In April 2010 Stagecoach Manchester purchased competitor Bullocks Coaches bus operations,Bus firm sells routes Manchester Evening News 19 April 2010 but the sale of Finglands Coachways to First Greater Manchester has ensured competition remain on the corridor.FirstGroup plc Agree to Acquire Finglands Bus Operations in Manchester FirstGroup 1 August 2013 In September 2014, route 141 commenced, funded by Manchester Metropolitan University, to serve its Birley Fields accommodation in Hulme.Route 141 timetable Transport for Greater Manchester 15 September 2014All aboard! New bus route for Birley Manchester Metropolitan University 31 October 2014 This route was withdrawn in September 2018, after funding from MMU ceased.
