The Transport Game (UK)

[MaidaVale]

We then walk around the corner to Greenock West Railway Station in order to board the 2230 Scotrail service to Glasgow Central arriving at 2314 on Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station onto Union Street, where we board the 2325 First Glasgow service 75 to Castlemilk (Carmunnock By-Pass), arriving there at 2357 on Saturday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take advantage of the overnight ruling and then walk to the Ardencraig Crescent stop on Ardencraig Crescent (3 min). There we board service 34 at 0553, then alighting at Govan (Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, stop 2) at 0635 on Sunday morning.

Bustimes seems to show no services from today on this route, but the First website shows them all still running.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I did notice that

We next board the 0640 Stagecoach West Scotland service X19 to Easterhouse (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 0728 on Sunday morning.

 

[WestieBus]

Due to the limited number of services to that bus stop, we would have to wait 3+ hours for the Craigs of Cumbernauld 310 to arrive at 1050, which then we would hop on the route and get off at Gartcosh, opposite Manor Road at 1103 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Due to the limited number of services to that bus stop, we would have to wait 3+ hours for the Craigs of Cumbernauld 310 to arrive at 1050, which then we would hop on the route and get off at Gartcosh, opposite Manor Road at 1103

Limited number of services????

The 19, 41, 43, 46, 60, 60A, 310 and the X19 all serve Easterhouse shopping centre. Surely a departure on these must be available first?

 

[-Colly405-]

Indeed there are, but this may well be a recurrence of the issue I had on post #35103 where bustimes seems to not be picking up First Greater Glasgow services (41, 60)...

 

[ValleyLines142]

Indeed there are, but this may well be a recurrence of the issue I had on post #35103 where bustimes seems to not be picking up First Greater Glasgow services (41, 60)...

They're showing for this Sunday (14th). The first departure on the 60 from Easterhouse is at 05:00 on a Sunday!

 

[OxtedL]

So then team, do we want to continue from Easterhouse or from Gartcosh?

 

[ValleyLines142]

So then team, do we want to continue from Easterhouse or from Gartcosh?

I mean it does against the below quoted section in the first page, which makes me wonder what the point of said guidelines are if we're not going to stick to them?

Rules

• You shouldn't wait for more than two hours after the first available service (to any destination) has left, after allowing for the minimum interchange time.
  • Night services in the UK can be quite limited, so when the previous move arrives at its destination after 2300 you are allowed to wait until 0500 the next day if you wish.

I personally think we should continue from Easterhouse as normal; waiting almost three and a half hours for another bus service does seem unreasonable, especially given services resume as early as 5am, which for a Sunday in particular is remarkably impressive!

 

[-Colly405-]

I personally think we should continue from Easterhouse as normal; waiting almost three and a half hours for another bus service does seem unreasonable, especially given services resume as early as 5am, which for a Sunday in particular is remarkably impressive!

Therefore...

We next board the 0640 Stagecoach West Scotland service X19 to Easterhouse (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 0728 on Sunday morning.

From Easterhouse we depart from Shopping Centre stop 1 at 0750 on First Glasgow service 60. We alight at Drumchapel High School at 0857 on Sunday.

 

[OxtedL]

Thanks all.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Therefore...

From Easterhouse we depart from Shopping Centre stop 1 at 0750 on First Glasgow service 60. We alight at Drumchapel High School at 0857 on Sunday.

We next board the 0907 First Glasgow service 3 to Shawlands (Holmbank Avenue), arriving there at 1011 on Sunday morning.

 

[mangyiscute]

The next leg is on the 10:22 First Glasgow 38B which we take a couple stops to Giffnock, before Railway Station, where we arrive at 10:30 on Sunday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 1042 ScotRail service 2J29 to Crossmyloof, arriving there at 1050 on Sunday morning.

 

[MaidaVale]

We then walk the 2 minutes to Shawmoss Road and catch the 1122 First Glasgow service 38 to Govan Bus Interchange arriving at 1158 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the subway station and there board the 1205 Glasgow Subway Inner Circle service to Bridge Street, arriving there at 1214 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We head out to the northbound Bridge St Underground bus stop on Eglinton St where we await First Glasgow service 38C at 1255. We alight at Stepps, War Memorial at 1333 on Sunday.

 

[mangyiscute]

Unfortunately we just can't make the train to Cumbernauld at 13:39, so we have a rest at the station before boarding the 14:25 Scotrail service that gets to Glasgow Queen Street at 14:41 on Sunday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mindful of the ten minute minimum connection time that applies at this large station, we next board the 1456 Scotrail service to Helensburgh Central that arrives there at 1545 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[A0]

Leave Helensburgh Central station and at 1601 pick up the Garelochhead Minibuses & Coaches service 316 heading to Coulport, which we will alight from at Garelochhead (opp Station Road) at 1620 Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

With the next departure from nearby being not until 1727 we walk the 7 minutes to the station and await 1Y27, Scotrail's 1917 service. We alight at Oban at 2124 on Sunday.

This is compliant as it is within 2 hours of the first available servicev to anywhere...

 

[A0]

Looks like we're staying the night at Oban as there doesn't seem to be anything running at this time on a Sunday evening.

From Oban Station Road, we'll pick up Scottish CityLink service 905 at 0745 Monday morning - and we'll take this to Tyndrum (opp Pine Trees Leisure Park) arriving at 0851 Monday morning.

 

[mangyiscute]

We decide its worth it to walk up the hill and board the 09:23 Scotrail service from Upper Tyndrum, alighting at Dumbarton Central at 10:59 on a Monday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1110 Scotrail service to Haymarket that arrives there at 1247 on Monday afternoon.

 

[A0]

We decide to end our sojourn in Scotland by boarding the 1258 Avanti West Coast service heading to London. But we'll alight at Warrington Bank Quay at 1541 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1550 Northern Trains service to Hebden Bridge that arrives there at 1649 on Monday afternoon.

 

[A0]

A short wait at Hebden Bridge for the 1657 Northern service to Manchester Victoria, which we'll take to Rochdale arriving at 1714 Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1721 Northern Trains service to Clitheroe that arrives there at 1902 on Monday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We wander over to stand 5 at the adjacent bus interchange, where at 1928 we board Boomerang Travel Ltd, t/a pilkingtonbus service 5. We alight at Whalley, Bus Station at 1942 on Monday.