Go North West

Go North West is a bus operator in Greater Manchester, England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group.

Go North West
ParentGo-Ahead Group
Commenced operation2 June 2019 (2019-06-02)
HeadquartersCheetham Hill
Service areaGreater Manchester
Service typeBus Services
HubsManchester, Salford, Bury
Depots1
Fleet163 (June 2019)
Websitewww.gonorthwest.co.uk

History

Go North West commenced operating on 2 June 2019 after the Go-Ahead Group purchased First Greater Manchester's Queens Road, Cheetham Hill depot with 163 vehicles.[1][2][3][4][5]

Services

Go North West operate services from the Queens Road depot. There are 21 public services and five school services including three yellow school bus routes.[6] It largely serves suburban areas in the north of Manchester along with Salford and Bury.

Depot

The depot in Queen's Road, Cheetham Hill was opened in 1901 by the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company, adjoining the Museum of Transport in Manchester.[7]

References
  1. "Go North West". Go North West News & service updates. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019.
  2. "Go-Ahead agrees terms with FirstGroup to purchase Manchester bus depot". Go-Ahead. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019.
  3. "First Manchester sells Queens Road depot to Go-Ahead". Coach & Bus Week. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019.
  4. Rucki, Alexandra. "First Manchester are selling 160 buses and their Cheetham Hill depot for £11.2m". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
  5. Go North West launches with Manchester depot Route One 2 June 2019
  6. "Timetables : GoNorthWest". www.gonorthwest.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  7. Go-Ahead agrees Manchester deal Buses issue 769 April 2019 page 6
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