First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(20/02/2015 20:37)Dentonian Wrote:  Its interesting reading this month's Buses mag, where Andrew Braddock (ex TfL) is absoultely convinced some form of Re-regulation will be implemented alongside Devolution in GM. I remain far from convinced, but it looks like Stagecoach and First believe it, and are simply throwing their dummies out of the pram, whilst illustrating exactly why essential services are not safe in private hands. At the risk of being accused of libel, I fear these fare rises are being used to cross-subsidise this increasingly damaging bus war. I assume "Quidsin" etc will still apply to the full length of the 42 when it is extended to Middleton in April....
And before anyone accuses me of having a political axe to grind, it is actually quite noticable how close to the TIF plans (remember that?) things are becoming: Improvements to bus services in south and west of the conurbation and most noticably, Middleton, alongside the earlier cuts that took place on the Hyde Road corridor.

So a huge proportion of Greater Manchester vote no and the suits say what the heck we will do it anyway. Sheer crazy.