History  & Information
	A Brief History of Greater  Manchester Transport's Depots Greater  Manchester Transport's depots consisted mainly of those  it had acquired from each of the corporations which  formed it as well as those of LUT. Depots operated by GMT  were: AM -  Altrincham - Oakfield Road AN - Atherton  - Howe Bridge (LUT) BN - Bolton -  Shiffnall Street ( Bridgeman Street & Crook Street) BS -  Birchfields Road - Manchester BY - Bury -  Rochdale Road (Ramsbottom - Stubbins Lane) FK -  Frederick Road - Salford HE - Hyde  Road - Manchester HY - Hindley  - Capps Street, Platt Bridge (LUT) LH - Leigh -  Holden Road NN -  Northenden - Harper Road OM - Oldham -  Wallshaw Street PS - Princess  Road - Manchester QS - Queens  Road - Manchester RE - Rochdale  - Mellor Street SN - Swinton  - Partington Lane (LUT) ST -  Stockport - Daw Bank (Charles Street) TE - Tameside  - Stalybridge Tame Street (Ashton-under-Lyne -  Mossley Road & Glossop - York Street) WE - Weaste -  Salford WN - Wigan -  Melverly Street When Greater  Manchester Transport's operating side became GM Buses,  some depots were closed. The depots that GM Buses  originally operated are shown below: AM -  Altrincham - Oakfield Road AN - Atherton  - Howe Bridge BN - Bolton -  Crook Street BY - Bury -  Rochdale Road HE - Hyde  Road - Manchester OM - Oldham -  Wallshaw Street PS - Princess  Road - Manchester QS - Queens  Road - Manchester RE - Rochdale  - Mellor Street SN - Swinton  - Partington Lane ST -  Stockport - Daw Bank & Charles Street TE - Tameside  - Whitelands Road, Ashton-under-Lyne & York Street,  Glossop WN - Wigan -  Melverly Street GM Buses was  organised into four different operating areas, each with  its own head office: NORTH AREA Head Office: Bury Interchange Depots: BY - Bury, Rochdale Road QS - Queens Road, Manchester RE - Rochdale, Mellor Street SOUTH AREA Head Office: Daw  Bank, Stockport Depots: AM - Altrincham, Oakfield Road PS - Princess Road, Manchester ST - Stockport, Daw Bank EAST AREA Head Office: Wallshaw Street, Oldham Depots: HE - Hyde Road, Manchester OM - Oldham, Walshaw Street TE - Tameside, Whitelands Road, Ashton-under-Lyne TE - Glossop, York Street WEST AREA Head Office: Howe Bridge, Atherton Depots: AN - Atherton, Howe Bridge BN - Bolton, Crook Street SN - Swinton, Partington Lane WN - Wigan, Melverley Street When GM Buses was split into GM Buses North  and GM Buses South in 1993/4, more depots had closed.  Shown below are the depots operated by each company when  they first became operational: GM  Buses North GM  Buses South AN - Atherton, Howe Bridge  (closed 1998) BN -  Bolton, Crook Street BY -  Bury, Rochdale Road OM -  Oldham, Wallshaw Street QS -  Queens Road, Manchester WN -  Wigan, Melverley Street HE - Hyde Road, Manchester PS - Princess Road,  Manchester ST - Stcokport,  Daw Bank & Charles Street Glossop, York  Street History & Information  Index
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