Category Archives: Transport

From today, the 83 bus runs 24 hours a day Thursday night to Sunday morning connecting Manchester, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Werneth & Oldham town centre. That means a proper night bus for people working late, getting home after a night out, or simply needing to get around our borough through the night. It’s a practical changeContinue reading “The night bus is here!”

I welcome news that bus travel time restrictions for disabled passengers will come to an end across the England. From April 2027 eligible disabled people will be able to use their bus pass for free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At the moment, the national concession generally only provides free travel fromContinue reading “Bus travel time restrictions for disabled passengers are ending”

I’m delighted that the first decision of the new Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig, is to extend free bus travel to all 11-18 year olds from January, significantly expanding the scheme from its current 16-18 year olds. Currently around 50,000 young people benefit from Our Pass, but it’s hoped this is increased to 200,000,Continue reading “Free buses for 11-18 year-olds in Greater Manchester”

Members voted on the Railways Bill yesterday as it was back before Parliament and it’s another important step in fixing our broken rail network. Last year, Labour passed the Public Ownership Act, bringing passenger rail services back under public control as contracts expire. This Bill builds on that by creating a simpler, more accountable railwayContinue reading “Getting our local rail services back on track”

Public ownership of key services that local people rely on is a core Labour principle – and now with the Bus Act being enshrined into law, we have delivered it for buses as well as rail. Ultimately, local people are not asking for the earth. Just bus services which they can rely on to turnContinue reading “Delivering public ownership of buses to end the decades of cuts in services …”

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 between two great city regions Increasing capacity to 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 & 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 across our city-region, already the fastest growing in the country The North 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 by Westminster In her speech to the Labour Party Conference, the Chancellor confirmed that the government willContinue reading “We’re pushing ahead with Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool & Manchester”

So much progress has been made over recent years, to Mayor Andy Burnham’s great credit, to deliver Bee Network buses to all of Greater Manchester, integrate ticketing between buses and trams, keep the £2 single fare cap in place and begin work to deliver Bee Network commuter rail in phases in 2028 and 2030. AContinue reading “Next Steps for the Bee Network”

New 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟖 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟏 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 from September. Trial of 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 bus passes next month. Work on the 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 confirmed to be under way by 2030. More 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 to be built in Greater Manchester than is lostContinue reading “Our Devolution Revolution is cutting the cost-of-living in our borough”