I don't think I'm duplicating an existing post, and the information from Tfgm required a lot of clicks to find the details, so:
1. Until Monday 21 November, no service on the Piccadilly Gardens to Mosley Street west curve, because of a track fault (points at Piccadilly Gardens perhaps?).
2. Tuesday 22 November to Tuesday 29 November track will be repaired/replaced
EDIT See https://tfgm.com/tickets-and-passes/contactless
1. Until Monday 21 November, no service on the Piccadilly Gardens to Mosley Street west curve, because of a track fault (points at Piccadilly Gardens perhaps?).
- Piccadilly Station - Piccadilly Gardens - Market Street - Victoria service only one through Piccadilly Gardens (Ashton-Crumpsall service)
- Bury-Altrincham services direct
- Eccles-Deansgate
- Ticket acceptance on rail services Piccadilly-Deansgate (however I presume no chance of using contactless)
- Replacement bus service Deansgate-Piccadilly (again no idea how contactless will work)
- Information at https://tfgm.com/piccadilly-gardens-service-change
2. Tuesday 22 November to Tuesday 29 November track will be repaired/replaced
- No service Piccadilly Station to Piccadilly Gardens
- Bury-Altrincham services direct still
- Eccles-Deansgate
- Replacement bus services Piccadilly-Deansgate and Piccadilly-Victoria
- Information at https://tfgm.com/piccadilly-gardens-works
EDIT See https://tfgm.com/tickets-and-passes/contactless
Using contactless cards or devices with alternative bus or train services during Metrolink service disruptions
If a tram service is disrupted, Metrolink ticket acceptance on local bus services may be put in place. Please remember to touch-in at the tram stop at the start of your journey and touch-out at the end of your journey. If you do this, any contactless journeys will continue to be recorded and charged/capped as normal.
If you touch-in but are unable to touch-out, we’ll help with any payment queries. Please call 03000 035 035 after 24 hours. This allows time for our systems to update, so we can see all touches on the smart readers.
If special Metrolink replacement bus services are running, please touch-in and touch-out at the tram stop as usual, at the start and end of your journey.
You will need to show your contactless card or device as you board a bus.
Unfortunately, you will not be able to travel using contactless on any rail services where ticket acceptance is put in place and you will need to buy a ticket. Please keep tickets and/or receipts and, after 24 hours, call 03000 035 035 for help with any payment queries.
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