Greater Manchester Franchising

[Mayneway]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising

(29/03/2021 15:35)Barney Wrote:  This seems to be an argument for an integrated public transport service where operators are compelled to provide coordinated routes rather than simply work in isolation.

Have you looked or ever used the subsidised network in GM?? If anything TFGM seem to purposely plan subsidised services not to interwork with other services at night effectively to put people off using them.
A few years ago a late night subsidised evening service was retimed from 15 past the hour to 48 past the hour. They received many complaints from shift workers including me expressing our concern at finishing work on the hour and having to wait 50 mins for the only bus out of town. They didn’t want to know so the service went from carrying a good 20 shift workers everynight to running empty. How did them shift workers get home...... in their own cars.