Bus punctuality report: 5 - 11 January 2025
Summary:
Tranche 1 and 2 Bee Network services continue to be on time more often, compared with the same period as last year, over the period 5th – 11th January 2025.
Bus punctuality was 81.9% across tranche 1 services and 74.2% across tranche 2 services.
As a result of the severe weather conditions across Greater Manchester for the majority of the week, a number of bus services were diverted, had early route terminations, and/or were cancelled, as well as experiencing service delays.
Please note - we are working to get to a position where we are reporting on services which joined the Bee Network on 05 January 2025 as quickly as possible.
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 - joined 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 shows daily punctuality data for T1 and T2 Bee Network services between 5th January and 11th January 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, 12 months previously.
The daily punctuality data shows that Bee Network services were on time more often than compared with the same period as last year, over the period 5th January 2025 and 11th January 2025.
The chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 24 September 2023
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T1 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 24th September 2023 between 5th January 2025 and 11th January 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the T1 Bee Network, 12 months previously.
The daily punctuality data shows that the T1 Bee Network services were on time more often than compared with the same period as last year, over the period 5th January 2025 and 11th January 2025.
The chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 24 March 2024
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T2 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 24th March 2024 between 5th January 2025 and 11th January 2025 . It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, before they came under local control.
The daily punctuality data shows that the T2 Bee Network services were on time more often than compared with the same period as last year, over the period 5th January 2025 and 11th January 2025.
Bee Network weekly bus punctuality - % on time
The chart shows weekly punctuality data for T1 and T2 Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services between the week ending 30th November 2024 to the week ending 11th January 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, 12 months previously.
This weekly punctuality data shows that T1 and T2 Bee Network services were on time more often than both non-Bee Network services over the weekly period from the week ending 30th November 2024 to the week ending 11th January 2025 and compared to the same weekly period last year.
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
The chart shows daily percentage of operated KM for all Bee Network Services between 5th January 2025 – 11th January 2025, based on data provided by the bus operators.
The percentage of operated KM was above 98% on one out of the seven days last week.
Weekly operated kilometres
The chart shows weekly percentage of operated KM for all Bee Network Services between the week ending 7th December 2024 and the week ending 11th January 2025 , based on data provided by the bus operators.
The weekly percentage of operated KM has generally been above 97% for all the Bee Network services as well as tranche 1 and tranche 2 services separately.
Cause of highway delays
The main causes of delay (above recurrent) on highways over the seven days ending 11th January 2025 were Impact of Adverse weather (49%), Roadworks (34%), Collisions and vehicle breakdowns (4%), Impact of motorway incidents (3%), Events (2%) and Other (8%)
