668 new buses to hit Liverpool city region streets

Summary

Bus franchising has started across Liverpool city region in a move that will see 668 new buses take to the streets.

Mayor Steve Rotheram and the Combined Authority have begun the process of reversing the deregulation of the bus network introduced by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government in 1986.

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It was published by Liverpool Business News on 15 September 2026.

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