Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes
Some details of Hulleys' extended X57 service between Sheffield and Manchester, which will run to/from Manchester Airport from this Sunday (16 May).

The new timetable has timing points along Wilmslow Road through Fallowfield and with the route presumably running direct from Northenden via the M56 motorway to the airport, which suggests that Hulleys are looking to capture the student market along with the airport travellers for people from Glossop and South Yorkshire with direct buses to the universities and student accommodation areas.

Apparently, there has been an issue with the timetable, with the original timetable showing the service running via the Trafford Centre. Travel South Yorkshire and Derbyshire County Council's websites now have it going direct to the airport, while bustimes.org still showing it going via Fallowfield and the Trafford Centre (presumably along the 150 route from Fallowfield to the airport, then M60/M56 to the airport).

Not sure if this was an original plan that was abandoned or not. May well have been, given that buses will have a 75 minute waiting time at Manchester Airport. Do wonder whether people from Glossop and Sheffield would prefer to have a bus to the Trafford Centre rather than Manchester Airport at the moment.

https://bustimes.org/services/x57-sheffi...2021-05-16
https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/get...y-2021.pdf
http://www.derbysbus.info/times/timetabl...5 2021.pdf