Private company
UK North
Bus operator in Greater Manchester, England
UK North was an English bus operator in Manchester, also trading under the revived GM Buses name, which operated services on routes 42, 86 and 192, primarily in direct competition with Stagecoach Manchester in a 'bus war'. However, this was to be short lived as services were suspended during the 2006 Christmas period from 22 December over safety fears after several buses were involved in accidents.2 It is headquartered in Gorton.1 It ceased to exist in 2007.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersGorton1
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UK North was an English bus operator in Manchester, also trading under the revived GM Buses name, which operated services on routes 42, 86 and 192, primarily in direct competition with Stagecoach Manchester in a 'bus war'. However, this was to be short lived as services were suspended during the 2006 Christmas period from 22 December over safety fears after several buses were involved in accidents.2
Timeline
- Jan 18, 2007Dissolved Dissolved1
Links
- WikipediaUK North
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ20128152
Sources
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- 1WikidataUK North on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaUK North on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsUK North photo by megabus13601, CC BY-SA 2.0