Greater Manchester appoints first bus operators for new system.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-64071223?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA


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Two bus operators have been appointed to run Greater Manchester's first locally controlled services since deregulation, it has been announced.

In September 2023, the region will be the [size=inherit]first area outside London[/size] to have a regulated bus system since the 1980s.

Mayor Andy Burnham said Go North West will operate two large franchises and Diamond Buses would provide services in Wigan, Bolton, Bury and Salford.

The firms had both made "commitments around recruitment and pay", he said.

The mayor has pushed through a franchising model which will see control over fares, timetables and services moved away from transport firms and placed in public hands.

[BigAl]

If you thought things couldn't get worse, things have got worse.The agenda of these Burnhamist activists is to enforce a socialist transport system. If you drive a car or a van, forget it.