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Liam Wilkinson

Burnham gets his buses

The Mill's newsletter of 25 September 2023 on the first franchised Bee Network buses in Greater Manchester.

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News article · 2023Sources & confidence: High confidence

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  • The Mill: Burnham gets his buses

    First franchised bus in Greater Manchester in 37 years on 24 September 2023; buses under public control; better connection to Metrolink described as still some way off.

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  • The essay says the buses were joined up with the trams. This launch-day piece describes that as a future aim, so it does not support the claim as stated.

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