Bus services are set to be cut – but passengers say it won't make a difference.
Within 48 hours of mayor Andy Burnham announcing which companies would run the first publicly-controlled bus services in Greater Manchester since 1986, Diamond decided to pull around a fifth of its fleet from the Bolton depot. The loss of 30 buses means that fewer services will be running in Bolton, Bury and Rochdale, as well as parts of Salford, Trafford and Wigan, from mid-April.
This includes reducing the frequency of commuter services such as the 8, 36 and 37 from Bolton to Manchester city centre through Farnworth and Salford, and withdrawing most journeys on the 21, 163, 520, 561, 562 and 575 routes. However, some of these services could be saved before the changes come in.
