system to replace or complement the region's under-used heavy railways was the most economical solution to improving Greater Manchester's public transport network, which suffered from poor integration and outdated infrastructure; [4] a Rail ...
On October 2, 2006, Red and Tan Lines cut service on its remaining bus route to Staten Island, the 144, from nine trips in the morning rush hour to five since the route was not profitable. Since, prior to the cuts, at least two buses per day were standing room only, two extra buses were provided during the week on an as needed basis.