hammerb32 -
Not on a major motorway? What is that running alongside the Western perimeter? Not on a mainline railroute? Did you miss the rail hub located between the terminals which is the start-point for services through Manchester to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle (via Leeds, York), Blackpool, Liverpool, Southport, Cleethorpes (via Sheffield), and southwards to Crewe and beyond?
Could it be that you are posting with an agenda? Don't confuse your obvious dislike of MAN with the facts.