The Transport Game (UK)

[dzug2]

We can still make one more journey - to Hastings on the 0125 South Eastern service, arriving at 0129 Wednesday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Resigning ourselves to await the arrival of the first of the morning services, we eventually board the 0508 SN service to Lewes that arrives there at 0605 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We then take the 0627 Southern service to Seaford arriving at 0643 Wednesday morning

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside.....

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wishing to travel by bus to a larger seaside resort, we walk to the bus stop on the railway station approach and board the 0655 Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach service 12A to Brighton (North Street) that arrives there at 0740 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

Returning to the rail, we walk to the station and take the 0859 FGW service, travelling to Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, arriving at 1355 Wednesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0754 Brighton and Hove Buses service 5 to Patcham (Mackie Avenue), arriving there at 0822 on Wednesday morning.

Oops sorry!

Unfortunately, Ashchurch for Tewkesbury has a somewhat limited service, so we have to wait for 2O94, the 1524 First Great Western service to Lawrence Hill, arriving there at 1634 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We continue by rail by boarding the 1658 FGW service to its terminal point at Warminster which sees us arrive at 1801 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

Unfortunately, Ashchurch for Tewkesbury has a somewhat limited service,

plenty of buses to Tewkesbury and Cheltenham - but that's by the by

The 1658 FGW departure from Lawrence Hill takes us to Dilton Marsh Halt, arriving at 1753 Wednesday afternoon - request stop

Too slow

Determined to get to Dilton Marsh, we take the 1818 departure and arrive there at 1822 Wednesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wishing to return to a different part of the south coast, we give our signal at this request stop and board the 1943 FGW service to Southampton Central that arrives there at 2048 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

plenty of buses to Tewkesbury and Cheltenham - but that's by the by

There probably is, however I didn't have time to look for them as I was in a rush to get to a staff meeting and I was also on my phone, which I always find is too fiddly. We've also been on a LOT of bus journeys lately, particularly on our travels to Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton and the Isle of Wight.

Wishing to return to a different part of the south coast, we give our signal at this request stop and board the 1943 FGW service to Southampton Central that arrives there at 2048 on Wednesday evening.

We then board the 2106 First Hampshire service 2 to Millbrook (Windrush Road), arriving there at 2125 on Wednesday evening.

 

[bnsf734]

Not much going on there so we then board the 2155 First Hampshire service 2 and alight at Shirley Precinct on Shirley High Street arriving there at 2203 on Wednesday Evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2217 Bluestar service 18 to Bitterne (Lances Hill), arriving there at 2246 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Taking the short walk to the bus stop at the shops on West End Road, we next board the 2311 First in Hampshire service 8B to Northam (Princes Street) that arrives there at 2317 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Bodie]

A move at last!

We can make one more move at least at this late hour and we step aboard First in Hampshire's 8B service to Allington Lane Roundabout at 2331 and arrive at 2348 on Wednesday evening

Having been chucked off we look for a patch of grass to bed down for the night, glad it's the month of May. We might well survive to live another day.

 

[bnsf734]

We survived the night and right on time a First Hampshire 8A bus turns up at 0637 and we get on for the short run to Southampton Vincents Walk arriving at 0655 on Thursday morning

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to the station (Southampton Central) and take the 0715 XC service to Banbury, arriving at 0852 Thursday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 0900 Chiltern service to London Marylebone that arrives there at 0959 on Thursday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We walk out into Great Central Street and take the 1007 London General bus and ride to Deptford Bridge Station, arriving at 1124 Thursday morning

 

[bnsf734]

We then head for the Docklands Light Railway platforms and take the 1136 DLR train to Canary Wharf DLR station arriving at 1149 on Thursday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We continue on the 1202 DLR departure to Pudding Mill Lane, arriving at 1213 Thursday lunch time

 

[bnsf734]

We then admire the new station and take the 1225 DLR departure to Poplar arriving at 1233 on Thursday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then make the short walk to East India Dock Road and board the 1249 Stagecoach London service 15 to Charing Cross (Bedford Street), arriving there at 1343 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We take a London United 9 bus at 1351 and travel to Kensington Olympia stop C arriving at 1436 Thursday afernoon

 

[bnsf734]

We then walk to Kensington Olympia and take the 1450 Southern service to Harrow & Wealdstone arriving at 1514 on Thursday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We head northwards next on a stopping service as we board the 1537 LM service to Cheddington that arrives at 1607 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 2K83, the 1711 London Midland service to Milton Keynes Central, arriving there at 1729 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[bnsf734]

We then board 1D91 the Virgin Trains Class 221 at 1741 and alight at Nuneaton where we arrive at 1811 on Thursday

My home town so this move had to be done!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We transfer over to the bus station (which I'm hoping is relatively close!) and board the 1830 Stagecoach in Warwickshire service 48 to Coventry (Trinity Street), arriving there at 1907 on Thursday evening.

 

[bnsf734]

We transfer over to the bus station (which I'm hoping is relatively close!) and board the 1830 Stagecoach in Warwickshire service 48 to Coventry (Trinity Street), arriving there at 1907 on Thursday evening.

Its about 100-200 yards! No service buses serve the railway station.

 

[dzug2]

We take the Stagecoach in Warwickshire service 86 at 1928 from the Transport Museum (100 yards?) to Rugby, Sainsburys on Dunchurch Road, arriving at 2042 Thursday evening