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'I tested Greater Manchester's Bee Network from town to the edge - and arrived over two hours later'
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It has been two months since the Bee Network was launched across Greater Manchester, and it is clear there are more changes than just the colour of the buses.
On September 24, the bus network came back under public control for the first time in decades. The initial launch has seen Bolton, Wigan and parts of Salford benefit from the first phase of the project.
Although there have been instant benefits to the London-style integrated public transport system - there are still problems that need to be ironed out.
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At a recent meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), metro mayor Andy Burnham said services are better but still not good enough. He told those in attendance that the number of bus passengers in Wigan and Manchester has increased by eight per cent following the launch.
The Bee Network will overtake the remainder of the bus services in the region by January 2025, with the next phase of the launch due in four months time. The takeover means the local authorities set the fares, choose routes and change timetables, rather than privately owned bus operators.
To test out the new yellow buses in the Wigan area, the Local Democracy Reporting Service decided to take a bus ride from Manchester’s city centre to the very edge of the county’s border with Lancashire - Standish, in Wigan borough.
Transport for Greater Manchester's route planner advised me to use a combination of train and bus to get to Standish. But since I wanted to use the buses of the Bee Network this was not an option. So I used Google Maps to
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