tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post2479162667848688936..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: The Long Reach plus An Asidefatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-50604057093371704852020-09-25T17:21:29.784+01:002020-09-25T17:21:29.784+01:00FBB having yet another unnecessary dig without doi...FBB having yet another unnecessary dig without doing his research. Dinting Vale is still served by the 237 which runs from Glossop to Ashton every 20 minutes (previously twice per hour) - an improvement since the 236 left us.<br /><br />The 237 turns right in the photo above turning into Newshaw Lane roughly where the first white car is in the photo of Dinting Vale. It runs via Hadfield and Tintwistle - a longer way round but via more chimney pots so picking more people up so probably more sustainable in the long run. The alternative stop to the shelter in the photo is just off camera to the right after the bus has turned into Newshaw Lane.<br /><br />Not got a copy of 'The Long Reach' myself but an acquaintance has and its excellent. Oh and I'm fairly sure the 237 is covered in the book FBB!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-91328298517526746972020-09-24T16:32:12.326+01:002020-09-24T16:32:12.326+01:00The references to Salford in the last few blogs ha...The references to Salford in the last few blogs have reminded me of another quirk arising from the city's position adjacent to Manchester - there isn't and never has been any such thing as Salford city centre. Is Salford unique among UK cities in that its name never traditionally appeared on bus destination blinds? It does now but this is a recent development, perhaps over the last 15-20 years, and in this context it refers to the shopping centre in the Pendleton area of the city, once known as Salford Precinct. Historically inter-urban buses terminating in the city at Greengate or Victoria would either have shown 'Victoria' or 'Manchester' - never 'Salford'.RLTnoreply@blogger.com