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.[7]

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.[8]

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 23 May 2019.
  7. "Network Map". GoNorthWest. Go Ahead Group. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. Go-Ahead agrees Manchester deal Buses issue 769 April 2019 page 6
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