The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2338 Arriva Herts & Essex service 724 to Harlow, Allende Avenue arriving at 0015 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We let a few hours pass before we board the 0317 Arriva Herts & Essex Green Line service 724 to Uxbridge (The Greenway), arriving there at 0552 on Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0643 Arriva Herts & Essex service 724 to Maple Cross, The Cross arriving at 0700 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0742 Red Rose Travel service R21 to Harefield (Kings Arms) that arrives there at 0809 on Saturday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next board the 0742 Red Rose Travel service R21 to Harefield (Kings Arms) that arrives there at 0809 on Saturday morning.

Help! I'm struggling to find this route - I can find Red Eagle M-F services R1, R1C and R2 but no Red Rose R21. Red Rose 21 doesn't seem to fit either. Help!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Help! I'm struggling to find this route - I can find Red Eagle M-F services R1, R1C and R2 but no Red Rose R21. Red Rose 21 doesn't seem to fit either. Help!

I found it on a Transport for London information site, where Maple Cross, The Cross was shown as a timing point in that timetable.

I wonder if it was a timetable that is no longer a current one but had never been removed from the website.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I found it on a Transport for London information site, where Maple Cross, The Cross was shown as a timing point in that timetable.

I wonder if it was a timetable that is no longer a current one but had never been removed from the website.

Yes, it doesn't appear to be running and the other services operated by Red Rose Travel only appear to operate on selected weekdays.

In this case, perhaps it be wise to remain at Maple Cross and board the 0730 Arriva Herts & Essex service 500 to Croxley Green (New Road), arriving there at 0746 on Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Yes, it doesn't appear to be running and the other services operated by Red Rose Travel only appear to operate on selected weekdays.

In this case, perhaps it be wise to remain at Maple Cross and board the 0730 Arriva Herts & Essex service 500 to Croxley Green (New Road), arriving there at 0746 on Saturday morning.

Is that actually service 520?

 

[-Colly405-]

Yes, it doesn't appear to be running and the other services operated by Red Rose Travel only appear to operate on selected weekdays.

In this case, perhaps it be wise to remain at Maple Cross and board the 0730 Arriva Herts & Essex service 500 to Croxley Green (New Road), arriving there at 0746 on Saturday morning.

Is that the 520? Sorry...

Cross thru as posted same time as 29736 above

 

[Andy Pacer]

The timings do match up for it to be a Service 520 journey so we can probably take that as being the case.

In which case we will next board the 0807 Arriva Herts & Essex service 320 to Garston, opp Bus Garage (although this has now been demolished) arriving there at 0850 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Is that actually service 520?

It is, unsure why my autocorrect changed it to 500!

The timings do match up for it to be a Service 520 journey so we can probably take that as being the case.

In which case we will next board the 0807 Arriva Herts & Essex service 320 to Garston, opp Bus Garage (although this has now been demolished) arriving there at 0850 on Saturday morning.

We next board the 0904 Arriva Herts & Essex Sapphire service 320 to Watford Junction (Railway Station), arriving there at 0919 on Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We enter the railway station and wait for the 0946 London Northwestern Railway service to How Wood arriving at 0957 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the railway station and wait for the 0946 London Northwestern Railway service to How Wood arriving at 0957 on Saturday morning.

What's the situation with the Abbey Line at the moment? Only asking because I believe it's buses only for the foreseeable and I was going to walk to Garston station from the bus garage but decided against it for that reason.

 

[Andy Pacer]

What's the situation with the Abbey Line at the moment? Only asking because I believe it's buses only for the foreseeable and I was going to walk to Garston station from the bus garage but decided against it for that reason.

Aah right in that case i'm not sure, I went with a WTT trip off RTT but happy to change if its contentious

Realtime Trains - 2F13 0946 Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey

Realtime Trains is an independent source of live realtime running information for the Great British railway network.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not to worry, what I'll do is continue by local bus to move away from the grey area!

Taking the ten minute walk to Maplefield, we are in perfect time to board the hourly 1008 Red Eagle service 361 to St Albans (St Peter's Street), arriving there at 1028 on Saturday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We remain on St Peter's St, heading to Stop 12. There we board Centrebus service 34 at 1120, alighting at Markyate (opp. the Plume of Feathers public house) at 1145 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What's the situation with the Abbey Line at the moment? Only asking because I believe it's buses only for the foreseeable and I was going to walk to Garston station from the bus garage but decided against it for that reason.

Two points to make:-

1) ... I have struck through my earlier Red Rose Travel posting, to tidy up the thread.

2) ... I have had a look at the very first two postings on this relaunched thread, made by forum quizmasters when they rewrote the guide notes and quiz rules and cannot see where it states the matter of rail services being replaced by bus services and what procedure to follow in such cases.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1245 Centrebus service 34 to Dunstable (Asda), arriving there at 1302 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's take a trip on the busway by boarding the 1311 journey on Arriva Beds & Bucks service A, alighting at Luton Airport Bus Station at 1338 on Saturday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1425 National Express service 230 to Leicester, St Margaret's (Temporary Coach Station) arriving at 1620 on Saturday.

Edited to include route number - sorry!

 

[ValleyLines142]

Take it this is the 230?

We next board the 1650 National Express service 183 to Birmingham (Digbeth Coach Station), arriving there at 1800 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 9 minute 0.4 mile walk to Moor Street station and catch the 1821 West Midlands Railway service to Stourbridge Junction arriving there at 1852 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take 2P61, West Midlands Trains' 1905 service to Stourbridge Town, arriving at 1908 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk into the bus station and next board the 1915 National Express West Midlands service 6 to Brierley Hill (Bank Street), arriving there at 1931 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We'll continue on the next National Express West Midlands service 6 to Dudley, Bus Station arriving at 2006 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart on National Express West Midlands service 7 at 2015, arriving at Merry Hill Bus Station at 2032 on Saturday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 2050 National Express West Midlands service 4M to Walsall, Saddlers Centre arriving at 2151 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 5 minutes (0.3 miles) to Walsall railway station and depart on 2H15, West Midlands Trains' 2218 service, from which we alight at Hednesford at 2236 on Saturday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Little or nothing in the way of buses at this time of night so we can continue on the 2259 West Midlands Trains service to Rugeley Town arriving there at 2305 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not much left now, so we decide to take advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule and next board the 0604 West Midlands Trains service to Duddeston that arrives there at 0651 on Sunday morning.