One ticket around Greater Manchester!

A major step forward for public transport in Greater Manchester!

From today, you can travel on any bus or tram with just one ticket – thanks to the Bee Network’s new integrated tap-and-go system. This means daily and weekly fare caps across services, making travel simpler, cheaper, and more convenient for people in Oldham West, Chadderton, and Royton.

Better connectivity – making it easier to access jobs, services, and opportunities.

More sustainable travel – cutting congestion and pollution by getting more people onto public transport.

A fairer system – public control of buses, capped fares, and investment in local services.

We have come a long way since the Bee Network was first announced: the rollout of buses under public control, single fair-cap kept at £2, OurPass for 16-18 year-olds, meeting clean air targets without a charging zone, and nationally legislating for public ownership of rail.

But there’s more to do – bringing commuter rail into the Bee Network, ending the postcode lottery of services, and securing millions more in bus funding. We are working to make further improvements: commuter rail services (including at Mills Hill and Moston) coming under local control in the Bee Network over the next few years; a Buses Bill to end the postcode lottery of services; and £66 million more for coming for Greater Manchester buses.

Today’s milestone is just the start of delivering a London-style transport system for Greater Manchester!