The Transport Game (UK)

[-Colly405-]

The 49 doesn't go to Laira Flyover - do you mean Laira Bridge (my local stop for 3 years when it was also the bus depot stop...)?

 

[RDP]

Assuming that Laira Bridge is correct we next take the 16.33 Stagecoach South West service 2 to Saltash, Cornwall College arriving at 17.14 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The 49 doesn't go to Laira Flyover - do you mean Laira Bridge (my local stop for 3 years when it was also the bus depot stop...)?

Yeah meant the Bridge.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next take the 16.33 Stagecoach South West service 2 to Saltash, Cornwall College arriving at 17.14 on Thursday.

We next board the 1734 Stagecoach South West service 2 to Pennycomequick (De La Hay Avenue) that arrives there at 1804 on Thursday evening.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 18.50 Go Cornwall service 11 alighting at Liskeard, Post Office at 19.35 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the twelve minute/0.5 mile walk to the station and, feeling that it is very much time to move on from the South West having had the last 37 moves there, board the 2044 Great Western Railway service 2M77 to Weston-super-Mare, arriving there at 2337 on Thursday evening.

We also somehow managed to go back in time 48 hours in post #44255, but as it's weekday timetables I highly doubt they'll make a difference to the rest of our jolly!

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take advantage of the overnight relaxation rule and return for the 0546 Great Western Railway service to Worle arriving at 0553 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Leaving the station, we take the eight minute walk to Worle Terminus and board the 0605 First Bristol, Bath & the West Badgerline service 7 to Locking Parklands (Parklands Educate Together School), arriving there at 0707 on Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

With no other options we wait for the 0742 First service 7 to Coronation Estate, Sixth Form Centre arriving at 0814 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We also somehow managed to go back in time 48 hours in post #44255, but as it's weekday timetables I highly doubt they'll make a difference to the rest of our jolly!

Perhaps Tardis Travel are now operating in that area...

 

[ValleyLines142]

Perhaps Tardis Travel are now operating in that area...

Possibly so!

With no other options we wait for the 0742 First service 7 to Coronation Estate, Sixth Form Centre arriving at 0814 on Friday morning.

We take the eight minute walk to the hospital and board the 0844 First Bristol, Bath & Beyond Coaster service 20 to Brean (Leisure Park), arriving there at 0909 on Friday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

The sights of Brean warrant only one public bus service so having seen them all we get on the next First Bristol, Bath, Wells, Bridgwater, Taunton, Weston, Clevedon, Portishead and Brean Coaster service 20 south, departing at 0939. We alight at Burnham-on-Sea, Poplar Road at 0950 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1007 First Bristol, Bath and the West Coaster service 20 to Clarence Park (Clarence Road North), arriving there at 1052 on Friday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We spend a while on the beach before departing on First WOE service 126 at 1234. We alight at Wells, Bus Station at 1410 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Seeking a longer distance journey, we next board the 1416 First Bristol, Bath and the West Mendip Explorer service 173 to Bear Flat (Kipling Avenue), arriving there at 1544 on Friday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

Walking 1 minute to Bear Flat stop C we await First WOE service Discover (or it is not still Discover, who knows...!) D2 at 1612. We alight at Frome, Market Place at 1710 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Out of interest, when did First West of England revert back to using its former title?

 

[-Colly405-]

Out of interest, when did First West of England revert back to using its former title?

Not sure which ofthe names you are referring to as the "former title", but the legal entity is First West of England Ltd. It has traded for a good while as First Bristol, Bath and the West although its fares guide booklet is just First Bus and West of England Fares Guide.
All a bit of a mess really, what with the various route branding disappearing too, and that's before everythign moves to teh new livery and fleetname which appears to be just First Bus...

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1720 Somerset Council service 30 to Keyford, Southfields arriving there at 1725 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not sure which ofthe names you are referring to as the "former title", but the legal entity is First West of England Ltd. It has traded for a good while as First Bristol, Bath and the West although its fares guide booklet is just First Bus and West of England Fares Guide.
All a bit of a mess really, what with the various route branding disappearing too, and that's before everythign moves to teh new livery and fleetname which appears to be just First Bus...

Many thanks for that clarification. As one of the two remaining stalwarts who were contributors to the first incarnation of this particular thread, my memory (for what good it is now) recalls one wag calling it First Bristol, Bath and the Back of Beyond...

 

[ValleyLines142]

Next we take the 1720 Somerset Council service 30 to Keyford, Southfields arriving there at 1725 on Friday.

Well that's us absolutely buggered now as there's no more departures on this route and also we are out of range of any other buses, so we will have to stop off and return in the morning for the 0850 Somerset Council service 30 back to Frome (Market Place), arriving there at 0859 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0955 FromeBus service 47 to Westbury (Barclays Bank on High Street) that arrives there at 1028 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the three minute walk to Haynes Road and board the 1114 First West of England Discover service D1 to Bathwick (Holburne Museum), arriving there at 1236 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1336 Faresaver service 11 to Bath (Dorchester Street) that arrives there at 1341 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

In the adjacent bus station, we next board the 1350 First Bristol, Bath and the West Bath City service 5 to Whiteway (Whiteway Circle), arriving there at 1421 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1428 First West of England service 5 to Bath (St James's Parade) that arrives there at 1451 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the seven minute walk to Grand Parade and board the 1510 First West of England Bath City service 6 to Fairfield Park (Whitewells Road), arriving there at 1528 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

Avoiding a wait for the next 6 we walk (9 min, 0.4 mile) to the Eldon Place in Larkhall, where we board First WoE Bath City service 7 at 1542. We alight at Bath, Milsom St at 1558 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the eight minute walk to the Westgate Buildings and there board the 1624 First Bristol, Bath and the West Bath City service 4a to Weston (Top of Eastfield Avenue), arriving there at 1642 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Is Bath such an unusual place, as the last few postings all have incurred a walk, prior to boarding a bus service?