‘Blazing a trail for the future of bus services’

As the snow fell on January 5, the third and final tranche of Greater Manchester’s buses joined the publicly-controlled Bee Network. A landmark moment for buses in the region, and beyond
 
 Following a phased approach, all bus services in Greater Manchester – totalling 577 routes, 1,600 buses and accounting for more than 160 million trips per year – are now under the locally controlled Bee Network.
This edition of Passenger Transport contains a special 17-page section