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Franchising Deniz Huseyin LTT854 3 October 2022
Nine operators bid as Greater Manchester prepares to take control of bus services
Nine bus operators have submitted 33 bids to run the first 11 franchising contracts in Greater Manchester as the first step in bringing the city region’s buses back under public control. The contracts cover Bolton, Wigan and parts of Salford and west Manchester – classed as sub area A by TfGM – which will begin operation in September 2023.
This is stage one of a three-stage rollout of reregulation, with Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and parts of north Manchester to follow from the end of March 2024 as sub area B. The process will complete with Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, south Manchester and remaining parts of Salford in January 2025 as sub area C.
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