The End of on Street Parking within walking distance of the Etihad

colin's bell helmet said:
What's happening with the ashton met and when?
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JASR said:
It is odd that many of the users of this way of getting to the etihad have no idea that it will cease to be available for 2 years (and counting…) to facilitate the HS2 construction at Piccadilly (due to there being only one depot/maintenance yard for trams of the entire network located on the ‘wrong’ side of the works.)

It will seriously dent the Coop arena’s plans to become the premier arena imo, I can see the headlines now… ‘Ed Sheehan fans appalled at travel and parking chaos’, let alone City fans.

I presume/hope there must be a comprehensive bus replacement service planned for the Ashton line… but as it’s not been mentioned as far as I recall…
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www.bbc.co.uk

HS2: Council calls for rethink over Metrolink suspension - BBC News

Councillors are urging a rethink over plans to cut off some tram services due to building work.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
Lots of info in the link on ongoing chats about it
 
Blue Mist said:
And I don't have a problem with that IF we had an alternative. We don't. As others have said, the Ashton Met will be out of action soon and there are no buses. There is absolutely no joined up thinking.
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Have the special buses stopped that used to line up on the main road opposite the South Stand?

When I was in that stand it wasn’t too bad a set up really. If you left bang on the whistle and got on the first or second one in the queue, you were away as soon as they were full and back in town reasonably quickly. Depending on traffic obviously.

I’ve used the tram since I switched to the other end of the ground a few years ago though.
 
colin's bell helmet said:
What's happening with the ashton met and when?
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When the new HS2 station is built next to Piccadilly, then have to re-locate Piccadilly tram stop so the line is severed in two during the process. There is talk of building a maintenance depot in Ashton to enable shuttle services between New Islington and Ashton. A few years away yet though.
 
Stephen230 said:
Have the special buses stopped that used to line up on the main road opposite the South Stand?

When I was in that stand it wasn’t too bad a set up really. If you left bang on the whistle and got on the first or second one in the queue, you were away as soon as they were full and back in town reasonably quickly. Depending on traffic obviously.

I’ve used the tram since I switched to the other end of the ground a few years ago though.
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The buses still run, all 3 of them. At 78 people per bus that's ergh just over 200 fans.
 
Why worry about buses trams trains & car parking when you can just abandon your car in town & join the march to the match City have started up again
 
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