It was time, decided Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his Transport Minister Barbara Castle, for change. So was born the Transport Act of 1968. Buses are, for thousands of passengers, a lifeline; an affordable, convenient way to get to work, the shops, to hospital, to see loved ones. Each individual town municipal bus operator had to apply to the traffic commissioner for a raise in fares. He argues that 'nothing will change' if power stays with the bus firms, adding: "It's time Greater Manchester says 'I'm in charge' and then we go out to tender for bus services and Stagecoach and everyone else will get their fair share.

Reflecting on the long and winding road of Greater Manchester’s bus history, it’s clear that there are pros and cons to both regulation and a privatised system of running the buses. Cyr saw a clear need for a standard to guide school transportation, as this would increase safety and lower manufacturing costs.Railway journalist Roger Ford, who writes for Modern Railways magazine, argues the crux of the matter when it comes to trains is ‘not ownership, but structure’.

Equally, if a franchised system gets into difficulty financially, Greater Manchester will need to consider one or more options, including increased fares, cutting routes and more council subsidy. Any driver unable to meet these standards must not drive and must notify DVLA, which will refuse or revoke a licence.

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This created a stable network with a lot of coordination and cooperation - and an end to unregulated competition.

He says services were cut and fares increased despite 'massive subsidies', as private car use impacted bus use.Andy Burnham questions 'justification' of legal challenges to Greater Manchester's bus franchising plans

These vehicle illustrations to colour are from our transport story, 'It's a Marmalade Jam!' Take a look at the story and other fun activities to go with the book here. What resources can I use with this? A. Mayne & Son Ltd were the only independent operator to survive the reforms of 1930 - their buses trundled along Ashton New Road right up until 2007 (Image: Museum of Transport Greater Manchester.) Watching people riding or walking into Manchester every day, he had a lightbulb moment, resulting in the UK's first ever ‘bus’ - albeit a horse-drawn carriage - in 1824, nearly 200 years ago. It cost passengers 6p a pop, or around 2 and a half pence in today’s money.As for drinking, it’s not a company policy, it’s law, and it’s not down to drivers to police it, they have limited options. They fall into four categories, as we distinguish between colours that are being used across all our products and colours that are specific to different experiences – for instance colours that are specific to planning or travelling, paying or using an account, discovering new services or features and getting help and support. Accessibility Drivers with a pre-1997 Group 1 licence who are monocular may apply to renew their category C1 (vehicles 3.5t to 7.5t). They must be able to meet the minimum eyesight standards which apply to all drivers and also the higher standard of field of vision for Group 2 (bus and lorry) drivers. Visual field defects Either way there are financial risks. Before the pandemic, Transport for Greater Manchester was already having to prop up the ‘subsidised’ services, and at times approve difficult decisions to axe services which don’t turn a profit for operators. And the network is currently being propped up by Government funding. By the time beachball arrived, it was surely fair to assume a corporate subsidiary could get the basics right, such as applying the livery as per the specification and in a way that sees the colors stay on the bus. Which seems to be the case.