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The 368 route can trace its origins back to the earlier days of municipal bus services. Bus services in the
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Greater Manchester, like much of the UK, was deregulated in 1986 under the Transport Act 1985. This led to the privatization of many bus routes, including route 368. Bus services could now be run by private operators in competition with one another.
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The 368 serves the following locations, with limited services serving locations in
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In the 2000s, as the rapid development of the southern part of
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16:Bus route in Manchester, England
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127:Newall Green (Limited Service)
82:Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
37:Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
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184:Wythenshawe Interchange
139:Wythenshawe Interchange
1071:National Cycle Route 6
742:Warrington's Own Buses
204:Altrincham Interchange
123:Peel Hall, Wythenshawe
35:Stagecoach Manchester
1162:Stockport–Stalybridge
1066:Cycling in Manchester
1033:Timeline of Metrolink
732:Stagecoach Manchester
401:Stagecoach Manchester
373:Stagecoach Manchester
200:Stockport Interchange
192:Stagecoach Manchester
180:Stockport Interchange
97:Stockport Interchange
1152:Manchester–Southport
1142:Liverpool–Manchester
1028:History of Metrolink
413:Wythenshawe Hospital
409:Wythenshawe Hospital
190:. It is operated by
143:Wythenshawe Hospital
1203:First North Western
1157:Stafford–Manchester
677:Finglands Coachways
600:Museum of Transport
1361:Manchester Airport
1147:Manchester–Preston
945:European route E22
697:Jim Stones Coaches
672:Diamond North West
623:Manchester Airport
574:Greater Manchester
477:. 22 December 2006
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405:Manchester Airport
393:Manchester Airport
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1043:Firema T-68
590:Bee Network
455:4 September
389:Wythenshawe
264:Wythenshawe
254:Heald Green
118:Heald Green
43:in May 2021
41:Wythenshawe
1350:Categories
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1286:See also:
435:References
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340:Dukinfield
169:15-60 mins
58:Stagecoach
1176:Operators
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898:X57 Snake
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707:Magic Bus
650:Operators
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324:Stockport
259:Peel Hall
231:Stockport
208:Stockport
166:Frequency
67:Stockport
1323:help out
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1089:Stations
950:Kingsway
737:UK North
687:GM Buses
667:Bullocks
662:Bluebird
502:BBC News
475:BBC News
369:GM Buses
361:GM Buses
338:, Hyde,
69:Sharston
54:Operator
49:Overview
1321:Please
1282:Commons
1236:TIF bid
1223:(2020-)
1132:Glossop
1000:A627(M)
312:History
250:Cheadle
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224:italics
212:Cheadle
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74:Vehicle
1117:Buxton
995:A57(M)
751:Routes
423:, 18,
342:, and
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1167:Styal
1110:Lines
1058:Cycle
727:Rosso
509:8 May
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161:Daily
158:Level
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88:Route
1081:Rail
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