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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

EXPLAINED: Manchester to launch revolutionary bee network public bus system - The Real Truth

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham looks out the driver's window on a double-decker yellow bus
Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, on one of the Bee Network buses, which will include 50 zero-emission electric models, Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

The first buses to be brought back into public control in England since deregulation in the 1980s will set out from depots in Bolton and Wigan on Sunday morning.

Greater Manchester will launch its Bee Network, which promises better, cheaper transport with fares capped across an integrated public transport system that combines buses and Metrolink trams.

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