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ValleyLines142
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Guys I'm really sorry but that X26 bus doesn't appear to serve the Whitgift Centre, and only serves East Croydon station at 0744 anyway.
Esker-pades
Established Member
It does. I've done the full route three times.
ValleyLines142
Established Member
Even the Transport for London journey planner says it doesn't. Not sure what to do here.
Neither does Google Maps. Furthermore it definitely wouldn't get there by 0732, it only gets to Sutton Police Station at 0733.
Esker-pades
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Source: https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/x26/?direction=inbound
Final stop is listed as "Delta Point Stop WN".
On the iBus announcement it is announced as Whitgift Centre.
Final stop is listed as "Delta Point Stop WN".
On the iBus announcement it is announced as Whitgift Centre.
Can't we just cut out the inbetween move and take it to East Croydon, where my move is still valid?
Actually, that's true, try googling Delta Point Stop WN if you disagree, it comes out at West Croydon.
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ValleyLines142
Established Member
Potentially yes but the timings are all wrong anyway, as it definitely takes more than an hour and half to get between Heathrow and Croydon.
It arrives at West Croydon at 07:48. That invalidates the next two move I believe.
Esker-pades
Established Member
Yes. Bus timetables are very fluid, so whoever posted the new timings for the X26 journey just added the 20 minutes from the 05:40 departure. Continue from West Croydon with the arrival at 07:48 or start from Heathrow Central at 05:40?
InterCity:125
Member
Yes. Here, having arrived at 07:48, we board the 08:05 Southern service 2B16 to Epsom Downs, arriving at 08:29 Tuesday morning.
That's a very tight connection at 1 minute, definitly falls foul of the interchange time. Sorry!
Esker-pades
Established Member
We take a 9 minute walk to the Bunbury Way bus stop, where we just miss the 08:38, so we board the 09:38 Arriva London route 166 to West Croydon Bus Station, arriving there at 10:39 on a Tuesday.
Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
What on earth has happened to this quiz since last weekend?
It's like a yo-yo round here!
Here, we again enter the station, and this time board the 10:46 London Overground service 9D22 to Hoxton, arriving at 11:26 Tuesday morning.
Too many people at once - unlike TNSI, this game doesn't work with too many people trying to make moves at the same time!
Esker-pades
Established Member
And quite a few incorrect postings (I include myself in that too).
ValleyLines142
Established Member
A new starter, who is still learning the ropes; you were in that position once!
Exiting the station to the bus stop outside the Geffyre Museum, we then board the 1139 Arriva London service 149 to Edmonton Green (Bus Station), arriving there at 1246 on Tuesday afternoon.
What also doesn't help is too many of us are playing at once and we're all posting too quickly!
InterCity:125
Member
Sorry
Don't worry, you should have seen the chaos I managed to cause in The Next Station Is (a much easier game) when I first joined!Sorry
Esker-pades
Established Member
Sorry
You're fine. It takes a while to get used to this. It's a very precise game in comparison to some of the others.
Andy Pacer
Established Member
Well said. The more players the more interesting.
Esker-pades
Established Member
We walk out of the station to bus stop N, where we board the 13:12* Metroline route 207 to High Barnet Station, arriving there at 13:45 on a Tuesday.
*The closest timing point is one stop westbound. I have taken a minute off to reflect what is the most likely situation in reality.
Esker-pades
Established Member
From the same bus stop, we board the 15:10 Uno service to Hatfield Railway Station, arriving there at 16:20 on a Tuesday.
backontrack
Established Member
Agreed. Perhaps some are forgetting the need for patience.
Esker-pades
Established Member
I would have thought it would be down to not checking before posting. I have got into the practice of refreshing the page just before posting to make sure nobody has jumped in before me. This is very recent, and I am very liable to forget it, but the times I've done it, it has worked. (All the times I've done it, nobody has posted anything.)