Greater Manchester Franchising

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RE: Greater Manchester Franchising

(26/03/2021 15:18)WhiteVanMan Wrote:  Are you sure that First exited London, because of Bus Franchising?, Wasn't Bus Franchising introduced in London at the same time as de-regulation in 1986? First exited London in 2013.

Indeed, First exited London because they were/are in debt, that they've sold other depots outside London too because of the debt they're in, nothing to do with franchising


I'm in too minds about franchising, it needs to be properly funded & i'm not convinced it's going to be properly funded, look at TFL at the moment, they're in debt & have had to cut routes, & or frequencies & that's before the virus hit.