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has begun its operation. Under Go North West, the existing fleet are currently undergoing refurbishments to Bee
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The history of the 8 can be traced back to the 1920s. When opened, it was one of the
Manchester Corporation's preposterously long cross-city express routes, running all the way from Bolton to Hyde. From the 1980s, the route is handed over to
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integrally-constructed buses, however in August 2017, these were withdrawn due to maintenance costs and space issues at Queens Road garage, being replaced by conventional buses. The 8 passed to
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in June 2019 following the sale of First's Bolton garage to the
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1081:List of closed railway stations
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1076:List of open railway stations
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36:general notability guideline
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662:First Greater Manchester
1268:Transport in Manchester
483:Manchester Evening News
448:"Shaking up Manchester"
298:bus route runs between
153:Wright Eclipse Gemini 3
1051:National Cycle Route 6
722:Warrington's Own Buses
346:replaced conventional
304:Manchester city centre
1142:Stockport–Stalybridge
1046:Cycling in Manchester
1013:Timeline of Metrolink
712:Stagecoach Manchester
300:Shudehill Interchange
217:Shudehill Interchange
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1122:Liverpool–Manchester
1008:History of Metrolink
310:. It is operated by
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1183:First North Western
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580:Museum of Transport
458:on 11 November 2007
348:double decker buses
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925:European route E22
677:Jim Stones Coaches
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1165:(1948–1997)
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1023:Firema T-68
570:Bee Network
372:Bee Network
296:Bee Network
111:August 2024
47:independent
1266:See also:
419:References
403:Pendlebury
352:FirstGroup
285:15-30 mins
240:Pendlebury
81:newspapers
55:redirected
1156:Operators
1003:Metrolink
878:X57 Snake
753:18 (BNSC)
687:Magic Bus
630:Operators
510:27 August
488:26 August
462:26 August
398:Pendleton
337:low-floor
282:Frequency
235:Pendleton
161:Shudehill
45:that are
1283:Category
1252:Category
1069:Stations
930:Kingsway
717:UK North
667:GM Buses
647:Bullocks
642:Bluebird
408:Kearsley
245:Kearsley
174:Operator
169:Overview
1262:Commons
1216:TIF bid
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1112:Glossop
980:A627(M)
413:Burnden
388:Salford
342:bodied
322:History
302:in the
269:Service
250:Burnden
230:Salford
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975:A57(M)
731:Routes
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184:Garage
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1090:Lines
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379:Route
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102:JSTOR
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