The Transport Game (UK)

[FQ]

We then catch the 22:06 NR service to Manchester Oxford Road getting there at 22:31 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the station and crossing the road to the bus stop outside the hotel, we next board the 2242 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 to Northenden (Palatine Road/Brett Street) that arrives at 2311 on Sunday evening

 

[higthomas]

We then find a bed for the night, possibly in the Britannia Hotel, before rising bright and early to catch the Stagecoach Manchester route 370, which leaves from right outside the aforementioned hotel at 0701 and arrives at Altrincham, Interchange at 0722 on a Monday Morning.

 

[FQ]

We then walk to Altrincham station and catch the 08:46 NR service to Chester arriving at 09:46 on Monday Morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A run along the North Wales coast beckons, so we next board the 0958 ATW service to Holyhead that arrives there at 1122 on Monday morning.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 11:27 ATW service to Birmingham International arriving at 15:49 on Monday Prevening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUflhSDbyws

Also in the 5 minute rule.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Also in the 5 minute rule.

Glad that you found the website with all such information of use. Be careful when you come across a ferry port with a railway station, such as Holyhead, as minimum connection times at such railway stations refer to onward ferries.
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We then take the 11:27 ATW service to Birmingham International arriving at 15:49 on Monday Prevening.

Changing TOC, we next board the 1600 Virgin service to Rugby that arrives there at 1622 on Monday afternoon.

P S. I like your use of the arcane word...Prevening...Have you been watching "Big Bang Theory" ?

 

[FQ]

Changing TOC, we next board the 1600 Virgin service to Rugby that arrives there at 1622 on Monday afternoon.

P S. I like your use of the arcane word...Prevening...Have you been watching "Big Bang Theory" ?

Yep, The big bang theory is my favourite show.

We then catch the 17:05 Stagecoach number 63 bus to Stockton (Square) arriving at 17:30 on Monday evening.

 

[Trainfan344]

We then board the 16:38 London Midland service to Birmingham new street arriving there at 17:17 Monday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Have we gone astray with that last posting ? Getting confused with our current location.

 

[FQ]

Hang on,

Can I call a hold?

We are currently at Stockton

Sorry.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Hang on,

Can I call a hold?

We are currently at Stockton

Sorry.

We are indeed. I suggest that trainfan344 and Paul strike through their postings.

We then board the 1835 Stagecoach in Warwickshire service 64 to Leamington Spa (Upper Parade), arriving there at 1912 on Monday evening.

 

[FQ]

From the upper parade we walk to the station and take the 19:50 XC service to York arriving at 22:52 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Three times I have attempted to make a posting in the afternoon today only to find that someone else has made a posting which would obviate the one that I proposed would be made. Hence my recent absences.

 

[Trainfan344]

Took to long making my post.
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Next we take the 23:06 FTPE service to Manchester Piccadilly arriving there at 00:56 Tuesday Morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Noting the minimum connection time here, we next board the 2306 First TPE service to Manchester Airport that arrives there at 0111 on Tuesday morning.

 

[FQ]

What is the minimum connection time at York just to ask? Thanks.

Anyway.

Then we take the 04:25 TPE service to Newcastle arriving at 07:32 on Tuesday morn.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Folks: please see post #1065. We are at Manchester Piccadilly, NOT the airport, the time is 0056 and we have just alighted off the 2306 service from York. Post 1066 and 1067 are subsequently invalid, as I don't think some members have seen 1065. Thank you

We then take the short walk to Piccadilly Gardens and board the 0139 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 to Sharston (Harper Road), arriving there at 0210 in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What is the minimum connection time at York just to ask? Thanks.

I did make reference to the most excellent BR Times website earlier today, details of which were given to you for downloading purposes some time ago.

In that, the minimum connection time at York is shown as 8 minutes.
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We then take the short walk to Piccadilly Gardens and board the 0139 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 to Sharston (Harper Road), arriving there at 0210 in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

We await the next night service bus and board the 0240 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 to Wythenshawe bus station that arrives there at 0247 on Tuesday morning.
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Took too long making my post.

The 60 second insistence that has to be left in-between postings is bad enough on this quiz, but when it is a "quick-fire" quiz such as "The next station is" quiz, where points for winning a leg can be at stake, it is doubly fraustrating...

 

[ValleyLines142]

The 43 very conveniently runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so connections are still available throughout the night. We board the 0316 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 to Chorlton-upon-Medlock (Royal Infirmary), arriving there at 0343 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Off we head to where onwards connections by bus, coach, rail and air are available and board the 0418 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 to Manchester Airport Interchange which arrives there at 0454 on Tuesday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We are finally able to change operators now, as we board the 0525 Arriva North West service 18 to the Trafford Centre/Dumplington (Barton Dock Road), arriving there at 0624 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing operator, we next board the 0648 First Manchester service 100 to Hollins Green (The Black Swan PH on Manchester Road) that arrives there at 0724 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then take the 0740 First Manchester service 100 to Salford (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 0905 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next decide to visit the once-thriving cotton town which was made famous by the portrayal of the events during the mill "wakes week" holidays in the black and white film "Hindle Wakes", so taking a 4 minute walk around the perimeter of the shopping precinct to the western facing row of bus stops, we then board the 0941 Stagecoach Wigan service 32 to Hindley (Bridge Street) that arrives there at 1029 on Tuesday morning.

 

[FQ]

We then walk to the station and catch the 10:51 NR service to Kirkby arriving at 11:20 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What is the distance between the bus stop on Bridge Street and Hindley railway station ?

 

[FQ]

0.4 miles.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/H...xe9cd1384447763bf!2m2!1d-2.575501!2d53.542251

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

0.4 miles.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/H...xe9cd1384447763bf!2m2!1d-2.575501!2d53.542251

It seemed much longer than that when I actually walked that distance between the bus stop and the station some years ago. Thanks for the clarification.
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We then walk to the station and catch the 10:51 NR service to Kirkby arriving at 11:20 on Tuesday morning.

Taking the 3 minute walk from the railway station to the bus stop on Kirkby Row, we then board the 1137 Stagecoach Merseyside service 21 to Walton Vale (Grace Road) that arrives there at 1156 on Tuesday morning.

 

[bnsf734]

We then walk to Walton Vale, Warbreck Moor and take the 1226 Arriva North West service 311 to Skelmersdale Concouse arriving at 1341 on Tuesday.