A Judge has ruled in favour of Andy Burnham's bid for major bus reform - marking a historic moment for public transport in Greater Manchester.
It follows a judicial review brought by bus firms Stagecoach and Rotala, who claimed the process taken by leaders to move to a franchising system, where operators had to bid to run services under public control, was 'irrational' and 'unlawful'.
Their arguments against the proposal included how changes wrought by Covid on the public transport network might impact the case for reform.
