With one month to go until the first Bee Network buses are rolled out in Greater Manchester, how is the state of our transport system looking?
With no access to a car, public transport was the only way for me to get to where I needed to be – a bus depot in Wigan where Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham would be marking the 'final countdown' to the launch of buses on the Bee Network.
Taking three buses instead takes half an hour longer, but only costs a fiver. This wasn't always the case – just a year ago it would have cost much more. The 95 bus to Salford really goes around the houses. But according to my trusted public transport app Citymapper, it was the quickest route by bus. Arriving at my destination around half an hour later, I spotted some more Bee Network branded buses. Since March, yellow buses have been spotted across Greater Manchester as operators have gradually given their fleet a makeover.
Eventually, my phone started buzzing to let me know I need to get off the bus soon. But once on Bryn Road, there was still 17 minute walk ahead – and it ended up taking a little longer than that as the depot was a bit further away than it initially appeared on the map. Impressed by the long trek I'd taken to get here, he admitted that my journey would not be much quicker on a Bee Network bus - or at least not from day one. However, he said improving 'orbital' routes will be a big part of the project.
"At the moment we have buses all going into the centre, competing with the tram, so the capacity on the bus system is not as well used as it could be. I think the point is we'll start working with our councils to reshape the routes.
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