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Go North West

@gnwbus

10 months

😎 GLORY AWAITS. 🛞 We're looking for the next generation of ELITE bus drivers. Join us 👇

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Go North West

@gnwbus

5 years

Annnnnddddd we're live! @gnwbus is officially running buses in Greater Manchester. Let us know what you think of our brand new livery! #gnwbus #thebigreveal

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎉 We've got that Friday feeling (and a store cupboard to clear out)...so it's COMPETITION TIME! Simply like and RETWEET this post to enter and be in with a chance to win everything in this picture - including a very special limited edition Orbits hoodie! Winner announced at 5pm!

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@gnwbus

4 years

🚀 Manchester's Orbits are officially launched! Look out for your sparkling shiny buses, blasting off onto the 52 from tomorrow. If you're in town today, make sure you meet your Launch Crew and grab yourself some freebies! 🚀

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@gnwbus

5 years

Maiden Voyage. 33841 boldly going where our new livery has never gone before! #GNW41

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@gnwbus

5 years

We've refurbished the clock on the Grade 2 listed Queens Road Depot. #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

5 years

Our investment in to providing you with better buses begins! We sent the first of our fleet to get its new #gnwbus livery and full interior refurbishment with @ThorntonBus yesterday :)

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@gnwbus

4 years

A moment of reflection this afternoon and a guard of honour outside our depot as we paused to remember our colleague Graham Smith, who sadly passed away recently. We've named one of our Free Bus vehicles in Graham's honour.

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@gnwbus

5 years

Want to win everything in this picture? Retweet this tweet before 5pm on Friday 31st May. We'll pick 5 winners at random. #Competition #gnwbus #WinItWednesday

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@gnwbus

5 years

Welcome to GNW. All staff received a welcome pack as they signed on this morning #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎉 It's Friday Competition time! Fancy bagging yourself a load of Go North West goodies? Win EVERYTHING in this picture - all you have to do to enter is retweet this tweet, or head over to Facebook and like the post on our new page! Winner drawn at 5pm 👍

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@gnwbus

5 years

Go North West are proud to be taking over a depot that has been operating public transport for over 118 years :) The new livery will be on all buses in time and all of our buses already provide #freewi -fi and accept contactless payments

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎄 At this special time of year, we wanted to say a big 'thank you' to the people who keep our city moving - the bus drivers of Manchester. 🎄

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@gnwbus

1 year

Go North West is proud to announce it has secured the first two major franchising contracts to be awarded by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) as part of its plan to reregulate bus services in the city region under its new Bee Network. #TFGM #BeeNetwork #GreaterManchester

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@gnwbus

4 years

🆕 Manchester...are you ready to see our new look? #ComingSoon

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@gnwbus

3 years

We're pleased to confirm that we have reached an agreement with Unite the union to end the industrial action at our Queens Road depot. Our services will begin to return to normal over the coming days - we'll keep you updated here as things develop.

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@gnwbus

2 years

🐝 At 10.31pm this evening, your bus may pull over for one minute whilst we pause momentarily to remember those who tragically lost their lives 5 years ago. 22.5.17 #WeLoveMCR #ManchesterRemembers

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@gnwbus

4 years

🌹 1 minute's silence 🌹 Just to let you know that our drivers may pull over and stop to observe one minute's silence at 1pm, in remembrance of our friend and colleague, Ian Owens, who sadly passed away recently. Thanks for your patience as we pause to reflect.

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@gnwbus

4 years

🆕 Here it is - we are SO excited to unveil our new look! 🙌 We're proud to be a part of your life here at the heart of MCR, and our fresh new look is all about celebrating our place in the city. Here's drivers Ian, Noel & Jayne, with engineer Ryan, Jon & John to celebrate!

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@gnwbus

2 years

Hi! Nobody has come to find me but the team here are looking after me & letting me help out! ^AW says there are some nice people out there who may RT this who work at somewhere called @OfficialTfGM ! They may help me go viral (hope that doesn't hurt!!) Thank you ^Ted

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@gnwbus

3 years

⚡️ We were delighted to host this electric bus on the SSE Road to Renewables tour here in Manchester alongside our colleagues @MoTGM , @SSE , @ADLbus , @BYDCompany and @SWARCO_Charging , as they make their way up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow! 🚌

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@gnwbus

5 years

Hello, Manchester! Not long to “GO” before we reveal our brand new livery! Watch this space as we countdown to our new venture! #excitingtimes #manchester #bus #thebigreveal

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@gnwbus

4 years

🚌 Today, we're really proud to welcome the 96 to the Go North West family. Here's our Janusz, getting his bus ready for our first trips a little earlier this morning!

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@gnwbus

4 years

🛰 What a fantastic day! We hope you enjoyed our launch event on Market Street earlier today, as we prepare to send your shiny space-age buses into Orbit. Look out for them on the 52 from tomorrow! 🚀

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@gnwbus

5 years

Counting down! Only one more day until @gnwbus is operational! Are you as excited as we are, Manchester? #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

8 months

🐝 Our team at Wigan have been working through the night to get everything ready for the first day of the @BeeNetwork 👌 We can’t wait to see you on board! #SayYellow

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@gnwbus

4 years

🚀 Manchester's Orbits are almost ready to launch. Come and meet your crew in Manchester city centre tomorrow, grab your photo in the pilot's seat and bag yourself some free space goodies! 🛸

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎆 Our Launch Crew are here on Market Street in the city centre with one of your shiny Orbits buses. Pop over and say hello! 🚀

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@gnwbus

4 years

#Manchester ...we are almost ready to unveil our new look! We're proud to be at the heart of life in our city - we're evolving to reflect our place in the incredible city we know and love. #MCR

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@gnwbus

3 years

💛 Manchester, we've proper missed you 💜 As we head towards 19 July & prepare for life in the city to return to normal, we're celebrating all of the things we've missed doing by bus. 🚌 Look out for this very special bus, out and about from today - we'd love to see your pics!

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@gnwbus

4 years

👏👏 This evening, we're clapping for all of our key workers, including the NHS, bus drivers, emergency services, delivery drivers, those working hard to keep our shelves filled, and everybody else working hard to keep us all safe and well. Thank you 👏👏

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@gnwbus

1 year

🫡 Go North West presents...THE NEW RECRUIT 🚍 We’re looking for ELITE bus drivers. The best of the best. The kind of people who look at a rush-hour journey from Bolton to Astley Bridge and think: ‘Bring it on’. ✅ Join us. Apply now at

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@gnwbus

4 years

🌈 We're proud to be key workers supporting key workers. Tonight, we're clapping for our NHS, those keeping us moving, keeping our shelves full, and for everybody else working hard to keep us safe and well through the coronavirus crisis. Thank you 🌈 #ClapForCarers

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@gnwbus

2 years

Good Morning! Hope you all had a good evening! We're here until 1800 today :) And for those who missed it, 69199 had it's last outing yesterday! Here's a great picture to start your day from our very own @Buses2012

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@gnwbus

4 years

🌟 A huge cheer for our much-loved coachbuilder John, who retires today after 50 years (and 1 month!) service with GNW and our predecessors. 🌟 An incredible achievement - congratulations John, and we hope you enjoy your well earned retirement.

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@gnwbus

5 years

Update: #GNW are happy to announce the new liveried bus has gone out on the 15:45 service #GNW100 to Warrington.^RM

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@gnwbus

5 years

This all happened overnight! #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

5 years

It's nearly time for @gnwbus #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

8 months

🐝 The @BeeNetwork is officially up and running! Iain Robson, in the middle, is the first Bee Network driver out of Bolton Depot this morning. Our Managing Director, Nigel, and @TheGoAheadGroup CEO Christian were there to see him off! 👋

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@gnwbus

4 years

🌹 1 minute's silence at 1pm 🌹 Just to let you know that our drivers may pull over and stop to observe one minute's silence at 1pm today, in remembrance of our friend and colleague, Ian Owens, who sadly passed away recently. Thanks for your patience as we pause to reflect.

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@gnwbus

5 years

For those who're curious about the process that goes on making the buses into the new Livery, furnishings & colours Watch this amazing video showing the work and effort that Thornton puts into our buses and look forward to the fleet being done over time

Go North West Hybrid Refurbishment

The first of Go North West's fleet to receive both new livery, full interior refurbishment and engine retrofit to above Euro 6 Clean Air standards. With than...

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@gnwbus

1 year

🎉 We are 4️⃣! 🎉 We’ve had a fantastic day celebrating our fourth birthday. We started running buses on this day in 2019, and what a ride it’s been. Thank you to all of our customers for your support, and here’s to the next 4!

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@gnwbus

5 years

🛰 Prepare for launch! Look out for something very special, landing shortly... #watchthisspace 🚀

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@gnwbus

3 years

🌞 Say hello to #MiddletonsMinis ! 🚌 Today, we're really proud to welcome brand new routes (and lots of new customers!) to the Go North West family. Look out for #MiddletonsMinis - nippy little buses all around town! 🥳

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Go North West

@gnwbus

4 years

We know that you rely on our buses to get to work, to school, to the shops, elsewhere and home again. We're running a full timetable, with frequent cleaning on our buses - here's the latest on #coronavirus :

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎇 We've only been around for 6 months, so we can't really take part in #10yearchallenge ! But look how far we've come in such a short space of time. 👇 From all of us here at Go North West, we wish you all the best and a Happy New Year. Here's to an incredible 2020! 🎇

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@gnwbus

4 years

♥️ Being at the heart of life in our city, we're SO proud to have helped @ManUtd with the launch of their new 2020/21 away shirt. ♥️

Manchester United

@ManUtd

4 years

Our 2020/21 away shirt by @adidasfootball is for the fans ❤️ Available now: #MUFC x #ReadyForSport

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@gnwbus

4 years

🚀 Good morning! Manchester's Orbits are now...in Orbit! Look out for them on the 5️⃣2️⃣ from today 👌

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@gnwbus

3 years

It’s coming home! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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@gnwbus

3 years

Please take a read of this honest, unbiased account of the current situation we are facing here at Go North West. 👇

BusAndTrainUser

@BusAndTrainUser

3 years

Franchising and industrial action. It's all happening (or not, as the case may be) in Manchester. Read my latest blog here.,,,

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@gnwbus

2 years

🎉 1⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ 👏 Today, we're celebrating with safe driver Peter Jones, who has racked up ONE MILLION miles over his 40 year career without ever having an accident! Congratulations Peter, and thanks a million!

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@gnwbus

5 years

Our first @gnwbus driver, replete in the new Go North West uniform. #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

4 years

👋 Meet Carmel! She's going to be based at Shudehill bus station from next week, carrying out 'in-service' cleans of our buses to keep you safe and well. You might recognise Carmel - she's been a driver and more recently customer service extraordinaire. Say hello if you see her!

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@gnwbus

4 years

🆕 Good news! Express into the city from 26 Jan, with FAST buses running up to every 20 mins, all through the day between Heywood, Middleton & Mcr & extended to Bury at peak times. That's right, the #GNWX63 will run all through the day, Monday to Friday!

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@gnwbus

4 years

✅ You asked - we listened! From tomorrow, two of our early morning buses on the 17 will become 17A journeys on Saturdays, connecting key workers for early shifts on Stakehill Industrial Estate. Download your new timetable here: @OfficialTfGM

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎂 Next Tuesday is our birthday (we're 1!) - and we're getting ready to celebrate! 🥳 😲 That's right - it's been one whole year since we started running buses here in Manchester. 🧁 We've got a whole host of tasty celebrations planned - look out for more details soon! 🍰

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@gnwbus

4 years

Here at Go North West, we're marking #InternationalWomensDay by taking the next few days to celebrate just some of the inspirational women who work across our business here in Manchester - including Olivia, Sue, Linda and Andrea! #WomenInTransport #IWD2020

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@gnwbus

2 months

As it's our last week on here! Please feel free to share any posts/pictures you have from the last 5 years! Here's one to start with :) ^AW #throwback #GNW #gnwbus

Go North West

@gnwbus

5 years

We've refurbished the clock on the Grade 2 listed Queens Road Depot. #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

5 years

Hand-poles for the first of the newly liveried @gnwbus buses painted. Big livery reveal coming soon. #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

2 years

👋 Welcome back to Queens Road, John! 🚍 We had the honour today of welcoming John Crichton to our depot, who started his career 'on the buses' as a trainee conductor exactly 60 years ago to the day. Things have changed a little since John last stepped inside our depot!

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@gnwbus

3 years

There is a right way, and a wrong way, to make your point. We call on all activists to conduct themselves with restraint and respect, and urge Unite to get back around the table for meaningful negotiations.

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@gnwbus

2 years

💙💖 Seeing double? 💙💖 We’ve listened to your comments - we’re introducing some double deckers to provide extra seats for you on Cross City route 41. Like our single deckers, they feature USB power at every seat, plus lots of other fantastic creature comforts!

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@gnwbus

4 years

🛰️ Prepare for lift off. Manchester's Orbits are almost ready to launch. 🚀

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@gnwbus

5 years

With Compliments #gnwbus #teaser #countingdown

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@gnwbus

4 years

🧽 Have you seen our Ryan out and about? 🧹 Ryan visits over 150 different places on our network each week, performing 'in service' cleaning at Shudehill, Piccadilly, Lever Street, Salford Shopping Centre and more. Look out for him making his debut at Eccles & Bury this week!

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@gnwbus

2 years

🐝 Today marks 5 years since the Manchester Arena bombing. We will never forget the 22 who tragically lost their lives. 22.05.17 💛

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@gnwbus

3 years

👏 From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for everything, Captain Sir Tom Moore. We're so grateful for everything you have done - you are truly an inspiration to all of us here at Go North West. 🎖️ Rest in peace. 🎖️ @captaintommoore @OfficialTfGM @MENnewsdesk

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@gnwbus

2 months

Morning all! Well it is our last day today before we hand over to the @BeeNetwork team! Thank you for all your tweets over the last few years and all the great pictures that have been shared with us! Wishing you all the best & take care ^AW ^CAC ^GT #gnw #gonorthwest 😀🚌

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@gnwbus

4 years

🍰 It's not a birthday without...a birthday cake! Dean is doing the honours and gets the first slice here at our depot. Look out for special treats for you to pick up on our buses today 🎉

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@gnwbus

4 years

🏉 Get to the game with Go North West! 🚌 We've teamed up with @SalfordDevils and the Supporter's Trust to get you to and from home games at the AJ Bell this season. Read more about our exciting new partnership 👉

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@gnwbus

5 years

Come along and see us at the @OfficialTfGM open day at #shudehill

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎉 It's our birthday - and we're getting the cakes in! We've just dropped in on Joe, the station manager at Blackley Fire Station with a delivery for the team. They're doing a spectacular job at the moment, supporting crews in South Yorkshire and Lancashire.

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@gnwbus

1 year

🫖 We’ve enjoyed a ‘royally’ good tea party at our depot today! 👑 We’d love to know what you’re planning for the Coronation weekend. Let us know below!

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎖 We're proud to remember those who have sacrificed their lives so that we can live freely today. If you're travelling with us today, your driver may pull over to observe the two-minute silence at 11am. We will remember them.

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@gnwbus

5 years

It’s not just the livery, but every bus has had new interior coves and leaflets put on #gnwbus #thebigreveal

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@gnwbus

5 years

Our favourite feedback so far was provided by 3 young children who walked past when we were taking the pictures outside the Transport Museum... “Sick Bus, innit!?” #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

4 years

This weekend, we'll be placing most of our fleet into hibernation as our timetables reduce further from Sunday. It means that from next week, your bus might look a little different than usual (still driven by your usual friendly driver!). Make sure you check before you board. ✅

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@gnwbus

4 years

#GNW135

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@ntmatt

4 years

Isn't she pretty? 😍😍😍 #nofilter

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@gnwbus

5 years

Fancy getting your hands on some branded Go North West merchandise? Limited supply available so get yours before they're gone! #gnwbus

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@gnwbus

3 years

🙌 Old meets new(er)! 🚌 Today, alongside our friends and colleagues @MoTGM , we were proud to welcome home the historic ‘golden key’ which was used to symbolically open the doors to our depot at its opening ceremony in 1901. The key will soon be on display for all to enjoy. 🗝

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@gnwbus

9 months

The team are at Victoria Square in Bolton today looking for the bus drivers of tomorrow. Pop down and say hi and find out some more info! 👋🏼 @boltoncouncil #boltonskillsandcareersfair #recruitment #busdriverjobs

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎉 WE ARE ONE. 🎉 🎂 It’s our first birthday! To celebrate, we’ve put together this booklet to commemorate our journey over the last twelve months. 🎈 Check it out:

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@gnwbus

4 years

😲 We’re absolutely over the moon that world famous film director, and fellow Mancunian, Danny Boyle has sent us a special message to share with all bus workers across Manchester and the North West. 🎬 Thank you Danny, we really appreciate it! #thankyoubusworkers 👏

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@gnwbus

3 years

🆕 Get ready...here come Middleton's Minis! 🚍 👏 We're proud to welcome another route to the Go North West family from 11 April - Middleton's 129. Together with the 415, they'll soon be getting a smart, nippy new look. Full details 👇

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@gnwbus

5 years

Morning all! News just in! Our bus with the new livery will be out on the road today! Not sure what route the bus will be on but looking forward to your tweets/pics if you board the bus :) #gnw

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@gnwbus

3 years

🎅 We are SO proud to support @WoodSt_Mission this Christmas, a fantastic charity which has supported families in Manchester & Salford for over 150 years. Please share & help us to bring St Nick to as many families as possible this year by donating here:

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@gnwbus

3 years

We're at Bury Interchange today working with @GMPSpecials @OfficialTfGM and our other #Travelsafe partners to help keep public transport safe.

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@gnwbus

4 years

🐝 One minute's silence at 2pm and 10.31pm 🐝 We will be observing one minute's silence today to mark the third anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing. Thanks for bearing with us whilst we pause to remember those who lost their lives. #WeLoveMCR

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@gnwbus

8 months

🐝 Look who’s just popped by! We presented @AndyBurnhamGM with a very special commemorative coin here at Bolton depot to mark this momentous day. So excited to be celebrating the launch of the @BeeNetwork !

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@gnwbus

3 years

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We join with people around the world in mourning his loss, and our thoughts are with the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family.

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@gnwbus

4 years

🌈 We've been spotting these fantastic signs all over Greater Manchester - this one, spotted by our driver Michal, has sprung up along our 33 route. Thank you! #ThankYouBusDrivers

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@gnwbus

3 years

Fancy some nostalgia? Pop along to the Bygone Salford event at @MoTGM and see some of our transport history. FREE vintage shuttles are running every 20 mins from Shudehill today.

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎂 WE ARE ONE. 🎂 And what a year it’s been. Here’s our first year in numbers. 👇

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@gnwbus

4 years

🚀 We're almost ready to unveil Manchester's Orbits! Join us on Market Street for the big reveal! 🚀

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@gnwbus

4 years

ℹ️ We'd like to reassure you that following the government's announcement on further lockdown measures, our buses will continue to run as normal. 📳🔔 We'll keep you posted here if anything changes - turn on tweet notifications and get live updates ✅ @OfficialTfGM

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@gnwbus

3 years

It’s that time of year, where we wear our poppies with pride to remember those who gave their lives for our future. #WeWillRememberThem

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@gnwbus

4 years

🎁 Christmas has come early! 🎄 Pop down and meet our team at Shudehill this afternoon - we've got tonnes of FREE chocolate for you to feast on! Whilst you're there, ask us about our app - we'll even help you get it up and running on your phone. 📲

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@gnwbus

4 years

🌈 Our driver Phil has been handed this lovely card from Willow (age nearly 5!) on the 67 this morning. Thank you Willow - it's now taking pride of place at our depot! 🌈 #ThankYouBusWorkers

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@gnwbus

1 year

👋 Good morning, and welcome to all of our new customers! 🚍 Halane is one of your first drivers this morning out on the 163, which we’re running from today. ✅ We’re also taking over the 520, 561 & 562, and 575.

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