Maytree Travel
Optare Solo in Bolton in 2009
ParentManchester Community Transport
Founded2008
Defunct4 April 2013
HeadquartersSmethurst Lane, Bolton, BL4 0DB
Service areaGreater Manchester
Service typebus service
DestinationsBolton, Leigh, Wigan, Salford
HubsBolton
Websitemaytreetravel.co.uk
Optare Versa Hybrid in March 2013.

Maytree Travel was a bus operator based in Bolton in Greater Manchester.

History

The company was formed in 2008 by owner Gary Hawthorne, who took over the Bolton operations of Tyrer Bus, who first started operating in Bolton in 2007.[1] The company had over 35 routes and ran in the Bolton and Wigan areas. Several of its services were run on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester,[2] including Bolton's Metroshuttle service, which Maytree ran from January 2010[3] until December 2012.

On 1 March 2013, Manchester Community Transport acquired Maytree for an undisclosed figure, with Maytree becoming a trading subsidy of MCT.[4]

Despite the takeover, Maytree Travel services were suspended on 4 April 2013 with replacements for tendered services obtained by Transport for Greater Manchester.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maytree Travel - Home". Maytree Travel. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning- Bus Times Leaflet Library". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Take shuttle bus around to town for another year". Bolton News. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Maytree Travel Joins the MCT Family". Manchester Community Transport. Retrieved 6 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Maytree Travel bus services". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. ^ "'Insurmountable' problems stop Maytree Travel services in Bolton and Wigan". BBC News. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

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