Recent content by Tim33160

Street Decks are some 6" taller than E400s hence a different profile for the overhanging trees. Streetdeck = 4.395m = 14ft 5in E400 = 4.2m = 13ft 11ins

Full discussion of this diversion at https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/is-it-the-end-of-picc-vic-bus-in-manchester.299753/

Approach to Cornbrook from Trafford Bar / Eccles now has a 5mph limit 4mph from Deansgate Castlefield going round the bend onto the down ramp - still in place Presume these will be fixed in the two week shutdown at the end of October? Further follow-up work is also planned between...

and from TfGM From 30 August, as part of improvements to buses between Middlebrook and Bolton, we’re extending bus 615 from Middlebrook to Bolton via Chorley New Road. We’re also adding earlier morning, evening, Sunday and public journeys, and more Monday to Saturday daytime journeys. Buses...

Bustimes is now showing the LCR franchised routes as Metro Network Stagecoach St Helens https://bustimes.org/operators/m-network-2 28 routes Warrington 322 is under https://bustimes.org/operators/m-network-3 - just the 322 EDIT: Oops : Sorry ! Duplicate info:

Deansgate-Castlefield & Trafford Bar works - Sunday 9 August to 2pm https://tfgm.com/tram-improvement-works Oldham-Rochdale line follow-up work at Newton Heath and Monsall and Track renewal works will take place between Oldham Mumps and Derker and site surveys at Beal Lane. • On Sat 15 and...

Go Northwest has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the refranchising of the Tranche 1 small franchises winning LOT 1: Bolton, Bury and Farnworth and LOT 2: Leigh and Atherton. The unsuccessful bidders were: LOT 1: Arriva Merseyside Limited Diamond Bus (North West) Limited First...

With the reduction of School buses as holidays beckon, the full tram replacement is now running with the removed timetables reappearing online. Buses are sometimes following each other - either as duplicates - or just late running Only thing missing now is passengers as many seemed to have found...

On Saturday they were working in a fenced off area at the top of Mosley Street - after New York Street and before the delta

According to bustimes: 13163 was last used 31 Aug 2025 and 13170 last used 16 Mar 2026 (or their associated ticket machines!) https://bustimes.org/operators/bee-network-bnsm/vehicles

I was talking to an employee of the company organising the tram replacement. He has been a controller of replacement buses across various rail and tram replacements.

GO NORTH WEST (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITED Company number 13275587 https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13275587 Operator licence: PC2089183 GO NORTH WEST (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITED https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/view-details/licence/662728 Go-Ahead...

perhaps I should have used " said to be" or "apparently"

Stretford Mall still exists - just a lot smaller. The Mall, the Chester Road car park entrance, and the surface car park (from the Chester Road entrance to the former Costa unit) are now closed, to prepare the site for a new public park and new homes. The remaining shops are on the Chester...

Looks like the Sunday evenings have now been changed to match the Mon - Sat ev30mins 1783866930 Seems to be serious issues upcoming with the Metrolink Replacement project (The three week closure) Apparently there is serious lack of replacement operator availability (quoted as due to buses been...