The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wishing to see a larger railway station with a number of interesting onward opportunities, we next board the 1539 EMT service to Derby that arrives at 1625 on Saturday afternoon

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1636 XC service to Ashchurch for Tewkesbury arriving at 1807 Saturday evening

 

[johnnychips]

Let's take the 41 bus from the station, operated by Stagecoach in Cheltenham, at 1827, arriving at Cheltenham Clarence St at 1908 on Saturday evening..

 

[FQ]

We then take the number 42 Stagecoach bus to Tewksbury High Street arriving at 19:14 on Saturday evening.

 

[johnnychips]

We were in Cheltenham at 1908, so I can't see how we can arrive in Tewkesbury at 1914...

 

[FQ]

Oh sorry, I meant we then take the 19:30 41 Stagecoach bus to Tewksbury High Street arriving at 19:51 on Saturday evening.

 

[johnnychips]

This service arrives in Tewkesbury, opposite the Crescent, at 1951. Then there is a four minute walk to the High St.

 

[FQ]

This service arrives in Tewkesbury, opposite the Crescent, at 1951. Then there is a four minute walk to the High St.

Then the timetable I was looking at is naf.

 

[OxtedL]

As Clarbeston Road has an official minimum connection time of five minutes, noting that we arrived there at 1856, a journey commencing at 1900 would not be allowed.

Here on The Transport Game, we should treat rules like a penguin treats colourful socks. The same train that forms the 1856 arrival forms the 1900 departure, from the same single platform at Fishguard Harbour. It feels very silly to have enforced an interchange time. (Even without that knowledge.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Here on The Transport Game, we should treat rules like a penguin treats colourful socks. The same train that forms the 1856 arrival forms the 1900 departure, from the same single platform at Fishguard Harbour. It feels very silly to have enforced an interchange time. (Even without that knowledge.)

Obviously I bow to your deep understanding on this matter, but I do feel that I must ask you how many of the contestants on this quiz would have been aware of the very fact that you have stated in your posting above.

We cannot accept "the treating of rules like a penguin treats colourful socks" as you so eloquently put it with one hand, yet are expected to have detailed operating knowledge that was not even to be expected on the original quiz on the other hand.

 

[johnnychips]

Unfortunately, we seem to be stuck on a one service route at this time of day. So to try and escape, shall we get the 2054 41 Stagecoach in Cheltenham from Tewkesbury Anchor back to Ashchurch railway station arrive 2101 on Saturday night.?

 

[OxtedL]

We cannot accept "the treating of rules like a penguin treats colourful socks" as you so eloquently put it with one hand, yet are expected to have detailed operating knowledge that was not even to be expected on the original quiz on the other hand.

4 minutes is close enough to 5. This is the thrust of my comment. The rest was padding. Back to the thread now.

 

[dzug2]

You don't escape that easily

We catch the Stagecoach 41 2110 departure from Ashchurch station turn and travel to Uckington opp Moat Lane arriving at 2135 Saturday evening
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This service arrives in Tewkesbury, opposite the Crescent, at 1951. Then there is a four minute walk to the High St.

or stay on the bus until it gets to the High Street (aka the Anchor) at 1953

 

[higthomas]

We now have to wait 64 minutes because we can't make the 4 minute connection...

Anyway we again board a Stagecoach in Cheltenham route 41 bus to Tewkesbury High St., Anchor, departing at 2239 and arriving at 2253 on a Saturday Night.

 

[johnnychips]

So let's stay the night in Tewkesbury and get the National Express service 444 from The Crescent at 0850 to London Victoria coach station, arriving 1150 on Sunday morning.

 

[FQ]

We then hop to the London Victoria and take the 12:15 Gatwick Express service to Gatwick Airport arriving at 12:45 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[johnnychips]

Then we take the 1308 Metrobus Fastaway service 10 from Gatwick South Terminal to Crawley Bus Station on Sunday afternoon, arriving 1320.

 

[FQ]

We then hop to Crawley station and take the 13:53 SN service to Clapham Junction arriving at 14:39 on Sunday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing TOC, we next board the 1503 SWT service to Hinton Admiral that arrives there at 1710 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 1B64, the 1719 South West Trains service to Southampton Central, arriving there at 1753 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

We then take 1F25, the 1804 First Great Western service to Fratton arriving at 1840 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to change TOC and take a stopping train service along the south coast as we next board the 1922 SN service to Aldrington that arrives there at 2043 on Sunday evening.

 

[James Wake]

We then walk the short distance to Scott Road bus stop on Portland Road and take the Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company service 49 at around 2106 to Lewes Road Bus Garage, arriving 2134 on Sunday evening.

 

[johnnychips]

Then we take the 2215 38A Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company service from Brighton Lewes Road Bus Garage to Brighton Station, arriving Sunday evening at 2223

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter into the railway station and board the 2244 FCC service to Three Bridges that arrives there at 2311 on Sunday evening.

 

[FQ]

We then catch the 23:42 FCC service to London Bridge arriving at 00:19 on Monday Morning.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/X60660/2014/07/13/advanced

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Noting the official 10 minute official minimum connection time that applies at London Bridge, we see there is a fast service available and we board the 0042 FCC service to East Croydon (scheduled for 14 minutes) that arrives there at 0056 on Monday morning.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 01:24 SN service to Haywards Heath arriving at 02:04 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We find ourselves in the gap period between the night and day services, so we decide to take the first available train and board the 0425 SN service to Clapham Junction that arrives there at 0542 on Monday morning.

 

[higthomas]

We then board the 0608 Southern service, in order to enjoy the real delights of Bognor Regis, arriving there at 0758 on a Monday Morning.