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Transport for Greater Manchester has ordered 50 zero-emission double-decker buses from Alexander Dennis for the first phase of the franchised Bee Network bus system, expected to launch in September 2023. The BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs will be built in Scarborough and are due to operate in Wigan and Bolton, where bus franchising will be rolled out on September 17, 2023, ahead of other parts of Greater Manchester following in 2024 and 2025. The Alexander Dennis zero-emission buses will be the first to bear the branding of the new Bee Network. A distinctive black and yellow design was unveiled by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Bumham on September 23, which will apply to trams and cycles as well as buses on franchised services. The 50 new buses will be funded from the government's City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, with around 300 more electric buses to be delivered from 2024 through to 2027. |