People in Greater Manchester have been sharing their views on the current state of our bus network. Hundreds of readers reacted after the M.E.N made an eventful 13-mile commute from Bury to Swinton that took two-and-a-half hours.
The trip was undertaken to highlight the current problems on the network in light of Andy Burnham's promise to reform Greater Manchester's public transport system.
The story prompted a huge reaction from readers, many of whom had experienced similar difficulties themselves. Taking to Facebook, Joanne Alice said: "Took me 3 hours to get from Heywood to MMU yesterday!
Could have flown to Spain quicker. Buses don’t turn up, and then when they do they go past you as are full!" READ MORE: Boy, 16, stabbed in Manchester Chris Burke added: "Bus service is terrible.
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