The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1714 Arriva North East service X15 to Newcastle (Haymarket Bus Station), arriving there at 1836 on Friday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 18:53 Green Line service (from Haymarket) to Airport, arriving at 19:15 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the bus stop adjacent to the Metro station on Ponteland Road, we then board the 1940 Go North East service 353 to Benton (Four Lane Ends Interchange), arriving there at 2025 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2033 Stagecoach North East service 62 to North Walbottle (North Walbottle Road...stop 07108) that arrives there at 2115 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Assuming this is the bus stop at the end of Northumberland Gardens (the other stops on North Walbottle Road are Coronation Road, Abbey Drive, Claverdon Street, Whorlton Terrace and Marquus Avenue), we then board the 2120 Stagecoach Newcastle service 62 to Killingworth (Morrisons), arriving there at 2225 on Friday evening.

 

[higthomas]

We then walk to Killingworth (West Bailey-Garth) and catch the 2306 Go North East service Indigo 42 to Cramlington Manor Walks, arriving there at 2318 on a Friday evening.

 

[backontrack]

We walk to Dudley Lane Shops and board the 00:05 Arriva North East route X10 bus service to Blyth, Waterloo Road O/S Prince of Wales, arriving there at 00:35 on Saturday morning.

 

[kevconnor]

That appears to be it for the evening, so after a short walk to Blyth Bus Station the first available service is Arriva North East 308 service at 05:39 which we take as far as Newcastle upon Tyne, Haymarket Bus Station where we arrive at 0635 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Entering Haymarket Metro station, we leave Newcastle behind as we board the 0647 Tyne and Wear Metro service to Sunderland, arriving there at 0717 on Saturday morning.

 

[kevconnor]

As a small station this has a minimum 5 minute connection time at this station, so the next train we can get without going back on ourselves is 0830 Grand Central 1A61 service as far as York where we arrive at 1008 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1040 First TransPennine Express service 1F85 to Liverpool Lime Street, arriving there at 1259 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

We walk to Liverpool One Bus Station on Canning Place and board the 13:30 National Express route 580 coach to Middlesbrough (Bus Station), arriving there at 17:35 on Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the seven minute walk along Park Street to Middlesbrough station, we then board the 1827 First TransPennine Express service 1P63 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving there at 2042 on Saturday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

We walk 0.4 miles to bus stop TA on Sackville Street (outside Chorlton St Coach Station). Here we board NorthWest Coachlines service X40 at 2150 to Liverpool John Lennon Airport arriving at 2235 Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2259 Arriva North West service 82A to Widnes (Green Oaks), arriving there at 2325 on Saturday evening.

 

[johnnychips]

Let's take the 2347 Arriva North West 79C service to Runcorn High Street arriving 2358 on Saturday night.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We are still able to continue into the night as we board the 0028 Arriva North West service 79C to Murdishaw (Barnfield Avenue), arriving there at 0044 in the early hours of Sunday morning.

 

[kevconnor]

That appears to be it for the evening so after taking the 0.5 mile walk to Runcorn East Station we are able to take the Rail Replacement Bus Service* for Arriva Trains Wales service at 0858 as far as Chester where we arrive at 0938 on Sunday morning.

*Within the timetable this is perm RRB service.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1000 Merseyrail service 2R16 to the delightfully named Port Sunlight, home of the late legendary Pete Burns, arriving there at 1024 on Sunday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

We're just within our ½-mile, 10 minute limit to walk to the bus stop on New Chester Road opposite Shore Drive.

Here we board Stagecoach Merseyside service 1 at 1054 arriving at Birkenhead Bus Station at 1108 Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1128 Arriva North West service 464 to New Ferry (Pollitt Square), arriving there at 1153 on Sunday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

Alternative connections are thin on the ground on Sundays in this part of the Wirral, so we must return on the same route (maybe even the same bus)....

The 1202 Arriva North West service 464 as far as Birkenhead, Borough Road / Clifton Road (handy for Birkenhead Central station), arriving at 1226 Sunday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 12:58 Merseyrail service to Ellesmere Port, arriving at 13:28 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

Continuing our Merseyside meanderings we walk 2 minutes from the rail station to the bus stop at the corner of Westminster Road.

Here we catch the 1340 Stagecoach Merseyside service X8 via the Mersey Tunnel to Liverpool, Queen Square, adjacent Whitechapel, arriving at 1414 Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Heading across to Lime Street station, we then board the 1434 London Midland service 1L81 to Smethwick Galton Bridge, arriving there at 1607 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

And then get the 16:31 London Midland service 2V16 to Worcester Foregate Street, arriving at 17:17 on Saturday, late afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

And then get the 16:31 London Midland service 2V16 to Worcester Foregate Street, arriving at 17:17 on Saturday, late afternoon.

The Game Day is currently Sunday, so we've arrived at Worcester Foregate St at 1717 on Sunday afternoon.
(the 1631 SGB - WOF is a Sunday service, so the move is valid)

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the adjacent bus stop, we then board the 1734 First Worcestershire service 36A to Warndon (Glovers Needle), arriving there at 1751 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 18:05 First in Worcestershire & Herefordshire service 35 circular service (via Blackpole and back past here) to Worcester, opp McDonalds, arriving at 18:28 on Sunday evening, and go and have some dinner :? (I don't like McDonald's).

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking around the corner to Foregate Street station, we then board the 1849 London Midland service 1M16 to University (Birmingham), arriving there at 1930 on Sunday evening.