The Transport Game (UK)

[DerekC]

We kip down for the night in the bus station and in the morning board the 05:20 National Express service 334 to Bournemouth Station where we arrive at 11:55 on Sunday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We kip down for the night in the bus station and in the morning board the 05:20 National Express service 334 to Bournemouth Station where we arrive at 11:55 on Sunday morning.

Is this the coach station or the railway station? As it is a Saturday departure from Glasgow the arrival at the coach station in Bournemouth is advertised on the National Express website as 1140

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1220 National Express service 304 to Birmingham Airport, arriving there at 1750 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1800 National Express service 212 to Birmingham Coach Station arriving there at 1825 on Sunday.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

We walk over to Oxford St and board the 1907 Johnson's Excelbus service X50 to Stratford-upon-Avon (McDonalds), arriving at 2015 on Sunday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 2025 Johnsons service X50 to Henley in Arden, High St Three Tuns arriving at 2045 on Sunday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then take the 1800 National Express service 212 to Birmingham Coach Station arriving there at 1825 on Sunday.

Can you use National Express for a local journey? I'd have thought you'd be redirected to the X1.

We then take the 2025 Johnsons service X50 to Henley in Arden, High St Three Tuns arriving at 2045 on Sunday

That's it for the remainder of the day, so we stop off overnight and take the seven minute walk to the railway station, where we board the 0641 West Midlands Railway service 2B03 to Yardley Wood, arriving there at 0707 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Can you use National Express for a local journey? I'd have thought you'd be redirected to the X1.

Google offered it to me so I took it!

 

[ValleyLines142]

Google offered it to me so I took it!

Fair enough. Very expensive journey mind.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Fair enough. Very expensive journey mind.

£4.10! Probably cheaper than I expected!!

 

[DerekC]

That's it for the remainder of the day, so we stop off overnight and take the seven minute walk to the railway station, where we board the 0641 West Midlands Railway service 2B03 to Yardley Wood, arriving there at 0707 on Monday morning.

We wait for the 07:32 West Midlands service to Droitwich Spa where we arrive at 08:47 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 0853 West Midlands Railway service to Spring Road arriving at 0956 on Monday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We exit the station and walk the 5 minutes (0.2 miles) to Hartfield Crescent and get the 10:09 National Express West Midlands service 11C Outer Circle to Handsworth (Stockwell Road), arriving at 11:19 Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1130 National Express West Midlands service 101 to Hockley (All Saints Street/Goode Avenue), arriving there at 1142 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the eight minute walk to Hockley Circus on All Saints Road and there board the 1155 National Express West Midlands service 16 to Newton (Green Lane/Hamstead Road) that arrives there at 1211 on Monday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

We don't have long to wait for the 12:21 National Express West Midlands service 46 to Great Barr (Scott Arms) where we arrive at 12:30 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1252 National Express West Midlands service X51 to Cannock, Delta Way (outside Arriva Depot) arriving there at 1338 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1424 Arriva Midlands service 70 to New Cross (the bus stop opposite Inchlaggan Road on Cannock Road) that arrives there at 1455 on Monday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1506 Select Bus Services service 71 to Cheslyn Hay High School arriving there at 1526 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1531 Arriva Midlands service 70 to Fallings Park (Cannock Road/Inchlaggan Road), arriving there at 1555 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then board the 1531 Arriva Midlands service 70 to Fallings Park (Cannock Road/Inchlaggan Road), arriving there at 1555 on Monday afternoon.

Did we not just come from there?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Did we not just come from there?

Crikey! So we did, although that is actually in Fallings Park and not New Cross, which is much further south.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then board the 1531 Arriva Midlands service 70 to Fallings Park (Cannock Road/Inchlaggan Road), arriving there at 1555 on Monday afternoon.

If we are happy to continue then we will take the 1620 Arriva Midlands service 70 to Featherstone, Whitegreave School arriving there at 1632 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

If we are happy to continue then we will take the 1620 Arriva Midlands service 70 to Featherstone, Whitegreave School arriving there at 1632 on Monday.

We're not really meant to continue, so I'll edit my move shortly.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then take the 1506 Select Bus Services service 71 to Cheslyn Hay High School arriving there at 1526 on Monday.

We take the four minute walk to the bus stop at the end of Wesley Avenue, where we board the 1539 Arriva Midlands Sapphire service 2 to Bloxwich (High Street/The Pinfold), arriving there at 1600 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1614 Arriva Midlands service 1 to Great Wyrley, Working Mens Club arriving at 1628 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1643 Arriva Midlands Sapphire service 1 to Walsall (Ryecroft Street), arriving there at 1705 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 11 minute 0.5 mile walk to the bus station and catch the 1735 Diamond Bus service 35 to Lichfield, Library arriving there at 1820 on Monday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1840 Arriva in the Midlands service 825 to Rugeley (William Morris Court), arriving at 1918 Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1958 Arriva Midlands service 825 to Stafford (Gaol Square), arriving there at 2046 on Monday evening.