The history of public transport authorities in Manchester details the various organisations that have been responsible for the public transport network in and around

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, England, since 1824.

Timeline

*On 1 January 1824, the first horse bus service started by John Greenwood, the proprietor of the Pendleton Toll Gates *On 1 March 1865, the Manchester Carriage Company was formed which brought together a number of horse-bus operators in the Manchester area. *In 1880 this became the

Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

with some further consolidation, including the Manchester Suburban Tramways Company. *On 7 June 1901, Manchester Corporation Tramways Department started electric tram operations, as the public operation. The former Carriage Company was wound up in 1903 *In 1929 the name was changed to Manchester Corporation Transport Department to reflect the changing to motor buses *In mid-1966 the name of this public operation was changed to Manchester City Transport. The 24 hour clock was adopted in 1967. *On 1 November 1969, control of Manchester City Transport and other surrounding council transport departments were transferred to South East Lancashire North East Cheshire Passenger Transport Executive (SELNEC PTE). *On 1 April 1974, SELNEC'S operating name became Greater Manchester Transport, and its coverage was expanded. Its operations were directed from three divisional offices (central east, central north west and central south); and eight district offices: Bolton, Bury, Leigh, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside and Wigan. *During 1974 Greater Manchester Transport was rebranded as the

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive was the Passenger transport executive, public body responsible for public transport in Greater Manchester between 1974 and 2011, when it became part of Transport for Greater Manchester. SELNEC PTE ...

(GMPTE). This lasted until 2011. **On 27 February 1986, Greater Manchester Transport's bus operation was transferred to a separate entity, Greater Manchester Buses Limited, to comply with the

Transport Act 1985 The Transport Act 1985 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It introduced privatised and deregulated bus services throughout Great Britain and came into effect in October of 1986. The Act was created as a response to growing concern ...

, adopting the

GM Buses GM Buses was the main bus company serving the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester in North West England. The company was formed in 1986 by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive. In December 1993, it was split into GM ...

trading name. **On 13 December 1993, GM Buses was further split into GMB North and GMB SouthCompanies House extract company no 2818654
Greater Manchester Buses South Limited on an approximate geographic basis. Just under four months later they were sold to employee buy out teams. **In February 1996, GMB South was sold to Stagecoach Group, becoming

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. **In March 1996, GMB North was sold to First Bus, eventually becoming First Greater Manchester. *In April 2011. GMPTE became

Transport for Greater Manchester Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England. TfGM is responsible for investments in improving transport services and facilities ...

(TfGM).

References

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