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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Beth Lindop

'If they can cap prices in London, then why can’t they do it here?': Bus users in Liverpool react to landmark transport decision

Bus users in Liverpool have praised a new ruling which could bode well for the future of the City Region's bus services.

Last week, a judge ruled in favour of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham's plans to bring his region's buses back under public control. The re-regulated bus networks will afford local leaders with more control over fares, routes and services.

The Manchester Evening News, revealed today that the new plans would see fares capped at £2 for a single adult journey, while children will pay no more than £1. The move should also make a fragmented ticketing system much simpler, it is said.

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