Bus services across Greater Manchester are set to change from this weekend. Dozens of routes were saved when Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) stepped in with a £15m package after more than 60 bus services were at risk.
All 31 services which were set to be scrapped have now been replaced and most of the 33 bus routes which were set to have a reduced timetable have been maintained thanks to new contracts awarded by TfGM in September. However, some services will still be withdrawn or run with reduced frequency.
Stephen Rhodes, TfGM’s Director of Bus Services, said: "As we move towards delivering an integrated Bee Network, it was essential that we maintained these local services. Without an intervention, some communities would have been left with much reduced – or in some cases a complete lack of – bus services.
