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The history of public transport authorities in Manchester details the various organisations that have been responsible for the public transport network in and around Manchester, England, since 1824. == Timeline == *On 1 January 1824, the first horse bus service started by John Greenwood (I), the proprietor of the Pendleton Toll Gates *On 1 March 1865, the Manchester Carriage Company was formed which brought together a number of horse bus operators in the Manchester area. *In 1880 this became the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company with some further consolidation, including the Manchester Suburban Tramways Company. *On 7 June 1901, Manchester Corporation Tramways Department started electric tram operations, as the public operation. The former Carriage Company was wound up in 1903 *In 1929 the name was changed to Manchester Corporation Transport Department to reflect the changing to motor buses *In mid-1966 the name of this public operation was changed to Manchester City Transport *On 1 November 1969, control of MCT and other surrounding council transport departments were transferred to South East Lancashire North East Cheshire PTE, or SELNEC PTE *On 1 April 1974, the operating name became Greater Manchester Transport, and its coverage was expanded. *On 27 February 1986, this operation was separated from public ownership, and became Greater Manchester Buses Limited. *On 13 December 1993, GMBL was further split to GMB North Ltd, and GMB South Ltd, on an approximate geographic basis. Just under 4 months later they were sold to employee buy out teams *In February 1996, GMB South was sold to Stagecoach Group, becoming Stagecoach Manchester. *In March 1996, GMB North was sold to First Bus, eventually becoming First Greater Manchester. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of public transport authorities in Manchester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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