Metrolink - Again

[lungy]

me and my o/h waited 20 minutes at stretford for the replacement bus, then f**king 3 come along at once! missed the first goal, twats the lot of em. like you said, does it happen when the scum are at home?

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I did try to warn people in an earlier thread about the season ticket offering last year, that it's hit-or-mainly-miss, especially with the Victoria works until November 2014. I used to travel into Manchester daily on it, but have found it quicker and cheaper to drive and park.

Unfortunately Metrostink sounds like it should work fantastically, so people flock to it. After a few goes on it, people begin to realise how unreliable it is. I've never known a mass transit system have so many 'medical emergencies' to bring it to a halt. Maybe it'll improve after November, but I wouldn't bank on it.

 

[BlueSkyBlue]

I think the tweet at 10pm Saturday night says it all (as others have said)

https://twitter.com/MCRMetrolink/status/452536469375418368

"omorrow Manchester City vs Southampton at the Etihad Campus with K/O at 12:45. Services are expected to busier than usual."

Yet...they had extra staff on at all the city centre stops before and after the actual game....

Apparently - there are closures on the last day of the season - I haven't been able to confirm these though

 

[ultimateharold]

It's a pathetic system.

 

[Munkey Boy]

I use it to travel from/to Audenshaw on match days, it's been fine for most of the season. Not seen this linked here yet, so may be useful information to see when construction works are planned:

http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pages/pni.aspx

 

[tidyman]

Are you agenda loons seriously suggesting that Metrolink always run a normal service on all lines whenever United are at home?

 

[UUJblue]

Can jump on in the city centre for free usually but walk back into the city afterwards!

 

[alib]

far far quicker and cheaper for me to drive from Bury than to use the Metrolink

 

[Gray]

Are you agenda loons seriously suggesting that Metrolink always run a normal service on all lines whenever United are at home?

Yes unless you have evidence to the contrary.

Once and once only have they run a tram from Altrincham all the way to the Etihad and frequently it does not run or stops short of town when City are playing.

It also frequently disgorges all its passengers at Timperley on the return journey and you have to wait for another tram to get you to Navigation Road or Altrincham, they only tell you this is going to happen as you approach Timperley.

When changing trams in town the overcrowding is appalling and there is an accident waiting to happen, frankly the person that dubbed it METROSTINK hit the nail on the head.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

what can we expect from ye olde form of transportation system