ire ). ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 : ▁Rep lacement ▁by ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁P TE ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁county ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁executive ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁G MP TE , ▁with ▁the ▁county ▁council ▁replacing ▁the ▁joint ▁transport ▁authority . ▁The ▁public ▁brand ing ▁applied ▁to ▁bus es ▁and ▁sign age ▁used ▁the ▁shorter ▁name ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁Transport , ▁displayed ▁in ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁case ▁Hel vet ica ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁orange ▁double ▁' M ' ▁logo . ▁The ▁logo , ▁first ▁seen ▁around ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁today ▁on ▁bus ▁stops ▁and ▁transport ▁information ▁literature , ▁but ▁is ▁being ▁gradually ▁replaced ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁across ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁by ▁re brand ed ▁bus ▁stop ▁flags ▁displaying ▁the ▁new ▁Transport ▁for ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁logo . ▁ ▁To ▁add ▁to ▁printed ▁material ▁and ▁log os ▁et ched ▁in ▁glass ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁bus ▁sh el ters , ▁G MP TE ▁began ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁adding ▁their ▁' double ▁M ' ▁logo ▁to ▁ 1 0 1 ▁railway ▁station ▁name boards , ▁train ▁rolling ▁stock ▁li very , ▁bus ▁sides ▁and ▁some ▁' tot em ' ▁pole ▁signs ▁outside ▁rail ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁This ▁idea ▁was ▁later ▁extended ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁re - design ▁of ▁the ▁bus ▁stop ▁flag ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁( used