City bus scheme for home games - bus tracking (P91)

[Gone for a Burton]

Excellent news that you guys are listening and been sensible with it, nothing but praise for the service from me. Although a price reduction would be the icing on the cake ;)

Top communication and reaction.

Have there ever been quick and beneficially responses from Metro ?

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

It starts in Ramsbottom now. The problem with that one for me is the pricing. £8 is great from Rammy but it’s the same price from Radcliffe which, considering the tram is £4.70 rtn and can be caught from the same place, isn’t attractive. Technically, you’re paying £3.30 extra to go door to door because the tram network is set up for other parts of the region to get direct services after they removed the previous door to door service we had. If it was £5 I would use it but seemingly it’s not that popular, probably due to the above. I reckon Whitefield and Prestwich would be similar especially as they have better existing bus services to Manchester which are cheaper. Actually, Rammy has better bus services to Manchester than Radcliffe.

Where about in Ramsbottom does it start from? I meet up in Bury and get the tram with another couple of families

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Where about in Ramsbottom does it start from? I meet up in Bury and get the tram with another couple of families

The bus stops near the Civic Hall.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

The bus stops near the Civic Hall.

Ah ok thanks

 

[shnaghaicityfish]

@matchdaybus as there are no trains on Boxing Day and the buses on some of the routes are getting pretty full anyway, any thoughts of putting on extra capacity for the Everton game?

 

[matchdaybus]

@matchdaybus as there are no trains on Boxing Day and the buses on some of the routes are getting pretty full anyway, any thoughts of putting on extra capacity for the Everton game?

Yes, it's something we'll be looking into now that we know the kick-off time and date.

 

[matchdaybus]

The website is now updated with the previously mentioned changes in relation to the Southampton game, with timetables added to routes with new stops.

Just a few other tweaks as well.

MC11

• The departure point for Tyldsley will change from Astley St/Upper George Street to Elliott St/Tyldesley Sq.
• There is a change of route between Tyldesley and Boothstown, and the bus will route clockwise around the Inner Ring Road, avoiding the Mancunian Way. This should hopefully improve reliability.

MC13

• Slight amendment to route, pre- and post-match. It will now go Oldham Road and Hulme Hall Lane, not Briscoe Lane.

MC15

• We've made a slight change to the Castleton pick up point from what was previously communicated.
  The pick up and drop off stop will now be on Manchester Road/Vicarage Road.
• As well as introducing the Castleton stop, we are also adding a new stop in Moston on Lightbowne Rd, Gardener's Arms, both pre- and post-match. This is following a request to move the Moston stop, however, rather than move, we are introducing a new stop.
  This will be a Zone 1 fare (£3 Single/£6 Return for adults and £1.50/£3 for U16s).

 

[dadnlad]

Trouble is mate there’s that many old fuckers getting in the bus for free they’ve probably worked out we have to supplement them and the kids!

Labour have got a cunning plan in place to sort the issue out

 

[PistonBlue]

Hi everyone, with the international break we've had time to consider feedback from the early part of the season and are planning the following changes for the Southampton game [on Saturday 26 October], and subsequent fixtures.

Full details of these changes (such as the new routes, timetables etc) will be added to the website next week.

Match Day Bus 5 changes

• Re-route the service to avoid Mancunian Way and now route Moss Lane East and Oxford Road. We hope that this will avoid the delays you’ve seen on the service and improve reliability.
• Move the pick-up and drop-off point for Etihad Campus to Ashton New Road
• At the start of the season, we merged MC11 and MC12, renumbering it to MC5. Previously, MC11 used Ashton New Road as the pick-up/drop-off point and we have listened to feedback from supporters who asked for the MC5 to instead use Ashton New Road.
• We will still use Connell College as the pick-up and drop-off point for the Sparta Praha game.

Match Day Bus 10 changes

• Supporters have asked for a stop in Sale. To ensure there is no negative impact to the existing service and journey times, the new stop in Sale will be on the current route.
• Pre-match the Sale stop will be on Ashton Lane next to the old Sale Magistrates Courts.
• Post-match the Sale stop will be on Hayfield Road near Tesco.
• This is an additional stop and will not affect any of the pre-existing pick-up points.

Match Day Bus 12 changes

• Following feedback from supporters, we have altered the route between Bury and Ramsbottom. The bus will travel via Walmsley Road and not on the M66.
• We have also re-timed journeys.

Match Day Bus 14 changes

• Following the bus trial last season we received feedback from supporters to move the pick-up closer to the stadium and asking for a stop in Newton Heath.
• Due to the post-match traffic management, the bus does have to do an elaborate route to Newton Heath, which is impacting journey times. Therefore, we are moving the Newton Heath stop to Oldham Road.
  Pre-match the pick-up will be Oldham Road Stop C (Dean Lane).
  Post-match the drop off will be on Oldham Rd, stop D (Dean Lane).
• We have also had a request to move the stop in Moston, from St Mary’s Road, Broadhurst Park, to Lightbowne Road, Gardeners Arms. We would like to hear your feedback on this proposal whilst we continue to analyse the data. Feedback to us by email below.

Match Day Bus 15 changes

• Following supporter feedback, we will be introducing a new stopping point in Castleton.
• The pick-up and drop-off stop will be on Manchester Road, near Pemberton Street.
• The Castleton stop will be in Zone 2.

We encourage supporters to provide feedback on these changes or anything else you would like to see to matchdaybus@tfgm.com

Route 14. If the Moston stop is moving to the Gardener's, could we have a stop at the Blue bell on Moston Lane too?

 

[gloryhuntersince85]

@matchdaybus my friend has asked as he doesn't live near a stop he has to get bus to Middleton to catch match bus, would he be able to get a day saver?