Manchester bus franchising

[Mayneway]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(24/02/2023 08:16)Barney Wrote:  I visit Manchester on a regular basis - almost weekly - but always use public transport to get there and to move about the city centre. You should try it. It's much better than sitting in a traffic jam all day long.

As for TfGM allowing contractors to carry out road works, what is the alternative? Don't attempt any improvements or upgrades?

I repeat, do you remember bus services prior to deregulation in 1986?

I don’t need to try public transport, I drive it day in day out, in and out of the city centre. I sit at traffic lights that could be so much better timed or phased. Your right about the roadworks but in a city the size of Manchester TFGM should be pushing for the job to be done asap and not dragged out for weeks on end because the contractors only want to work 5 hours a day.

I was very young during the final couple of years of regulated bus services and it didn’t seem any different to how it is now, but I’m lucky enough to work with many old boys to tell good and bad stories about it - but what’s interesting is most of them like me are against it not all for it - that for me says it all!