It's been a good few months!

I've been pretty busy since January, including a two week trip back to the US, where I rode some light rail and it showed up! Consistently! On time! And clean! With police! And accurate announcements! And accurate displays! Suffice to say that transport isn't getting any better in Manchester.

I discovered that my last chance train, the 17:55 from Deansgate to Barrow was removed. How lovely is that? The staff at Deansgate told me that it was due to platform work, but I'm somewhat hesitant to believe that. Sure enough, it no longer shows up in the time tables. That means that if (when) the trams are delayed I have even less chance of getting home at a reasonable time.

Thanks GMPTE/GMPTA! Thanks Worst group! Not only did you screw over my morning commute a few years ago by removing the 8:55 from Salford Crescent to Hazel Grove, you've now messed up my evening one. It wasn't for passenger numbers either, there was a good contingent of people that caught the 17:55 from Deansgate. It was a fairly popular connection.

I can't wait to move somewhere where this nonsense doesn't happen.