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!
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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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