VANDALS caused thousands of pounds worth of damage when they wrecked glass bus shelters between Walkden and Farnworth. At least 10 of the new style glass shelters were smashed in an orgy of destruction from Bolton Road in Walkden and along Albert Road and Egerton Street in Farnworth at the weekend.
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive said the maintenance contract for the shelters was with the French-based firm JC Decaux.
But she would not say how much repairs would cost Decaux.
GMPTE awarded the contract to JC Decaux to replace all its 3,500 shelters in 1991.
JC Decaux invested £20 million into the scheme in return for exclusive advertising rights on bus shelters and bus stations.
The company also agreed to repair damaged shelters within a maximum of 48 hours and clean them at least once every two weeks.
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