Fares, timetables, tickets and colour - what bus franchising changes will mean for every passenger in Greater Manchester
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Mayor Andy Burnham's announcement of major bus reform has set a new course for Greater Manchester's entire transport network as the region navigates its way out of the pandemic.
This decision means authority leaders will take control of running the buses for the first time since 1986, the only region to do so outside London since that time.
Under the new franchised system, Greater Manchester authorities will be in the driver's seat when it comes to bus planning, with services run under contract by private operators.
It means the end of a set-up branded by leaders as 'fragmented and incoherent'; a network in which more than 830 services are
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