tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post3668306810874911228..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Pause for Breath ... (2)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-73524953086728918452016-05-12T03:48:45.329+01:002016-05-12T03:48:45.329+01:00Sorry FBB but I take it from the last few posts, y...Sorry FBB but I take it from the last few posts, you and G XXXX don't like anything from Best Inpressions??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963683878304484244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-35946805845840300762016-05-11T20:41:43.286+01:002016-05-11T20:41:43.286+01:00"How very clever of First Manchester to turn ..."How very clever of First Manchester to turn up at Yvonne's stop at just the right time with a completely empty bus."<br /><br />It's at Bag Lane in Atherton - the first stop of the V2. You wouldn't expect the bus to be anything other than empty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-92118030037861828562016-05-11T17:32:49.246+01:002016-05-11T17:32:49.246+01:00Yes, I get it now. Thanks everyone! Yes, I get it now. Thanks everyone! Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502754753792780008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-43073818211572118752016-05-11T17:32:34.289+01:002016-05-11T17:32:34.289+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502754753792780008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-89226646387694266572016-05-11T17:00:13.805+01:002016-05-11T17:00:13.805+01:00From what I remember from visiting my grandparents...From what I remember from visiting my grandparents in Winnall, many many moons ago, the bus route has always done a loop like that. Though I'm certain there after Hants and Dorset took over King Alfred Buses in the 70's, they might have done one each way.<br /><br />But back to this one. The timetable from Stagecoach doesn't show the first Sheperds Road stop, only the second after Imber Road, before heading our to Tesco (the bus only goes here between 9:30am and 3pm).<br /><br />I think there is method in their madness. Alot of older people live in Winnall, and the first loop is designed to pick them up from within Winnall, and drop them off at Tesco, and the second loop back, is to drop them off within Winnall. <br /><br />It's very much a local service for local people, and there's nothing for you there!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150804682042193213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-8046233060999685882016-05-11T16:48:54.537+01:002016-05-11T16:48:54.537+01:00I think that Anon 1230 is right. In which case, t...I think that Anon 1230 is right. In which case, the map could make it (slightly) clearer, if the junction at the end of Firmstone Road was shown as a splay to the north in outline (off peak) style, while the splay to the south remained in solid red.<br /><br />Makes sense ?Petras409https://www.blogger.com/profile/04036674245734936601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-89037311915856257492016-05-11T12:30:39.269+01:002016-05-11T12:30:39.269+01:00I don't think a map, or a timetable would real...I don't think a map, or a timetable would really have helped here.<br /><br />1. When buses do not serve Tesco, they travel in a simple, one way loop, from Shepherds Road via Imber Road into the city.<br /><br />2. When Tesco is open, buses to Tesco serve Shepherds Road, then Imber Road, then Shepherds Road again, then Tesco, as Mitch suggests. <br /><br />So far, so good. The Imber Road loop is ALWAYS served in the same direction, the direction the arrows show.<br /><br />3. On the way back, the routing is quite simple. From Tesco, direct via Imber Road, NOT serving Shepherds Road, into the city. <br /><br />The difficulty comes in the timings. The timings for the Tesco direction are the first pass of Shepherds Road (so via Imber Road), the timings towards the City are the second pass (so on the way to Tesco, as you have to travel to Tesco to get to the City from that stop) - I presume so that they don't really confuse things by having the same timings from that stop for both directions - the ONLY stop on the route that this would actually apply to. <br /><br />I presume Imber Road is one of those roads that can only be served in one direction because it it is either physically or car-parkingly unsuitable for two-way buses, which is a good thing for residents of Shepherds Road, because if it was they probably wouldn't have a service.<br /><br />Thanks to Traveline's "all stops" timetables for working this out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-52881864292145017012016-05-11T10:09:33.318+01:002016-05-11T10:09:33.318+01:00I suspect they serve Shepherds, then Imber, then S...I suspect they serve Shepherds, then Imber, then Shepherds again en route to Tesco - but the first Shepherds is not used as a timing point hence the blank...Mitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-73473306645272736192016-05-11T09:06:11.184+01:002016-05-11T09:06:11.184+01:00No. Still don't understand it. The timetable s...No. Still don't understand it. The timetable suggests buses call at Imber Road 2 minutes before Shepherds Road but the arrows on the map suggest the opposite!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502754753792780008noreply@blogger.com