Greater Manchester is one of Britain’s largest, and best, cities. But whilst London gets all the fun challenges, Manchester is often neglected. Today, I intend to throw my hat in the ring, and race between every Greater Manchester Borough as quickly as possible, using only public transport and my own two feet. The Bee Network’s new contactless payment system should come in handy, as well!

Credits:

Photography & Imagery

Greater Manchester borough map, labelled – Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Andy Burnham – LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Blue bin collection, Omagh by Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Road works – Roadworks, Hampton Road by Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Ramsbottom Black Pudding Throwing – Paul Anderson / Bridge Street Ramsbottom

Rochdale Town Hall – Google Street View and Rochdale Development Agency

Council Chamber (former Magistrates’ Court), Rochdale Town Hall by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Rochdale Town Hall from trees – Tim Green, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Enviro 400 EV Demonstrator – Alexander Dennis

BYD BD11 – Aubrey, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Ashton-under-Lyne Town Hall – Zboralski, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Guide Bridge Station, 1984 by Rob Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Train entering Woodhead Tunnel – Kevin Cooke, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b…, via Wikimedia Commons

Woodhead train in the snow – Nigel Thompson, winter 1981

Michael Parry / Woodhead Tunnel Approach

Trains at Guide Bridge, 1960s – Geoffrey Skelsey, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Guide Bridge in 1977 – Whatlep, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Nigel Thompson / Guide Bridge railway station

Friends of Guide Bridge Station (pictured: Barry Williams, Peter Birchill, Dave Meadham, Dave Spellman) – Tameside Correspondant

Woodhead Railway Heritage Group logo etc. – Woodhead Railway Heritage Group, wrhg.co.uk

Guide Bridge station by Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Dark mode transport maps – Apple Maps (which are amazing!)

Guide Bridge to Stockport rail map – Transport for Greater Manchester

Stopford House, Stockport – WythenshaweMike, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Stockport Town Hall – Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Manchester skyline – ChrisClarke88, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

New Roof Construction, Manchester Victoria Station October 2014 by David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Swinton Station Road, 1900s, not sure of the original photographer, uploaded to Pinterest by Gary A

Salford Civic Centre – Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Vantage buses, Spsmiler, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

MCV EvoSeti (Go North West), the new Vantage buses – James Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

MCV EvoSeti interior – Maverick Hunter Daniel

Bee Network punctuality chart – Bee Network/Transport for Greater Manchester

Median salary graph – Office of National Statistics data, presented by Plumplot, https://www.plumplot.co.uk/Manchester…

Housing price increase article – North Property Group, https://www.northpropertygroup.co.uk/…

Manchester Town Hall by Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Manchester Town Hall staircase – Michael D Beckwith, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…, via Wikimedia Commons

Music

Manchester Dream – Bruno E

Destination – Lish Grooves

Back to the 80s – Dyalla

The Monuments and Tunnels in Goa and Hampi – Bail Bonds

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