Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

City of Manchester

Area map

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Public Transport from 1824

Road Transport

Public road transport for the main municipal operator in what is now the City of Manchester is summarised below:

GMT = Greater Manchester Transport
*Gas trams were operated by The Trafford Park Estate Company

Public transport from 1824 in Greater Manchester

Bus services until 1969

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

Manchester

Manchester Corporation Transport / Salford Corporation Transport / Bury Corporation Transport / Stockport Corporation Transport / Oldham Corporation Passenger Transport / Rochdale Corporation Transport / SHMD Board / Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Passenger Transport / North Western

Ringway

Manchester Corporation Transport / North Western

Local Authority

Manchester City Council

Vehicles in the Collection

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

Manchester Corporation Transport

Salford Corporation Transport

Bury Corporation Transport

Stockport Corporation Transport

Oldham Corporation Passenger Transport

Rochdale Corporation Transport

SHMD Board

Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Passenger Transport

North Western