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We head over to the Bus Station (7 min / 0.3 mile) where, from stand C, we board Team Pennine service 563 at 0850. We alight at Elland (Southgate, Stop B) at 0908 on Friday.
 
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We next board the 0945 First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield service 537 to Salendine Nook (New Hey Road/Moor Hill Road), arriving there at 1009 on Friday morning.
 

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We cross the road to the Celandine Ave stop, where we board TLC Travel service 901 at 1029. We alight at Mytholmroyd (Dusty Miller) at 1113 on Friday.
 

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We then board the 1129 First Halifax, Calder Valley and Huddersfield service 590 to Rochdale (Interchange), arriving there at 1233 on Friday afternoon.
 

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We cross over Smith St and are at the Town Centre tram stop. The 1243 Manchester Metrolink tram takes us to Didsbury Village, arriving at 1359 on Friday.
 

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We exit the tram stop to the bus stop on School Lane, where we board the 1442 Stagecoach Manchester service 171 to Levenshulme (Hornbeam Road), arriving there at 1506 on Friday afternoon.
 

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An 8 minute (0.4 mile) walk takes us to the Longden Rd stop on Stockport Rd where we board Stagecoach Manchester service 192 at 1515, which takes us to Stepping Hill Hospital, stop E at 1548 on Friday.
 

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We next board the 1602 Stagecoach Manchester service 192 to Longsight (Library & Learning Centre), arriving there at 1646 on Friday afternoon.
 

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We walk 4 mins (0.2 mile) to Longsight Market (Stop D) where we board Go North West service Orbits 53 at 1657. We alight at Ashburys Station (stop A) at 1720 on Friday.
 

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We walk 4 mins (0.2 mile) to Longsight Market (Stop D) where we board Go North West service Orbits 53 at 1657. We alight at Ashburys Station (stop A) at 1720 on Friday.
Then we take the Northern service at 1736 to Hattersley, arriving at 1751 on Friday evening.
 

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From the bus stop outside the station we board the 1843 Stotts of Oldham service 387 to Stalybridge (Park Street), arriving there at 1905 on Friday evening.
 

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We then cross the road and jump onto the 19:15 Stagecoach route 237, taking us all the way to Glossop, Henry Street, arriving there at 19:47 on Friday night
 

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We walk into the railway station (2 mins) and are just in time to board the 1952 Northern service 2G68 to Flowery Field (which apparently isn't as glamorous as it sounds!), arriving there at 2008 on Friday evening.
 

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We take 8 minutes to walk the 0.4 mile to the Dunkirk Lane stop on Dukinfield Rd. There we board Stagecoach Manchester service 330 at 2040, alighting at Stockport (Bridgefield St, stop LE) at 2109 on Friday.
 

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We next board the 2125 Stagecoach Manchester service 203 to Belle Vue (Pottery Lane), arriving there at 2149 on Friday evening.
 

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We wait just 5 minutes for the 22:54 Stagecoach 201 service, dropping us off at Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens at 23:06 on Friday night
 

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We take the nine minute walk to Piccadilly station and board the 2331 Northern service 2N67 to Horwich Parkway, arriving there at 2357 on Friday evening.
 

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We then sit around on the station until the first service the following morning, where 1N50, the 05:29 Northern service drops us off at Preston at 05:50 on Saturday morning
 

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We saunter across to Kings Cross (half a mile) where we await 1H02, Hull trains' 0948 service, from which we alight at Selby at 1143 on Saturday
 

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We then exit the railway station and hop on the 11:57 Arriva 415 service to York, Piccadilly, dropping us off at 12:45 on Saturday
 

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We walk 9 minutes / 0.4 miles to Exhibition Square (stop ED), where we board Reliance Motor Services service 30 at 1330. We alight at Thirsk, Market Place at 1430 on Saturday.
 

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We next board the 1501 Reliance Motor Services service 70 to Northallerton (Post Office), arriving there at 1519 on Saturday afternoon.
 

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We exit the station and board the 1709 Arriva North East service 57A to Durham University (Palatine Centre), arriving there at 1816 on Saturday evening.
 

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We take the 3 minute walk to the New Inn / Church St stop where we board Arriva North East service 6 at 1829. We alight at the wonderful-looking West Auckland, Brewery at 1919 on Saturday.
 

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We next board the 1946 Arriva North East Sapphire service 6 to Durham (Leazes Road/Millburngate Bridge), arriving there at 2039 on Saturday evening.
 

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We walk 6 minutes (0.3 miles) by crossing Millburngate Bridge and heading to Temporary Stop E on North Road, where we board the 2048 Arriva North East service 22A. We alight at Peterlee (Thorpe Rd Cemetery) at 2137 on Saturday.
 

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With there not being much in the way of other bus services, we continue on the 2237 Arriva North East service 22A to Sunderland (Interchange), arriving there at 2315 on Saturday evening.
 

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This Interchange includes the Park Lane Metro station. We head there and board the 2325 Tyne & Wear Metro service, alighting at Newcastle upon Tyne, Central Station at 2355 on Saturday night.
 

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