The tap-in and tap-out transport system that will transform how people get around Greater Manchester

Buses, trams and trains in Greater Manchester are to be connected under one system like London's by 2030. Passengers will be able to tap-in and tap-out on different modes of public transport thanks to a new deal with the government.

Local leaders would have more control over commuter train services in Greater Manchester under a new partnership. However, the bigger pan-Northern routes which serve the wider region are not part of the deal.

It comes as the latest devolution deal for the city-region - described as the 'deepest' yet - is agreed. The move means more decisions over transport, housing and skills training will be made by politicians in Greater Manchester.

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Mayor Andy Burnham will also be given full control over local spending with a single budget agreed for several years rather than bidding for pots of cash. The new deal was announced by the government on Wednesday (March 15).

It includes 'full multi-modal fares' and 'ticketing integration' on the public transport system and will see the Bee Network branding on the railways. Mr Burnham is already in the process of bringing buses under public control with the first franchised services to be rolled out in Wigan and Bolton in September.

By 2025, the franchising model will be rolled out across the whole of Greater Manchester and passengers will be able to pay for buses, trams and rental bikes under the same ticketing system with daily caps of fares like in London. The new devolution deal means that trains can be part of this system too.

Mr Burnham said local leaders have long argued for rail services to be brought under Greater Manchester's own public transport system. The