The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2008 First Glasgow service 88 to Bishopbriggs (The Triangle), arriving there at 2037 on Sunday evening.

 

[318266]

We wait for the 2048 First in Glasgow service 89 to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station, arriving at 2102 on Sunday evening

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 22:45 National Express service 336 Plymouth to Plymouth Coach Station, arriving at 13:45 Monday afternoon.

 

[318266]

We realise we forgot something in Glasgow, so we get the 1540 National Express 336 to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station, arriving at 0620 Tuesday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Walking to Glasgow Queen Street, we then board the 07:10 ScotRail service 1H05 to Inverness, arriving at 10:28 Tuesday morning.

It's harder than you think to escape the highlands

 

[318266]

We then get the 1045 ScotRail service 1B22 to Edinburgh, arriving at 1425 Tuesday afternoon

But waiting 17 minutes seems to do the trick!

 

[DanTrain]

We’re just short on connection time to make the VTEC train we made last Tuesday to Aberdeen, so dreaming instead of Plymouth (we just didn’t get or enjoy it last time!), we board the 15:08 Cross Country service 1C68 to Plymouth, arriving at 23:44 Tuesday evening.

 

[318266]

We catch the 2354 1A40 Great Western Railway service to Reading, arriving at 0358 Wednesday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Waiting a while, we then board the 05:53 Great Western Railway service 1C01 to Neath, arriving at 08:44 Wednesday morning.

 

[318266]

We then get the 0905 Arriva Trains Wales service 1W12 to Crewe, arriving at 1228 Wednesday afternoon

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 13:08 Virgin Trains service 9S60 to Haymarket, arriving at 16:13 Wednesday afternoon.

 

[318266]

We catch the 1620 ScotRail service 1R87 to Falkirk High, arriving at 1646 Wednesday afternoon

 

[DanTrain]

Fed up of intercity trains, we instead choose to leave the station and board the 17:13 First Scotland East service 17 to Slamannan, after Balcastle Road, arriving at 17:32 Wednesday afternoon.

 

[318266]

We get the 1744 First Scotland East service 17 to Falkirk Bus Station, arriving at 1810 Wednesday evening

 

[DanTrain]

We then take a 9 minute (0.4 mile) walk to Falkirk Grahamston, where we board the 18:39 Scotrail service 2P37 to Bridge of Allan, arriving at 19:01 Wednesday evening.

 

[backontrack]

The Highlands are close at hand again! Feeling stimulated by the Stirlingshire air, we have a quick tea before boarding the 20:04 Stagecoach in Perth route 15A bus service from outside the station to Pitcairngreen (Hotel). We arrives there at 21:25 on Wednesday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Looks like we're stuck here overnight, so we then board the 06:56 Stagecoach East Scotland service 14 to Perth, at Elibank Street, arriving at 07:27 Thursday morning.

 

[backontrack]

Morning @DanTrain!

We then walk to the railway station and board the 08:10 ScotRail train service to Inverness, arriving there at 10:28 on Thursday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 10:41 ScotRail service 2H63 to Thurso, arriving at 14:24 Thursday afternoon.

78A to Scrabster anyone!

 

[318266]

Then the 1632 ScotRail 2H64 to Inverness, arriving at 2010 Thursday Afternoon

 

[backontrack]

We then board the 21:07 ScotRail train service to Tain, arriving there at 22:17 on Thursday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Here, we board the 21:07 ScotRail service 2H77 to Tain, arriving at 22:17 Thursday evening.

Instead, let's take the 22:21 Scotrail service 2H36 back to Inverness, arriving at 23:31 Thursday night.

 

[318266]

We sleep, and get the 0630 2H54 to Inverness, arriving at 0743 Friday Morning

 

[318266]

Here, we board the 21:07 ScotRail service 2H77 to Tain, arriving at 22:17 Thursday evening.

Instead, let's take the 22:21 Scotrail service 2H36 back to Inverness, arriving at 23:31 Thursday night.

Isn't there a 5 minute connection time at Tain?

 

[backontrack]

We call it a day and retire to the Royal Hotel on Lamington Street. On Friday morning, we stroll to the railway station and board the 08:17 ScotRail train service to Thurso, arriving there at 10:59.

 

[DanTrain]

Isn't there a 5 minute connection time at Tain?

It's the same train turning round, no need to even get off. It's not like you'd miss the connection.

 

[318266]

Having arrived at the destination, the minimum connection time for the station or stop must be allowed for. Where this is not published, a minimum interchange time is considered to be five minutes.

There. No mention of trains turning round.

 

[DanTrain]

From Miller Academy near the station, we then board the 11:40 Stagecoach North Scotland service 78A to Scrabster, arriving at Scrabster Ferry Terminal at 12:27 Friday afternoonb.

 

[backontrack]

We then board the 13:15 NorthLink Ferries service on the MV Hamnavoe to Stromness Ferry Terminal on the Orkney Mainland, where we arrive at 14:45 on Friday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

There. No mention of trains turning round.

Looks like we may need an adjudication here, let me see if I can find someone.