Present & Future of Bus Travel in Greater Manchester! (Bee Network)

Maxson Goh Films the first "Bee Network" branded bus to enter service in Greater Manchester on the 8 between Bolton and Manchester City Centre on the 24th of March 2023.

Diamond Bus North West 40810 ( MX21AUK ) , a Wright StreetDeck Micro Hybrid is seen here on the first revenue service trip bearing the "Bee Network" branding.

The “Bee Network” is Greater Manchester’s take on a London style bus system where the local authority manages bus operations and awards contracts for routes. All buses will eventually wear a unified yellow livery rather than the colours of individual operators.

This is similar to the system between the 1960s and 1980s where all buses services were provided by Greater Manchester Transport and painted in an orange livery.

Come 24th September 2023, Bolton, Wigan as well as parts of Bury and Salford will enter the franchising model, with the entirety of Greater Manchester’s network to be fully franchised by 2025.

Under the new model, buses, trams, some rail services and bikes in Greater Manchester will fall under a unified system and passengers can transition seamlessly between them for a fixed daily price.

This bus’s debut on route 8 marks six months before the franchising model is set to take place and is the first of many to bear the yellow livery.

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