Useful links
Department of Transport - Gives overall general information regarding Transport issues / advice / countrywide details about anything to do with national Transport - www.dft.gov.uk and www.transportdirect.info
FIRST Group - Supplying over 80% of the services within the Salford area, you can obtain information regarding timetables, fares and general bus information from this site - www.firstgroup.com
Arriva Bus - Another large bus company, which have details of all their timetables and area of operation on the following website - www.arrivabus.co.uk
Community Transport - If you have problems getting around the area, do not have your own transport and have difficulty using the normal Public Transport on offer, go on line for Community Transport and see what is on offer - www.communitytransport.org
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) - The GMPTE control and manage the Transport services around the Greater Manchester area on a practical level and are independent from the GMITA, which is responsible for the finance and political management of the Transport in the area - www.gmpte.com
Metrolink - The “Tram” network in Greater Manchester is an excellent one, linking many of the towns throughout the area. The Franchise is controlled by…………….who are responsible for the day to day running of the service but the management of the service comes under the control of GMPTE - www.metrolink.co.uk
Northern Rail - The Franchise for many of the services into Manchester and through Salford, is held by Northern Rail who also operate many of the stations along the route - www.northernrail.org
Salford City Council - Salford City Council manage the Partnership and their Highways division is responsible for also managing any Travel Plans which are submitted to the Council Planning Division and involve 106 Agreements (where developers contribute to the cost of improvements to transport provision in the areas where they are developing - www.salford.gov.uk and www.salford.gov.uk/roadsafety. For details about the Big Transport Debate see…………………
Sustrans - Sustrans is the UK’s leading transport Charity. They seek to encourage people to travel in ways that can benefit their health. They suggest practical and innovative ways of dealing with the transport challenges that affect everyone - www.sustrans.org.uk
Travel Plans - If you are wanting to write a travel plan there is plenty of help and information available from any of the sites, but this one will give you definitive information to get you started - www.travelplans.org.uk
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce - The Chamber are there to help businesses of all sizes with issues across the board. They also have a very in depth knowledge regarding Transport and Environment issues and contacts at Ministerial level, and will help and advise all members on issues regarding sustainable transport through their lobbying and advisory Transport and Environment Committee. Ring 0845 602 9469 (membership line) for details about how they can help you or see www.gmchamber.co.uk.
Cycling - Salford City Council run a Cycle Forum, details of which are on their website, but there is a lot of other information available on the following two websites if you want to join the ever growing number of cytclists who are “getting on their bike” for both health and transport reasons - www.salford.gov.uk/cycleforum and www.cyclegm.org
The future of our Transport system - This site will enable you to keep up to date with all the plans for the future of transport in the Greater Manchester region - www.gmfuturetransport.co.uk
