Metrolink trams to run through the night as snow weather warnings issued

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Metrolink trams will be run through the night to keep lines clear amid this weekend's forecast of snow, ice and rain, transport bosses have revealed as they predicted 'likely' disruption to journeys.

And the realisation of one of the biggest changes to public transport in Greater Manchester in decades - publicly-run buses across the city region for the first time since the 1980s - looks set to play out in freezing temperatures and testing weather conditions in what is being called a 'major undertaking'.

Bus services across the whole of Greater Manchester will join the Bee Network from Sunday as part of the final phase of franchising.

For the first time in almost 40 years, private operators will have no say over routes, fares, frequencies, timetables and overall standards, giving power back to the paying public.