▁first ▁on ▁primary ▁bus ▁routes , ▁now ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁G MP TE ▁area ) ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁un ified ▁corpor ate ▁appearance ▁containing ▁the ▁' double ▁M ' ▁logo ▁on ▁bus , ▁train ▁and ▁tram ▁stops . ▁▁ ▁The ▁P TE ▁also ▁acquired ▁the ▁bus ▁operations ▁of ▁W igan ▁Corporation ▁with ▁ 1 3 0 ▁vehicles . ▁Further ▁expansion ▁saw ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁War bur ton ' s ▁Co aches ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁Lanc ash ire ▁United ▁Transport ▁and ▁God f rey ▁Abb ot ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁P TE ▁spons ored ▁several ▁new ▁railway ▁stations ▁on ▁existing ▁lines ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁including ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s : ▁Der eg ulation ▁and ▁priv at isation ▁of ▁bus ▁services ▁Following ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁County ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁a ▁new ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Author ity ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁G MP TE , ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁coun c ill ors ▁from ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁district ▁coun c ils . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁bus ▁der eg ulation , ▁the ▁P TE ' s ▁bus ▁operations ▁passed ▁to ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁B uses ▁Limited ▁( tr ading ▁as ▁G M ▁B uses ) ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁company