08 June 2020 Subject: Reinstatement of the Bus Network Report Of

REPORT FOR APPROVAL

Date: 08 June 2020

Subject: Reinstatement of the Bus Network

Report of: Alison Chew, Interim Head of Bus Services, TfGM

PURPOSE OF REPORT

To seek approval from the Chief Executive for the reinstatement of supported services which have previously been rationalised in response to the changing demands on the network during the Covid-19 pandemic.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

The Chief Executive is asked to

i. Approve the reinstatement of subsidised services which were previously rationalised in response to the changing demands on the network during the Covid-19 pandemic, set out in Annex A.

CONTACT OFFICERS:

Nick Roberts 0161 244 1173 [email protected]

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1.1 During the first weeks of the lockdown period TfGM officers reviewed the supported bus network and identified appropriate reductions in services to reflect the significant reduction in demand for services, whilst protecting services required for essential travel.

1.2 This piece of work resulted in a rationalised network with reduced frequencies (usually every two hours, with first and last journeys retained where possible) operated on 75% of supported services, with a very small number of supported services suspended, including Free Bus services 1 and 3 in the regional centre.

1.3 Throughout the lockdown period patronage on supported services has been closely monitored and to date it has not been necessary to increase service provision to meet an increase in demand, even when taking social distancing into account.

1.4 In line with the planned ramp up of commercial bus services it is now considered appropriate to start the process of reinstating service frequencies to their previous levels. Although the Government guidance has not changed, (i.e. residents should work at home where they can and only travel on public transport if absolutely necessary), social distancing measures will mean that the capacity available across the network will be significantly reduced.

1.5 It is essential that service frequencies are restored in a co-ordinated and consistent manner with regard for wider considerations. As a result, the reinstatement of subsidised services from 15th June has been identified as the appropriate date to restore the majority of supported services.

1.6 The service reinstatements are listed in Annex A.

2. RECOMMENDATIONS

2.1 Recommendations are set out at the front of this report.

Alison Chew Interim Head of Bus Services

REINSTATEMENT OF THE SUBSIDISED NETWORK ANNEX A The Chief Executive is requested to consider the following reinstatement of subsidised services:

Service Current Days of Journey Description District Previous rationalisation Restored Effective No. Operator Operation contracted date frequency 320 Arriva Sunday Wigan - Platt Bridge - WN Some Sunday trips withdrawn Hourly 15/06/2020 Merseyside evenings Ashton - St Helens (Ashton to Wigan section) 19 Arriva North Daily inc Wythenshawe - MR/TD Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 West Bank Hols Altrincham evenings 10 Arriva North Daily inc Brookhouse - Eccles - MR/SD Mon-Sat evenings unchanged. Half-hourly 31/05/2020 West Bank Hols Pendleton - Manchester Sunday/Bank Holiday evenings reduced evenings (Brookhouse Estate to hourly section) 500 Vision Bus Monday to Bolton Metroshuttle BN Reduced to 1 bus running between 0900- Freq 15/06/2020 Ltd Saturday 1500 516 Vision Bus Daily inc Horwich - Westhoughton WN BN Reduced to 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd Bank Hols - Atherton - Leigh and last buses 526 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Barrow Bridge - Halliwell BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime - Bolton 527 Vision Bus Sunday/Bank Bolton - Hall I'th Wood - BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd Holiday Halliwell Circular 533 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Egerton - Bromley Cross BN Reduced 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime - Tonge Moor - Bolton 534 Vision Bus Sunday/Bank Oldhams Estate - Astley BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd Holiday Bridge - Bolton 535 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Belmont - Astley Bridge BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime – Bolton 536 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Bolton - Darcy Lever - BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd evenings and Bradley Fold Circular Sundays 537 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Bolton - Bank Top BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime circular

Service Current Days of Journey Description District Previous rationalisation Restored Effective No. Operator Operation contracted date frequency 544 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Bolton - Darcy Lever - BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime Little Lever Circular 551 Vision Bus Sunday/Bank Leigh - Boothstown - SD/WN/ Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd Holiday Walkden - Bolton BN 551 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Leigh - Boothstown - WN/BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime Walkden - Bolton 553 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Higher Green - SD/BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton 559 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Ashton - Hindley - BN/WN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime Westhoughton - Bolton 570 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Sutton Estate - Lever BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime Edge - Bolton 577 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Blackrod - Horwich - BN Removal of some pm trips 2-hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd daytime Brazley - Middlebrook - Bolton 593 Vision Bus Daily inc Wigan - Hindley - Castle WN Reduced to 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd Bank Hols Hill - Tamar - Leigh and last buses 638 Vision Bus Monday to Wigan - Worthington - WN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Ltd Saturday Bradley - Standish day-time Circular 525 Vision Bus Daily Bolton - Halliwell - Hall BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 527 Ltd evenings I'th Wood Circular 534 Oldhams Estate - Astley Bridge – Bolton 571 Vision Bus Sunday/Bank Bolton - Great Lever - BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 572 Ltd Holiday Lever Edge Circular evenings 571 Vision Bus Mon - Sat Bolton - Great Lever - BN Daytime revised to 571/572 – reduced to Hourly 15/06/2020 572 Ltd evenings Lever Edge Circular a Sunday service with the added trips in the morning. Evening service brought into line and running every half hour from 07:00 up to 21:30 – Last trip

Service Current Days of Journey Description District Previous rationalisation Restored Effective No. Operator Operation contracted date frequency 2 Go North Daily inc Piccadilly - Deansgate - MR Mon-Sat: Reduce to every 30 mins after Mon-Fri: 20 15/06/2020 West Bank Hols Victoria circular 1700hrs until last bus at earlier time of min 2200 Sat:15 min Sunday: Reduce to every 30mins after Sun:12min 1700hrs until last bus at earlier time of 1800. 159 Stotts Monday to Oldham - Woodhouses - OM/RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Saturday Failsworth - Middleton 159 Stotts Monday to Oldham - Woodhouses - OM/RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Saturday Failsworth - Middleton 41 Stotts Mondays to Ashton - Dukinfield - TE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Fridays Ashton 41 Stotts Saturdays Ashton - Dukinfield - TE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Only Ashton 419 Stotts Mondays to Middleton - Chadderton RE/TE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Fridays - Ashton R7 Transdev Mon - Sat Castleton - Rochdale RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime 435 Transdev Mon - Sat Buckstones - Turf Hill - RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime Rochdale R1 Transdev Mon - Sat Syke – Rochdale RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime R8 Transdev Mon - Fri Norden – Bamford - RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P Rochdale R9 Transdev Mon to Fri 2 Foxholes - Rochdale RE Suspended - low patronage on 2 inter- Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P journeys peak journeys R2 Transdev Mon - Sat Bury – Norden - RE Reduce to 2 hourly but maintain first & Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime Rochdale last buses B2 Transdev Mon - Sat Nangreaves - Bury Revise Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime B4 Transdev Mon - Sat Heywood - Bury BY RE Curtailed to operate Bury - Heywood only. Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime Reduced to 2 hourly but maintain first & last buses

Service Current Days of Journey Description District Previous rationalisation Restored Effective No. Operator Operation contracted date frequency B1 Transdev Mon - Sat Ramsbottom – BY Reduced to 2 hourly service Every 90 15/06/2020 B&P daytime Summerseat - Bury mins (contracted hourly) 510 Transdev Mon - Sat Bolton - Ainsworth - BY/BN Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P evenings Walshaw - Bury 6 Transdev Mon - Sat Rochdale - Queensway RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P evenings - Kirkholt Circular 458 Transdev Sunday/Bank Littleborough - Rochdale RE Revised in line with operator commercial Hourly 31/05/2020 B&P Holiday service R3 Transdev Sunday/Bank Wallbank - Rochdale RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P Holiday 91 Transdev Mon - Sat Bury - Radcliffe BY Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime B3 Transdev Mon - Sat Fern Grove - Bury BY Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 B&P daytime 456/458 Transdev Mon - Sat Rochdale - RE Revised in line with operator commercial Hourly 31/05/2020 Rosso Littleborough service 480 Transdev Mon - Sat Bury - Tottington - BY/BN Revised in line with operator commercial Hourly 31/05/2020 Rosso Tonge Moor - Bolton service 468 Transdev Mon - Sat Rochdale - Bamford - RE/BY Revised in line with operator commercial 15 min 31/05/2020 Rosso Bury service 467/468 Transdev Mon - Rochdale - Daniel Fold - RE/BY Revised in line with operator commercial 15 min 31/05/2020 Rosso Sat/Sun Bamford - Bury service R1 Transdev Mon - Sat Syke - Rochdale RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Rosso evenings Infirmary - Rochdale R1 Transdev Sunday/Bank Syke - Rochdale RE Reduced to 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Rosso Holiday Infirmary - Rochdale 312 Diamond Sunday/Bank Stockport - Cheadle - ST Reduced to 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday Handforth Dean and last buses 197 Diamond Sunday/Bank Stockport - Green End - MR/ST Reduced 2 hourly service, maintain last Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday Longsight - Manchester buses 372 Diamond Saturday Stockport - Woodsmoor ST Reduced 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 daytime - Bramhall Circular and last buses

Service Current Days of Journey Description District Previous rationalisation Restored Effective No. Operator Operation contracted date frequency 382 Diamond Saturday Woodley - Romiley - ST Reduced 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 daytime Stockport and last buses 328 Diamond Sunday/Bank Stockport - Bridge Hall ST Reduced 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday and last buses 329 Diamond Sunday/Bank Stockport - Heaton ST Reduced 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday Chapel - Reddish and last buses 328 Diamond Monday to Stockport - Bridge Hall ST Reduced 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 Saturday and last buses 329 Diamond Monday to Stockport - Heaton ST Reduced 2 hourly service, maintain first Hourly 15/06/2020 Saturday Chapel - Reddish and last buses 7 Diamond Sunday/Bank Stockport - Reddish - ST/TE Reduce to 2 hourly but maintain first & Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday Droylsden - Ashton last bus X5 Diamond Mondays to Sale - Stockport ST/TD Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Fridays X5 Diamond Saturdays Sale - Stockport ST/TD Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Only X5 Diamond Sunday/Bank Stockport - Sale ST/TD Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday 18 Diamond Saturdays Trafford Centre - TD/MR Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Only Wythenshawe 18 Diamond Sunday/Bank Trafford Centre - TD/MR Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday Wythenshawe 18 Diamond Mondays to Trafford Centre - TD/MR Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Fridays Wythenshawe 44 Diamond Mondays to Stockport - Manchester ST/MR Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Fridays 44 Diamond Saturdays Stockport - Manchester ST/MR Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Only 44 Diamond Sunday/Bank Stockport - Manchester ST/MR Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Holiday 197 Diamond Mondays to Stockport - Green End - ST/MR Reduced 2 hourly service, Hourly 15/06/2020 Fridays Longsight - Manchester

Service Current Days of Journey Description District Previous rationalisation Restored Effective No. Operator Operation contracted date frequency Wigan - Standish - Warrington's Mondays to Every 90 min (serves Wrightington 640 Shevington Moor WN Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Saturdays Hospital) Circular Warrington's Mondays to Wigan - Pemberton - Every 90 min (serves Wrightington 641 WN Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Saturdays Standish Circular Hospital) Warrington's Sunday/ Leigh - Westleigh - Reduced 2 hourly service. First and last 583 WN Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Bank Holiday Atherton - Hag Fold buses maintained Warrington's Monday to Leigh - Westleigh - Reduced 2 hourly service. First and last 583 WN Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Saturday Atherton - Hag Fold buses maintained Warrington's Monday to Leigh - Pennington - Reduced 2 hourly service. First and last 590 WN Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Saturday Lowton Estates journeys moved +/- 15 minutes Warrington's Monday to Leigh - Hope Carr - Reduced 2 hourly service. First and last 596 WN Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Saturday Landside Circular journeys moved +/- 15 minutes Wigan - Aspull - Warrington's Monday to 715 Ladybridge - Deane - WN/BN Reduced 2 hourly service Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Saturday Bolton Wigan - Aspull - Warrington's Sunday/ 715 Ladybridge - Deane - WN/BN Reduced 2 hourly service Hourly 22/06/2020 Own Buses Bank Holiday Bolton 5A Warrington's Mon - Sat Altrincham - Partington - Revised in line with operator commercial WN/BN 30 min 22/06/2020 CAT5 Own Buses daytime Lymm - Warrington service - combined hourly Hourly TD/ 01/06/2020 Sat/Sun/ Altrincham - Wilmslow - Mon-Sat reduced to 2 hourly (Mon-Sat) 88 D & G Bus Cheshir (CEC Bank Hols Macclesfield Sun - suspended 2 hourly e East contract) (Sun) Hourly MR/TD/ Daily inc East Didsbury - Mon-Sat reduced to 2 hourly (Mon-Sat) 288 D & G Bus Cheshir 15/06/2020 Bank Hols Altrincham - Mcr Airport Sun - suspended 2 hourly e East (Sun) Mondays to Ashton - Town Lane - 335 Stotts TE Reduced 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Fridays Denton Circular

Service Current Days of Journey Description District Previous rationalisation Restored Effective No. Operator Operation contracted date frequency Saturdays Ashton - Town Lane - 335 Stotts TE Reduced 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Only Denton Circular Monday to Ashton - Town Lane - 335 Stotts TE Reduced 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Saturday Denton Circular Monday to Ashton - Town Lane - 335 Stotts TE Reduced 2 hourly service Hourly 15/06/2020 Saturday Denton Circular B4 Transdev Monday to Heywood-Bury BY RE Curtailed to operate Bury - Heywood only. Every 90 15/06/2020 B&P Saturday Reduced to 2 hourly but maintain first & mins daytime last buses (contracted hourly)