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Next, we walk for 3 minutes to the Capel Hotel bus stop where we board the 1212 Harris Coaches service 14, alighting at Bargoed Interchange at 1217 on Monday.
We walk for 5 mins, 0.2 mile, to the railway station where we catch the 1408 Transport for Wales service to Abercynon arriving there at 1430 on Monday.
We next walk to Abercynon,Station Road(6 mins|0.3 miles)where we get the 1442 Stagecoach South Wales 61 to Aberdare, Bus Station where we arrive at 1523, Monday afternoon.
We next walk to Cadoxton,Spring Street(4 mins|0.3 miles) where we wait for the 1847 Adventure Travel 304 to Llantwit Major Interchange where we arrive at 1958 Monday evening.
We next board the 2222 Cardiff Bus service 8 to University Hospital of Wales (known locally as Heath Hospital) (Main Entrance), arriving there at 2253 on Monday evening.
* Nice to be back in my home city, we haven't been here for a while!
I enjoy the rail in South Wales, not the buses so much, but each to their own.
That seems to be it for the night, so we wait until the morning and for the 0600 Cardiff Bus service 9 to Cardiff Bay Asda arriving at 0638 on Tuesday morning.
We await the 0742 Cardiff Bus service 93S, and, kicking ourselves for not noticing that it would be full of schoolchildren, we alight at Cogan (Cowslip) at 0755 on Tuesday.
We take the five minute walk to the railway station and board the 0947 Transport for Wales service 2T14 to Treorchy, arriving there at 1104 on Tuesday morning.
We walk the 5 minutes (0.2 miles) to the Village Tavern stop where we just make the 1217 Stagecoach South Wales service 120, whcih we take as far as Pontypridd (Bus Station), arriving at 1327 on Tuesday.
It takes us 6 minutes to walk the 0.3 mile to John St bus stops, where we await First South & West Wales service 63 at 1620. We alight at Bridgend (Bus Station) at 1709 on Tuesday.
It seems that, other than three short town radial routes, buses have stopped for the night already in Shrewsbury. So we leave here on 1D97, Transport for Wales's 2014 service, which we take to Chester, arriving at 2112 on Tuesday.
Next, we take advantage of the overnight rule and wait for the 0508 Transport For Wales service to Manchester Oxford Road where we arrive at 0751 Wednesday morning.
Next, we walk to Yarm,Nederdale Close(0.3 miles|5 mins)Where we wait for the 1030 Arriva North East 7 service to Stockton-On-Tees, High Street (Stand O) Where we arrive at 1057 Wednesday morning.
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