On this page I will run a sort of ‘league table’ of how many discs an operator in Manchester has, using Traffic Commisioner data. Now, the disc count isn’t a count of how many buses an operator has operational, it’s just how many buses the operator can run. It’s a manual job to compile so updates will be infrequent.
12th October 2024
Only changes shown.
| Operator | Depots | Disc Count |
|---|---|---|
| Metroline Manchester | Hyde Rd – 220 Sharston – 190 Ashton/Stalybridge – 105 Wythenshawe – 80 | 595 NEW1 |
| Go North West | Bolton – 250 | 400 + 25 |
| First Manchester | Rochdale – 100 | 100 + 20 |
- Despite having registered depots for a max of 595 vehicles, the licence is only authorised for 500 vehicles. All depots match incumbent registrations. ↩︎
2nd April 2024
| Operator | Depots | Disc Count |
|---|---|---|
| GMBSL (Stagecoach Manchester) | Stockport – 185 Hyde Rd – 220 Ashton – 105 Sharston – 190 Middleton – 80 Oldham – 180 Queens Rd – 150 | 975 |
| Go North West | Heywood Outstation – 55 Bolton – 225 Wigan – 95 | 375 (TC lists 560 as they haven’t removed Queens Rd – 185 discs) |
| Diamond | Eccles 1 – 60 Eccles 2 – 30 Bolton Goodwin St – 45 | 135 (TC lists 175 due to Preston, but I only count GM locations) |
| Vision (schools and out of area) | Blackrod – 155 | 155 (TC lists 170 owing to Accrington depot) |
| First Manchester | Rochdale – 80 | 80 (TC lists 236 as Oldham hasn’t been removed yet – 156 discs) |