New Bus Service - Sheffield To Manchester

[Jeffrey Shaw]

19 hours ago, Jeffrey Shaw said:

Perhaps so; but there were indeed three Sheffield-Manchester services. I'll look it up.

 

18 hours ago, alexander874 said:

I think the 39 only ran during the summer via the Snake pass.

 

 

I've tracked back to 1954.

Svc. 39 ran via Snake. During winter, it turned round at Snake Inn (i.e. not all the way to Manchester) and Tuesdays-only.

Svc. 48 ran via Woodhead. It was later renumbered X48.

Svc. 44 did not run to Manchester- only as far as Derwent- so you were correct.

The third one that I incorrectly recalled was in fact a National Express service. I think that it might have been svc. 351 linking Sheffield-Manchester-Liverpool, but it's currently n/a due to The Virus.

[Padders]

Richardsons used to run a Manchester service a few years back, think it went to the airport.

[alexander874]

8 hours ago, Jeffrey Shaw said:

 

I've tracked back to 1954.

Svc. 39 ran via Snake. During winter, it turned round at Snake Inn (i.e. not all the way to Manchester) and Tuesdays-only.

Svc. 48 ran via Woodhead. It was later renumbered X48.

Svc. 44 did not run to Manchester- only as far as Derwent- so you were correct.

The third one that I incorrectly recalled was in fact a National Express service. I think that it might have been svc. 351 linking Sheffield-Manchester-Liverpool, but it's currently n/a due to The Virus.

Did Ribble operate the X48 briefly , I seem to have a hazy memory of seeing an Alantean type bus on Infirmary Road with X48 on the rear blind.

 

[sedith]

Who the hell do you think is going to use a tunnel to Manchester when the ridiculous HS2 comes into operation, which never will happen? It has to be a toll, We have tolls in the south ... !!!

[Runningman]

Perhaps a tele call to Hulleys will tell if the bus stops between the Snake Inn and Glossop

Very convenient if it stops at the Snake summit

[BigAl1]

Sedith, are people going to stop going to Manchester once HS2 is built? No certainty that the eastern part to sheffield and Leeds will even be built

 

part of the Northern powerhouse proposal is to build better East west links.

[FORE]

On 24/10/2020 at 22:14, Runningman said:

Perhaps a tele call to Hulleys will tell if the bus stops between the Snake Inn and Glossop

Very convenient if it stops at the Snake summit

 

Yes that would be great for walkers.

On 20/10/2020 at 09:03, Baldie1 said:

This service is good news for walkers who want to access routes off snake pass.  I'd think that is where a lot of business will come from. I'll use it myself.

Me too.

Snake Inn and summit would be appreciated.

Edited October 27, 2020 by FORE

[BigAl1]

18 hours ago, FORE said:

 

Yes that would be great for walkers.

Me too.

Snake Inn and summit would be appreciated.

Well as it is not run by SYPTE then I would guess that they may well think about their customers and where they might want to go on route

[Jeffrey Shaw]

6 hours ago, Bigal1 said:

Well as it is not run by SYPTE then I would guess that they may well think about their customers and where they might want to go on route

But SYPTE do not run any buses at all- and have not done so since privatisation.

[Rivelin6]

On 19/10/2020 at 17:07, the_bloke said:

Starting just before winter. Good planning.

And Tier 3 lockdown!