Aibu to tell you about the god awful train situation

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From the 2nd to the 22nd August there are zero train going through Stockport. If it goes through Stockport it will be a bus replacement. All the major companies have trains that go through there. There are no trains leaving Manchester on the Buxton route, and the buses were all cancelled this morning 😭🤦‍♀️. We tried to get an alternative train but there are none locally - they’re all impacted. The rail replacement service weren’t available this morning either.

Thats rubbish

That's pants. We get rail replacement most weekends (so not a work day for most) and it's pot luck if it comes to the station, or stops a 10 minute walk away on the nearest bus route.

Fingers crossed for you that they get the work finished early or at least on time.

What, what are they doing. If they are improving things it might be worth the hassle. However the buses being cancelled is disgraceful.

Huddersfield has no trains between 30 Aug and 28 Sept, which means my local station also has no trains. And I use the train to get to work multiple times a week.

So I’ll be driving instead, taking twice as long. I won’t be getting a bus replacement when the train ticket is about as expensive as city centre parking anyway and I’m stuck to their timetables.

So I feel for you. The service isn’t that bad at the moment so I can’t believe any upgrade will be worth the upheaval.

They are fixing a bridge that trains go under so they’ve closed it all off entirely and trains can’t turn around so they’re just not going to.

it’s a logistical nightmare

What an excellent reason for not visiting the in laws, thanks for the heads up!

Seriously though, that's a long time and rail replacement bus services are a hellscape.

That's why Bolt the station cat has gone to his retirement home.
I do appreciate that it's a lot more inconvenient for you as a passenger though.

Yes, it means that even though I live in Stoke it is going to be easier and cheaper to drive to London for our annual theatre trip. It also affects ds's journey from Leeds.

YABU for saying that "All the major companies have trains that go through there".
Yes it's a pain but it's probably better than the bridge collapsing.

Dp told me that there's a covenant on Stockport Station put there by the man who paid for it, stating that if a train goes through it has to stop. Hence the mad plans to build a loop round it to avoid having to do so when HS2 was supposed to go that far north....

They are replacing a road bridge in Stockport that runs over the main line. It is quite a complicated job apparently because the bridge is also a roundabout.

I think the Buxton trains are meant to be running from Hazel Grove but it's a Northern 'service', so don't hold your breath or plan anything important.

You could just get the 192 to Stockport and then get the 199 Airport Express out to Buxton I suppose. But it is a nuisance for it to be three weeks.

I can't imagine them (say) shutting the Northern Line in London for three weeks with no alternative. There would be outrage.

It’s a total joke isn’t it. On paper my commute should be 30-40 mins. But they have cancelled any direct trains for me at any commutable time and they are all constantly delayed on way home so I miss connections. I hate trains! It’s comical for big companies to try to get people back to offices when commutes are such a waste of time and patience!

I use the Buxton-Stockport train a few times a month. It gets quite busy at school time, so I understand why they've chosen this period.

But, yes, the replacement services are a complete joke. As I said up thread, probably best to use the 199 Skyline bus instead.

The Piccadilly-Sheffield line via New Mills seems to be running normally, so that's an option - train to New Mills then #'61 bus (35 mins) to Buxton.

But it is a pain, I agree, basically doubling or more the commute time.