The Transport Game (UK)

[A Challenge]

We then get the 21:16 the Potteries service 101 to Hanley (Bus Station), arriving at 22:10 Monday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 2230 First Potteries service 3 to Kidsgrove, Meadows Road arriving there at 2256 on Monday.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk to Kidsgrove station and get the 2325 West Midlands Trains service 1Y29 to Crewe, arriving at 2338 Monday evening

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 23:50 Caledonian Sleeper service to Roy Bridge, arriving there at 09:31 on a Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Bit of a wait for the next services here, so we admire the view before boarding the 1202 ScotRail service 1Y44 to Dalmuir, arriving there at 1512 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1519 Scotrail service to Glasgow Central arriving there at 1544 on Tuesday.

 

[DerekC]

We board the 16:00 Scotrail service to Ayr where we arrive at 16:50 on Tuesday afternoon

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1723 Scotrail service to Stranraer arriving there at 1849 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1903 ScotRail service 1A79 to Kilmarnock, arriving there at 2055 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the nine minute walk to the bus station and there board the 2115 Stagecoach West Scotland service 11 to Ardrossan (the bus stop opposite Hill Street on Princes Street) that arrives there at 2218 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That is it for the rest of the day, so in the morning we return for the 0502 Stagecoach West Scotland service 585 to Greenock (Bus Station), arriving there at 0616 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 0635 McGills service 901 to Glasgow, Waterloo Lane arriving there at 0718 on Wednesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk to Central Station and get the 07:42 First in Greater Glasgow service 21 to Gardenhall (Eaglesham Road), arriving 09:09 Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0947 First Glasgow service 21 to Laurieston (Bedford Street), arriving there at 1100 on Wednesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 11:15 Stagecoach West Scotland service 4 to Newton-on-Ayr (McCalls Avenue), arriving at 13:05 Wednesday morning.

 

[DerekC]

We walk 100 yards to the railway station and wait for the 14:52 ScotRail service to Carstairs where we arrive at 16:37 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1318 Stagecoach West Scotland service 2 to Prestwick (Kyle Street), arriving there at 1329 on Wednesday afternoon.

Or not! Got pipped to the post

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk 100 yards to the railway station and wait for the 14:52 ScotRail service to Carstairs where we arrive at 16:37 on Wednesday afternoon.

We then make use of a much anticipated, new service as we board the 1711 TransPennine Express service 1M81 to Liverpool Lime Street, arriving there at 2000 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk 100 yards to the railway station and wait for the 14:52 ScotRail service to Carstairs where we arrive at 16:37 on Wednesday afternoon.

Although almost two hours here when there is a roughly 15 minute headway towards Glasgow?

 

[A Challenge]

I didn't realise that TP were now serving Carstairs (wasn't it only one early train a day before the timetable change?)

We then get the 2027 Northern service 2A96 to Wilmslow, arriving at 2212 Wednesday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We wait for the 22:53 Transport for Wales service to Shrewsbury where we arrive at 00:04 on Thursday morning

 

[DerekC]

Although almost two hours here when there is a roughly 15 minute headway towards Glasgow?

As I understand the rules, you can pick any destination that is accessible within the two hour window and then must catch the first service going there. Is that right?

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 0012 Transport for Wales service 1W80 to Wrenbury, arriving at 0044 Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 0612 Transport for Wales service to Church Stretton arriving at 0702 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

As I understand the rules, you can pick any destination that is accessible within the two hour window and then must catch the first service going there. Is that right?

My understanding was that it is unreasonable to wait a long time at stations where there is a frequent service, regardless of where services are going. Have a look at the Stowmarket/Clapham Junction example on the first page. I could be wrong though!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then take the 0612 Transport for Wales service to Church Stretton arriving at 0702 on Thursday morning.

We then board the 0730 Transport for Wales / Trafnidiaeth Cymru service 1W44 to Stockport, arriving there at 0900 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 0918 Northern service to Chapel en le Frith arriving at 0951 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

No nearby buses nearby, so we then board the 1012 Northern service 2B15 to Hazel Grove, arriving there at 1034 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1047 Northern service to Dove Holes arriving at 1117 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Yay! We can now walk four minute to the Methodist Church and board the 1216 High Peak Skyline service 199 to Stepping Hill (The Crown), arriving there at 1305 on Thursday afternoon.