https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50044319A plan to take Greater Manchester's bus network back under public control could be given the green light next year.London-style system] has been proposed which would see bus operators bidding to run services on a franchise basis.
The plans have now been put out for a three-month public consultation by Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Re-regulating the network would result in a "massive" and "unnecessary" £134m cost to taxpayers, bus companies have warned.