Summary:
Overall, Bee Network services continue to be on time more often than both non-Bee Network services over the period 15th – 21st September 2024 and compared with the same period as last year.
Bus punctuality across tranche 1 services continues to exceed the 80% target. However, performance on tranche 2 services was below target at 65.3%. This was due to a number of road traffic incidents, road traffic collisions, roadworks and events affecting bus services last week. The work by Network Rail to replace the Castleton Rail Bridge continued with significant impact over the weekend period.
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 shows daily punctuality data for all Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services between 15th and 21st September 2024. 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 Bee Network services were on time more often than both non Bee Network Services over the period 15th and 21st September 2024 and compared with the same period as last year.
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 and non-Bee Network services between 15th and 21st September 2024. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the T1 Bee Network, before they came under local control.
The daily punctuality data shows that the T1 Bee Network services were on time more often than both non-Bee Network Services over the period 15th and 21st August 2024 and compared with the same period as last year.
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 and non- Bee Network services between 15th and 21st September 2024. 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 generally on time more often than both non Bee Network Services over the period 15th and 21st August 2024 and generally compared with the same period as last year.
With the exception of Sunday 15th September 2024, Tranche 2 performance fell below 70% throughout the week. This was due to a number of issues which significantly impacted highway conditions, including:
- The closure of the M62 between junctions 18 to 20 eastbound and junctions 20 to 19 westbound from 21:00 on Friday 20 September until 06:00 on Monday 23 September for the Castleton Rail Bridge Network Rail works;
- A number of road traffic collisions and roadworks within the area (including 2 way signals on A6044 Sheepfoot Lane between Bury Old Road and Middleton and a Road traffic collision on the A576 Middleton Road);
- The return of term time traffic; and
- Poor weather (a number of weather warnings were issued by the Met Office affecting parts of Greater Manchester last week), affecting highway conditions.
Work is continuing 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.
Bee Network weekly bus punctuality - % on time
The chart shows weekly punctuality data for all Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services between the week ending 10th August 2024 to the week ending 21st September 2024. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, before they came under local control.
This weekly punctuality data shows that all Bee Network services were generally on time more often than both non-Bee Network services over the weekly period 10th August 2024 to the week ending 21st September 2024 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 dailyof operated KM for all Bee Network Services between 15th and 21st September 2024, based on data provided by the bus operators.
The percentage of operated KM was generally above 97% throughout the week. Tranche 2 services reached 99% on Sunday 15th September 2024.
Weekly operated kilometres
The chart shows weekly percentage of operated KM for all Bee Network Services between the week ending 17th August 2024 to the week ending 21st September 2024, based on data provided by the bus operators.
The weekly percentage of operated KM has generally been above 98% for all the Bee Network services as well as tranche 1 and tranche 2 services separately.
Cause of highway delays
Most delay on the highway network is recurrent, caused by peak-time traffic volumes and travel behaviour. The pie chart shows the estimated causes of delay (above recurrent) on a sample of roads on Greater Manchester’s Key Route Network for the week ending 21st September 2024.
The main causes of delay (above recurrent) on highways over the seven days ending 21st September were roadworks (including M62 closure) (66%), events (12%), impact of motorway incidents (2%) and other (12%).
