Bus services cut across Greater Manchester after operator misses out on major contract
Bus services in Bolton and other surrounding boroughs are being cut after the operator which currently runs these routes missed out on a major contract. A dozen services - almost all of which are currently run by Diamond - will have a reduced timetable from April, five months before Go North West takes over.
Diamond bus owner Rotala, which took Mr Burnham to court twice over his decision to bring buses under public control, will now reduce the frequency of five routes and partially withdraw a further six routes. Vision will also withdraw one service, leaving just those journeys which are subsidised by Transport for Greater Manchester running across the 12 routes which are affected.
All staff working for operators which will no longer run services in Bolton and Wigan will be protected under TUPE legislation which means they will offered jobs at the companies taking over. However, anticipating staff shortages, Diamond will definitely not be running the identified services after April.
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