Burnham has been lauding the government decision to give their word to extend Metrolink to Stockport, Bolton and Wigan. Whilst in theory this is good, the guided bus is a joke to Atherton and Leigh, what effect with this have on Stockport? There are 15 trains between 08:00 and 09:00 from Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly. Trams run around one every six minutes on most lines so that's a net loss of services.
This is the government doing Metrolink on the chap whilst our taxes pay for new lines in London on a continuous basis. We need new lines not trams replacing trains. We need circle line around the M60 to make it more accessible. We need conductors on every tram so everyone pays. The Metrolink is a shambles and I don't trust the operators to deliver with more services. I got it a few months ago from Hollinwood to town and it was that packed there was a fight. People could have been seriously hurt but safety is ignored on the tram. I won't let my family travel alone as its not safe, the stations the trams are full of feral pricks causing ASB and crime.
