Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(11/02/2016 07:13)M60lad Wrote:  Stagecoach having major problems with their 236/237 services at the moment as Long Lane Broadbottom is closed due to a sink hole appearing in the road and traffic is finding alternate routes to avoid the problem.

Yesterday traffic on A628 was queing from Hollingworth Gun Inn all the way back past the 237 turning for Tintwistle and in Glossop was backing up from Gun Inn Lights all the way back to the turning for Simmondley in Glossop, from what I can gather some 236/237s were running upto 20mins or more late due to the additional traffic.

It's been like this for over a week now and the contractors keep pushing back the date in which the road is set to reopen. It was due to open yesterday (Wednesday) but the latest is it should now reopen on either Friday evening or Saturday morning but I wouldn't hold my breath.
It's also severely affected Stotts 341/202's and high peaks 394's.
Stotts are running from gamesley to Mottram via the 236 route but unlike 236/237's which can shoot up the outside lane once they get to the gunn, the Stotts services have to sit and que and gave been running up to an hour late at times.
I did notice a complete lack of information on the TFGM website/twitter feed or Facebook page but they were very quick to report a fault on the Ashton Metrolink line.

Rather amusing but many comuters who Presumsbly normally travel out of glossop by Car or bus choose to ditch them methods ah travel by train to beat the traffic chaos on Tuesday, I'm told the large car park at Dinting was overflowing with cars - yet due due to signalling problems all early trains ended up being cancelled with the first not leaving glossop till 08.46 - gives a new meaning to the term trapped lol.