Manchester Community Transport
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{{Infobox Bus transit
|name = Manchester Community Transport
|logo = Manchester Community Transport logo.png
|image = Manchester Community Transport bus (YX60 DYB), 16 February 2013.jpg
|image_caption = Alexander Dennis Enviro200 at Wythenshawe bus station in 2013
|company_slogan = transport works better when the community drives
|parent = HCT Group
|founded = 1980
|ceased = April 2020
|headquarters = Oldham
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|service_area = Greater Manchester
|service_type = Bus services
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|routes = 38 (April 2016)
|destinations = Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bolton, Manchester, Middleton, Rochdale, Stockport, Wythenshawe
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|fleet = 67
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|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20191018195439/http://www.manct.org/ www.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.[http://www.manct.org/about.htm About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227234918/http://www.manct.org/about.htm |date=27 February 2007 }} Manchester Community Transport 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.[http://www.manct.org/maytree-travel-joins-the-mct-family/ Maytree Travel Joins the MCT Family]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Manchester Community Transport However, on 4 April 2013, Maytree Travel ceased trading with services suspended.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130508191032/http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/media_centre/Pages/News.aspx?articleId=199 Maytree Travel bus services] Transport for Greater Manchester[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-22033026 Insurmountable problems stop Maytree Travel services in Bolton and Wigan] BBC News 4 April 2013[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-bus-passengers-left-out-2519966 Passengers left out in the cold after bus firm stops all of its services] Manchester Evening News 5 April 2013
On 7 April 2013, Manchester Community Transport commenced operating additional services under contract to Transport for Greater Manchester.[http://www.manct.org/mct-awarded-new-bus-services/ MCT awarded new bus services] Manchester Community Travel As at April 2016, it operated services on 38 routes,[http://www.manct.org/our-route/ Our Routes] Manchester Community Transport
In 2018, MCT was acquired by the HCT Group.{{cite web |title=Manchester Community Transport joins HCT Group |url=http://www.hctgroup.org/about_us/hct_group_news/609/Manchester%20Community%20Transport%20joins%20HCT%20Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116184406/http://hctgroup.org/about_us/hct_group_news/609/Manchester%20Community%20Transport%20joins%20HCT%20Group |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 January 2018 |website=HCT group news |access-date=10 December 2018}}HCT Group acquires Manchester Community Transport Coach & Bus Week issue 1325 16 January 2018 page 45
MCT ceased operations in April 2020.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200507112432/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/manchester-community-transport-close-april-17781819 Manchester Community Transport set to close in April - putting future of over 50 bus routes in doubt] Manchester Evening News 20 February 2020End of the road for Manchester Community Transport Buses issue 781 April 2020 page 9 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
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20191018195439/http://www.manct.org/ Company website]
{{Defunct bus companies in England}}
{{Transport in Greater Manchester}}
Category:Companies based in Oldham
Category:Former bus operators in Greater Manchester
Category:Transport companies established in 1980
Category:Transport companies disestablished in 2020