The roads were near-silent as I hauled myself out of bed at 3.30am. But the calm belied a Herculean overnight effort by transport staff across Greater Manchester.
As late as last night, private bus services were running their usual routes. In the small hours of this morning (Sunday, September 24), transport workers assumed a military operation to quickly change over the IT, radios and a myriad of other gadgets within the region's buses.
And at 4.30am sharp, the result of their moonlit work - and years of behind the scenes conversations, political machinations, and immensely detailed practical planning - rolled into Farnworth bus station.
The 521 from Farnworth to Westhoughton became the first franchised bus in Greater Manchester in 36 years. READ MORE: A new era begins for Greater Manchester's buses - with passengers in the driving seat The launch of the Greater Manchester Bee Network promises to revolutionise the public transport system in the region.
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