A number of Bolton and Bury bus services are in for a big boost thanks to the rollout of 20 additional buses in and around the boroughs.

It comes after the arrival of the Bee Network in the area via Tranche 1 on September 24 last year and Tranche 2 on March 24 this year.

Already, according to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), Bolton and Bury bus services are seeing the benefits with 84.4 per cent of Tranche 1 services leaving on time last week. This is around 16 percentage points more than the proportion of pre-Bee Network services leaving on time this time last year.

They are in for another big boost thanks to the rollout of 20 additional buses in and around the boroughs, as well as in Salford, Wigan, and on the V1 and V2 Guided Busways.

Martin Shier, TfGM's Head of Bus Network Design and Operations, said: "Building the Bee Network is about delivering benefits to bus passengers across Greater Manchester. 

"The key to this is improving the punctuality and reliability of bus services and the introduction of 20 additional buses this month demonstrates our commitment to improving public transport in the region."

The changes come into effect from April 28.

The affected Bolton and Bury bus services:

8 - Bolton Interchange to Shudehill Interchange
20 - Bolton Interchange to Trafford Centre (via Deane)
22 - Bolton Interchange to Trafford Centre (via Farnworth)
163 - Bury Interchange to Piccadilly Gardens
472 - Bury Interchange to Holcombe Brook
474 - Bury Interchange to Walmersley
501 - Farnworth to Johnson Fold
524 - Bolton Interchange to Bury Interchange
575 - Bolton Interchange to Wigan (via Horwich)
576 - Bolton Interchange to Horwich
607 - Bolton Interchange to Wigan (via Westhoughton)

For information go to the Bee Network app or tfgm.com.

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.