The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We continue on the 0852 Northern service to Manchester Oxford Road arriving at 0903 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0912 Stagecoach Manchester service 86 to Chorlton (Bus Station), arriving there at 0938 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0950 Stagecoach Manchester service 86 to Manchester, Portland Street arriving at 1017 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

To sample something a little more fun than buses, we take the three minute walk to St Peters Square and board the 1026 Metrolink service to Kingsway Business Park, arriving there at 1111 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the seven minute walk through the adjacent housing estate to the nearest bus stop on Kingsway and there board the 1141 First Manchester service 408 to Royton (High Barn Street) that arrives there at 1215 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1224 First Manchester service 409 to Ashton (Atlas Street), arriving there at 1300 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next board Little Gem service 151 at 1319, alighting at Newton Heath (Terminus, Stop F) at 1358 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board Little Gem service 151 at 1319, alighting at Newton Heath (Terminus, Stop F) at 1358 on Tuesday.

The mention of "Terminus" at Newton Heath above has confused me as the Little Gem 151 service runs from Ashton-under-Lyne, through the Newton Heath area, and still has very many stops after that until it reaches its journey end at North Manchester General Hospital in the Crumpsall area.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The mention of "Terminus" at Newton Heath above has confused me as the Little Gem 151 service runs from Ashton-under-Lyne, through the Newton Heath area, and still has very many stops after that until it reaches its journey end at North Manchester General Hospital in the Crumpsall area.

In this instance, I think it may have something to do with Newton Heath being a termini of the 171/172 service, so whilst it may be the termini of those routes it isn't necessarily indicative of a terminus of other routes such as the aforementioned 151.

We next board Little Gem service 151 at 1319, alighting at Newton Heath (Terminus, Stop F) at 1358 on Tuesday.

We then board the 1431 Go North West Orbits service 52 to Salford Royal Hospital, arriving there at 1545 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

From the Half Edge Lane bus stop we take the 1603 Arriva North West service 10 to Brookhouse Estate, Salford City Academy arriving there at 1628 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 0.4 mile (9 mins) to the Brookhouse Ave stop on Liverpool Rd and there board the 1652 Go North West Salford's Reds service 67, alighting at Eccles Interchange, Stand A at 1706 on Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the short walk to the Railway Station and wait for the 1716 Northern service to Sandbach arriving at 1834 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We await the 1901 Arriva North West service 37W from the Railway Station stop on London Rd (a 0.1 mile walk), and take it as far as Middlewich (Bull Ring) where we arrive at 1915

 

[ValleyLines142]

With only the 37W running left, we next board the 2022 Arriva North West service 37W to Winsford (Guildhall), arriving there at 2033 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2130 Arriva North West service X31 to Leftwich, Lime Avenue arriving at 2143 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the 2130 Arriva North West service X31 to Leftwich, Lime Avenue arriving at 2143 on Tuesday.

That X31 looks to be Friday & Saturday only...

 

[Andy Pacer]

That X31 looks to be Friday & Saturday only...

Aah so it is. Sorry!

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's move forward from Winsford then by taking the only possible option available to us, yes it has to be Arriva North West 37W again.

We have to assume that the 2035 departure is too soon (even though in all likelihood it is the same vehicle departing) so we await the 2135 departure from the Guildhall stop (which is probably the same vehicle yet again!).

For a change of scenery, this time we go past Middlewich and past Sandbach station (which isn't really in Sandbach itself) and we alight at Sandbach (Common) at 2201 on Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We'll take the 2212 Arriva North West service 38 to Crewe, Railway Station arriving at 2229 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2212 Arriva North West Sapphire service 38 to Crewe (Railway Station), arriving there at 2229 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We'll take the 2212 Arriva North West service 38 to Crewe, Railway Station arriving at 2229 on Tuesday.

Snap!!!!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We'll take the 2212 Arriva North West service 38 to Crewe, Railway Station arriving at 2229 on Tuesday.

We enter the station and board the 2238 London Northwestern Railway service 1F61 to Liverpool South Parkway, arriving there at 2310 on Tuesday evening.

* I'm currently in Liverpool as we speak!

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2323 Merseyrail service to Formby arriving at 0007 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That's it for the rest of the night, so in the morning we return for the 0556 Merseyrail service 2U01 to Seaforth & Litherland, arriving there at 0610 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0623 Merseyrail service to Southport that arrives there at 0655 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the three minute walk to the bus stop on Lord Street, where we board the 0730 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service X2 to Preston (Bus Station), arriving there at 0833 on Wednesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 0845 we leave from Stand 2 of the joy that is Preston Bus Station on Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 41. We alight at Morecambe Bus Station at 1035 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1100 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 755 to Carnforth (Haws Hill) that arrives there at 1124 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We make the 3 minute 0.2 mile walk to Carnforth Station and await the 1212 Northern service to Kents Bank arriving there at 1231 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wishing to visit the hinterland of this area and being notified that the bus stops outside the railway station, we next board the 1357 Stagecoach in Cumbria and South Lancashire Travellers Choice service 530 to Cartmel (Clogger Beck) that arrives there at 1428 on Wednesday afternoon