h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

No that is a walk up fare. There should be a ticket machine and office at the airport station - if not buy on the train.

Thank you.

Good to know you can actually buy on the train. Here they fine you if you don't have a ticket bought in advance!

Not in Sweden... They'll add a fee though for not purchasing a ticket until onboard though - I think it might be around *calculates* 6 or 7 Euro...

I think it's 600 Danish kroner here ( = £67 = 81 euro)

I tested whether or not I could come straight from work, sans food, and just dive headlong into the drinking.

You know, for science?

Apparently I should definitely stop off for eats. Especially given my penchant for 9% stouts.

The Deansgate station is actually called "Deansgate" and not "Manchester Deansgate", which is odd because it's about 100 m from "Manchester Oxford Road", which is about 100 m from "Manchester Picadilly"...

Technically, just to get confusing, the station is Knott Station and the platform is Deansgate Station

Actually, why isn't it Manchester Deansgate?

Tradition.

It used to be Deansgate G-Mex. Despite G-Mex not being G-Mex for about a decade.

They only changed the tram stop's name to Deansgate-Castlefield last year.

I've always wondered why it isn't Deansgate Locks, both the train station and the tram station, since they're both right above the locks. Mind you, I've never understood why Deansgate station still exists, given it's so close to Oxford Road and not that many trains stop there.

Oddly the walk across from the AMC cinema (if it's still there) to the tram station is one of my favourite parts of the city, just because of the height and the views you get: it always feels like you shouldn't be able to get up there.

Have a look above the main entrance to Deansgate Station, you'll see it actually says Knott Station.

I'll have to dig out the old city centre maps, it's what the wife does for a living anyway, characterising Olde Manchester

It used to be Knott Mill, I think the old sign built into the station still says that. I'll have took next time I'm going through in daylight.

And the encyclopaedia galatica does the business even with a photo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deansgate_railway_station

So, how many people are here on the Friday then?

It's looking to be about 20.

The list says 21, I think.

Bigger than quite a few meets

Given the price in Port St, I ain't getting a round in. That's fer sure.

If anybody is still looking for something to do on Friday night, my friends and I will be going to this: http://www.megabyteclub.co.uk/
I've meant to go ever since I heard about it, but it's just not come together the last few months. Now they're doing a j-music special, and I can't miss it!

Friend of mine went to that a few weeks back. It's apparently a right laugh. Not my scene though.