Bus punctuality report: 19 - 25 May 2024
Summary:
Latest punctuality data shows more buses are on time on the Bee Network. This week, 75.2% of Bee Network buses were on time, compared to 73.3% last week.
About the data:
The Bee Network Punctuality charts have three columns showing the percentage of bus services running ‘on time’ each day in a 7-day period.
It shows:
- Pre-Bee Network punctuality: Results for the same period in 2023, before those bus services joined the Bee Network.
- Bee Network punctuality: Results for current Bee Network services.
- Non-Bee Network punctuality: Results for buses in Greater Manchester that are not yet part of the Bee Network.
This allows you to compare past and present performance. The Senior Traffic Commissioner (responsible for licensing and regulating bus services) classes services running between one minute early and five minutes late as ‘on time’. This allows for road traffic conditions which can affect bus running times.
Which districts are included in each 'tranche'
- Tranche 1 = Bolton, Wigan, and parts of Salford, Bury and Manchester - joined the Bee Network on 24 September 2023.
- Tranche 2 = Oldham, Rochdale, and parts of Bury, Salford and north Manchester - joined the Bee Network on 24 March 2024.
- Tranche 3 = Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and the remaining parts of Manchester and Salford - joining the Bee Network on 5 January 2025.
Bee Network daily bus punctuality - % on time
The charts show daily punctuality data for Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services. They also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, before they came under local control.
The chart below includes all services under local control
The chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 24 September 2023
In the tranche one area, timetable changes have taken place during April which are helping to improve bus punctuality and reliability on services. Changes have also included the introduction of 20 additional buses across the area.
The chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 24 March 2024
Recent performance across the tranche two area has been impacted by several localised incidents and events, both planned and unplanned. Work is underway with both franchised operators and the relevant Local Authorities to identify on-going and recurrent hotspots in order to identify improvement actions and mitigate where possible.
One notable event was the Saddleworth Band Contest on Friday, which resulted in disruption and diversions in the Oldham, Mossley and Stalybridge area. Working in partnership with Oldham Council and Stagecoach, diversions for bus services were implemented alongside a shuttle bus service between Grotton and Uppermill, to mitigate the impacts as much as possible.
Bee Network weekly bus punctuality - % on time
The chart shows weekly punctuality data for Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services over a six week period ending 25 May 2024. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, before they came under local control.
Bee Network daily operated kilometres
The below chart shows the actual volume of services delivered compared to what was scheduled (operated kilometres)*. Scheduled kilometres may not be met because journeys are fully or partially cancelled due to:
- Traffic congestion.
- Available staff.
- Engineering or fleet issues.
*Operated kilometres are provided by the bus operators.
Daily operated kilometres
Weekly operated kilometres
Cause of highway delays
The chart shows the estimated causes of unexpected delay on a sample of roads on Greater Manchester’s Key Route Network.
The main causes of delay on highways over the seven days ending 25 May 2024 were roadworks (57%), adverse weather (12%) and collisions and vehicle breakdowns (9%).
