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Cheeky · August 18th 05, 10:54 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:40:09 GMT, (Neil
Williams) wrote:

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:18:02 +0100, Cheeky wrote:

I was gobsmacked looking at the timetable at our local bus stop. If I
read it correctly it seems that Stagecoach has decided we need no
buses at all on bank holidays!

GMPTE's fault. Most other locations (including Milton Keynes) run a
subsidised Sunday service on a Bank Holiday, because demand patterns
on such days (and shopping hours etc) are typically similar to a
Sunday. For some reason, GMPTE seem to refuse to cough up so you end
up with a lesser-than-Sunday service.

Neil

But it's OK because the trams are still running :-(

Is it just me or have GMPTE totally lost the plot? Was looking at LTT
the other day and it seems that, in their infinite wisdom, they've
decided to can the direct metrolink line from Chorlton, via Withington
Hospital to the Airport and have retained the tortuous route via
Wythenshawe (all on-street therefore slow). So to get to the airport
you'll have to travel three sides of a square through dodgeville....
That'll have them flocking to PT!