The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

What's happening about this?

I'm not actually sure to be honest; because backontrack hasn't got back to us, I think we'll just have to continue from the later arrival, even though there was an earlier service we could have used. The game has been delayed by over a week now.

We then board the 1021 Stagecoach East Kent service 38 to Birchington-on-Sea station, arriving there at 1028 on Wednesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Just out of interest, would the earlier service from backontrack get us on another earlier service?

This service line (Ramsgate to London Victoria via Sittingbourne) I have done completely, a bit stupidly, without realising, off 2R43 from Deal (via Minster!) on to 2U57 (and 1P56) to London Victoria, which takes 2 hr 16 min! This trip (out to Canterbury West but should have been Deal but there was an accident and back from Deal) is mainly what causes me to have more stations visited on Southeastern than my home TOC SWT!

Get the 11:12 Southeastern service to London Victoria, arriving at 12:51 Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Heading over to Victoria coach station, we then board the 1400 National Express service 444 to Gloucester (Bus Station), arriving there at 1710 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[johnnychips]

We take the Stagecoach West 1740, 132 service to Ledbury Memorial arriving 1835 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Just enough time to board the last bus of the day, which is the 1840 DRM service 476 to Hereford (County Bus Station), arriving there at 1915 on Wednesday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Walk the 5 minutes (0.2 miles) to Hereford Station and get the 19:59 Arriva Trains Wales service to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving at 22:15 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Heading down to the Metrolink undercroft, we then board the 2231 Metrolink service to Besses o' th' Barn, arriving there at 2257 on Wednesday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Go back through the centre of Manchester on the 23:05 Manchester Metrolink Line G service to Etihad Campus, arriving at 23:35 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2344 Metrolink Line E service to Cornbrook, arriving there at 0001 in the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We get the 00:06 Metrolink Line C to Withington, arriving 00:17 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sadly, all last buses and trams have departed the area, and we are just one station off the 24 hour Firswood to Manchester Airport line, so we board the 0319 Stagecoach Manchester service 105 to Wythenshawe Interchange, arriving there at 0340 on Thursday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 03:46 Manchester Metrolink Line J Tram from the nearby tram stop, and arrive at Manchester Airport, arriving at 03:55 Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking across to the National Rail platforms, we say farewell to Manchester as we head across the Pennines on 1P04, the 0422 TransPennine Express service to Leeds, arriving there at 0600 on Thursday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Then get the 07:12 Virgin Trains East Coast service to Aberdeen, arriving at 13:01 on Thursday afternoon/

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1309 Abellio ScotRail service 1B32 to Haymarket, arriving there at 1523 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

We now have time for a long class 334 run, joining the 1529 Abellio ScotRail service to Helensburgh Central, arriving at 1716 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the adjacent bus stop, we then board the 1737 First Glasgow service 1B to Dumbarton (St Mary's Way/Church Street), arriving there at 1804 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

I am suprised that Haymarket is only 5 minutes, not extended!

Onto the 15:29 Scotrail service to Cardross, arriving at 17:07 Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 18:11 Scotrail service from Dumbarton Central to Partick, arriving at 18:30 Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From Partick bus station, we board the 1842 First Glasgow service 16 to Drumchapel (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 1921 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 19:37 First Greater Glasgow service SimpliCITY 3 to Drumchapel Station, arriving at 19:46 Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Heading back to the central area, we then board the 1954 Abellio ScotRail service 2L10 to Glasgow Central, arriving there at 2014 on Thursday evening.

 

[backontrack]

Waiting the maximum available time, we board the 22:13 ScotRail service to Stranraer, arriving there at 00:56 in the wee hours of Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Then the 07:02 Scotrail service to Kilmarnock, arriving at 08:56 Friday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0918 Abellio ScotRail service 1L51 to Carlisle, arriving there at 1102 on Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

That was a quick reply!

Get the 12:52 Northern service to Lancaster, arriving at 16:27 Friday.

 

[me123]

We already miss Scotland and decide to return. We grab a cup of tea in Carlisle, before going to English Street to catch the 11:40 First Borders X95 service back up into the Borders, and we travel as far as Hawick, Mart Street Morrisons. We arrive at 13:09 on Friday afternoon.

Boo. Beaten.

 

[A Challenge]

Unlucky, you missed by 2 minutes!

 

[me123]

We board the 16:50 Northern Trains service towards Morecambe, getting off only one stop later at Bare Lane station at 16:57 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the adjacent bus stop, we then board the 1707 Stagecoach North Lancashire service 3 to Lancaster University (Alexandra Park), arriving there at 1758 on Friday evening.