Manchester And Faeroes

Metroline Manchester

Dateline Sunday 5th January

It would be quite a job getting all these up and running for today's morning peak. Pictures posted yesterday included some saying farewell to Stagecoach ...

... some snapped at Piccadilly bus station late on Saturday night.

There were pictures of Bee Network buses being prepared overnight on Saturday ...

... with cold and stressed staff peering at clipboards by the light of a silvery torch!

There were staff adding stickers to non Bee Network buses ...

... and a "concours d'inelegance" making its way through "precipitation" to occupy their new but old garages.

Sunday is the quietest day of the week and nothing had appeared on-line at 1800 last evening to suggest any significant problems.

But there is (was if you are reading this after 0900) the Monday morning peak.

fbb will be garnering any news from Cottonopolis for later publication.

Watch this space.

To Get To The Faeroes ...
Don't start from here in the winter, apparently. From top to bottom we see the current departures FROM The Faeroes for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday by way of examples. Obviously Copenhagen, capital of the "home country" is a key destination.

Click on these schedules for an enlargement - there are three separate graphics.

It would appear that Edinburgh and London are served during summer months only. Like so many airline web sites, information is clearest if you actually want to book a flight - general timetables are hard to find - if any exist.

The company also runs inter-Island helicopter flights for which detailed timetables are available! They look complicated and fun! Just a sample below.

click on the image for an enlargement.

On-line there are several accounts of the trip from Edinburgh ...

... which, in one case, started with a tram from Princes Street ...

... to the airport; costing £9.50 return.

And so from terminus tram stop ...

... into a busy terminal.

The vlogger was pleased to see his plane arrive from the Islands, as weather can disrupt schedules at short notice.

Coffee, tea and water are free of charge in-flight, but the usual extras (small portions?) are available at a price ...

... and there is always the really exciting in-flight magazine to enjoy.

Atlantic Airlines is a very grand name for a company with a fleet of just six planes including helicopters.

Soon The Faroes are in sight and examples of the rugged beauty of the Islands are obvious straight away.

And with a slight jolt, the plane has landed ...

... and unloaded.

So how do you get from Airport to Torshavn?

Of course there is a smart blue bus ...

... service 300, for the hour's run into the capital.

Of which more tomorrow.

 Next Faeroes blog : Tuesday 7th Jan