The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just arrived in time to board the 2000 First Bradford service 576 to Boothtown (Ploughcroft Lane) that arrives there at 2033 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I'm guessing this is in Halifax somewhere?

We then board the 2101 First Bradford service 576 to Halifax (Bus Station), arriving there at 2105 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Deciding to pay a visit to a settlement that once had a railway station, we next board the 2120 First Calderdale and Huddersfield service 592 to Eastwood (Halifax Road/Holmecoat Bridge) that arrives there at 2155 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2225 First Halifax, Calder Valley and Huddersfield service 590 to Rochdale (Interchange), arriving there at 2310 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide to move from one interchange to another and board the 2330 First Manchester service 471 to Bury Interchange that arrives there at 2358 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That appears to be it for the rest of the day, so we call it a night before boarding the 0425 First Manchester service 135 to Besses o' th' Barn (Metrolink Stop), arriving there at 0441 on Tuesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the first Line G tram of the day, the 06:05, to Piccadilly, arriving at 06:31 (Tuesday).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0645 Manchester Metrolink E line tram to Ashton Moss Metrolink stop that arrives there at 0707 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0722 Metrolink service to Harbour City, arriving there at 0805 on Tuesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 08:15 Transport for Greater Manchester service 50 to East Didsbury (Parrs Wood), arriving at 09:21 Tuesday, and curse yourself for not realising it was over an hour bus journey!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0932 Stagecoach Manchester service 23A to Davyhulme (Nags Head), arriving there at 1017 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1030 Stagecoach Manchester service 256 to Manchester (Piccadilly Gardens bus station) that arrives there at 1112 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1120 Stagecoach Manchester service 205 to Denton (Sainsburys), arriving there at 1158 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1217 Stagecoach Manchester service 205 to Dane Bank (Dane Bank shops on Windmill Lane) that arrives there at 1225 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking around the corner to the bus stop on Windsor Road, we then board the 1235 Stagecoach Manchester service 7 to Ashton Moss Metrolink Stop, arriving there at 1305 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Well, that was an interesting six hour circular tour to arrive back here...

We next board the 1322 Manchester Metrolink E line tram to Eccles Metrolink stop that arrives there at 1417 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I like how you remind us of the fact that it is a Metrolink stop. I think that was obvious when we took the tram

Taking the four minute walk along Church Street to the railway station, we leave Greater Manchester behind as we board the 1509 Northern service 2F21 to Broad Green, arriving there at 1553 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 16:09 Northern service to Bryn, arriving at 16:39 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1710 Northern service to Roby that arrives at 1735 on Tuesday afternoon.
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I like how you remind us of the fact that it is a Metrolink stop. I think that was obvious when we took the tram

I am informed by a member of TfGM that adding the suffix of "Metrolink stop" to describe that fact is acceptable.

 

[A Challenge]

I am informed by a member of TfGM that adding the suffix of "Metrolink stop" to describe that fact is acceptable.

I think it is a question of whether it is necessary, not needed

Get the 17:45 Northern service to Preston, arriving at 18:51 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The minimum connection time of 8 minutes at this station is just enough to allow us to board the 1900 Northern service to Colne that arrives there at 2015 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the adjacent bus stop, we then head towards Yorkshire as we board the 2054 Transdev Burnley & Pendle 'Mainline' service M4 to Keighley (Bus Station), arriving there at 2139 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2155 Keighley and District service 662 to Saltaire (Bingley Road/Wensley Avenue) that arrives there at 2218 on Tuesday evening.

 

[godfreycomplex]

As there are no other ways to depart this locale other than the service we have just travelled on; after a three minute wander round the back of Shipley Hospital we arrive at Saltaire (Kirkgate/Thompson Street) on time for the Keighley and District 760 at 22:31. After a lengthy period pondering the inscrutable riddle of the universe we arrive at Leeds (York Street; opposite the Bus Station) at 23:21 on this Tuesday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

Just enough time to board the 2328 First Leeds service 5 to Halton Moor (Neville Road/Ullswater Crescent), arriving there at 2346 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Trainfan344]

We settle down in a doorway and sleep before waking and catching the 05:09 First Leeds service 5 to York Street, Leeds arriving there at 05:25 Wednesday Morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0538 First Leeds service 52 to Moor Allerton (King Lane/Lingfield Approach), arriving there at 0600 on Wednesday morning.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Finding; quite frankly; little in the way of excitement we decide to head back to Leeds from across the road on the 06:23 First Leeds 7; alighting at Leeds (North Street) at 06:42 on this Wednesday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0647 First Leeds service 12 to Middleton (Middleton Arms), arriving there at 0712 on Wednesday morning.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Bidding farewell to Leeds we board the Arriva 481 at 07:38; arriving at Wakefield bus station at 08:30 on Wednesday morning