The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1513 Transpennine Express service to Redcar Central arriving at 1655 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station to the bus stop outside and board the 1713 Arriva North East service 63 to Middlesbrough (Bus Station), arriving there at 1803 on Sunday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1823½ Northern service 2D21 to Darlington, arriving at 1850½ Sunday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We exit the station and wait at the bus stop outside for the 1903 Arriva North East service 2 to Red Hall, Red Hall Drive arriving there at 1913 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not usually one to return to the same destination as we've just come from, but on the sole basis that only the 2 serves this area all the way back to town, we return on the 2019 Arriva North East service 2 to Darlington (Tubwell Row), arriving there at 2039 on Sunday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

From nearby Prebend Row we catch the 2059 Arriva North East service 10 to Whinfield, Asda arriving there at 2112 on Sunday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 2212 Arriva North East service 10 frequenta to Darlington (Northgate (Stand C)), arriving at 2225 Sunday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2236 Arriva North East service 2 to Cockerton, Library arriving at 2245 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Christ this is a bit like Tamworth! Virtually no hub and spoke network and just running from Darlington town centre!

We then board the 2330 Arriva North East service 2 to Darlington (Railway Station), arriving there at 2340 on Sunday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 2350 London North Eastern Railway service 1N34 to Durham, arriving at 0006 Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Unsure if there are any more late buses, we return in the morning for the 0518 TransPennine Express service 9M03 to Liverpool Lime Street, arriving there at 0800 on Monday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 0812 Transpennine Express service 1S41 to Lockerbie, arriving at 1026 Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Rather a shame we had ended up at Darlington on a Sunday evening or there would have been more interesting locals to explore.

We take the 1111 Transpennine Express service to Penrith arriving at 1148 on Monday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then exit the station and get the 1220 Stagecoach in Cumbria service X4 Gold to Workington (Bus Station (Bay A)), arriving at 1406 Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Rather a shame we had ended up at Darlington on a Sunday evening or there would have been more interesting locals to explore.

Indeed. There seemed to be a lot of buses but not on a Sunday evening!

We then exit the station and get the 1220 Stagecoach in Cumbria service X4 Gold to Workington (Bus Station (Bay A)), arriving at 1406 Monday afternoon.

We next board the 1425 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Gold service 31 to Whitehaven (Duke Street), arriving there at 1501 on Monday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk to Stop A and get the 1531 Stagecoach in Cumbria service 31 to Maryport (Trinity Baptist Church), arriving at 1619 Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the three minute walk to the railway station and board the 1746 Northern service 2C38 to Barrow-in-Furness, arriving there at 1937 on Monday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1945 Northern service 1Y91 its whole journey to Manchester Airport, arriving at 2203 Monday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 2234 Northern service to Buckshaw Parkway arriving at 2336 on Monday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 2355 Northern service 1Y51 to Adlington (Lancashire), arriving at 0002 Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That's it for the time being, so in the morning we return for the 0635 Northern service 1N51 to Blackpool North, arriving there at 0722 on Tuesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

That train appears to actually arrive at 0722

We walk the 9 minutes (0.4 miles) to Stop MA4 on Market Street and get the 0745 Stagecoach Merseyside service 68 to Preston (Corporation Street (Stand CS2)), arriving at 0914 Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

It was a typo

We take the eight minute walk to the railway station and board the 0959 Avanti West Coast service 1M08 to London Euston, arriving there at 1236 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Having wasted the requisite 15 minutes, we then get the 12:52:00 Victoria Line service 33 to Blackhorse Road, arriving at 13:06:15 Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1313 Victoria Line service to Stockwell, arriving there at 1339 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk to Stop EC and get the 1406 Arriva London on behalf of Transport for London service 66 to Romford Station, arriving at 1437 Tuesday afternoon

 

[Andy Pacer]

We walk to Stop EC and get the 1406 Arriva London on behalf of Transport for London service 66 to Romford Station, arriving at 1437 Tuesday afternoon

Oh no... back in London already

 

[ValleyLines142]

Oh no... back in London already

We don't have to stay there, don't worry

We walk to Stop EC and get the 1406 Arriva London on behalf of Transport for London service 66 to Romford Station, arriving at 1437 Tuesday afternoon

We enter the station and board the 1528 Greater Anglia service 2K60 to Southend Airport, arriving there at 1607 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1615 Greater Anglia service to Billericay arriving at 1637 on Tuesday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then exit the station and get the 1650 First Essex service 100 to Basildon Town Centre, arriving at 1716 Tuesday evening.