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

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PistonBlue said:
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?
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Sorry, it should have been MC15 in that first post that is changing. We're adding a stop at Gardener's Arms but retaining the St Mary's Rd/Arden Grove stop as well.
The new route is on the webpage - tfgm.com/mc15 - under the module 'Route map for Southampton and subsequent fixtures'.

gloryhuntersince85 said:
@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?
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No, unfortunately not. As these services are separate and not part of the wider Bee Network no other tickets or passes will be accepted.
 
Is there a problem with Bus 10 tonight?? My lad is waiting in Sale and it showed on the tracker reaching Sale early then turned back to Altrincham??
 
CityWest said:
Is there a problem with Bus 10 tonight?? My lad is waiting in Sale and it showed on the tracker reaching Sale early then turned back to Altrincham??
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Hiya, yes was stuck in traffic trying to get to the start point. Currently operating 20 minutes late.

MC7 is also running 30 minutes behind schedule.

Sorry about this.
 
Still waiting at Hazel Grove and according to my brother it hasn't even arrived yet at New Mills

If it wasn't for the fact that I haven't missed a home European game at the Etihad I would have given up by now.

Shame because I was always pushing the idea of the match buses and the first time I've tried it they let me down
 
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Scaring Europe to Death said:
Still waiting at Hazel Grove and according to my brother it hasn't even arrived yet at New Mills

If it wasn't for the fact that I haven't missed a home European game at the Etihad I would have given up by now.

Shame because I was.always.pushing.the idea of these.matxh buses and the first time I've tried it they let me down
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Also still waiting at Broadway for bus from Shaw. Any update @matchdaybus
 
We're trying to get hold of the drivers for an update for both services.

As soon as we can get through I'll update you on here and on our twitter.

I'm really sorry.
 
Did the new number 7 bus ever turn up?

Thankfully I fluked a late lift and just made the kick off. Others simply gave up.

Not sure I'll bother again, but for the sake of those hoping to catch the bus on Saturday at New Mills/Disley/High Lane/Hazel Grove/Great Moor, I think somebody needs to give a categoric assurance that this farce won't be repeated.
 
@matchdaybus - you never did manage an update. Seems 13 broke down and only two people used it arriving just after kick off. The rest of us used alternative means and Uber did well. At least it was there to go home.

The situation wasn’t helped by disappearance of service buses. The 186(?) was showing on app as 4 minutes away and then suddenly wasn’t there - and the ne r was due at 20:04!

That’s twice I’ve tried to use this service and twice I’ve not managed to - needs to be better if we are going to trust it.
 
@matchdaybus For MC12, why does the driver wait at Harpurhey for ten minutes after the scheduled departure time to then get caught in the traffic on Queens Road through Monsall meaning we arrive 15 mins late?

Secondly the old timetable was eg 18:10 Radcliffe then 18:40 Harpurhey (30 mins) and only just arrived on time when I used it, so I think the new 20 min allowance is ambitious, or is that typos on the website?

There were only 9 people on the bus last night, is there any feedback received as to why this route doesn’t seem very popular?
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
@matchdaybus For MC12, why does the driver wait at Harpurhey for ten minutes after the scheduled departure time to then get caught in the traffic on Queens Road through Monsall meaning we arrive 15 mins late?

Secondly the old timetable was eg 18:10 Radcliffe then 18:40 Harpurhey (30 mins) and only just arrived on time when I used it, so I think the new 20 min allowance is ambitious, or is that typos on the website?

There were only 9 people on the bus last night, is there any feedback received as to why this route doesn’t seem very popular?
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The 53 bus already goes from Harpurhey to the Etihad. Maybe people are used to using that?

 
The Man City match day bus 8 is currently operating 25 minutes behind schedule this afternoon. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I'll feed back on the recent comments next week about MC7, 12 and 13.
 
matchdaybus said:
The Man City match day bus 8 is currently operating 25 minutes behind schedule this afternoon. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I'll feed back on the recent comments next week about MC7, 12 and 13.
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How can it be 40 minutes late for first pick up?. Just tell the driver to get to macc a hour beforehand ffs
 
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Great going yesterday. The driver was on time picking up in Altrincham and we were at the ground for 2pm. Going home though was gruelling. We were delayed by a tfgm bloke telling the driver not to leave until 17:25. The driver said he was told 20 minutes after the game ended but no 17:25 it was....or supposed to be. When we got to that time this same bloke held us up even longer. @matchdaybus any idea why this was, or why he was interfering when the club has hired the bus?

For some reason the traffic on the first left turn on leaving the ground was gridlocked and hardly moving. I noticed there was some kind of steward attempting to marshall the traffic and he held up the bus and let about 6 to 8 cars into the queue ahead of us. Irritating. It took an age to clear that first road, we were then stuck in the normal huge backlog of traffic trying to get onto the Mancunian way. The end result is we ended up back a full 35 minutes later than we did on leaving the Brentford game. Still it is a pleasant experience onboard, much better than changing buses and trams. The crowd are decent and our driver very friendly and happy to help.

As I was stuck in the gridlocked traffic I thought how brilliant it would be if there was a bus lane allowing public transport to run smoothly. If that was a possibility more people would use it, certainly at rush hour and when big events are in town. I suppose there just isn't the space on many roads to put it into operation, a pity.
 
paulchapo said:
Great going yesterday. The driver was on time picking up in Altrincham and we were at the ground for 2pm. Going home though was gruelling. We were delayed by a tfgm bloke telling the driver not to leave until 17:25. The driver said he was told 20 minutes after the game ended but no 17:25 it was....or supposed to be. When we got to that time this same bloke held us up even longer. @matchdaybus any idea why this was, or why he was interfering when the club has hired the bus?

For some reason the traffic on the first left turn on leaving the ground was gridlocked and hardly moving. I noticed there was some kind of steward attempting to marshall the traffic and he held up the bus and let about 6 to 8 cars into the queue ahead of us. Irritating. It took an age to clear that first road, we were then stuck in the normal huge backlog of traffic trying to get onto the Mancunian way. The end result is we ended up back a full 35 minutes later than we did on leaving the Brentford game. Still it is a pleasant experience onboard, much better than changing buses and trams. The crowd are decent and our driver very friendly and happy to help.

As I was stuck in the gridlocked traffic I thought how brilliant it would be if there was a bus lane allowing public transport to run smoothly. If that was a possibility more people would use it, certainly at rush hour and when big events are in town. I suppose there just isn't the space on many roads to put it into operation, a pity.
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There appeared to be traffic issues all over town yesterday. MC11 left just before 17.25 and arrived at Boothstown at 19.20 The driver turned around at the old retail park on Gt Ancoats St, went back past the stadium, on to Alan Turing Way and via a circuitous route through Cheetham Hill and Higher Broughton eventually got back on track at Salford University. No blame on the driver just sheer volume of traffic which will probably stop me using it on a Saturday 3 o’clock kick off.
 
paulchapo said:
Great going yesterday. The driver was on time picking up in Altrincham and we were at the ground for 2pm. Going home though was gruelling. We were delayed by a tfgm bloke telling the driver not to leave until 17:25. The driver said he was told 20 minutes after the game ended but no 17:25 it was....or supposed to be. When we got to that time this same bloke held us up even longer. @matchdaybus any idea why this was, or why he was interfering when the club has hired the bus?

For some reason the traffic on the first left turn on leaving the ground was gridlocked and hardly moving. I noticed there was some kind of steward attempting to marshall the traffic and he held up the bus and let about 6 to 8 cars into the queue ahead of us. Irritating. It took an age to clear that first road, we were then stuck in the normal huge backlog of traffic trying to get onto the Mancunian way. The end result is we ended up back a full 35 minutes later than we did on leaving the Brentford game. Still it is a pleasant experience onboard, much better than changing buses and trams. The crowd are decent and our driver very friendly and happy to help.

As I was stuck in the gridlocked traffic I thought how brilliant it would be if there was a bus lane allowing public transport to run smoothly. If that was a possibility more people would use it, certainly at rush hour and when big events are in town. I suppose there just isn't the space on many roads to put it into operation, a pity.
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Gridlock in Town yesterday with loads of half term Halloween stuff on, nice weather and usual road closure at Freight Island for an event
 
paulchapo said:
Great going yesterday. The driver was on time picking up in Altrincham and we were at the ground for 2pm. Going home though was gruelling. We were delayed by a tfgm bloke telling the driver not to leave until 17:25. The driver said he was told 20 minutes after the game ended but no 17:25 it was....or supposed to be. When we got to that time this same bloke held us up even longer. @matchdaybus any idea why this was, or why he was interfering when the club has hired the bus?

For some reason the traffic on the first left turn on leaving the ground was gridlocked and hardly moving. I noticed there was some kind of steward attempting to marshall the traffic and he held up the bus and let about 6 to 8 cars into the queue ahead of us. Irritating. It took an age to clear that first road, we were then stuck in the normal huge backlog of traffic trying to get onto the Mancunian way. The end result is we ended up back a full 35 minutes later than we did on leaving the Brentford game. Still it is a pleasant experience onboard, much better than changing buses and trams. The crowd are decent and our driver very friendly and happy to help.

As I was stuck in the gridlocked traffic I thought how brilliant it would be if there was a bus lane allowing public transport to run smoothly. If that was a possibility more people would use it, certainly at rush hour and when big events are in town. I suppose there just isn't the space on many roads to put it into operation, a pity.
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they couldve built a guided busway from ground to town quiet easy like one through tyldesley must be cheaper than tramway
 
paulchapo said:
Great going yesterday. The driver was on time picking up in Altrincham and we were at the ground for 2pm. Going home though was gruelling. We were delayed by a tfgm bloke telling the driver not to leave until 17:25. The driver said he was told 20 minutes after the game ended but no 17:25 it was....or supposed to be. When we got to that time this same bloke held us up even longer. @matchdaybus any idea why this was, or why he was interfering when the club has hired the bus?

For some reason the traffic on the first left turn on leaving the ground was gridlocked and hardly moving. I noticed there was some kind of steward attempting to marshall the traffic and he held up the bus and let about 6 to 8 cars into the queue ahead of us. Irritating. It took an age to clear that first road, we were then stuck in the normal huge backlog of traffic trying to get onto the Mancunian way. The end result is we ended up back a full 35 minutes later than we did on leaving the Brentford game. Still it is a pleasant experience onboard, much better than changing buses and trams. The crowd are decent and our driver very friendly and happy to help.

As I was stuck in the gridlocked traffic I thought how brilliant it would be if there was a bus lane allowing public transport to run smoothly. If that was a possibility more people would use it, certainly at rush hour and when big events are in town. I suppose there just isn't the space on many roads to put it into operation, a pity.
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Most stadiums in Europe are surrounded by bus lanes and buses get priority. The situation at our stadium is diabolical with trams blocked by random cars etc.
 
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