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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
Bee-Day 1
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Bee-Day 1

We're 4 days into the Bee Network era and things are quite mutedly... business as usual. The second sign of what was to come - after the 'soft launch' of the app the previous week - came on…
28 September 2023
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Missed the bus… depot

When asked by Bury Council leader at the last GMCA transport committee meeting on 17th March, following a slightly tethchy cross-room exchange between Simon Warburton (TfGM's Transport Strategy Director - of whom it was announced 1 day before…
3 August 2023
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Sign of things to come?

It appears that First have relinquished their emergency operation of the 389/336/337 in the T3 area of Ashton which were taken on when Little Gem decided to call it a day after giving up with TfGM's steadfast approach…
25 July 2023
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Tranche 2 Awards

Tranche 2 awards have been announced covering sub-area B (Oldham, Manchester, bits of Salford and Tameside). In summary: Stagecoach wins all 3 'big' contracts - retaining Middleton and gaining Queens Rd and Oldham with their 349 buses, 947…
27 June 2023