Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(13/02/2014 20:26)SF07 Wrote:  

(12/02/2014 20:55)ace Wrote:  Absolute chaos in Manchester City Centre tonight. The Piccadilly bus station was completely gridlocked. Buses were queuing down all aisles of the bus station and were waiting over half an hour just to get to the lights leading to Portman Street. I'm guessing the wind played no small part, and maybe extra traffic in the City Centre because of the football that was supposed to be on at the Etihad and later called off, but I believe there was a serious accident on Wilmslow Road as well, so I wonder if that contributed.

Got caught in the chaos last night around 6pm, trying to get into Manchester on the 255. Huge line of buses on Portland Street and also into Piccadilly Gardens. The 255 I was on ended up blocking the exit from Piccadilly Gardens, which meant buses couldn't get out and buses couldn't get in because there were too many. It took some re-adjusting of buses inside Piccadilly Gardens to clear up the queue.

I'd got on the 111, which took a good while before it managed to get to the stop to pick us up as an X57 was blocking its path. I was trying to get to the Holy Name Church for 6pm. I got on the bus at about 5.20pm, and at 6pm we were still trying to get to the lights so I was late. I decided not to bother in the end and got off the bus at the first stop on Portland Street. I then walked back through Piccadilly in the pouring rain, caught a 203 and went home.