I also put forward a suggestion of using the Reddish North line which may be declined
I think Steve may mean the Reddish South line - that's the one that links Stockport with Guide Bridge and has one train per week! It crosses the Marple - Piccadilly line at Reddish Vale, between Brinnington and Reddish North stations, and could provide a rail link between Marple, Romiley and Stockport, through the construction of a short curve joining our line with the Guide Bridge line.
That would link Marple with Stockport with a journey time of around 20 minutes, even though it is a somewhat roundabout route. I am puzzled as to why it is not being taken more seriously by the planners, as it appears to be the only way we will ever have a rail link to Stockport.
Re the A6- M60 bypass, it really is a no-brainer, as anyone who uses Torkington Road, Dooley Lane or Bents Lane must know to their cost. Those three roads, as we all know, are a virtually permanent crawl, with huge amount of medium and long distance traffic funnelling in from Hazel Grove to join the motorway, and we need to get that traffic off those roads so that they are released for us locals to use.
This is a very important local issue, and the contibutions here from Carolyn, Steve and Kevin have been very helpful in enabling voters to make up our minds.