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A Manchester tram, c. 1902. Between 1901 and 1949 Manchester Corporation Tramways (known as Manchester Corporation Transport Department from 1929 onwards [1]) was the municipal operator of electric tram services in Manchester, England. At its peak in 1928, the organisation carried 328 million passengers on 953 trams, via 46 routes, along 292 ...
By 1930, Manchester's tram network had grown to 163 miles (262 km) route miles, making it the third largest tram system in the United Kingdom. After World War II, electric trolleybuses and motor buses began to be favoured by local authorities as a cheaper transport alternative, and by 1949 the last Manchester tram line was closed. Trolleybuses ...
By 1930, Manchester's tram network had grown to 163 route miles (262 km), making it the third-largest tram system in the United Kingdom. After World War II, electric trolleybuses and motor buses began to be favoured by local authorities as a cheaper transport alternative, and by 1949 the last Manchester tram line was closed. Trolleybuses were ...
The Greater Manchester County Council is abolished on 31 March 1986 under the Local Government Act 1985. GMPTE becomes a joint-board of the ten district councils of Greater Manchester. [2] GMPTE propose that Greater Manchester's light rail system include a line to Salford Quays to complement the regeneration of the Manchester Docks. [15] [16] 1987
The company continued to operate horse tram services from Manchester to Hollinwood, Ashton, and Stalybridge until 31 March 1903, [11] the last horse-drawn tramcars in Manchester. [12] The company was liquidated in 1903, and its assets, amounting to £1,167,965 (about £158 million as of 2025) [ 5 ] were distributed to its shareholders.
In 1929 the name was changed to Manchester Corporation Transport Department to reflect the changing to motor buses; In 1938 the first trolleybus routes are opened, replacing trams [1] In 1949, the last tram routes (to Stockport) were closed [1] In mid-1966 the name of this public operation was changed to Manchester City Transport.
The transport infrastructure of Greater Manchester is built up of numerous transport modes and forms an integral part of the structure of Greater Manchester and North West England – the most populated region outside of South East England which had approximately 301 million annual passenger journeys using either buses, planes, trains or trams in 2014. [2]
Manchester Victoria is an interchange with the city's Metrolink light rail system. The stop is at the northern edge of the system's Zone 1 and the start of the Bury Line. A tram entering Victoria from the city-centre streets. The tram platforms opened on 6 April 1992 for services to Bury which replaced the long-established heavy rail service.