Tag: Ellenbrook, First, Guided Busway, Leigh, TFGM, walkden, Worsley
MP blasts ‘dangerous overcrowding’ on Leigh-Manchester Guided Busway
Tom Rodgers Fri 30th September, 12:32 PM
Passengers on the Leigh to Manchester Guided Busway are being short-changed with overcrowding at ‘dangerous’ levels. That’s the message to transport...
Woman killed in East Lancs bus crash named as Maureen Bradshaw, 76
Tom Rodgers Tue 26th July, 12:07 PM
A woman tragically killed on the A580 East Lancs Road in collision with a bus has been named as 76-year-old Maureen Bradshaw. Maureen, from Swinton, was crossing the...
First Manchester bus strike - 700 drivers walk out as services cancelled
Tom Rodgers Tue 24th May, 5:15 AM
A one-day withdrawal of labour by over 700 First Manchester bus drivers on Tuesday 24 May brings services across Salford and Manchester to a grinding halt. Roads and...
Night Bus Party Protest to show First how it’s done
Tom Rodgers Thu 31st March, 2:31 PM
Revellers will be donning party hats and banging out the tunes for an unusual three-hour protest against the cutting of late-night bus services. From midnight on...
Night bus cuts: Salford, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton left out in the cold
Tom Rodgers Fri 18th March, 4:25 PM
Two night bus services between Manchester and Bolton are to end from Sunday 3 April, First Manchester has announced. The 8 and the 36 will no longer run in the evenings...
New Salford bus routes and more for commuters: Little Hulton, Walkden, Eccles, Trafford Centre
Tom Rodgers Fri 11th September, 10:31 AM
First Bus has announced more buses for commuters and new routes in Salford to better link the city with Prestwich, Manchester and the Trafford Centre. Demand from...