After 30 chaotic years on Manchester's privatised buses, it's time for change

Bus journeys have fallen 40% since privatisation, while in London they’re up 30%. Greater Manchester’s new mayor needs to take back control An effective transport network is essential to keep a region moving, to create access to jobs, training, public services, and to support a region’s sustainable economic growth.Bus services are the most important element of the transport network. In Greater Manchester, four in every five public transport journeys are made by bus, and more pe