UK North
Former manchester bus operator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Parent | Vincenzo Casale David Ellis |
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Ceased operation | January 2007 |
Service area | Greater Manchester |
Service type | Bus operator |
Fleet | 74 (February 2007) |
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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]