A £10m deal to buy a 'vacant site' from the council in north Manchester is expected to be done by the end of this month
A huge new electric bus depot is being planned for Greater Manchester, with a 'potential site' in north Manchester already earmarked for the 'state of the art' development.
Negotiations with the council for the site are said to be ongoing, with the depot planned to have capacity for up to 250 new electric buses. Details can be revealed by the Manchester Evening News today as the first yellow bus of Greater Manchester's Bee Network revolution hits the road. Leaders have also agreed to buy 50 zero-emission electric buses for Wigan and Bolton, where the first publicly-controlled buses will operate from in September, marking the biggest change to transport in Greater Manchester for almost 40 years. They will run alongside new 'Euro VI' vehicles and dozens more co-branded buses from the existing fleet, including Vantage buses.
The money will be used to 'support the acquisition of land required to support' its construction, revealed a report from a senior Greater Manchester councillor and the GMCA's treasurer on Friday. "Given the limited time available only outline scheme design has been possible at this stage but it is expected that capacity for up to 250 e-buses will be accommodated at this site.
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