First new Bee Network bus route launches in Wigan as franchising hits another milestone

The first new bus service in Greater Manchester to be introduced by the Bee Network launched this week, connecting passengers to a popular shopping destination in the lead-up to Christmas. People living in Wigan can now board the 615, connecting the town and surrounding areas with Middlebrook retail park. The service restores a link that […]
Installation of Jenoptik average speed cameras continues in Salford and Solihull

New average speed cameras are being installed in Salford and Solihull as part of an ongoing effort to make the roads safer. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working in partnership with Salford to replace the existing speed cameras on A6 Broad Street and on the A580 East Lancashire Road between Moorside Road and Worsley Road […]
More than £20m in funding agreed for key infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester

Members of the Bee Network Committee have approved the release of more than £20m to progress with key transport infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester. The latest release of funds – including £10m from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and more than £10m from the Mayor’s Challenge Fund – will go towards a range […]
TfGM deploys AI on buses

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has teamed up with CitySwift to launch a new Ai-powered data management platform to make the city’s bus network more efficient. According to TfGM, the deployment will make it the first franchised transport authority in the UK to use AI to deliver more reliable, frequent and quicker bus journeys, building […]
Aimsun to build transport model of Greater Manchester

Aimsun is building a transport model covering the 100-square-mile area within the M60 ring road for Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), one of the UK’s most prominent transport authorities. Work on the large-scale, multi-tier model was entrusted to the Aimsun team, who have delivered the initial build inside a very tight timeframe. Final versions of […]
Transport Secretary kickstarts ‘bus revolution’ as she promises to support local leaders to deliver better buses up and down the country

Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has visited Greater Manchester this week to begin the government’s bus revolution, as she pledges to support every community to take back control of buses through franchising or public ownership. She has meet with the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to discuss how the area’s Bee Network can be replicated across the […]
Metrolink strikes to bring “summer standstill” to Manchester

Manchester is facing a summer of standstill as workers on the city’s tram system, Metrolink, are to strike following a woeful pay offer. Over 600 members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, are angry after Metrolink was only prepared to make a pay offer of a 4.5 per cent increase in 2024 despite years of […]
‘Long 10 months’ expected for Farnworth motorists as controversial town centre roadworks begin

A ‘long 10 months’ is predicted for motorists as road works begin to create a controversial ‘streets for all’ scheme in the centre of Farnworth. The £2.8M improvement works, directed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and supported by Bolton Council, will see works centred on Market Street, the busy arterial route through the borough’s second largest town. […]
Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd drivers set to strike

Bus drivers in Greater Manchester are set to go on strike in a row over pay. Drivers who work for Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd (GMAT) – the company which provides Ring and Ride bus services for elderly and disabled passengers – have voted to walk-out for a week. Qualifying passengers can book Ring and […]
Jenoptik hails Greater Manchester’s investment in average speed camera deployment

Enforcement and ANPR camera technology provider Jenoptik is hailing a new contract in Greater Manchester as “taking considerable action to upgrade road safety measures”. Transport for Greater Manchester has appointed the company to deliver average speed routes as part of an upgrade of its enforcement technology. In a separate contract, Jenoptik is upgrading 90 spot […]