The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

....and one that almost caused an onset of nervous exhaustion, when having finally reached Lybster (the place that gave its name to the ailment once known as Lybster Omnibus Syndrome), it was really bad fortune that it was late on Saturday with no local buses on Sunday, causing someone to make an immediate back-track from when that service came from....

Yes, but at least with Buchanan bus station there are plenty of other opportunities available. The problem with Lybster et al., is that we could remain stranded.

I also draw your attention to the following extract within the rules on the first page on this forum:

When posting moves, please do endeavour that they are realistic, whilst complying with the set rules at the same time. For example, it wouldn't be reasonable nor realistic, for someone to post a move which involves waiting at Clapham Junction for an hour and a half; trains pass through here much more frequently... whilst waiting two hours at a station such as Stowmarket would be more realistic as the station doesn't see frequent services.

On Post #55718, we arrived at Inverness at 1112. The next posting (#55719) wasn't until 1419, over three hours later....

With the frequency of services within Glasgow, I don't deem this acceptable, especially when we had just spent a considerable amount of time in the extreme north of Scotland.

We take the seven minute (0.3 mile) walk to Whittington Hospital (stop A) for the 10.00 Stagecoach London service W5 to Harringay, Sainsburys arriving at 10.29 on Monday.

We take the three minute walk to Harringay Green Lanes station and board the 1048 London Overground Suffragette Line service 2J37 to Barking Riverside, arriving there at 1119 on Monday.

 

[gomango]

I also draw your attention to the following extract within the rules on the first page on this forum:


On Post #55718, we arrived at Inverness at 1112. The next posting (#55719) wasn't until 1419, over three hours later....

With the frequency of services within Glasgow, I don't deem this acceptable, especially when we had just spent a considerable amount of time in the extreme north of Scotland.


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I agree with you that waiting over 3 hours is probably slightly longer than necessary, however where does that post mention Glasgow?

 

[transportphoto]

Can we quietly continue on gameplay rather dwelling on the past, please?

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the three minute walk to Harringay Green Lanes station and board the 1048 London Overground Suffragette Line service 2J37 to Barking Riverside, arriving there at 1119 on Monday.

A 5 minute walk to Barking Riverside Pier and we depart on Thames Clippers service RB1 at 1210 We alight at Vauxhall, St George Wharf Pier at 1336 on Monday.

EDIT: Just removed spurious text relating to Inverness that I had drafted yesterday. The post remains a Barking start as planned.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I agree with you that waiting over 3 hours is probably slightly longer than necessary, however where does that post mention Glasgow?

Inverness sorry.

A 5 minute walk to Barking Riverside Pier and we depart on Thames Clippers service RB1 at 1210 We alight at Vauxhall, St George Wharf Pier at 1336 on Monday.

We take the five minute walk to Vauxhall station and board the 1354 South Western Railway service 2F35 to Byfleet & New Haw, arriving there at 1430 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

With most bus routes being just out of range we take the 14.40 SWR service 2F42 alighting at Surbiton at 14.56 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the short walk to stop NK on Claremont Rd where we depart at 1508 on Transport UK (for TfL) service 465. We alight at Chessington World of Adventures (Stop Y) at 1537 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1546 First Bus London service 71 to Kingston-upon-Thames (Eden Street) that arrives there at 1624 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 17.13 Falcon Buses service 715 to Guildford, Friary Bus Station arriving at 18.34 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We head for stop 16 where we depart at 1840 on White Bus Services service 462. We alight at Old Woking (Crown & Anchor) at 1921 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

With only the 462 available we wait for the last bus of the day at 20.09 to Woking Railway Station arriving at 20.18 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 2100 South Western Railway service 1W83 to Bournemouth, arriving there at 2220 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 23.12 SWR service 2W84 alighting at Brockenhurst at 23.38 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Time for an overnight break. We return in the morning to the bus stop outside the station for the 0803 Bluestar service 6 to Lymington (Station Street), arriving there at 0827 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the 3 minute walk to Lymington Town station, where we depart on SWR's 1J11 at 0843. We alight at its terminus of Lymington Pier at 0845 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Being too far away from any bus routes and not wishing to backtrack to Brockenhurst, we next board the 0900 Wightlink Ferry service to Yarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal, arriving there at 0940 on Tuesday.

Welcome to the Isle of Wight!

 

[RDP]

Being too far away from any bus routes and not wishing to backtrack to Brockenhurst, we next board the 0900 Wightlink Ferry service to Yarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal, arriving there at 0940 on Tuesday.

Welcome to the Isle of Wight!

Island hopping again.

From the nearby bus station we take the 10.36 FYT Bus service A alighting at Freshwater, St. Agnes Church at 10.59 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1121 Southern Vectis service 12 to Totland (War Memorial on The Broadway) that arrives there at 1131 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1200 Southern Vectis service 12 to Shorwell (Crown Inn), arriving there at 1225 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1336 Southern Vectis service 12 to Alum Bay (Needles Landmark Attraction) that arrives there at 1416 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Island hopping again.

At least this one is easy to get off!

 

[-Colly405-]

We next board the 1336 Southern Vectis service 12 to Alum Bay (Needles Landmark Attraction) that arrives there at 1416 on Tuesday.

We depart at 1425 on Southern Vectis service 7, alighting at Carisbrooke High St at 1523 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1336 Southern Vectis service 12 to Alum Bay (Needles Landmark Attraction) that arrives there at 1416 on Tuesday.

Keen to not just hover around the south west of the island and thinking that it would be wise to head towards the administrative centre of the island, where plenty of other onward connections are available, we next board the 1425 Southern Vectis service 7 to Newport (Bus Station), arriving there at 1533 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

HOLD CALLED

Two contributors have made follow-on postings from my last posting within a minute of each other.

 

[ValleyLines142]

HOLD CALLED

Two contributors have made follow-on postings from my last posting within a minute of each other.

Clearly it was just a case of us both posting at the same time and not having chance to refresh the page or realise.

All we need to do is continue from Carisbrooke on the 1549 Southern Vectis service 7 to Newport (Bus Station), arriving there at 1559 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Clearly it was just a case of us both posting at the same time and not having chance to refresh the page or realise.

In the occurrence of such a matter occurring, does the normal quiz etiquette say that the first-made of two such postings be the one from which the thread should be continued? and the second one be struck-through to tidy up the thread. Thanks for your new posting.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

All we need to do is continue from Carisbrooke on the 1549 Southern Vectis service 7 to Newport (Bus Station), arriving there at 1559 on Tuesday.

We next board the 1605 Southern Vectis 3 to Shanklin Bus Station that arrives there at 1712 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the four minute walk to the railway station and board the 1730 Island Line service 2U38 to Sandown, arriving there at 1737 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

We continue on the 18.14 SWR (Island Line) service 2U40 to Ryde Pier Head arriving at 18.34 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

After just 9 hours here, we decide it is time to leave the island, so we depart on the 1845 Ryde FastCat service to Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier. We alight at 1907 on Tuesday.