A SELNEC Central bus and a Metrolink Tram in Manchester

A mix of the present and the past of travel in Manchester city centre.

I spotted this double decker bus in a SELNEC Central livery in Manchester city centre today. It was interesting to see it being passed by a Metrolink tram.

SELNEC was the Passenger Transport Executive in the area from 1969 until it was renamed Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) in 1974.

The SELNEC Central area covered Manchester and Salford. There were also SELNEC Northern and Southern.

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) itself ended in 2011 when it became part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).

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A tram at Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink tram stop (October 2026)

A look at a Metrolink tram at Manchester Piccadilly tram stop.

A tram at Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink tram stop

A double Metrolink tram (3046 and 3007) to the Etihad Campus departing from Manchester Piccadilly tram stop on Saturday 17th October 2026.

You can see a compilation of Metrolink trams at Manchester Piccadilly tram stop - Platforms A & B in September 2026 in this video.

Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink tram stop

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Metrolink trams in the East Didsbury area of South Manchester (September 2026)

A look at Metrolink trams in the East Didsbury area of South Manchester in September 2026.

Manchester Metrolink trams running between East Didsbury & Didsbury Village tram stops on the South Manchester Line in the evening of Thursday 24th September 2026.

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• Manchester Metrolink trams 3120 & 3146 from East Didsbury to Didsbury Village (September 2026)

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• Manchester Metrolink tram leaving Didsbury Village tram stop towards East Didsbury (May 2026)
• Manchester Metrolink tram arriving at East Didsbury tram stop (May 2026)

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Trams and trains in Altrincham, Greater Manchester (September 2026)

A look at trams and trains in Altrincham, Greater Manchester in September 2026.

Metrolink trams at Altrincham Interchange

A Metrolink tram in Altrincham

A Metrolink tram at Navigation Road tram stop and railway station in Altrincham

Trams and trains in Altrincham, Greater Manchester on Friday 4th September 2026.

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• Metrolink tram at Altrincham Interchange station (September 2026)

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Metrolink tram stop at Manchester Piccadilly railway station

A look at some Metrolink trams at Manchester Piccadilly railway station.

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Metrolink tram stop 'buffers' and dead-ends

A look at some of the 'buffers' at the end-of-the-line of Metrolink tram stops.

Metrolink tram at the end-of-the line at Media City UK tram stop in Salford in November 2019

East Didsbury Metrolink tram stop end-of-the-line in Parrs Wood, Manchester in May 2026

Eccles tram stop end-of-the-line on the Manchester Metrolink in August 2019

A Portaloo at the Metrolink tram stop in Rochdale in December 2019

A Solar Loo at the Metrolink tram stop in Rochdale in June 2021

Are there other types of dead-ends on the Metrolink network?

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