(08 Nov 2022, 9:50 pm)toward6931 wrote Greater Manchester's new look buses revealed | News - Hits Radio (Manchester) (planetradio.co.uk) looks like wigan and Bolton are the first areas for the franchised services with new buses revealed by (I believe the local authority own the buses with operators driving them), potentially some of the 2008 E400s will be cascaded.
https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.u...ty-region/
liverpool also getting hydrogen buses "It is planned that the buses will initially serve the region’s busiest route – the 10A between St Helens and Liverpool city centre, jointly operated by operators Arriva and Stagecoach."
No stripes or diagonal lines on the Manchester vehicles.
We all know what that means! A ten percent pile-on incoming!
Whereas Liverpool... Well they're gonna love that. It has stripes on.