The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1507 Lothian Buses service 17 to Morningside Station arriving there at 1602 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 17.42 Houston's Minicoaches service 102 to Dumfries, Whitesands arriving at 20.24 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That's a long wait.....bugger that!

We next board the 2045 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 79 to Carlisle (Bus Station), arriving there at 2215 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

With only a few local buses and a handful of northbound trains available we take the short walk to the Market Hall (stand L) for the 22.51 Stagecoach C&NL service 67 to Belle Vue Terminus arriving at 23.02 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Now we are in the time allowed for overnight travel relaxation, we next board the 0557 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 67 to Carlisle (Chapel Street on Lowther Street) that arrives there at 0613 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the eight minute/0.3 mile walk to Carlisle station and board the 0703 Avanti West Coast service 9M48 to Coventry, arriving there at 1038 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 11.26 CrossCountry service 1O12 alighting at Oxford at 12.14 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1244 Great Western Railway service 1W02 to Worcestershire Parkway, arriving there at 1348 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 13.58 CrossCountry service 1V09 alighting at Newport at 15.10 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1544 Great Western Railway service 1F23 to Cosham, arriving there at 1837 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 18.56 SWR service 1T70 to Waterloo arriving at 21.05 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mindful of the 15-minute minimum connection time that applies to this large station and wishing a return to the South Coast, we next board the 2130 South Western Railway service to Portsmouth & Southsea that arrives there at 2303 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Leaving the station, we cross over to the City Shops South stops and board the 2309 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport service 2 to Paulsgrove (Allaway Avenue Shops), arriving there at 2347 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time of last arrival allows for a night-time travel break and we next board the 0410 Stagecoach South service 18 to Southsea (St Jude's Church on Kent Road) that arrivs there at 0449 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

Time of last arrival allows for a night-time travel break and we next board the 0410 Stagecoach South service 3 to Southsea ( St Jude's Church on Kent Road) that arrivs there at 0449 on Tuesday.

Service 18. Service 3 is operated by First.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0523 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport service 3 to Southsea (South Parade Pier), arriving there at 0528 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0545 Stagecoach South service 23 to Havant bus station that arrives there at 0636 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0704 Stagecoach South Coastliner service 700 to Mile End (Mile End Road/Charles Dickens Birthplace), arriving there at 0726 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 07.50 First Portsmouth Service X5 alighting at Fareham Bua Station at 08.15 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0823 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport Eclipse service E2 to Gosport (North Cross Street), arriving there at 0854 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

We take the short walk to the Police station (stop W) from where we take the 09.01 First Portsmouth service 5 alighting at Stubbington, Village Centre at 09.35 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1019 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport service 21 to Fareham (Trinity Street on West Street) that arrives there at 1039 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 10.56 Stagecoach South service 69 to Winchester Bus Station arriving at 12.35 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1245 Stagecoach South service 75 to Andover (Admirals Way on London Road) that arrives there at 1329 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not a lot of choice here being only on the 2 and the 75 routes (the former being a local town service and the latter involving doubling back on ourselves if we were to board it), so we head further into Andover for plenty of other available onward connections and board the 1348 Stagecoach South service 2 to Andover (Bus Station), arriving there at 1354 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 14.35 Stagecoach South service 7 to Newbury Wharf arriving at 15.37 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1615 Reading Buses Jet Black service 1 to Calcot (Sainsburys), arriving there at 1726 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 17.35 Reading Buses service 15 to Reading, Station Road arriving at 18.12 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1823 Reading Buses Emerald Line service 5 to Whitley Wood (Whitley Wood Road/Northumberland Avenue Terminus), arriving there at 1846 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

We go round the corner to the Woodside Way bus stop for the 19.04 Reading Buses service 9 to Reading Green Park Station arriving at 19.20 on Tuesday.