‘Licence for Greater Manchester’ launched for Bee Network bus drivers
Greater Manchester has launched a new scheme to make becoming a Bee Network bus driver a more attractive long-term and flexible career. The Licence for Greater Manchester (LfGM) will ensure drivers do not have to go on the starter rate of pay when changing between operators – as has traditionally been the case – in […]
Bee Network hits 50 million contactless tap and go tram journeys ahead of bus launch
The Bee Network has hit a major milestone of 50 million contactless tap and go tram journeys, just days before launching on buses. The record breaking journey started at 7.07am on Wednesday and the person travelled from Navigation Road to Cornbrook. The modern payment system removes the need for passengers to buy tickets, instead enabling […]
Wayfinding technology trialled in Greater Manchester
The latest wayfinding technology is being trialled to assist visually impaired passengers in navigating Greater Manchester’s public transport network. The GoodMaps technology, accessible via a free app, is set to aid navigation for visually impaired passengers at various transport hubs across the region. The Bury Times is reporting that the three-month trial, running from March […]
Bee Network trials free wayfinding technology
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network is trialling wayfinding technology to help visually impaired passengers access and navigate public transport spaces more easily. The GoodMaps technology, which is accessed via a free app, is now available to use at several transport hubs in Greater Manchester as part of a three-month trial running from March to May. Using […]
Bee Network: London-style integrated tap and go payment system to launch in two weeks
A new campaign has launched to highlight the ease and benefit of contactless tap and go – with the modern payment system launching on Bee Network buses in two weeks’ time. Already available on Metrolink, contactless tap and go will extend to include buses from 23 March, making it the quickest and easiest way to […]
TfGM: Contactless ‘tap and go’ across bus and tram just a month away
Bee Network passengers will soon be able to travel seamlessly across bus and tram knowing they’ll always pay the best fare over the day or week, as Greater Manchester gets ready to achieve its long-held ambition for an integrated, London-style transport system. From 23 March, contactless ‘tap and go’ – which is already available on […]
Manchester City matchday bus network set to grow
The award-winning matchday bus network for Manchester City supporrters is set to grow after proving a big hit with the Sky Blues faithful. Transport for Greater Manchester, in partnership with Manchester City FC, launched the network in February last year, initially providing supporters with direct travel to the Etihad Stadium from 60 places across Greater […]
Bee Network hits 100m bus journeys with AI-recommended routes in the pipeline
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has racked up 100m locally controlled bus journeys. The important milestone comes just weeks after the third and final phase of bringing buses under local control was completed at the start of the year, with a daily record of 602,000 journeys set on 30 January. As the first area to franchise […]
Renewable energy powering Greater Manchester’s ambitions to have the UK’s first carbon neutral transport network
Greater Manchester is taking huge steps towards having the first carbon neutral public transport system in the UK by outlining plans to invest significantly in homegrown clean energy to power the Bee Network. A week on from the Government approving an investment-led plan for cleaning up the region’s air, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is […]
Bee Network enabling more people to walk or cycle and leave the car at home
TfGM says that the Bee Network is having a positive impact on the number of people opting to walk short journeys, rather than travel by car. The latest Active Travel Annual Report reveals a shift in people’s travel habits and that the Bee Network is starting to enable more people to walk or use public transport rather […]