Go North West

Go North West
Bee Network-branded Wright StreetDeck acquired from Diamond North West at Shudehill Interchange in August 2024
ParentGo-Ahead Group
Commenced operation2 June 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-02)
HeadquartersBolton
Service areaGreater Manchester
Service typeBus Services
DestinationsBury, Bolton, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Trafford, Wigan
HubsManchester, Salford, Bury, Bolton, Wigan
Depots3
Fleet394 (August 2024)
Websitewww.gonorthwest.co.uk

Go North West is a bus operator in Greater Manchester, England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group, operating franchised Bee Network bus services on contract to Transport for Greater Manchester.[1]

History

Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLs in the second iteration of the company livery on Corporation Street in July 2022. These buses were acquired by Stagecoach Manchester in 2024.

Go North West commenced operations on 2 June 2019 following the Go-Ahead Group's purchase of First Greater Manchester's Queens Road depot with 163 vehicles.[2][3][4]

In December 2022, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority announced that Go North West had won the first round of franchising to run the first Bee Network bus services in Bolton from September 2023, acquiring routes 8, 20-22, 163 and 471 from Diamond North West. Go North West took delivery of 50 Bee Network branded Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery electric buses for use on these services.[5][6]

Services

Go North West largely serves suburban areas in Salford, Bury,[7] Bolton and Wigan.

Prior to the rollout of the Bee Network brand, certain routes were given branding by the company. The 52 and the 53, the latter being Manchester's oldest unchanged bus route, was branded with an orange livery as the 'Manchester's Orbits',[8] while the 135 route received a similar green livery, both based on the standard fleet livery. In 2021, the CrossCity brand was launched on the 41 service serving Sale and Middleton via the city centre.[9] As of 2024, the 41, 52, 53 and 135 are no longer operated by Go North West following the Queen's Road depot being taken over by Stagecoach Manchester as part of Tranche 2 of Bee Network bus franchising.

Fleet

A Bee Network branded Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0.530 at Trafford Centre in September 2024

As of March 2024, Go North West operates 79 routes with a fleet of 340 buses, a large amount of which were initially acquired from First Greater Manchester in June 2019, with a large amount also acquired from Diamond Bus North West in September 2023 with the takeover of their Weston Street depot for Bee Network franchised services.[10] Prior to the rollout of Bee Network branding, buses were initially painted into a livery designed by local marketing agency We Are Buzz,[11] however the livery was redesigned in late 2019. This redesign later coincided with the introduction of the Manchester's Orbits and 135 branding. The default livery went through a few changes again to align with the rollout of the CrossCity livery for service 41 between Middleton and Sale.

Go North West operates out of 3 depots, those being the former First Greater Manchester and Diamond North West depot at Weston Street, Bolton, the former Stagecoach Manchester depot in Wigan, and a smaller depot in Heywood. These depots are used for franchised Bee Network operations.[citation needed]

From the company's launch in 2019 until March 2024, a majority of Go North West's buses were based at the former First Manchester depot in Queen's Road, Cheetham Hill, opened in 1901 by the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company as the first electric tram depot to open in Manchester. The depot premises is adjacent to the Museum of Transport in Manchester.[12] Following the acquisition of the garage, Go North West had the depot's original clock restored to working order and also funded an auction bid to help return the golden key used to first open the garage to the adjacent museum.[13][14] Go North West departed Queen's Road depot on 24 March 2024 following the awarding of the depot to Stagecoach Manchester in Tranche 2 of Bee Network franchising.[15]

Controversies

2021 strike action

Main article: 2021 Go North West strike

On 28 February 2021, a strike was called by the union Unite over concerns that the new payment package was a 'fire and re-hire' scheme, following Go North West making a loss of £1.8 million per year. A reduced service operated during the period of industrial action, with the company hiring other local operators to maintain services, some of which were criticised by Unite for overcrowding buses during the third COVID-19 lockdown.[16][17] The strike ended on 18 May 2021 after successful talks between both parties. Lasting 85 days, Unite claims this to have been their longest period of strike action.[18][19]

Dismissal of Tracey Scholes

In December 2021, driver Tracey Scholes was dismissed after 34 years of service due to new side mirrors on the fleet being phased in to replace "branch" mirrors following consultation with the union Unite. An unforeseen consequence of this was that Scholes could not operate the vehicle safely, being too short to use them as the same time as driving the bus.[20][21]

A Go North West spokesperson said Scholes was a valued member of the team and they had made "numerous proposals to accommodate" Scholes, but the suggestions were rejected.[22]

Scholes had been the first female bus driver for a Manchester depot, starting work at Queens Road in 1984. A rally in support of Scholes was held outside of the Queens Road depot while a petition demanding Go North West reinstate Scholes reached 25,000 signatures, and following a final appeal in January 2022, Scholes' position at Go North West was reinstated.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Franchise Information". Go North West. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ First Manchester sells Queens Road depot to Go-Ahead Coach & Bus Week 19 February 2019
  3. ^ Rucki, Alexandra. "First Manchester are selling 160 buses and their Cheetham Hill depot for £11.2m". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ Go North West launches with Manchester depot Route One 2 June 2019
  5. ^ Deakin, Tim (24 December 2022). "Go-Ahead wins initial Manchester large bus franchises". Route One. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Greater Manchester appoints first bus operators for new system". BBC News. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Network Map". Go North West. Go Ahead Group. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Go North West's Manchester's Orbits launch". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough: Coach and Bus Week Limited. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ @GNWbus (27 May 2021). "#CrossCity is coming, Your newer, brighter, feature-packed buses for the 41 are starting to hit the roads - you can't miss them!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Fleet List for Go North West". Go North West. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  11. ^ Harrison, Matt (2 June 2019). "Go North West reveal their new brand and livery". Transport Designed. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Go-Ahead agrees Manchester deal". Buses. No. 769. Stamford: Key Publishing. April 2019. p. 6. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  13. ^ "What's the strategy for Go North West?". Passenger Transport. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. ^ Britton, Paul (31 October 2019). "The long-lost, 15 carat gold key that launched the public transport system in Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  15. ^ Davies, Ethan (23 June 2023). "Go North West is out as Stagecoach handed new Bee Network contract". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Manchester Go North West bus drivers to strike in 'fire and rehire' dispute". BBC News. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  17. ^ Robson, Steve (4 March 2021). "Investigation launched into 'dangerously overcrowded' replacement bus service during drivers strike". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  18. ^ Blakey, Ashlie (17 May 2021). "Long-running bus drivers' strike over 'fire and rehire' ends after 85 days". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  19. ^ Richards, Archie (17 May 2021). "Go North West bus strike ends after union drivers win historic battle against 'fire and rehire'". Salford Now. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  20. ^ Cox, Charlotte (3 December 2021). "Bus driver with 34 years experience sacked for being 'too short'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  21. ^ Molloy, Thomas; Blackburne, Elaine (7 December 2021). "Stars back woman dismissed from bus driving job because she was too short". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  22. ^ a b Wolfe-Robinson, Maya (9 January 2022). "Support increases for Manchester bus driver sacked for being 'too short'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  23. ^ Otte, Jedidajah (17 January 2022). "Manchester bus driver dismissed for being 'too short' given job back after appeal". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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