Greater Manchester Franchising

[WhiteVanMan]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising

(26/03/2021 06:37)M60lad Wrote:  Another interesting thing is that despite Stagecoach and Diamond saying their not interested in Franchising and want a judicial review into the way things have been handled First who exited London because of Franchising haven't said a thing to my knowledge so looks like they might be staying in Manchester and seeing what happens.

Are you sure that First exited London, because of Bus Franchising?, Wasn't Bus Franchising introduced in London at the same time as de-regulation in 1986? First exited London in 2013.