Greater Manchester has heralded a new era in public transport after bringing all of its bus services into the Bee Network this month.
Becoming the first area in England to complete the re-regulation of buses is an historic moment for Greater Manchester – and beyond. To mark the completion of this complex transition – which has been delivered on-time and on-budget, this edition of Passenger Transport includes this special section, Realising the Bee Network Vision, with articles from a range of contributors. They include Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, who highlights the “outstanding partnership work we have seen between the Bee Network and the bus industry”. We also hear from some of those industry partners – Stagecoach, Ticketer and Wrightbus – and Vernon Everitt, Greater Manchester’s transport commissioner.
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Contents include:
‘We’re blazing a trail for buses’
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham hails a landmark moment for buses in his city region
The road to the Bee Network
The journey to bus franchising in Greater Manchester. Andrew Garnett reports
‘The benefits are starting to flow’
Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester, answers our questions about the city’s Bee Network
A partnership in innovation
Ticketer has been small but critical cog in a complex change process, and is ready to help others
A vision for a greener future
Wrightbus is helping places like Greater Manchester on their transition to sustainable transport
A legacy that helped to shape the city
Rob Jones, managing director of Stagecoach Manchester, reflects on a 25-year record of connecting communities