Manchester bus franchising

[Mayneway]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(24/02/2023 09:22)Michael Wrote:  I remember bus services prior to dereg......waiting over 30 mins for bus that was advertised as every 5 minutes...every morning making me late for work....then when one finally turned up driving past the stop because it was packed to the rafters

I think it’s fair to say the majority of regular bus passengers want a decent ‘reliable’ service that gets them from A to B in a realistic time. Painting a bus yellow, forcing operators to charge a flat fare etc won’t suddenly repair the major issues effecting the bus network. 1, the congestion and poorly planned roadworks and 2, the worsening driver shortages.