Summary
Manchester Community Transport was a bus operator in Greater Manchester, based in Oldham.
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| Parent | HCT Group |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Ceased operation | April 2020 |
| Headquarters | Oldham |
| Service area | Greater Manchester |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 38 (April 2016) |
| Destinations | Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bolton, Manchester, Middleton, Rochdale, Stockport, Wythenshawe |
| Fleet | 67 |
| Website | www.manct.org |
History edit
Manchester Community Transport was established as Wythenshawe Mobile in 1980, under the Urban Aid Funding scheme. In 2005 it was rebranded Manchester Community Transport.[1] The company provides community bus services across the Manchester area as well as Transport for Greater Manchester contracted bus services.
On 1 March 2013, Manchester Community Transport acquired Maytree Travel.[2] However, on 4 April 2013, Maytree Travel ceased trading with services suspended.[3][4][5]
On 7 April 2013, Manchester Community Transport commenced operating additional services under contract to Transport for Greater Manchester.[6] As at April 2016, it operated services on 38 routes,[7]
In 2018, MCT was acquired by the HCT Group.[8][9]
MCT ceased operations in April 2020.[10][11] Many of its services were taken over by Diamond North West, Go North West, First Manchester, Stagecoach Manchester, Go Goodwins, Stotts Tours and Nexus Move
References edit
- ^ About Us Archived 27 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Manchester Community Transport
- ^ Maytree Travel Joins the MCT Family[permanent dead link] Manchester Community Transport
- ^ Maytree Travel bus services Transport for Greater Manchester
- ^ Insurmountable problems stop Maytree Travel services in Bolton and Wigan BBC News 4 April 2013
- ^ Passengers left out in the cold after bus firm stops all of its services Manchester Evening News 5 April 2013
- ^ MCT awarded new bus services Manchester Community Travel
- ^ Our Routes Manchester Community Transport
- ^ "Manchester Community Transport joins HCT Group". HCT group news. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ HCT Group acquires Manchester Community Transport Coach & Bus Week issue 1325 16 January 2018 page 45
- ^ Manchester Community Transport set to close in April - putting future of over 50 bus routes in doubt Manchester Evening News 20 February 2020
- ^ End of the road for Manchester Community Transport Buses issue 781 April 2020 page 9
External links edit
Media related to Manchester Community Transport at Wikimedia Commons- Company website
