'Moving from London was a bit of a shock - buses here are chaotic': What people want to see from Andy Burnham's major public transport reform

Greater Manchester is going to become the first area outside London to bring its buses back under public control. It marks a historic moment for public transport in the region.

Andy Burnham's plans to reform buses could have been brought to a holt by Stagecoach and Rotala - who lodged a judicial review to try and block the move to a franchising system. But a judge dismissed the claims made by the bus operators and said that the decision to approve the scheme 'was lawful'.

The Manchester Evening News spoke to people as they stepped on and off buses to get their reaction to the news - and whether they're excited to see a London-style public transport system put into place.

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Claudia, who the M.E.N. met at Shudehill Interchange, used to live in London before moving to Manchester - so she's the perfect person to ask.

"I think it would be really positive to see. I lived in London for a few years and the transport system worked really well.

"Moving here was a bit of a shock, having to work out five different bus companies, having to get two tickets from two different companies. It's a bit chaotic," she said.

There are currently more than 830 services, run by 30 different operators, with 150 different ticket types, across buses, trams and trains in Greater Manchester. The new integrated system will bring an end to this set-up - which has been branded as 'fragmented and incoherent' by leaders.

Dawn Morris said that the new system 'sounds like a much better idea'. She said that travelling would be easier if everything was put on one timetable - and that having one operator would make it easier to report any issues.