Manchester Community Transport

Manchester Community Transport
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 at Wythenshawe bus station in 2013
ParentHCT Group
Founded1980
Ceased operationApril 2020
HeadquartersOldham
Service areaGreater Manchester
Service typeBus services
Routes38 (April 2016)
DestinationsAltrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bolton, Manchester, Middleton, Rochdale, Stockport, Wythenshawe
Fleet67
Websitewww.manct.org

Manchester Community Transport was a bus operator in Greater Manchester, based in Oldham.

History

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

  1. ^ About Us Archived 27 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Manchester Community Transport
  2. ^ Maytree Travel Joins the MCT Family[permanent dead link‍] Manchester Community Transport
  3. ^ Maytree Travel bus services Transport for Greater Manchester
  4. ^ Insurmountable problems stop Maytree Travel services in Bolton and Wigan BBC News 4 April 2013
  5. ^ Passengers left out in the cold after bus firm stops all of its services Manchester Evening News 5 April 2013
  6. ^ MCT awarded new bus services Manchester Community Travel
  7. ^ Our Routes Manchester Community Transport
  8. ^ "Manchester Community Transport joins HCT Group". HCT group news. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. ^ HCT Group acquires Manchester Community Transport Coach & Bus Week issue 1325 16 January 2018 page 45
  10. ^ Manchester Community Transport set to close in April - putting future of over 50 bus routes in doubt Manchester Evening News 20 February 2020
  11. ^ End of the road for Manchester Community Transport Buses issue 781 April 2020 page 9