The Transport Game (UK)

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After watching 66755 pass by on 4E28 Felixstowe - Doncaster Iport, we wait for the same unit that did 2R30 and 2R31 to return and reboard it for a 3rd time on 2R32, the 21:04 Greater Anglia service to Felixstowe. This time instead of going all the way, we alight from the train at Trimley at 21:18 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Leaving the station, we take the five minute walk to The Drift and board the 2130 First Eastern Counties Felixstowe Flyer service 75 to Ipswich (Tower Ramparts Bus Station), arriving there at 2200 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Since this day has seen both bus and train used to explore the local area and time is drawing on, we next board the 2215 Eastern Counties Felixstowe Flyer service 75 to Felixstowe (the bus stop adjacent to Anne Street on Coronation Drive) that arrives there at 2303 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We're stuck with the aforementioned First Eastern Counties Felixstowe Flyer service 75 so we take the first journey out in the morning at 0625, from which we alight this time at Ipswich, Old Cattle Market Bus Station at 0721 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0745 First Eastern Counties service 88 to Stowmarket (the bus stop outside the Argos store) that arrives there at 0830 on Saturday,

 

[-Colly405-]

It's a 7 min (0.3. mile) walk to the railway station so we head there to pick up Mid Suffolk Taxi Bus TB02B (aka TB02, route B) (operated by Swift Taxi Cabs) at 1000. we alight at Thurston Post Office at 1046 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We're stuck with the aforementioned First Eastern Counties Felixstowe Flyer service 75.

I noticed that when said move was made.

It's a 7 min (0.3. mile) walk to the railway station so we head there to pick up Mid Suffolk Taxi Bus TB02B (aka TB02, route B) (operated by Swift Taxi Cabs) at 1000. we alight at Thurston Post Office at 1046 on Saturday.

We take the short walk to the railway station and board the 1148 Greater Anglia service 2W12 to Cambridge, arriving there at 1240 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart on 1N55, Cross Country's 1300 service towards Birmingham. We alight at Oakham at 1420 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I noticed that when said move was made.

How many other bus services were still running at that late time?

 

[ValleyLines142]

How many other bus services were still running at that late time?

No less than eleven; you appear to have looked at departures from Old Cattle Market Bus Station as opposed to Tower Ramparts.

We depart on 1N55, Cross Country's 1300 service towards Birmingham. We alight at Oakham at 1420 on Saturday.

We next board the 1521 CrossCountry service 1N57 to Coleshill Parkway, arriving there at 1624 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the station, we walk to bus stop B and there board the 1630 National Express West Midlands service X13 to Castle Bromwich (the bus stop opposite Flecknoe Close on Parkfield Drive) that arrives there at 1642 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1654 National Express West Midlands Platinum service X13 to Chelmsley Wood (Chelmsley Interchange), arriving there at 1725 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 17.58 National Express WM service X12 to Solihull Station Interchange arriving at 18.43 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1905 National Express West Midlands service 76 to Harborne (Harborne Park Road/St Mary's Road), arriving there at 2011 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2023 National Express West Midlands service 11 A to Acock's Green (the bus stop outside Lidl on Fox Hollies Road) that arrives there at 2057 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2116 National Express West Midlands Outer Circle service 11C to Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Harborne Park Road/Cross Farm Road), arriving there at 2148 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

From bus stop QB, we next board the 2212 National Express West Midlands service 48 to West Bromwich bus station that arrives there at 2244 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Crossing over to the light rail stop, we next board the 2255 West Midlands Metro service to Brindley Place, arriving there at 2321 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 23.34 West Midlands Metro service to Wolverhampton Railway Station arriving at 00.25 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking a shorter than usual overnight break, we return in the morning for the 0410 National Express service 422 to Manchester Central Coach Station, arriving there at 0600 on Sunday.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 0610 National Express 424 takes us to Preston Bus Station, where we alight at stand A at 0710 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0750 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service 68 to St Annes (Clifton Drive North/St Leonards Road West), arriving there at 0854 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0934 Blackpool Transport service 11 to Blackpool (Market Street) that arrives there at 1008 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We take the eight minute (0.4 mile) walk to Blackpool North Station for the 11.00 Northern service 1Y59 alighting at Bolton at 11.57 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Was just in the process of making a journey to Cleveleys but I lost Internet!

We next board the 1203 Go North West service 20 to the Trafford Centre (Bus Station), arriving there at 1322 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 13.29 Stagecoach Manchester service 25 to Stockport Interchange arriving at 14.28 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1445 Stagecoach Manchester Bee Network service 384 to Bredbury (Lower Bents Lane/Stockport Road East), arriving there at 1500 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1500 Stagecoach Manchester service 330 to Hyde bus station that arrives there at 1522 on Sunday.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 1555 we depart on Bee Network / Go North West service 344, from which we alight at Hyde Hospital (Brook Close) at 1610 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

At 1555 we depart on Bee Network / Go North West service 344, from which we alight at Hyde Hospital (Brook Close) at 1610 on Sunday.

Does the 344 now run on Sundays?