Northern today!ll

[CHESHIRECAT]

Looks like all Piccadilly / Crewe replaced by buses!

Tweeted Northern who said due to engineering works!!

Strange how AVANTI and TFW can run the route!!

Shocking lack of knowledge!!

 

[northwichcat]

On their website:

Busy services and cancellations

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We are expecting short notice cancellation on certain routes this weekend (5-6 March), due to train crew shortages. Please check before you travel. The below routes are expected to see multiple cancellations.

Saturday 5th​

Blackpool North to Manchester Airport

Lakes and Furness Line (Preston- Windermere/Barrow)

Sunday 6th​

Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe

Blackpool North - Bolton

Blackpool North - Manchester Airport

Blackpool North - Liverpool Lime Street

Lakes and Furness Line (Preston - Windermere/Barrow)

Blackpool to Hellifield

Engineering and disruption

Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets and Check Train Times

www.northernrailway.co.uk

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At least they gave advance notice of problems on the Crewe line. Just looking now the first Chester to Manchester via Altrincham train that is expected to run is the 12:59. Not good on a weekend when there's no trams between Altrincham and Manchester.

Atlantic Travel seem to be doing well from all the Northern problems and engineering works.

 

[CHESHIRECAT]

and a football match!!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Not good on a weekend when there's no trams between Altrincham and Manchester.

Trams between Altrincham and Stretford only. Bus replacement inbound between Stretford and the City Centre. Reckon this'll catch a few folk out today.

 

[northwichcat]

Seems Northern are now struggling to find companies to run further replacement bus services, with requests for replacement road transport not materialising.

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

Seems Northern are now struggling to find companies to run further replacement bus services, with requests for replacement road transport not materialising.

Just shows OLR isn't the panacea that some people believe it to be

 

[northwichcat]

Looks like all Piccadilly / Crewe replaced by buses!

Looking at the bus replacements listed it seems they are all Crewe to Stockport. If you're planning to get to the airport, then you've got to get a bus to Stockport, a train to Piccadilly, then another train to the airport. And if you want to go to Styal you have to walk from Wilmslow!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

And if you want to go to Styal you have to walk from Wilmslow!

About a couple of miles, but certainly not ideal.

 

[northernchris]

Just shows OLR isn't the panacea that some people believe it to be

Indeed, something doesn't seem right with Northern at the moment, almost like they've given up trying to run a service. The amount of last trains being cancelled at the moment is shocking, and there's been occasions where no alternative transport has been provided with Northern's response being to find your own and claim back the cost