Greater Manchester bus route 330

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Stagecoach Manchester Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Stockport in September 2024
Overview
Operator Stagecoach
GarageAshton
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro 400
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
Route
Start Stockport Interchange
Via
End Ashton-under-Lyne
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency15-60 mins
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Greater Manchester bus route 330 is a bus route runs between Stockport Interchange and Ashton-under-Lyne, sharing the same termini with route 7. It is operated by Stagecoach Manchester.

Current route

The 330 serves the following primary locations: [1]

History

The history of 330 can trace its origins back to the first generation route 368 and earlier days of municipal bus services. Bus services in the Tameside and Stockport areas were traditionally run by separate entities, with Stockport Corporation and Manchester Corporation being major operators in the 20th century. As these services developed, a bus route similar to today's 368 was established to connect Stockport and Ashton-under-Lyne, two key hubs in Greater Manchester's public transport network.

In 1969, the Greater Manchester Transport (GMT) was formed following the creation of the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), which took control of bus services across the region. During this period, route 368 was consolidated under GMT's operation and became a key route linking Stockport, Hyde, Dukinfield, and Ashton-under-Lyne.

The bus industry in Greater Manchester, like much of the UK, was deregulated in 1986 under the Transport Act 1985. [2] This led to the privatization of many bus routes, including route 368. Bus services could now be run by private operators in competition with one another.

Following deregulation, the original route 368 was operated by different companies. [3] By the late 1980s and early 1990s, GM Buses, the successor to Greater Manchester Transport, ran Route 368. As Stagecoach Group purchased GM Buses in 1996, Stagecoach Manchester became the operator of that route. [4] The original route 368 was modified in the 2000/10s and got renumbered 330.

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References

  1. ↑ "330 Stockport - Woodley - Hyde - Dukinfield - Ashton-under-Lyne" . Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bus companies banned from roads". BBC News. 22 December 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Council concerns over 'bus war'". BBC News . 3 April 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  4. ↑ Tooher, Patrick (26 February 1996). "Pensioners lead protest at £41m Stagecoach takeover". The Independent .
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