BYD ADL Enviro400EVs sat at Oldham depot under the new charging gantries displaying "Transport for Manchester". Courtesy: Transport for GREATER Manchester
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Spontaneous Combustion

Congratulations are in order for Mayor B for storming to a third term in May's elections, winning a massive 63% majority on a pathetic 32% turnout. However, more concerning to me was the amount of rejected ballots. 5,…
9 May 2024
Bee Day 2
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Bee Day 2

Better late than never, approximately 4 weeks late, here's my little round up of Bee Day 2 action, heralding the arrival of tranche 2. By all views, things were cracking on much more smoothly this time round. Stagecoach…
19 April 2024
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Late and Live: Rolling Down From Heaven

Over 2 years of building work on the £135m new Stockport Interchange completed this week and was opened today (Sunday 17th March). Reaction online from the public seems quite positive. There's a 2-acre garden on the roof, and…
17 March 2024
Jumping The Gun
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Jumping The Gun

When I brought you news last week of First's spurious registration of a football service from Shaw Wren's Nest to the Etihad, I unknowingly managed to 'break' some breaking news! Again, don't say I don't bring you anything…
15 February 2024
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Supersonic Paint Jobs

The BNC kicked off their "busy year ahead" by sitting on 25th January. Mayor B turned up 1hr 26minutes late and immediately got to work angrily berating Avanti WC's managing director for poor reliability/performance (who I must say…
8 February 2024
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Quickies

Work has started on electrifying Oldham depot (First, soon to 'bee' Stagecoach). A total of 17 chargers for an EV fleet of 50 are being installed. Although First have insisted on using their own contractors funded by TfGM…
21 December 2023