Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(12/03/2021 19:43)SF07 Wrote:  Franchising in Greater Manchester taken a step closer this evening. Meetings next Friday and on 23rd March, where local leaders will decide whether to proceed with franchising or not before Andy Burnham decides to give the green light before the end of March.

If approved, franchising would start from 2023 in the north west of Greater Manchester (Bolton and Wigan plus parts of Salford and North Manchester), before expanding to Bury, Rochdale, Oldham (possibly Tameside) and the rest of North Manchester in 2024 and then in Stockport and Trafford plus rest of Manchester and Salford in 2025.

https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/...ty-region/
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/...e-20111015

If franchising does happen will it be similar to how TfL manages it in London?