TfGM begins procurement of £1.6bn multi-year Metrolink contract
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has started the procurement process for the next operating and maintenance contract for Metrolink, the UK’s largest light-rail network. A key part of the Bee Network – Greater Manchester’s integrated public transport and active travel system – the city region’s trams serve 99 stops across eight lines and 103km of […]
Mayor of Greater Manchester calls for fix to England’s ‘broken’ taxi licensing system
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says England’s ‘broken taxi system’ must be fixed to make his city-region’s fleet amongst the safest and most trusted in the country. It comes as figures show one local authority dominates licensing, with almost half of Greater Manchester’s private hire vehicles now licensed ‘out of area’. Having brought buses […]
‘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 […]
Greater Manchester care leavers can now access free bus travel up to the age of 25
Care leavers can now access free bus travel up to the age of 25 in Greater Manchester as part of an expanded transport initiative to support their transition to a more independent life. The updated transport offer provides free anytime bus travel on all services within Greater Manchester for people who have experienced care at […]
Bee Network marks one year anniversary hailing record numbers of people travelling
Transport for Greater Manchester has released figures showing that, since its launch a year ago, more than 58 million bus journeys have been made on “cheaper, cleaner, more reliable bus services” on its new Bee Network. Since the yellow buses were first launched in Bolton, Wigan and parts of Salford and Bury, it says nearly […]
Acusensus boss hails momentum in take-up of AI distracted driving technology
The UK manager of road safety technology company Acusensus says he feels there is “real momentum” in road safety authorities embracing new technology to spot distracted drivers and those who don’t wear a seatbelt. The company’s “Heads Up” Artificial Intelligence technology uses specially equipped cameras which can see through the windscreen and into the vehicle, […]
Greater Manchester to trial Acusensus cameras that automatically detect distracted drivers
Acusensus cameras which can automatically detect drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel or not wearing a seat belt are being trialled in Greater Manchester. The new ‘Heads Up’ technology from the Australian-based company captures footage of passing vehicles before the images are processed using artificial intelligence to detect potential offending drivers. Footage deemed to […]
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 […]
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. […]