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- Timeline
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}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, 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 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.
- 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).[1]
- On 1 April 1974, SELNEC'S operating name became Greater Manchester Transport, and its coverage was expanded.
- During 1974 Greater Manchester Transport was rebranded as the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (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,[2] to comply with the Transport Act 1985, adopting the GM Buses trading name.[3]
- On 13 December 1993, GM Buses was further split into GMB North[4] and GMB South[5] 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 Stagecoach Manchester.
- In March 1996, GMB North was sold to First Bus, eventually becoming First Greater Manchester.{{r|TransportMuseum}}
- In April 2011. GMPTE became Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).{{r|TFGM}}
References1. ^Greater Manchester Transport and beyond Selnec Preservation Society 2. ^Companies House extract company no 1992869 Greater Manchester Buses Limited 3. ^Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive and Greater Manchesger Commercial Motor 26 July 1986 4. ^Companies House extract company no 2818607 First Manchester Limited formerly Greater Manchester Buses North Limited 5. ^Companies House extract company no 2818654 Greater Manchester Buses South Limited 6. ^{{citation |url=http://www.gmts.co.uk/explore/history/history.html |title=A Short History of Public Transport in Greater Manchester |publisher=Greater Manchester Transport Society |access-date=18 July 2010 |deadurl=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110051835/http://www.gmts.co.uk/explore/history/history.html |archive-date=10 November 2010}}
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