Bee Network's second phase has launched TODAY with buses in new areas across Greater Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukYellow buses will now be seen buzzing through Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Bury and north Manchester following the launch of the Bee Network’s second phase.
Greater Manchester’s vision for an integrated, accessible and affordable ‘London-style’ transport system has already been introduced into Wigan, Bolton and parts of Bury and Salford.
The Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was joined by council leaders at Oldham Interchange this morning as he announced “another historic moment” for the city-region.
Mr Burnham announced: “I caught an early service from Middleton this morning - the update I can give is that the Bee Network has landed, and it has landed pretty well. READ MORE: Transformative plans outside Rochdale railway station take major step forward “We have had a few delays at the Oldham depot over the launch which were only minor, nothing major, which are teething problems you would expect. “We are really proud of the team as they’ve done a phenomenal job over the weekend and we’re grateful to our partners. “Over half of GM buses are back under public control after four decades of deregulation and I’m sure for people in Oldham, this is a big difference as the buses here were quite old and not the best.
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