28-08-2026 12:12 via passengertransport.co.uk

Franchising benefits ‘may be oversold

Welsh minister says new regime will bring ‘consistency’
 Hooper: ‘I’m not going to spend my time pretending things are going to be immediately better’
 Politicians in the past may have made the mistake of overselling the early benefits of bus franchising, Welsh transport minister Mark Hooper has said.
His comments came after Transport for Wales launched a public consultation and community engagement on its proposed bus network for North Wales, which in mos
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