Greater Manchester bus route 135

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Stagecoach Manchester Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL at Piccadilly Gardens in August 2024
Overview
Operator Stagecoach Manchester
GarageQueens Road
Vehicle Wright Eclipse Gemini/Volvo B9TL
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
Route
Start Piccadilly Gardens
Via
End Bury Interchange
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency10-30 mins
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Greater Manchester bus route 135 is a Bee Network bus route runs between Piccadilly Gardens in the Manchester city centre and Bury Interchange. It is operated by Stagecoach Manchester on contract from Transport for Greater Manchester.

Current route

The 135 serves the following locations: [1]

Route 135 primarily runs via the Bury Old Road, making the route more straightforward in comparison to route 163, since it does not need to serve Middleton bus station and Heywood on the Rochdale Road, as well as The Rock shopping centre.

History

First Greater Manchester Scania OmniCity articulated bus at Piccadilly Gardens in July 2008 First Manchester bus 12012 (YN05 GYV), 25 July 2008.jpg
First Greater Manchester Scania OmniCity articulated bus at Piccadilly Gardens in July 2008

Route 135 can trace its origins back to route 35, which was operated jointly by the Manchester Corporation, the Bury Corporations, and Salford City Transport. [2] [ better source needed ] The route gained its current numbering when ran by Greater Manchester Transport, and the original number was now inherited by a new route operating between Piccadilly Gardens and Bryn Station.

When operated by First Greater Manchester, the 135 was notable for being the only bus route in Greater Manchester to be operated using articulated buses. In April 1999, a fleet of low-floor Wright Fusion bodied Volvo B10LAs replaced conventional double decker buses on the route, being trialled by the FirstGroup as a 'testbed' for future deliveries across its fleets. These were replaced in 2005 with a fleet of eighteen Scania OmniCity integrally-constructed buses, [3] however in August 2017, these were withdrawn due to maintenance costs and space issues at Queens Road garage, being replaced by conventional buses. [4]

The 135 passed to Go North West in June 2019 following the sale of First's Queens Road garage to the Go-Ahead Group. Under Go North West, route 135 received a fleet of refurbished ex-First Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLs painted in a green variant of standard Go North West fleet livery, featuring branding for the 135. These buses, along with the operations of the 135, passed to Stagecoach Manchester upon commencement of Tranche 2 of Bee Network bus franchising, which saw Queens Road garage transfer from Go North West to Stagecoach.[ citation needed ]A fleet of new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMCs, painted in Bee Network yellow, were deployed on this route and operate together along with the fleet of Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLs which passed from Go North West.

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References

  1. ↑ "135 Piccadilly Gardens - Cheetham Hill - Whitefield - Bury". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Cowtan, Malcolm (9 March 2022). "Post-First Manchester" . Buses . No. 805. Stamford: Key Publishing. Retrieved 26 August 2024. The route had its origins in the historic 35, operated jointly by Manchester Corporation, Bury Corporation, and Salford City.
  3. ↑ Brown, Stewart (3 March 2006). "Shaking up Manchester". Bus & Coach Professional. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Grimsditch, Lee (23 September 2023). "When 'bendy buses' first appeared on the streets of Manchester and why you won't see them anymore". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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