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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Mick on October 13, 2018, 10:29:37 PM
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What is the best way next week with a late return (midnight)
Told by Mike Ford that Northern Rail on strike next weekend - so tram into Mcr and pendolino
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11A bus from Altrincham stops right by Edgeley Park. But DON'T get the 11 as it does a guided tour of Wythenshawe and takes about 80 minutes !
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You aren't supposed to be able to get a Pendalino from Stockport to Manchester. Something to do with an anvcient bylaw of Stockport and Richard Branson throwing his toys out ofthe pram. Not sure what they can do once you are on the train.
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What is the best way next week with a late return (midnight)
Told by Mike Ford that Northern Rail on strike next weekend - so tram into Mcr and pendolino
From the Metrolink website:
Altrincham, Bury
Metrolink engineering works at Old Trafford and Trafford Bar: Saturday, 20th October 2018
Due to Metrolink engineering works at Old Trafford and Trafford Bar on Saturday 20th October 2018, some services will be amended with replacement buses running on some routes.
Tram services on the Bury – Altrincham line will operate Bury – Etihad Campus.
Replacement buses will operate on the following routes:
Altrincham - Piccadilly, buses will call at all stops. To see where you can catch a replacement bus, please select a stop below:
Altrincham
Navigation Road
Timperley
Brooklands
Sale
Dane Road
Stretford
Old Trafford
Trafford Bar
Cornbrook
Deansgate - Castlefield
St Peters Square
Piccadilly Gardens
Piccadilly
Shudehill
Victoria
Other tram services will be operating between Cornbrook and Piccadilly
Altrincham - Victoria, buses will call at all stops except Market Street (use Piccadilly Gardens).
Other tram services will be operating between Trafford Bar and Victoria.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
For more information on Metrolink services call Metrolink Customer Services on 0161 205 2000 or follow @MCRMetrolink on Twitter for live travel updates.
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Other options are as follows:
88 bus from Altrincham. To Wilmslow station which depart at 45 mins past the hour from
The interchange and all
Stops up hale road, arriving at Wilmslow station at 22 mins past the hour connecting with the 27 and 47 minutes past the hour services to stockport. With a service at 4 minutes past, 39 minutes past departing stockport on the way back to get the 18:03 bus from Wilmslow station back to Altrincham.
The X5 fast bus service from sale to stockport
There’s is a train service every 15 minutes from Manchester airport railink to Piccadilly linking to services for stockport
Passenger cars (0161-9281111) will charge £18 one way for a normal car based on travelling from our stadium to Edgeley Park stadium for 4 passengers or £27 pounds for an 8 seater vehicle, and £36 for a 16 seater vehicle. Cars can be booked on spec but 8 seaters and mini buses would need to be booked in advance.
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The 11A no longer goes past Edgeley Park, only the number 11 goes past now
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I decided to combine this game with a few days at my mum's who now lives in Hartford. Thinking I could get a direct train from Greenbank to Stockport if now that's not possible does anyone have any ideas how to get there? Can I go from Hartford via Crewe?
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Yes, West Midlands trains run a half hourly service from Hartford to Crewe and choice from Crewe is plentiful. Northern will still be running an hourly Crewe to Manchester service via stockport otherwise plenty of intercity services from
Crewe
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The 11A no longer goes past Edgeley Park, only the number 11 goes past now
I hadn't realised that had changed - there goes MY grand plan. I'll just take the 11 through to the Town Centre and catch the 11A back out again when I've beered up.
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The 11A no longer goes past Edgeley Park, only the number 11 goes past now
I hadn't realised that had changed - there goes MY grand plan. I'll just take the 11 through to the Town Centre and catch the 11A back out again when I've beered up.
It no longer turns right at the farmers arms towards Stockport, it carries on down Stockport to towards brinksway “pyramid “ you could get off at st Lesmo rd and walk to Edgeley park, it’s about a 20 minute walk to the ground from there
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Thanks to all who have assisted
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You aren't supposed to be able to get a Pendalino from Stockport to Manchester. Something to do with an anvcient bylaw of Stockport and Richard Branson throwing his toys out ofthe pram. Not sure what they can do once you are on the train.
They could ticket check you and prosecute you under the railway byelaws for travelling with an invalid ticket
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You aren't supposed to be able to get a Pendalino from Stockport to Manchester. Something to do with an anvcient bylaw of Stockport and Richard Branson throwing his toys out ofthe pram. Not sure what they can do once you are on the train.
They could ticket check you and prosecute you under the railway byelaws for travelling with an invalid ticket
Only if it is invalid, and you can travel between Manchester and Stockport on Virgin, provided you are not an Advance ticket for another train. There was a spell a few years ago when you couldn't as they were pick up and set down only at Stockport, but that restriction is in the past.
The Metrolink works make this all a bit academic for most readers though, as it would be quicker to use the buses mentioned earlier!
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You aren't supposed to be able to get a Pendalino from Stockport to Manchester. Something to do with an anvcient bylaw of Stockport and Richard Branson throwing his toys out ofthe pram. Not sure what they can do once you are on the train.
They could ticket check you and prosecute you under the railway byelaws for travelling with an invalid ticket
Only if it is invalid, and you can travel between Manchester and Stockport on Virgin, provided you are not an Advance ticket for another train. There was a spell a few years ago when you couldn't as they were pick up and set down only at Stockport, but that restriction is in the past.
The Metrolink works make this all a bit academic for most readers though, as it would be quicker to use the buses mentioned earlier!
I think the above is correct. The issue is that the good councillors of Stockport only agreed to the viaduct being built providing every train stopped there. Mr Branson decided to challenge the decision in te law courts and lost. Consequently he decreed you couldn't travel from Manchester to Stockport or vice versa on the Pendalinos.
I presume the penalty would be standard fare from Macc or Wilmslow.
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It's really not toys and prays though is it.
It's just someone trying to run a business that is beneficial to their target market. Filling the long distance trains with short hop shoppers isn't the plan.
It's the same with Watford Junction at the other end.
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Well, Virgin don't mind that much as they do a special cheap Virgin Trains only fare from Manchester to Stockport, as well as certain other stations.
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It's really not toys and prays though is it.
It's just someone trying to run a business that is beneficial to their target market. Filling the long distance trains with short hop shoppers isn't the plan.
It's the same with Watford Junction at the other end.
The original plan was not to stop at Stockport at all. After all it's only six minutes down the line from Picadilly. It is rather strange considering the trains only stop at three other stations between Manchester and London.
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Does anybody know what car parking is like at Stockport County? Can you get near the ground at least; especially as transport seems to be going against us at present.
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There's a car park just past the ground, think it's a fiver.
Not much roadside parking, lots of permit areas
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Does anybody know what car parking is like at Stockport County? Can you get near the ground at least; especially as transport seems to be going against us at present.
From John Laidlar’s site:
“Supporters should be informed that there will be no parking at the ground and they can use nearby ‘Booth Street’ car park (SK3 9DF) for which a charge of £4.00 is payable. This is a secure car park which will be staffed throughout the match from noon to 7pm".
I too was looking forward to a leisurely train ride from Buxton but it looks like I’ll be driving now.
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I had just asked my Stockport County season ticket holding friend at work, and it's actually £4, he says, at the car park behind the Railway End. It is staffed and pretty big, although it has known to get full up. There is some street parking but further away.
It's £4.10 return on the X5 from Sale, although you would have to walk from Stockport, as it doesn't go through Edgeley.
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It's really not toys and prays though is it.
It's just someone trying to run a business that is beneficial to their target market. Filling the long distance trains with short hop shoppers isn't the plan.
It's the same with Watford Junction at the other end.
The original plan was not to stop at Stockport at all. After all it's only six minutes down the line from Picadilly. It is rather strange considering the trains only stop at three other stations between Manchester and London.
It's a godsend for people like me that live in that neck of the woods and travel to London with work regularly - don't have to fight in and out of town after what has usually been a long day.
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Does anybody know what car parking is like at Stockport County? Can you get near the ground at least; especially as transport seems to be going against us at present.
Residents permit parking only applies to the roads that are on the same side as Edgeley Park, if your heading towards the ground having driven past Morrisons turn left down any side st once past the Wycliffe Hotel, only a short walk there
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Trainline is showing trains from Alty to Stockport from 1pm? Does anyone know if this is correct? cheers
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Trainline is showing trains from Alty to Stockport from 1pm? Does anyone know if this is correct? cheers
Trainline is showing you the bus replacement times I suspect.
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Your right cheers