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‘Did Westminster just ignore buses?’ Burnham aims to shake up UK transport

In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and rail

The Guardian - UK

Night buses will run to every Greater Manchester borough as Bee Network expands

Changes revealed by Andy Burnham to support night-time economy follow rapid growth in ridership

The Guardian - UK

First trains to join Manchester’s Bee Network by end of 2026

Andy Burnham unveils next step in transport system, allowing contactless travel with fares capped across trains, buses and trams

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Burnham presses Scottish Government on Alexander Dennis factory closure

The bus manufacturer has proposed to consolidate its operations in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

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Manchester’s Bee Network introduces tap-in travel on buses as well as trams

Andy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automatically

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the politics of buses: Labour’s winning ticket

Editorial: Cheap, better-run public transport can transform people’s everyday lives. The government should be more ambitious in its plans to deliver it

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Doubledecker bus collision in Manchester leaves 17 injured

Two buses crash in north of city centre, with witnesses saying impact forced one vehicle off the road

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Labour to give English local authorities power to run bus services

Plans will be put before MPs on Monday that extend right to all councils to set routes and timetables

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Liverpool announces it will bring buses back under public control

City region to join Greater Manchester in reversing deregulation and introducing franchising on routes

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‘Coming-of-age moment’: Bee Network creates a buzz in Greater Manchester

The first buses bought back into public control since the 1980s roll out the depot in a ‘new dawn’ for public transport

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Manchester to launch ‘revolutionary’ Bee Network public bus system

First buses to return to public control since deregulation to offer cheaper fares across integrated transport system

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Manchester’s buses are back under public control: this is how to run local transport

After decades of chaos, what Andy Burnham and campaigners have achieved could be a blueprint for the rest of the UK, says Cat Hobbs, founder of campaign group We Own It

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The Guardian view on Greater Manchester’s bus revolution: the public at the wheel

Editorial: A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of deregulation

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Greater Manchester jumps onboard the franchise route to better buses

The new Bee Network transport system that launches this month is set to transform people’s lives in the city

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Greater Manchester's new fleet of Bee Network yellow buses spotted on Leigh guided busway

It comes in preparation of the launch of the 'Bee Network' in Wigan and Bolton in September this year

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester 'bottom of the league' in race for cleaner green transport

A study by a campaign group assessed 42 European cities, and we ranked the worst

Manchester Evening News

More than 150 new charging points set for bus depot as network moves to ‘100 % electrification’

It's a massive investment

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Go North West is out as Stagecoach handed new Bee Network contract

Operators for buses have been chosen for the second wave of franchising

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Greater Manchester gets keys to first yellow Bee Network buses

The mayor was in Scotland today to see the first five off the production line

Manchester Evening News

The HUGE new Stockport landmark that's about more than looking funky

It's just one piece of a mammoth plan to 'connect every community across Greater Manchester and make walking and cycling a real alternative to the car'

Manchester Evening News

The first 31 schools to join Greater Manchester's new bus network

Most of the school buses will be run by new operators

Manchester Evening News

The big dream for 'Andy Burnham's town' which has no buses or trains to Manchester

GM mayor Andy Burnham believes this train station could become a 'flagship' for the Bee Network

Manchester Evening News

First of Greater Manchester's new yellow buses unveiled six months before Bee Network begins

The first publicly controlled buses in Greater Manchester will be in Bolton, Wigan and parts of Bury and Salford from September

Manchester Evening News

The tap-in and tap-out transport system that will transform how people get around Greater Manchester

A new deal with the government means local train services is set to be part of Greater Manchester's new public transport system

Manchester Evening News

Bus boom as new £2 fares 'lead to 1.5m extra passengers' in three months

A new report says people's 'horizons' have been opened as they can travel as much as they want, to more places more often

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