Overcrowding on trams from Etihad

paulchapo said:
I think there had been some points problem earlier on the metro but not sure. While the odd staff member is good it sometimes seems the first and most important questions to get one of these jobs is ''Do you hate the general public?'' And ''Can you create chaos where there is order?'' If yes the job is yours lol!
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Thing is mate I would be stewarding their on a Saturday..then heading to a night job in town with maybe an hour or hour and half to get a bite to eat and sit down. There'd be maybe 50 young workers around the 16,17 year old age group having gone to the etihad for maybe 4 or 5 hours work at £6 per hour. They pay their bus fare, buy a sarnie and drink and are then expected to stand in the cold for 2 hours waiting for a crap transport service. No wonder the fans complain about crap service at the stadium by showsec or the bars because people leave these jobs as its not worth these crap conditions. People who are paid big money to sort out transport logistics aren't doing their job. I don't like swaering but its FUCKING DISGRACEFUL.
 
I concur they are transient jobs mainly for youngsters so the terms and conditions rarely improve.Having worked with the public too i know how challenging it can be.The people making the real money behind the scenes never get it in the neck it is always the poorly paid front line staff,but unfortunately it comes with the territory. I try not to vent at theses staff but when i see blatant stupidity and disregard for their job and customers i occasionally have to.
 
The Metrolink is not up to scratch and is a poor public transport system compared to its European counterparts.

The service was bad enough before the stadium expansion, it has now got worse. If we expand the stadium any more how will they cope?

The announcements are at best wrong but probably downright lies, for the Southampton match we were told the next tram to Manchester would arrive in 4 minutes. The next announcement 5 minutes later and without any tram having arrived said it would be along in 3 minutes.

As others have said you can have 2 or 3 trams going to one destination before an alternative destination gets a go, why?

On top of this they have essential engineering work on match days that usually screw up those fans coming from Altrincham, why don't they just get things right in the first place?

Any small incident seems to have a huge knock on effect, points failure, signalling problems etc.

I have sent them numerous e-mails but frankly they don't really care do they?

I know it is not up to the Club but I wish they could use their influence and put a rocket up the backside of those responsible.
 
GaudinoMotors said:
The whole City is grinding to a halt because of the incompetent loons at the Town Hall and TfGM.
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The main one is this St Peter's square fiasco. The amount of time,money and disruption caused to 'upgrade' this stop for what?? I just don't get it.All anyone wants to do is to get from A to B as quickly and safely as possible,comfort being a bonus.I can't wait to see what over two years of hell while this stop is completed turns out like!
 
paulchapo said:
The main one is this St Peter's square fiasco. The amount of time,money and disruption caused to 'upgrade' this stop for what?? I just don't get it.All anyone wants to do is to get from A to B as quickly and safely as possible,comfort being a bonus.I can't wait to see what over two years of hell while this stop is completed turns out like!
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Unfortunately - two of our own, Leese and Bernstein are all about their own legacy now. Sensible, logical projects don't interest them.
 
Got told by somebody who works for metrolink to complain to mcfc,
as they are more likely to get things done
 
GaudinoMotors said:
Unfortunately - two of our own, Leese and Bernstein are all about their own legacy now. Sensible, logical projects don't interest them.
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It amazes me how these people are allowed to go off on a tangent with shit ideas,causing disruption and inconvenience to thousands of people for ages without someone just shouting ''NO!!!!!!''
 
The transport to and from the stadium needs a total rethink, ie instead of all the special/match buses running to and from town, why not run a shuttle to Stockport Rd past Ashbury and Belle Vue stations, and another up to Oldham Rd, maybe Central Park Metro station. Not everybody needs too past through the city centre to get home. the buses and trams should work together ie one ticket covers all transport, Also TfGM should be pushing the bus companies, to bring back "Match buses" like in the days of GMT .
 
I got on the train at Ashbury to Guide Bridge after the Liverpool game, and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. People crushing each other against the walls. Absolutely horrible. It's strange as the ground is situated in a very good area, yet the transport available is pretty shocking.
 
City_Sean said:
I got on the train at Ashbury to Guide Bridge after the Liverpool game, and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. People crushing each other against the walls. Absolutely horrible. It's strange as the ground is situated in a very good area, yet the transport available is pretty shocking.
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I was looking on google maps, and I see that the spot were Park station was, is as near or maybe even closer to the stadium as Ashbury, yet this station was closed down in 1995 ! So maybe the people that run transport in Manchester should look at reopening this station, even if it's only on match days .
 
You can get a metro/any bus ticket for £6.70 which you can use all day and can prove to be good value.You can also get a Bus/train one and i think a Bus/Train/Metro one.
 
kev20971 said:
I was looking on google maps, and I see that the spot were Park station was, is as near or maybe even closer to the stadium as Ashbury, yet this station was closed down in 1995 ! So maybe the people that run transport in Manchester should look at reopening this station, even if it's only on match days .
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I've been told the line is a freight line rather than a passenger line. - Not sure what difference that really makes.
They considered re-opening Park station for the Commonwealth Games but the cost of getting it up to standard was too high. Also, I think the platforms were far too narrow which is one of the reasons Ahsburys has never been advertised for use on a match day.
 
If I'm on the tram I'll either go for a couple of pints after the match or walk into town, I'd never consider queuing for 45+ mins to get on as leaving early isn't an option.

Metrolink really should have a wall of trams to take fans into the City centre or Ashton after the game. It's never 'rush hour' on the system when we kick out so rolling stock must be available.
 
Working for a sister company who own the trams and having dealt with their senior management I can say they will keep it as a minimum service requirement unless someone else pays for extra.
 
I would rather walk to the game and to town after its a nightmare , bigger trams needed
 
All these problems are down to many, many years of under-investment in public transport, and there is no quick and easy solution. Want to pay more taxes and higher fares so that improvements can be accelerated? Thought not.

City desperately need their own heavy rail station. Problem is it would cost millions to build, and they'd probably then say there was a shortage of stock to provide trains. The days of the railways having sidings stuffed full of rarely-used carriages are long gone.

Bus re-regulation might help a bit, but I wouldn't put my life savings on it. We shall see when it happens.
 
Honestly If you don't leave 10 minutes before the game just walk to town. Unless you are on the first two buses to leave you will easily beat the buses/trams back to town.
 
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