Avanti rail replacement buses

[Wombat]

Apologies if this thread is in the wrong place!

On Sunday I'm travelling from Stockport to Euston with Avanti West Coast. The first phase of this journey is a replacement bus to Wilmslow (I assume engineering works or something). I loathe buses, so can you give me an idea of what to expect so that I can decide how much effort/money to devote to an alternative? Is it likely to be a decent coach or a standard bone-rattler bus?

 

[NewSt]

Apologies if this thread is in the wrong place!

On Sunday I'm travelling from Stockport to Euston with Avanti West Coast. The first phase of this journey is a replacement bus to Wilmslow (I assume engineering works or something). I loathe buses, so can you give me an idea of what to expect so that I can decide how much effort/money to devote to an alternative? Is it likely to be a decent coach or a standard bone-rattler bus?

It'll be a coach of some variety, most likely. Whether it will be decent or not, I do not know.

 

[js1000]

Could you not have gone via Sheffield on EMR or Leeds via LNER?

 

[NewSt]

Could you not have gone via Sheffield on EMR or Leeds via LNER?

Or via Birmingham with XC and Avanti/LNR.

 

[Wombat]

It'll be a coach of some variety, most likely. Whether it will be decent or not, I do not know.

That helps, thank you!

Could you not have gone via Sheffield on EMR or Leeds via LNER?

Possibly, but I've paid for the tickets now. I think I'll cross my fingers and risk the coach.

 

[NewSt]

That helps, thank you!

No worries, happy to help!

 

[Bovverboy]

Could you not have gone via Sheffield on EMR or Leeds via LNER?

EMR are diverting via Romiley. As to Leeds, how would you get there from Stockport?

Or via Birmingham with XC and Avanti/LNR.

Both XC and Avanti are diverting via Styal. With XC it would be coach to Stoke.
The easiest way to avoid coach substitution would be to backtrack to Manchester Picc.