(20 Dec 2016, 9:33 pm)Jimmi wrote Pilkington Bus are also doing a Olympian Farewell event. It will be held on Wednesday 28th December and the buses will be used on service 15 between Acrrington and Clitheroe.
I will be attending this and the Preston Bus Olympian farewell on December 31st.
(20 Dec 2016, 9:37 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote I might head along to Pilkington's Event, As its on a easier day transport wise to get there, Preston's event is possible for me but would involve a connection at York with the last train to Newcastle, Which is a bit of a push on a night like that.Irritatingly with the Pilkington event, I have the irritation of Saturday timetables for getting to Darlington on the morning which means the earliest train I can get from Darlington in the morning is the 08:12 CrossCountry service, got two changes meaning I don't get to Accrington until 10:30 and I am unsure whether Pilkington Bus are running a normal weekday service or a Saturday service, if it's the former, I will miss a bus by minutes and the next bus won't leave Accrington until 12pm. I am booked to leave Accrington around 5pm in the evening although I am on a off peak return, so really I could leave anytime, I just won't have reserved seats for the last leg of the journey back to Darlington.
(20 Dec 2016, 10:27 pm)Jimmi wrote Irritatingly with the Pilkington event, I have the irritation of Saturday timetables for getting to Darlington on the morning which means the earliest train I can get from Darlington in the morning is the 08:12 CrossCountry service, got two changes meaning I don't get to Accrington until 10:30 and I am unsure whether Pilkington Bus are running a normal weekday service or a Saturday service, if it's the former, I will miss a bus by minutes and the next bus won't leave Accrington until 12pm. I am booked to leave Accrington around 5pm in the evening although I am on a off peak return, so really I could leave anytime, I just won't have reserved seats for the last leg of the journey back to Darlington.
Irritatingly for the Preston thing, my way of getting to Preston is complicated, I am getting a train to Manchester Piccadilly but I then need to get to Manchester Victoria for another train, but due to engineering works I have to get a "transfer" to get between these two points but am confused as I have no clue what this "transfer" is?
Irritatingly, I probably won't get all the buses in service at both events.
(22 Dec 2016, 12:01 pm)northern156 wrote Just as easy to walk Vic to Picc (or v/v) than get the bus, Jimmi. Picc you come out the main entrance, down the ramp where all the buses and taxis come up. Follow that road until you get to Piccadilly Gardens. Keep walking alongside the east end of shops etc on Piccadilly Gardens and follow the tramway all the way to Manchester Victoria.Was actually considering doing just that as it is actually faster than the transfer, Google Maps reckons it's about 19 minutes walk also it would additionally enable me to have 10-15 bus spotting in Manchester en-route to Piccadilly.
20-25 mins it takes. Easy!
(22 Dec 2016, 12:30 pm)Jimmi wrote Was actually considering doing just that as it is actually faster than the transfer, Google Maps reckons it's about 19 minutes walk also it would additionally enable me to have 10-15 bus spotting in Manchester en-route to Piccadilly.
I'd be okay to get out through the ticket barriers at Victoria on a Off Peak Return ticket wouldn't I?
(22 Dec 2016, 5:00 pm)James101 wrote Or even using metroshuttle 2 which runs door-to-door between the two, pretty much direct via northern quarter. Still faster than the tram.
I don't think there's any restriction on off peak on a Saturday?