00:00 A night bus trial is going ahead later this year and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
00:05 has said he hopes hourly all-night services on certain city region bus routes will go
00:10 ahead by the end of summer.
00:12 135,000 people in Salford, Wigan and Bolton, who live within a quarter of a mile of a V1
00:18 or 36 stop, will be able to get to and from the city centre at all hours of the day.
00:23 The trial is to focus primarily on supporting people working in Manchester's night-time
00:27 economy, serving areas with high numbers of people less likely to own a car and more likely
00:33 to use public transport.
00:35 We asked people on the streets of Manchester what they think about night buses returning
00:39 to the city region.
00:40 "I think we do need to move with the times and have night buses.
00:43 I mean, it doesn't affect me, I don't go out at that time of night, but I do think we do
00:47 need night buses, yeah."
00:49 "I think it's a good idea.
00:50 There's plenty of nightlife, there's a lot of young people who want to stay out late
00:53 and why not put the buses on for them instead of paying for expensive taxis?"
00:57 "When I was younger, yeah, we were always on night buses.
01:04 I don't, you know, obviously I don't go out to clubs anymore and see what's going on in
01:08 Manchester in the evening, but yeah, maybe night-time buses are needed."
01:14 "If it gets people home safely, then absolutely.
01:18 I personally probably won't use the night buses, but yeah, you know, if people are coming
01:22 out into town and they need to get back safely, it's a cheaper alternative to taxis, public
01:27 transport and increasing the option is a good thing."
01:30 We asked if they thought there might be any safety concerns to consider on the night buses.
01:34 "You don't know the kind of people you're getting on these buses, do you?
01:37 I mean, if you just, you know, if it was my son or daughter, I'd rather them jump in a
01:42 cab to be safe."
01:44 "Probably, and that's why I wouldn't use them.
01:47 But yeah, I think it may be an additional burden on the police.
01:52 That depends who uses them, I suppose."
01:54 "Only for the drivers, but I'm sure they'll be boxed in and kept safe.
01:58 Yeah, can't really see why there would be an issue."
02:01 "I think they need to be patrolled by at least a conductor or a guard or whatever they call
02:07 them now, yeah."
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