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Post by wirewiper on Oct 19, 2021 15:25:26 GMT
Buses will play an important part in Greater Manchester's quest to become net-zero for carbon emissions by 2038 - twelve years earlier than the date set for the UK as a whole. The Greater Manchester Green Summit this week is expected to ratify a plan which the Mayor, Andy Burnham, will take to the Government as part of next week's Spending Review. The plan includes electrifying up to half of Greater Manchester's buses by 2025, a process that will be greatly simplified by the plan to take the Region's bus services back into public control. Also included in the plan are improvements to walking and cycling facilities. The Mayor has already introduced a "buildings retrofit taskforce" to reduce emissions from homes and public buildings, and is seeking to increase the amount of renewable energy produced locally to reduce emissions and energy bills. Shame about that yellow livery that was unveiled - thought it would of been a better nod to go with a GM buses style livery instead. Yellow reminds me of school bus I think the yellow is to tie in with the bee which has become the semi-official symbol of Greater Manchester (representing industry - and also the one-time symbol of Co-operative Group which had its origins in Rochdale) - but I know what you mean about the colour!
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Post by YX10FFN on Feb 25, 2022 1:55:06 GMT
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Post by TNL33036 on Feb 28, 2022 12:15:46 GMT
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Post by YY13VKP on Feb 28, 2022 12:17:11 GMT
Hope that spreads to West Yorkshire too.
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 28, 2022 12:56:28 GMT
Hope that spreads to West Yorkshire too. I know Tracey Brabin is keen on bus franchising. However at this stage South Yorkshire is only proposing an assessment of franchising/reregulation as one way of supporting the delivery of the Region's BSIP (Bus Service Improvement Plan). Sheffield did have a voluntary Bus Partnership but that seems to have broken down.
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Post by thekbq14 on Feb 28, 2022 15:43:52 GMT
Think the franchise scheme hopefully will be the future of transport in this country especially in bigger cities
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Post by thekbq14 on Feb 28, 2022 15:44:19 GMT
Wondering if there is like a comparison between the two?
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Post by wirewiper on Mar 21, 2022 10:20:38 GMT
The legal challenge to Greater Manchester bus franchising, which had been brought by Stagecoach and Rotala, was dismissed by the High Court on 9th March. The operators described the outcome as "disappointing" but said they would continue to work with the Combined Authority. This means that Manchester now has the first regulated bus system in the UK outside of London and N Ireland. The Authority has announced that single fares will be capped at a maximum of £2 per journey - although it hasn't stated if some kind of arrangement similar to London's Hopper Fare will apply for passengers who need to change buses. Currently some passengers can pay up to £4 for a single bus journey. leftfootforward.org/2022/03/people-before-profit-manchesters-public-control-of-its-buses-sees-a-2-cap-on-fares/
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Post by SILENCED on Mar 21, 2022 10:30:35 GMT
The legal challenge to Greater Manchester bus franchising, which had been brought by Stagecoach and Rotala, was dismissed by the High Court on 9th March. The operators described the outcome as "disappointing" but said they would continue to work with the Combined Authority. This means that Manchester now has the first regulated bus system in the UK outside of London and N Ireland. The Authority has announced that single fares will be capped at a maximum of £2 per journey - although it hasn't stated if some kind of arrangement similar to London's Hopper Fare will apply for passengers who need to change buses. Currently some passengers can pay up to £4 for a single bus journey. leftfootforward.org/2022/03/people-before-profit-manchesters-public-control-of-its-buses-sees-a-2-cap-on-fares/Until such time as GM take the fare risk cant see them introducing a hopper as the 2nd operator would not receive a fare, placing more services at risk of withdrawal.
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 6, 2022 9:17:03 GMT
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Post by vjaska on Aug 6, 2022 9:54:36 GMT
Why were they specifically against it?
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Post by snowman on Aug 6, 2022 10:42:58 GMT
Why were they specifically against it? I think Rotala runs some quite lucrative routes in the area, and didn’t want just a share of revenue that includes less profitable routes (as average would be lower). Possibly they were also against other aspects, eg spec of bus required, as wouldn’t be able to transfer them easily to other areas, which might disrupt cascade plans
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Post by SILENCED on Aug 6, 2022 10:54:20 GMT
Why were they specifically against it? If you had developed a profitable business, would you want to give it up to the local authority?
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Post by snowman on Sept 22, 2022 14:04:09 GMT
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Post by TNL33036 on Sept 23, 2022 12:47:26 GMT
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