▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁J PT ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁building ▁a ▁second ▁dep ot ▁to ▁run ▁from ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁Brook field ▁Mill ▁near ▁Middle ton ▁town ▁centre ▁( the ir ▁current ▁one ▁at ▁Middle ton ▁J unction ▁would ▁remain ▁open ). ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁J PT ▁announced ▁via ▁their ▁Facebook ▁page ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁a ▁Lic ences ▁increase , ▁meaning ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁bus es ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁J PT ▁decided ▁to ▁withdraw ▁route ▁ 1 7 ▁( except ▁one ▁school ▁trip ); ▁this ▁now ▁left ▁First ▁Manchester ▁the ▁only ▁company ▁on ▁route ▁ 1 7 . ▁From ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁J PT ▁decided ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁the ▁route ▁ 1 7 ▁only ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Middle ton , ▁resulting ▁in ▁there ▁being ▁more ▁competition ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁between ▁itself ▁and ▁First ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁service ▁running ▁only ▁every ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁frequent ▁as ▁before . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁increased ▁competition ▁from ▁First ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁Stage co ach ▁Manchester ▁on ▁route ▁ 1 1 2 , ▁J PT ▁decided ▁again ▁to ▁withdraw ▁completely ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁route ▁and ▁operate ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁jour ne ys ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁even ings ▁under