The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Leaving the station, we head to the Station Road bus stop and board the 1556 Go North East Tyne Valley service 10 to Newcastle (Eldon Square), arriving there at 1712 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

An 8 minute walk to the Market St stops and we board the 1726 departure on Go North East service quaycity Q3X. We alight at Wallsend Interchange at 1757 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1806 Stagecoach North East service 40 to Chapel House (Hillhead Parkway/Ainsdale Gardens), arriving there at 1900 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk 2 minutes to the Elston Close stop where we board Stagecoach North East service 11 at 1916. We alight at Newcastle upon Tyne, Central Station, Westgate Rd stop L at 1940 on Thursday,

 

[ValleyLines142]

Bidding a farewell to the north east, we enter the station and board the 2002 TransPennine Express service 9M20 to Lea Green, arriving there at 2251 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2306 TransPennine Express service to Mossley that arrives there at 2347 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The only other service available from here is a bus in four minutes, which falls foul of the minimum connection time. We therefore have no choice other than to stop off for the night and return for the 0504 Stagecoach Manchester service 350 to Tameside General Hospital (Hurst Bank Road), arriving there at 0514 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not much in the way of buses so early in the morning, so we next board the 0610 Stagecoach Manchester service 350 to Waterhead (the bus stop opposite Church Street East on Huddersfield Road) that arrives there at 0659 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 0743 we depart on Stotts service 343, from which we alight at Flowery Field station (stop B) at 0849 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter the station and next board the 0910 Northern Trains service to Ashburys that arrives there at 0918 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 09.23 Northern service to New Mills Central arriving at 09.51 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the station and take the short walk up the hill to the bus station where we next board the 1004 High Peak service 60 to Hurdsfield (the bus stop outside Holy Trinity Church on Hurdsfield Road) that arrives there at 1038 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 10.54 D&G Bus service 10 the short hop to Macclesfield Bus Station arriving at 10.58 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not much in the way of buses so early in the morning, so we next board the 0610 Stagecoach Manchester service 350 to Waterhead (the bus stop opposite Church Street East on Huddersfield Road) that arrives there at 0659 on Friday.

I can see a 0530 service 389 towards Ashton, a 0545 service 350 towards Ashton and a 0556 service 231 towards Piccadilly before your quoted service, admittedly not all from the same stop but certainly within a 0.5 mile distance, so I am unsure of your interpretation of 'not much in the way of buses so early in the morning'....

We next take the 10.54 D&G Bus service 10 the short hop to Macclesfield Bus Station arriving at 10.58 on Friday.

We next board the 1115 D&G Bus service 130 to Wythenshawe (Interchange), arriving there at 1227 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 1232, Stagecoach Manchester's 103 whisks us up Princess Road to central Manchester Piccadilly Gardens (stop N) where we arrive at 1324 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the eight minute walk to Piccadilly station and board the 1425 CrossCountry service 1O22 to Brockenhurst, arriving there at 1858 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 19.14 SWR service to Waterloo alighting at Woking at 20.21 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2055 South Western Railway service 1P67 to Portsmouth & Southsea, arriving there at 2203 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 22.09 GTR (Southern) service to Gatwick Airport alighting at Crawley at 23.41 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Avoiding the magnetic attration of Gatwick Airport, we take the 2 minute walk to the bus station and depart at 0031 on Brighton & Hove, t/a Metrobus, service Fastway 100, from which we alight at Salfords, Church at 0102 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

Time for a shorter than usual overnight break before taking the 05.13 Metrobus service 460 to Epsom, Clock Tower arriving at 06.06 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Avoiding the magnetic attration of Gatwick Airport, we take the 2 minute walk to the bus station and depart at 0031 on Brighton & Hove, t/a Metrobus, service Fastway 100, from which we alight at Salfords, Church at 0102 on Saturday.

Since when have Brighton & Hove operated the 100? I was under the impression it was Metrobus?

Time for a shorter than usual overnight break before taking the 05.13 Metrobus service 460 to Epsom, Clock Tower arriving at 06.06 on Saturday.

We next board the 0625 London United service 418 to Kingston-upon-Thames (Kingston University/County Hall), arriving there at 0717 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Since when have Brighton & Hove operated the 100? I was under the impression it was Metrobus?

Metrobus is just a trading name of B&H these days, so legally it is B&H, hence I put Brighton & Hove, t/a Metrobus...

 

[ValleyLines142]

Metrobus is just a trading name of B&H these days, so legally it is B&H, hence I put Brighton & Hove, t/a Metrobus...

Oh.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I can see a 0530 service 389 towards Ashton, a 0545 service 350 towards Ashton and a 0556 service 231 towards Piccadilly before your quoted service, admittedly not all from the same stop but certainly within a 0.5 mile distance, so I am unsure of your interpretation of 'not much in the way of buses so early in the morning'....

I was of the understanding that if there were buses running from the stop that you arrived at, it was politic to use that bus stop, rather than walk to other bus stops not in the same location. From what you say, I have been labouring under a misapprehension since "the days of Zoe".....

 

[RDP]

We next board the 0625 London United service 418 to Kingston-upon-Thames (Kingston University/County Hall), arriving there at 0717 on Saturday.

We take the five minute walk to Milestone House (stop UW) for the 07.48 Transport UK service 465 to Dorking, Rose Hill arriving at 08.38 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the neighbouring Townfield Court stop, we next board the 0905 Compass Travel service 32 to Guildford (Friary Bus Station), arriving there at 0944 on Saturday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart from stop 15 at 1010 on Falcon Buses service 28. We alight at Knaphill (Shops) at 1041 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 11.09 Stagecoach South service 34 to Camberley, Pembroke Broadway arriving at 11.47 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1203 Stagecoach South Gold service 1 to Aldershot (Union Yard), arriving there at 1248 on Saturday.