Welcome on board everyone to TFGM service 99, not a 99 ice cream unfortunately before you get all excited about it but all jokes aside this service would have some special introductory offers a little more about that later on but not to late otherwise the ice cream will have melted by then and you will only have the flake left.

This route last operated back in late 2017 or 2018, when Go Goodwins withdrawn the service to loss of revenue but the route itself was quirky route with potential for success but it was melted by the time of Metrolink Arrival into Withington, this route can be chased right back to Manchester Corporation Days and lasted ever since until it recent withdrawal.

I will be proposing some changes to it routing around Sale Moor to provide some extra service coverage in the area and bring the service back with every 15 Minutes service daily during the daytime and try and  schedule it to work with both Metrolink and National Rail as this service connects a quite few National Rail and Metrolink Stations along the route which will be vital this service success.

How Manchester Coping without a 99 ice cream sorry 99 Bus Route

Since the demise of this route, the through connections from Manchester to Sale Moor as long since gone and requires 11 changes, 5 Different Operators 7 service routes and a little bit of walking is involved to finally reach Sale Moor and Sale. In general Sale to Manchester bus network as dwindle in the last few years to only 2 services connecting Sale to Manchester in a circular kind of formation.

• Stagecoach Manchester Service 103 towards Manchester Airport and change at Dental Hospital
• Manchester Community Transport Service 44 towards Stockport and change at Princess Road/Mauldeth Road West
• Stagecoach Manchester Service 101 towards Wythenshawe and change at Princess Parkway Stop B
• Diamond North West Service 272 towards Eccles and change at Altrincham Road/Ferndown Road
• D&G Buses Service 288 towards Manchester Airport and change at Stockport Road/Stelfox Avenue cross over to catch the connecting service on opposite side
• Stagecoach Manchester Service 108 towards Manchester and change at Brooklands Road/ Maple Road
• Diamond North West Service 272 towards Eccles and change at Brooklands Road/ Norris Road
• Diamond North West Service 281 towards Sale and change at The Moorfield
• Diamond North West Service 272 towards Eccles and change at Dane Road/Temple Road
• Walk Dane Road – Arnesby Avenue – Dane Road – Winstanley Road – Broad Road to catch a Go North West Service
• Go North West Service 41 towards Sale Metrolink Station and you have now finally reached your destination congratulations

If you do decide to do this route by the method listed above good luck doing so as it probably will roughly take around 5 hours now

The 99s are being served again

I’m proposing that this service is reinstated along it original routing out of Manchester all the way through to Sale Moor Village where it would follow abit of revised routing to serve Arnesby Avenue for the first time to my knowledge that a bus service has operated along here, the road wideth seems wide enough to get a normal service bus down and up again and the final change in Sale Moor would be routing the service down Winstanley Road to Board Road where the service would follow Sale One Way system to terminate near Sale Metrolink Station.

The whole idea of reinstating the route is to give Sale and Sale Moor alternative route into the heart of Manchester and student distract, also providing onward connection to the National Rail and Metrolink systems

The service will connect the following stations listed below

• Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink
• Oxford Road National Rail Station
• Withington Metrolink [East Didsbury Line]
• Moor Road Metrolink [Airport Line] – Within short walking distance
• Brooklands Metrolink [Altrincham Line]
• Dane Road Metrolink [Altrincham Line] – Within a short walking distance
• Sale Metrolink [Altrincham Line]

99 | Manchester – Dental Hospital – Fallowfield – Northenden – Brooklands – Sale Moor – Arnesby Avenue – Sale Metrolink Station

Manchester Piccadilly Gardens | Parker Street – Portland Street – Princess Street – Whitworth Street – Whitworth Street West – Gloucester Street – Cambridge Street – Higher Cambridge Street – Lloyd Street North – Lloyd Street – Lloyd Street South – Wilbraham Road – Princess Road – Princess Parkway – Altrincham Road – Brooklands Road – Marsland Road – Northenden Road – Old Hall Road – Dane Road – Arnesby Avenue – Dane Road – Winstanley Road – Broad Road – Woodlands Road – Northenden Road – Broad Road

The Fair Fare System

Because this route serves quite seven stations, 1 Network Rail[National Rail], 6 Metrolink Station, I would like the fare system to be avaiable to the passengers for all 3 transport methods when they board the service.

Single Fares will be no longer instead you will have a simple 2 option day and weekly tickets options available

• Operator Day | £4.00 for the entire day
• Connector Plus Day | £6.00 for unlimited travel across Greater Manchester on Trains, Metrolink and All Local Bus Services
• Operator Weekly | £15 for the entire week
• Connector Plus Weekly | £30 for the entire week

The 99′ introductory offer

To introduce this service back into the roads of Greater Manchester, I would want a special fare promation to be introduced to win back the crowds and also full fare structure as listed above

• 99′ Special Single| £1 for full route no ifs or buts

I hoped you enjoyed reading my proposals and ideas on reinstated route 99 between Manchester and Sale, if you got any suggestions or feedback on my suggestions made, please feel free leave them below in the comments and if you really enjoyed this post give it a share to spread the enjoyment and interest around

See you soon on the buses, Mike