ton ▁- ▁Manchester ▁▁▁ 1 3 2 ▁Middle ton ▁- ▁Lang ley ▁▁▁ 1 3 3 ▁Middle ton ▁- ▁Al kr ington ▁▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁services ▁has ▁developed ▁across ▁Manchester . ▁Wh ilst ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁north ▁Manchester , ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁gained ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁area ▁through ▁winning ▁Transport ▁for ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁tend ers . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years , ▁expansion ▁through ▁this ▁means ▁has ▁taken ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁F arn worth ▁and ▁Stock port . ▁ ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁r er oute ▁service ▁ 1 6 2 ▁to ▁by pass ▁North ▁Manchester ▁General ▁Hospital ▁met ▁opposition ▁from ▁residents ▁in ▁the ▁Al kr ington ▁area . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁revers ed ▁and ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁instead ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁serve ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁Al kr ington ▁estate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁they ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁services ▁then ▁operated ▁by ▁Ash all ' s ▁Co aches ▁and ▁have ▁since ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁routes ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁operator , ▁V ale ▁Of ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁Another ▁innov ation ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁operator ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁on ▁route ▁ 3 4 3 , ▁between ▁Old ham , ▁M oss ley ▁and ▁Hy de , ▁to ▁operate ▁low ▁floor ▁bus es . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁summer ▁promotion , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁company ▁hal ved ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁its ▁week ly ▁season ▁ticket ▁from ▁£ 1 0 . 0