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'AWOL' drivers and wrong turns as Oldham Bee Network roll-out leaves commuters stranded
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukCommuters were left stranded across Oldham this week after delays and cancellations blighted the borough’s brand new bus system.
The town’s buses were taken over by the Bee Network on March 24, but the publicly controlled system has run into “teething troubles”.
Now, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham apologised to inconvenienced passengers. The mayor said “driver availability” issues were the reason for the disruption and promised the service “will settle” in the coming days.
Passengers had felt the sharp end of the problems, with Paul, a regular bus user from Oldham, saying ‘it’s been hit or miss all this week’. “We just want the buses to run and to run on time,” he added.
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