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Greater Manchester buses to be brought under public control
Buses at Piccadilly Gardens station in Manchester
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A REFORM to bus services across northern England can go ahead after a legal challenge against it was rejected, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham revealed today.
The Court of Appeal backed Mr Burnham’s plans from March 2021 to bring bus services in the region under public control.
Bus companies Stagecoach Manchester and Rotala had challenged the Labour mayor’s decision, bringing a legal case against Mr Burnham and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).
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