The Transport Game (UK)

[Esker-pades]

We have another overnight in Wick. On Wednesday, we board the 06:18 ScotRail service to Dingwall, arriving there at 10:00 (on a Wednesday).

 

[DanTrain]

We have another overnight in Wick. On Wednesday, we board the 06:18 ScotRail service to Dingwall, arriving there at 10:00 (on a Wednesday).

Hold on, don’t we have to take the 22:45 bus to Thurso?

https://bustimes.org/services/82-thurso-wick-via-halkirk

 

[Esker-pades]

Apologies.

We then take the 22:45 Stagecoach North Scotland route 82 service to Clayock, Spences Cottages. We arrive there at 23:08 on a Tuesday.

 

[318266]

We then sleep, and in the morning catch the board the 0618 Stagecoach North Scotland service 82 to Georgemas Junction, arriving at 0619 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Here, we have little choice other than to board the 22:12 Stagecoach North Scotland service 82 to Wick, at Bus Terminus, arriving at 22:37 Tuesday evening.

Again, no other choice than to board the 2245 Stagecoach North Scotland service 82 to Thurso (Bank of Scotland) that arrives there at 2328 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gameplay.....Additional Notes

• If arriving by bus or coach then you should name the area in addition to the stop name.
• If a move is discovered to be incorrect then the original post should be struck through and the correction made as a new post.

A couple of guide notes from the rules section that are useful to remember.

 

[DanTrain]

Anyone else get the feeling we’re going round in circles, having gone Wick - Thurso - Georgemas Junction - Wick - Thurso - Georgemas Junction .

Fed up of these three settlements, we now board the 07:03 ScotRail service 2H60 to Dingwall, arriving at 10:01 Wednesday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

There, we board the 11:32 ScotRail service to Duncraig, arriving there at 13:18 on a Wednesday.

 

[318266]

We then board the 1401 ScotRail service 2H84 to Inverness, arriving at 1626 Wednesday afternoon

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 17:30 ScotRail service to Perth, arriving there at 19:39 on a Wednesday.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 17:15 Scottish CityLink service 919 to Invergarry Junction, arriving at 18:36 Wednesday afternoon.

 

[318266]

We then board the 2011 ScotRail service 1T44 to Glasgow Queen Street, arriving at 2115 Wednesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2142 ScotRail service to Stonehaven that arrives at 0005 on Thursday morning.

 

[318266]

We then sleep and, bound for Strathclyde, board the 0546 ScotRail service 1T06 to Glasgow Queen Street, arriving at 0834 Thursday morning

 

[Esker-pades]

Hoping for something electric, we board the 08:45 ScotRail service to Haymarket, arriving there at 09:34 on a Thursday.

 

[318266]

We do get one, then another one on the 0943 ScotRail service 2M33 to Partick, arriving at 1102 Thursday morning, destined further west.

 

[Esker-pades]

We swap platforms and board the 11:08 ScotRail service to Chatelherault, arriving there at 11:49 on a Thursday.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 12:08 ScotRail service 2L01 to Milngavie, arriving at 13:03 Thursday afternoon.

 

[318266]

We then take what is now the front unit only, on the 1311 ScotRail service 2C36 to Westerton, arriving at 1318 Thursday afternoon

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 13:30 First Greater Glasgow service 16 to Govan (Queen Elizabeth Hospitals (Stop 4)), arriving at 14:08 Thursday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

We then decide to turn around and board the 14:13 First Glasgow service 16 to Drumchapel, Before Sherwood Place, arriving at 15:04 Thursday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk to Duncraig Place and get the First Greater Glasgow service M60 to Clydebank (Bus Station (Stance 1)), arriving at 15:28 Thursday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

Walking to the station, we then board the 15:42 ScotRail service 2F37 to Dalmuir, arriving at 15:46 Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1543 First Glasgow service 60 to Easterhouse (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 1750 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1551 Abellio ScotRail service 2H46 to Edinburgh, arriving there at 1719 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

We wait for the next WHL service, which is the 16:57 ScotRail service to Taynuilt. We arrive there at 19:19 on a Thursday.

 

[318266]

We then baord the 1730 ScotRail service 1R01 to Glasgow Queen Street, arriving at 1824 Thursday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

Transferring into Glasgow Central, we then board the 1908 TransPennine Express service 1M94 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving there at 2222 on Thursday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Transferring into Glasgow Central, we then board the 1908 TransPennine Express service 1M94 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving there at 2222 on Thursday evening.

Isn’t that more than 0.5 miles?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Isn’t that more than 0.5 miles?

No, 0.3 miles (6 mins) along Buchanan Street and Gordon Street.