Manchester bus franchising

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RE: Manchester bus franchising

(24/06/2023 15:25)CUL 73V Wrote:  The blame lies with the organisation who ordered these completely unproven buses, which are currently not fit for purpose. They knew this was the case, but they ordered them anyway. The new trains are barely any better. This is the same organisation who will be responsible for running a hypothetical franchised bus network in LCR.

If an organisation can't do something as simple as to procure stock which is fit for purpose, then they've no business introducing and maintaining a franchised bus network.

Wallasey Corporation placed into service the first Leyland Atlantean in 1958, it took many years for Leyland to perfect the Atlantean into the reliable vehicle it became, likewise when the 507 and 508 units where introduced, a whole host of problems affected reliability most were resolved.

Merseyside has often been the pioneers when it comes to technology in public transport, long may it continue