Metrolink to / from Etihad

[blue b4 the moon]

Surely doing the half marathon on the tram is cheating?

Might be cheating but you'd not get a podium place.

 

[Gray]

Rugby league grand final and Manchester half marathon

Well why not incomvenience them instead of City fans, or better still wait until the Rags have a home game.

Where were the replacement buses after the game? They should have been lined up ready to go. The only one that came while I waited was going to Eccles, about a dozen people got on. Those of us who wanted the Olt Toilet bus were just left stood about like spare you know whats at a wedding.

 

[paulchapo]

I took the bus today for the first time from Hale. I wasn't sure how long the delay would take on the Metro with all the nonsense at Cornbrook and beyond, so I took the alternative option and, well, it was very pleasant.

It was so much more comfortable. Seats that didn't leave me wriggling in pain after 20 minutes, and not being squeezed in like a sardine were definate plus points.

I'll be using the service again at the next game. There was absolutely nothing to dislike, unlike the Metrolink.

I caught it for the second time yesterday, a great service. It was more packed due to Cornbrook station being closed.
The only disappointment was the driver was late picking up in Altrincham by a good 25 minutes. I had a chance to talk to him after the game and apparently he'd had to drive the bus from Eccles to Hale and got caught in lots of traffic. Maybe something tfgm need to.look at, having a more local bus ready to go on match days?

Coming back went a lot more quickly than my first time where I was dropped off at the Cheshire cheese on Manchester road at 18:50. This time it was at 18:15 which was really good considering we don't leave the stadium until 17:25. I had a couple of nice chats to the blokes sitting next to me there and back. Hopefully your ears aren't still ringing lol.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Well why not incomvenience them instead of City fans, or better still wait until the Rags have a home game.

Where were the replacement buses after the game? They should have been lined up ready to go. The only one that came while I waited was going to Eccles, about a dozen people got on. Those of us who wanted the Olt Toilet bus were just left stood about like spare you know whats at a wedding.

You see I tell everyone Eccles is the best place to live. They give us replacement transport. :-) ;-)



Sorry not making light of your travels and travails. Just my weird humour. @jimharri will ban me for you. ;-) :-)

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

It was great having a direct tram going to the game yesterday (even got a seat) but the queue on the way back was ridiculous again.

 

[Stephen230]

You see I tell everyone Eccles is the best place to live. They give us replacement transport. :-) ;-)



Sorry not making light of your travels and travails. Just my weird humour. @jimharri will ban me for you. ;-) :-)

Hope you got on ok yesterday Eccles blue?

I was planning on getting the 1.47 train to Piccadilly and picking the tram up there. But when that was cancelled as well as all the trams, I thought it could be problems.

But jumped on the 67 bus, which drops off right outside Victoria station and there seemed to be a plentiful supply of double trams straight to the ground from there. So worked out really well in the end. For me at least.

 

[M23 Citizen]

Surely doing the half marathon on the tram is cheating?

The Mets are so slow through Town that it’d take longer than running it.

 

[jrb]

Passengers will be able to seamlessly pay-as-you-go on buses and trams from March 23 next year, it’s been confirmed.

The move means passengers can use their phone or contactless bank card on either a tram or bus, and be charged for one ‘multi-modal’ ticket, capped at £9.50 for unlimited travel within Greater Manchester for a day.

There will be off-peak discounts for journeys starting after 9:30am, with a lower £7.80 cap for all-Greater Manchester travel. By the time the new ticket system comes in, all of the region’s buses will be under public control.

 

[birchvillablue]

I drive down Ashton New Road after the game and there is typically 1 or 2 trams going towards the ground, you would think there would be at least 4 or 5? It takes me about 30-40 mins before I get to the Snipe, so that 1 every 15-20 mins?

 

[mancityvstoke]

I drive down Ashton New Road after the game and there is typically 1 or 2 trams going towards the ground, you would think there would be at least 4 or 5? It takes me about 30-40 mins before I get to the Snipe, so that 1 every 15-20 mins?

out of interest where are you parking? I'm fucking the tram off.........