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Local authority Public transport from 1824 Bus services until 1969 Vehicles in the collection

 

 

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Map of Salford area

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey map data by permission of Ordnance Survey, © Crown copyright.

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Public Transport from 1824

 

Road Transport

 

Public road transport for the main municipal and private operators in what is now the City of Salford is summarised below:

 

 

Operator Horse Buses Horse Trams Gas Trams Electric Tramways Trolley Buses Motor Buses SELNEC GMT
Salford 1824-1901 1877-1903 1897-1908* 1901-1947 None 1920-1969 1969-1974 1974-1986
LUT None None None 1902-1923 1931-1958 1926-1976 None 1976-1986

GMT = Greater Manchester Transport

 

Public transport from 1824 in Greater Manchester

 

 

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Bus services until 1969

 

Bus service operation until the formation of SELNEC in 1969 is shown by town below:

 

Eccles

Salford Corporation Transport / Lancashire United Transport / North Western / Manchester Corporation Transport

 

Irlam

Salford Corporation Transport / Lancashire United Transport

 

Salford

Salford Corporation Transport / Manchester Corporation Transport / Lancashire United Transport / Leigh Corporation Motors / Bolton Corporation Transport / Bury Corporation Transport

 

Swinton and Pendlebury

Lancashire United Transport / Salford Corporation Transport / Manchester Corporation Transport / Bolton Corporation Transport / Leigh Corporation Motors

 

Worsley

Salford Corporation Transport / Lancashire United Transport

 

 

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Local Authority

 

Salford City Council

 

 

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Vehicles in the Collection

 

Find all vehicles in our Collection which formerly operated in the City of Salford by operator: 

 

Salford Corporation Transport

Manchester Corporation Transport

Lancashire United Transport

Leigh Corporation Motors

Bolton Corporation Transport

Bury Corporation Transport

North Western

 

 

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