UK_North

UK North

UK North

Former manchester bus operator


UK North was an English bus operator in Manchester. In early 2005, it revived the GM Buses name. It operated services including on routes 42, 86 and 192.

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However, this was to be short lived as services were suspended during the 2006 Christmas period, over safety fears after several buses were involved in accidents. These included a man who was killed in an incident involving a UK North bus.[1][2][3]

UK North were found to have been engaging in unsafe work practices with two managers jailed.[4][5][6][7]


References

  1. Bus companies banned from roads BBC News 23 December 2006
  2. Bus companies banned from roads BBC News 19 January 2007
  3. Bus fleet banned from city's roads Manchester Evening News 15 February 2007
  4. D-Day for 'bus wars' bosses Manchester Evening News 18 April 2010

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