About the data
The Bee Network Punctuality charts have three columns showing the average percentage of bus services running ‘on time’ each day in a 4-week 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 show 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 average daily punctuality data for all Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services between 15th September and 12th October 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 chart below includes all services under local control
The chart shows average weekly punctuality data for all Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services from the week ending 31st August to the week ending 12th October 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 chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 24 September 2023
The chart shows average daily punctuality data for T1 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 24 September 2023 and non-Bee Network services, between 15th September and 12th October 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 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 24 March 2024 and non- Bee Network services, between 15th September and 12th October 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
The chart shows average daily percentage of operated kilometres for all Bee Network services between the between 15th September and 12th October 2024, based on data provided by the bus operators.
Weekly operated kilometres
The chart shows weekly % of operated KM for all Bee Network Services between the week ending the 31st August 2024 to the week ending 12th October 2024, based on data provided by the bus operators.
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.
