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The service was originally numbered in 1914 when the Manchester Corporation Tramways route from Manchester High Street to Middleton was numbered 17. [1] In 1925, the Middleton tram route was joined to the routes of the former Middleton Electric Traction Company and on 9 August 1925 [2] Manchester corporation trams began to run through to ...
Rochdale Interchange is a transport hub located in the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England, run by the Bee Network (TfGM) It was opened in November 2013, integrating a new bus station with Rochdale Town Centre tram stop. [1]
Following on from the GMCA's decision to bring in a bus franchising scheme under the Bus Services Act 2017 in March 2021, the Bee Network concept was expanded to cover all forms of public transport – tram, bus and commuter rail – as well as active travel. The active travel component of the network was rebranded as the Bee Active Network.
Bee Network buses operated by Stagecoach Manchester at Oldham bus station in April 2024. The Bee Network is a proposed integrated transport network for Greater Manchester, composed of bus, tram, cycling, and walking routes. TfGM's vision is for the network to be operational by 2024, with commuter rail services joining the network by 2030. [19]
Manchester Metrolink [note 1] is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. [11] The network has 99 stops along 64 miles (103 km) of standard-gauge route, [12] making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kingdom. [13] Over the 2023/24 financial year 42 million passenger journeys were made on the system. [2]
It is a high-frequency service, with trams running 5 times an hour on every route. It carried 44.3 million passengers in the financial year 2019/2020. [26] Trams first appeared on the streets of Manchester in 1877 and by 1901 were taken over and electrified by Manchester Corporation Tramways. The system grew to the third largest in the UK but ...
In 2023, under Tranche 1 of Bee Network, the existing fleet were passed from First Greater Manchester to Go North West. Under Go North West, a fleet of MCV EvoSeti bodied Volvo B5LH, originally from Go Ahead London and having the middle set of exit doors removed and replaced by window and seats, were added on the BRT routes to expand the fleet.
Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station. The Bee Network's 98 and 135 services both stop on nearby Bury New Road and run between Bury and Manchester with the 98 running via Radcliffe and Prestwich and the 135 service, which runs frequently via Heaton Park and Cheetham Hill.