The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We walk for 1 minute to Gower Street and await the 0700 Trent Barton ‘Harlequin’ service to Littleover, Palatine Grove arriving at 0713 on Thursday morning

 

[DanTrain]

From the nearby Callow Hill Way stop, we then board the 07:57 Trent Barton service V3 'The Villager' to Burton upon Trent, opp Sainsbury's Store, arriving at 08:34 Thursday afternoon. morning

 

[Andy Pacer]

Remembering it is still the morning, we await the 09:11 Midland Classic service 403 to Anslow, Mosley Primary School arriving there at 09:29 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the ten minute walk to the railway station and board the 0934 CrossCountry service service 1V48 to Exeter St David's, arriving there at 1239 on Thursday afternoon.

Oh bloody hell!

Maybe not then. Instead, we ensure we make the return journey as it's only one bus a day in direction, so we board the 0935 Midland Classic service 403 to Burton-on-Trent (Railway Station), arriving there at 0950 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

And it’s Thursday!

Next we take the 1013 Midland Classic service 402 to Beam Hill, Beacon Hotel arriving at 1026 on Thursday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we board the 10:56 Midland Classic service 401 to Hatton, opp Railway Station, arriving at 11:10 Thursday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then swap to a nicer train, getting the 13:25 South Western Railway service 1L52 to Woking, arriving at 16:15 Thursday afternoon

On the basis Midland Classic don't operate in Exeter

 

[DanTrain]

We then swap to a nicer train, getting the 13:25 South Western Railway service 1L52 to Woking, arriving at 16:15 Thursday afternoon

On the basis Midland Classic don't operate in Exeter

SWR don't operate from Tutbury & Hatton either - we're still in Derbyshire!

 

[Andy Pacer]

We’ve just missed the hourly trains in each direction so may as well join the 1145 Trent Barton service V1 to Tutbury, Ye Olde Dog & Partridge arriving there at 1147 on Thursday.

 

[DanTrain]

Having enjoyed that 2 minute bus journey, we now walk the 0.5 miles back to the station and board the 12:07 East Midlands Trains service 1K10 to Derby, arriving at 12:21 Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Stepping out of the station we join the 1243 Kinchbus Skylink to Shardlow, Dog & Duck arriving at 1300 on Thursday

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 13:20 Skylink service to Leicester St Margaret's Bus Station, arriving at 14:40 Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1456 Arriva Midlands service 29 to Groby, Stamford Arms arriving at 1515 on Thursday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1555 Arriva Midlands service 29 to Coalville (Memorial Square), arriving there at 1637 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1700 Arriva Midlands service 11 to Greenhill, Charnborough Road arriving there at 1712 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1723 Arriva Midlands service 29 to Glenfield (County Hall), arriving there at 1755 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next move is the 1824 Arriva Midlands service 26 to Botcheston, Greyhound arriving there at 1843 on Thursday

 

[ValleyLines142]

The return working is at 1847, so that eliminates any return. So we must stop off overnight and return for the 0700 Arriva Midlands service 26 to Leicester (Gravel Street), arriving there at 0735 on Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 0744 Arriva Midlands service 127 to Loughborough, Registry Office (on Ashby Road) arriving there at 0844 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I think we've seen enough of the Midlands now, so we board the 0935 National Express service 441 to London (Victoria Coach Station), arriving there at 1315 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk into the nearby mainline station where we board the 13:40 SouthEastern service to Chestfield & Swalecliffe, arriving there at 15:05 on a Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the bus stop outside, we then board the 1529 Stagecoach South East 'Triangle' service to Sturry (Railway Station), arriving there at 1609 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We enter the railway station and join the 1636 South Eastern service to Wye arriving there at 1652 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the four minute walk to the primary school, where we board the 1658 Stagecoach South East service 1A to Ashford (Park Street), arriving there at 1720 on Friday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

Here, we board the 17:45 Stagecoach East Kent service 123 to Biddenden, adj The Weavers, arriving at 18:42 Friday afternoon.

I was tempted to leave us at the previous village (where we'd be stuck till Monday), but thought @DanTrainMan185 might not be too happy

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1937 Arriva Kent & Surrey service 12 to Maidstone, Hayle Road arriving there at 2007 on Friday

 

[ValleyLines142]

Here, we board the 17:45 Stagecoach East Kent service 123 to Biddenden, adj The Weavers, arriving at 18:42 Friday afternoon.

I was tempted to leave us at the previous village (where we'd be stuck till Monday), but thought @DanTrainMan185 might not be too happy

Don't push it!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then take the 1937 Arriva Kent & Surrey service 12 to Maidstone, Hayle Road arriving there at 2007 on Friday

We take the nine minute walk to The Cannon (stop B) on High Street and there board the 2032 Arriva Kent & Surrey service 71 to Holborough (Manley Boulevard) that arrives there at 2114 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not a lot happening here, so we continue on the 2144 Arriva Kent & Surrey service 71 to Snodland (Railway Station), arriving there at 2150 on Friday evening.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk into the station and board the 22:15 SouthEastern service to Strood, arriving there at 22:26 on a Friday.