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The town's tram, trolleybus and bus fleet was always painted in crimson and off-white colours, with ornate gold lining out until the outbreak of World War II. The buses were notable in that they never carried exterior advertisements, with the town's crest occupying the space between decks where other bus operators placed adverts; they carried two green lights on the front, to enable the town's ratepayers to see at night which was one of the town's own buses and not one of those of a competitor.<ref>Leyland Society (2003). ''The Leyland buses of Wigan Corporation''. {{ISBN|978-0-9545216-0-8}}</ref> At local government reorganisation in April 1974, the Wigan Corporation Transport Department became part of [[Greater Manchester Transport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Wigan Corporation Transport timeline" retrieved 6 July 2010. |url=http://www.gmts.co.uk/explore/history/district_wigan.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208224238/http://www.gmts.co.uk/explore/history/district_wigan.html |archive-date=8 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The current network of local buses, coordinated by [[Transport for Greater Manchester]] (TfGM) and departs from the [[Wigan bus station]] in the town centre. The bus station reopened in late 2018 after a £15.7 million, two-year redevelopment.<ref name="MEN_WTC">{{Cite news |last=James Illingworth |date=30 October 2018 |title=The developments changing Wigan town centre - including the opening of new £15.7m bus station |publisher=[[Manchester Evening News]] |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/wigan-bus-station-high-street-15343732}}</ref> Local buses serve Wigan and district with [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] long-distance coach services.
Wigan is on the [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]] and is epitomised by [[Wigan Pier]].<ref name="nicholson">{{Citation |title=Nicholson's Waterways Guide, '''3''', North |pages=39–42 |year=1981 |publisher=Robert Nicholson publications |isbn=978-0-905522-48-7}}</ref> There is also a branch of the canal from Wigan to [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], with a connection to the [[Bridgewater Canal]] linking Wigan to Manchester.<ref name="nicholson" />
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