Got my pass, just the annual £10 for using the trams/trains in GM.
No I was pointing out what a faff it was because Metrolink chose the Derby day to terminate all tram services from Altrincham at Trafford Bar. Have the twats got no common sense whatsoever?Are you posting this as some sort of success story?? If anything it just proves what a ballache it is when you have to get around on a tram that isn't running when they've stopped other means of transport that worked fine for years. You're lucky to have someone give you a lift from the car park otherwise I'm presuming that would have meant more delays getting home
No I was pointing out what a faff it was because Metrolink chose the Derby day to terminate all tram services from Altrincham at Trafford Bar. Have the twats got no common sense whatsoever?
It was only better yesterday because all the trams that should have run from Eccles, Alty and Didsbury were used.I'm only interested in getting to and from the ground from the City center, seems to be a better service on a Sunday, yesterday being a case in point no long queues and double units.
And to say most of the network is only a few years old, it sure needs a lot of work doing to it.What public transport system chooses the weekend of the local derby to terminate it's tram service south of the city.
Answer FUCKING METROLINK.
The 288 bus goes from Alty to Didsbury mate.I hate metrolink. Because it runs into areas tfgm decided in their infinate wisdom to discontinue buses running into those areas. They totally ignore the fact not everyone lives near a tram stop, it's more expensive and on days like yesterday you're fucked. Last night trying to get from Altrincham to Didsbury for a drink by public transport was as good as impossible. I used to be able to catch a 370 bus that took me right into the heart of Didsbury village. Last night all trams terminated at Old Trafford and there was no Didsbury trams either, they terminated at Firswood. The only way I could get there by public transport was a 263 to Stretford and catch another bus, a journey that would take me 90 minutes minimum IF the connections aligned. Just fuck off and when you get there fuck off again metrolink!
The 288 bus goes from Alty to Didsbury mate.
Are there any maintenance or overnight depot facilities between Ashton and New Islington. And what about staff facilities. - I know they can be built but nobody seems to have considered it.From 2024 the Ashton line will be closed for 2 years! because of HS2, the additional cost of running the line from New Islington to Ashton looks like it has been scrapped to save money...
Not sure, but no tram for 2 years will be awful, considering the issues with parking. There will be a bus replacement service, can you imagine that?Are there any maintenance or overnight depot facilities between Ashton and New Islington. And what about staff facilities. - I know they can be built but nobody seems to have considered it.
Cue many thousands of fans forgetting how they got to games for 9 or 10 years before the Ashton line opened.
It’s bollocks. Door to door a 9 mile journey (I’m in Alty) is going to take near on 90 minutes…I could run it in that ffsWell I'm still at Piccadilly waiting for a fucking tram to Sale. A journey of 7 miles (of which I walk 1.1) and they can't even manage that efficiently (again).
Was in same situation last night. Got to Picc, board said 9 mins for a double, 2 mins before arriving disappeared off the board and then a single turned up. Like Sardines in an overheated tin. The amount of fans who didn't get on was shocking.Well I'm still at Piccadilly waiting for a fucking tram to Sale. A journey of 7 miles (of which I walk 1.1) and they can't even manage that efficiently (again).
Was in same situation last night. Got to Picc, board said 9 mins for a double, 2 mins before arriving disappeared off the board and then a single turned up. Like Sardines in an overheated tin. The amount of fans who didn't get on was shocking.
Apparently the train to Alty was also cancelled last night and the wankers put a single unit on the Met.
Does your brother leave his car at your mum's? If so, why didn't he just drive to the swamp when the trams were off? I've parked a reasonable distance from the swamp for all but two or three derbies over the last 40+ years.We were lucky. My brother is a season ticket holder at OT which is 3.8 miles from my mum's where we leave our car. A couple of games ago, he couldn't even get to their game. Trams were off so he tried the bus and couldn't get on one because they were all full and didn't stop. In the end, he turned round and missed the game