Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(13/03/2021 09:10)Michael Wrote:  No in London individual routes are franchised in Manchester its going to be entire depots with tfgm deciding which routes are run out of each depot.If I remember correctly there will be 10 depots across Greater Manchester each with 120 buses.25 small franchises which can be run by small companies although the bigger companies can also bid for these as well,& also the schools

Have they allowed for operators in Greater Manchester running non-franchised services either in addition to the franchise requirements or for contracts not awarded by TfGM? My understanding is the 88 and 391/392 will not be affected by Greater Manchester franchising but it would be logical if an operator had a depot in Altrincham or Stockport that they could bid for the Cheshire East contract and run it from the same depot.