The Transport Game (UK)

[RDP]

The chance to ride the UK's most southerly bus route is not to be missed so we take the 23.17 Go Cornwall service 34 to The Lizard, The Green arriving at 00.13 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

On the assumption that the same vehicle forms the return working, and of course ensuring that we find somewhere along the route where we can change to other routes even if it is the next day, we next board the 0015 Go Cornwall service 34 to Culdrose, RNAS Main Entrance, arriving there at 0037 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Change trains and cross the platform at Worcester Foregate Street for the onward 1253 GWR service to Bristol Parkway, arriving 1414 (Monday).

You don't change platforms here. That WMR service from Birmingham Moor Street goes via and reverses at Shrub Hill, so has to use platform 1 at Foregate Street.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

We take the eight minute walk to Moor Street station and take the 11.27 WMT (WMR) service to Worcester Foregate Street arriving at 12.35 on Monday.

Change trains and cross the platform at Worcester Foregate Street for the onward 1253 GWR service to Bristol Parkway, arriving 1414 (Monday).

You don't change platforms here. That WMR service from Birmingham Moor Street goes via and reverses at Shrub Hill, so has to use platform 1 at Foregate Street.

Yes, you're right. Good spot. Same platform!

 

[RDP]

On the assumption that the same vehicle forms the return working, and of course ensuring that we find somewhere along the route where we can change to other routes even if it is the next day, we next board the 0015 Go Cornwall service 34 to Culdrose, RNAS Main Entrance, arriving there at 0037 on Tuesday morning.

Time for an overnight break before taking the 07.26 OTS service 35 to Falmouth, The Moor arriving at 08.24 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Yes, you're right. Good spot. Same platform!

Very much does depend on the time of day, however!

Time for an overnight break before taking the 07.26 OTS service 35 to Falmouth, The Moor arriving at 08.24 on Tuesday.

We take the short walk to Argos, there boarding the 0935 National Express service 504 to Three Mile Cross (Mereoak Park & Ride), arriving there at 1620 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 16.40 Reading Buses service 300 to Thames Valley Park, Thames Valley Park & Ride arriving at 17.17 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

What a strange one that 300 is. It's a P&R route with two sites at either termini but doesn't go into the town centre, unlike Oxford examples. How peculiar!

Anyhoo, plodding along, we next board the 1739 RailAir service RA1 to Sipson (Newbury Road/Compass Centre), arriving there at 1819 on Tuesday evening.

 

[RDP]

We make our way to bus stop BW and take the 18.39 First Berkshire service RA2 to Guildford Railway Station arriving at 20.00 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 2023 South Western Railway service 2J58 to Aldershot, arriving there at 2039 on Tuesday evening.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 21.00 SWR service to Ascot arriving at 21.30 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2138 South Western Railway service 2C72 to Richmond, arriving there at 2214 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

From Richmond (London), take the 2228 SWR train via Putney to Clapham Junction, arriving 2238 (Tuesday).

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking into account the minimum ten minute connection time here at Clapham Junction, we next board the 2312 South Western Railway service 1B77 to St Denys, arriving there at 0031 on Wednesday morning.

 

[RDP]

Time for an overnight break returning for the 06.25 SWR service to Salisbury arriving at 07.10 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0738 South Western Railway service 1L09 to Pinhoe, arriving there at 0935 on Wednesday morning.

 

[RDP]

We take the four minute walk to the Oak Close bus stop and take the 09.44 Stagecoach South West service 1 to Tiverton Bus Station arriving at 10.42 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1115 Dartline Coaches service 398 to Bampton (War Memorial) that arrives there at 1138 on Wednesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart at 1159 on (First) Buses of Somerset service 25. We alight at Wiveliscombe (Square) at 1220 on Wednesday.

 

[RDP]

With only the 25 available here we continue on the next bus at 14.20 to Taunton, Castle Way arriving at 15.08 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1540 Buses of Somerset service 21 to Burnham-on-Sea (Sea View Road), arriving there at 1715 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

The only option here other than back tracking is to take the 18.06 First WoE service 20 to Weston super Mare, Interchange arriving at 18.56 on Wednesday.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

A short walk to Weston-super-Mare railway station, and then hop on the 1910 GWR train service to Severn Beach, arriving at or around 2023 (still Wednesday evening).

 

[RDP]

Not wishing to back track we are faced with a long wait for the 22.22 Stagecoach West service 12 to Bristol Parkway Station arriving at 23.05 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart at 2328 on First WoE service 73. We decide to alight at Bishopston (Zetland Rd Jn, stop A) at 2357 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0023 First West of England service 75 to Cribbs Causeway (Bus Station) that arrives there at 0056 on Thursday morning.

 

[RDP]

Time for an overnight break returning for the 06.34 First WoE service Y6 to Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar Road arriving at 07.25 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We seem to just miss most of the local services, so walk 3 min (0.1 mile) to The Clock where at 0835 we board Stagecoch West service 620. At its terminus of Old SodburyCross Hands it magically turns into a service 69 (arriving at 0842 and departing at 0845; guaranteed connection, through fares available) so we stay on board and alight at Stroud (Merrywalks) at 0954 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

We take the three minute walk to the railway station and take the 10.30 GWR service to Paddington alighting at Didcot Parkway at 11.15 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1128 Great Western Railway service to Reading that arrives there at 1140 on Thursday morning.