Metrolink to / from Etihad

Prestwich_Blue said:
Interesting thing about the Cornbrook derailment was that when that happened Bury-Altrincham trams were already only using the Exchange Square route because of the track works between Piccadilly Gardens and St Peter's Square. Obviously they couldn't use either route through Manchester once the derailment happened so all trams from Bury were diverted to the Etihad Campus via Market St.

Clearly they were being turned round at the Etihad quickly, so why can't they do this on match days? I've suggested this before that instead of trams terminating at Piccadilly, run them through to the Etihad for an hour before and after games. We know they can do it now.
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Unsurprisingly, the turn back facility at the Etihad was constructed on the cheap which restricts capacity.
The trams actually reverse in the Ashton bound platform at Velopark before heading back to the middle siding. This occupation of the platform at Velopark restricts overall frequency to every 6 minutes (the combined Etihad terminator and Ashton services).
This in turn means only one service group can be extended from Piccadilly to the Etihad, this currently being the Media City service peak and Altrincham off peak, meaning everything else has to go into the turn back siding east of the Piccadilly stop.
All very boring I know, but the planners can only put together a timetable based on the available infrastructure.
 
staffsblue said:
Unsurprisingly, the turn back facility at the Etihad was constructed on the cheap which restricts capacity.
The trams actually reverse in the Ashton bound platform at Velopark before heading back to the middle siding. This occupation of the platform at Velopark restricts overall frequency to every 6 minutes (the combined Etihad terminator and Ashton services).
This in turn means only one service group can be extended from Piccadilly to the Etihad, this currently being the Media City service peak and Altrincham off peak, meaning everything else has to go into the turn back siding east of the Piccadilly stop.
All very boring I know, but the planners can only put together a timetable based on the available infrastructure.
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The turn back facility is pretty pointless as the driver would have to have a ladder in his cab to get of the tram. He would then have to walk down the full length of the tram with his ladder in able to get back onboard.
 
Gray said:
The turn back facility is pretty pointless as the driver would have to have a ladder in his cab to get of the tram. He would then have to walk down the full length of the tram with his ladder in able to get back onboard.
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Or he'd just walk down the empty tram using the doors that open internally?
 
Gray said:
Double tram? You have to get off one unit to get on the other.
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Ah right was thinking of single units, it would only be a few yard though, I got on an empty double yesterday so it's doable, I wonder if they run on to Velopark and change there.
 
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bennyboy said:
Manchester where a tram does not run between 2 main train stations
Victoria and Piccadilly.
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The Bury to Piccadilly Met goes through Victoria. EDIT- as the poster above says, that’s the Yellow Line.

That is the only one on the Metrolink Network though.
 
Instruct away fans to alight at ASDA/ANR and straight into their secure zone.

It avoids them mixing with our fan zone and CB coach welcome.

Common sense all round.
 
This will be the first game I will be a bit more under pressure time wise to get back to the airport after the game.
Would anyone have advice on the best way to get to the airport?
Normally I get the train, but saw theres will a strike this weekend? Will it mean not train to the airport?
 
DionsDublin said:
This will be the first game I will be a bit more under pressure time wise to get back to the airport after the game.
Would anyone have advice on the best way to get to the airport?
Normally I get the train, but saw theres will a strike this weekend? Will it mean not train to the airport?
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I think all strikes have been cancelled.
Unions accepted a pay rise.
 
I walk back into town along the main road. Virtually every week there are cars blocking the road by the old Mitchell Arms. This of course delays trams going in both directions as they simply cannot pass. It was very poorly designed, trams sharing the road with cars...... at a football stadium, with a main road being blocked off and 10,000 people walking along the road. Often the Manchester bound tram can get through but the Ashton line has no chance.
Shite.
 
Gray said:
Fucking pile of shit back to Altrincham after todays game.

Metrolink = Useless bunch of wankers.
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Our tram got stuck at Holt town for a good while. Eventually the driver opened the doors for poeple to get off and walk to Piccadilly, only for the doors to then close and we start moving again. There were numerous other long waits at stations, finally topped off with running a red light or something similar at Timperley which triggered the emergency brakes and another delay as the driver had to sort things out with 'control'.

I don't know what time we set off but it was 20.10hrs when we arrived at Altrincham.

As you correctly state, it was/is a pile of shit.
 
Gray said:
Fucking pile of shit back to Altrincham after todays game.

Metrolink = Useless bunch of wankers.
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I actually went on the City bus from Radcliffe met to the game for the first time and have to say it was 100% better than getting the two trams to the game. Much easier and definitely got home quicker.
 
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