The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0603 South Western Railway service to Bedhampton that arrives there at 0702 on Tuesday moning.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 07.35 GTR (Southern) service to Brighton arriving at 08.55 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0906 Southern service to Seaford that arrives there at 0948 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Side note:
I find it most unusual that the minimum connection time at Brighton is ten minutes, but with the exception of changing between Southern services which is only four minutes. This means that you can technically transfer off a train from the West Coastway (platforms 1 and 2) to the East Coastway (platforms 7 and 8) within four minutes, bearing in mind they are complete opposite ends of the station, yet to transfer to the London bound services which you have to pass anyway, straddling the two, it's ten minutes!

We've just embarked on a journey towards Eastbourne and onwards to Kent, so let's head the opposite way towards the west now, instead exiting the station and taking the three minute walk to Seaford Library, where we board the 0958 Brighton and Hove Coaster service 12A to Saltdean (Chichester Drive West), arriving there at 1035 on Tuesday morning.

 

[RDP]

We then take the 10.45 Brighton & Hove service 12 to Brighton (Old Steine) arriving at 11.01 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (3 min / 0.1 mile) to Palace Pier stop N where we board Brighton & Hove's Breeze service 77 at 1115. We alight at the Devils Dyke at 1150 on Tuesday, knowing full well that this means our next journey is very predictable, but nevertheless this is a good opportunity to have a nice scenic ride

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1200 Brighton and Hove Breeze service 77 to Hove (Seven Dials on Dyke Road) that arrives there at 1221 on Tueday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1233 Brighton and Hove service 18 to Queens Park (Stonehurst Court), arriving there at 1253 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 13.17 Brighton & Hove service 21 alighting at Hove Station at 13.50 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter the station and there board the 1404 Southern service to Chichester that arrives there at 1451 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 15.31 GTR (Southern) service to Victoria alighting at Horsham at 16.16 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1624 Thameslink service to Peterborough that arrives there at 1905 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking into account the eight minute minimum connection time here, we next board the 1918 London North Eastern Railway service 1S30 to Morpeth, arriving there at 2155 on Tuesday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We exit the station and head to the southbound station bus stop. At 2204 we board Arriva Northumbria service 2, from which we alight at Bedlington Station, Library ar 2231 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2255 Arriva North East Sapphire service X21 to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (Front Street/St Andrew's Church), arriving there at 2323 on Tuesday evening.

 

[RDP]

Time for an overnight break before taking the 06.03 Arriva Norhumbria service 35 to Morpeth station arriving at 06.39 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We enter the station and board 9S07, TransPennine Express's 0725 service towards Edinburgh. We alight at Reston at 0810 on Wednesday.

I believe this is our first visit to this new station...?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Potentially so!

We exit the station to the bus stop outside, where we board the 0855 Borders Buses service 253 to Northfield (Northfield Crescent), arriving there at 1033 on Wednesday morning.

 

[RDP]

We then take the 10.49 Lothian Buses service 44 alighting at Haymarket station at 11.16 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and board the 1121 Lothian Buses service 25 to Restalrig (Sleigh Drive), arriving there at 1154 on Wednesday morning.

 

[RDP]

We then take the 12.00 Lothian Buses service 21 to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary arriving at 12.29 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1253 Lothian Buses service 8 to Muirhouse (Waterfront Gait), arriving there at 1354 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 14.23 Lothian Buses service 200 to Edinburgh Airport arriving at 15.00 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1520 Lothian Buses Skylink service 400 to Oxgangs (Library), arriving there at 1614 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1633 Lothian Buses service 27 to Silverknowes (Terminus on Silverknowes Parkway) that arrives there at 1743 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1751 Lothian Buses service 16 to Colinton (St Cuthbert's Church), arriving there at 1911 on Wednesday evening.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 19.32 Lothian buses service 10 to North Leith Ocean Terminal arriving at 20.21 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We cross over to the brand new light rail stop and board the 2033 Edinburgh Trams service to Bankhead, arriving there at 2109 on Wednesday evening.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 21.19 Edinburgh Trams service to Edinburgh Gateway arriving at 21.27 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next take the 21.19 Edinburgh Trams service to Edinburgh Gateway arriving at 21.39 on Wednesday.

It's only 8 minutes to Edinburgh Gateway, so 2127 arrival.

We take the ten minute/0.5 mile walk to the Gyle Centre, where we board the 2153 Lothian Buses service 22 to Granton (Waterfront Lighthouse), arriving there at 2235 on Wednesday evening.