Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Not sure which one it was but at about 13:25 yesterday afternoon one of Stockport's Hybrid Enviro 400s was broken down almost at the end of Great Egertonn Street facing the roundabout, not sure of the problem but it must have been serious as there were about 2 engineering vans in attendance and one of them was a support van from Alexander-Dennis themselves, infact the bus was sandwiched between the vans with the Alexander Dennis van parked in front of the stricken vehicles and another van parked behind it.

Also just a prior warning for anyone who doesn't know but the next phase of Metrolink works on Barlow Moor Road/Hardy Lane have started which means the full junction is down to single lane working by 3-way temporary traffic lights even yesterday afternoon this was causing major problems as traffic was queuing all the way back from the junction to Princess Road junction, I was on 13:12 23 from Stockport yesterday which left Stockport at 13:27 along with the on-time 13:27 23A and believe it or not it didn't get to Trafford Centre untul 14:45 despite the fact it was scheduled to arrive at 14:14, credit to the driver who operated the return service which was a 23A delayed, not to sure whether off his own back or with pre told instruction as I never heard him contact the depot via the radio.

If this is what traffic at Barlow Moor Road/Hardy Lane junction is like on a Saturday afternoon I can only imagine what it might be like during the peak periods during the week