The Transport Game (UK)

[DerekC]

We have only a few minutes to wait for the 11:02 Cardiff Bus service X45 to St Mellons (Police Station) where we arrive at 11:59 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We cross the road and board the 1210 New Adventure Travel service 5 to Ringland (Ringland Circle, before the Community Centre) that arrives there at 1303 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Peter Kelford]

We cross the road and board the 1210 New Adventure Travel service 5 to Ringland (Ringland Circle, before the Community Centre) that arrives there at 1303 on Tuesday afternoon.

For a grammatical clarification, did you mean in front of the Community Centre rather than before? Or did you mean the stop preceding the railway station?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

For a grammatical clarification, did you mean in front of the Community Centre rather than before? Or did you mean the stop preceding the railway station?

In this instance, the blame lies with the website information that I used, which actually stated "before the Community Centre".

This is one where our resident expert from Wales, @DanTrainMan185 could throw light on the matter.

 

[Peter Kelford]

This is one where our resident expert from Wales, @DanTrainMan185 could throw light on the matter.

There is a stop in front of the Community Centre, so using that:

We walk across the road to the Celtic Manor resort, have lunch, play a round of golf and emerge at 18:30 for dinner... or...

We wait for 30 minutes for the X5 bus, alighting at Royal Hotel, Cardiff at 15:11 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thanks for moving matters onwards.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Must admit I'm not hugely knowledgeable on the Newport area. Also, Ringland is an area to avoid

From the royal hotel, we head towards the Vale of Glamorgan as we cross the road and board the 1520 Cardiff Bus service 96 to Barry (King Square), arriving there at 1628 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide on a change of transport mode, so we enter Barry Island railway station and board the 1656 Transport for Wales service to Pentre-Bach that arrives there at 1824 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Peter Kelford]

From Pentre-Bach, we wait for the train to come back, taking the 17:12 to Cardiff Central arriving on Tuesday evening at 18:10 Struck through as the route was based on another struck-through post.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We decide on a change of transport mode, so we enter Barry Island railway station and board the 1656 Transport for Wales service to Pentre-Bach that arrives there at 1824 on Tuesday evening.

King Square and Barry Island are a mile and a half apart, so that move is definitely out I'm afraid.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

King Square and Barry Island are a mile and a half apart, so that move is definitely out I'm afraid.

Just goes to show that Traveline Wales are not averse to "telling porkies"....

I will strike-through my posting that was based on their falsehoods and feel if we had been playing Monopoly, I would be told....
Go to Jail
Do not pass Go
Do not collect £200.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Just goes to show that Traveline Wales are not averse to "telling porkies"....

I will strike-through my posting that was based on their falsehoods and feel if we had been playing Monopoly, I would be told....
Go to Jail
Do not pass Go
Do not collect £200.

Not to worry. Would you like to make an alternative move?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Fed up with my seemingly sudden attack of total and utter ineptitude, I decided to ring Cardiff Bus for onward information, so if anyone finds fault with the posting below, you know who is to blame.....

We next board the 1635 Cardiff Bus service 96 to Culverhouse Cross (B & Q) that arrives there at 1708 on Tuesday evening.

After two recent occurrences which have caused disruption to this thread, it behoves me to take a short sabbatical away from the thread.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

We walk around the corner to the Llanover Road stop and board the 1719 New Adventure Travel service X1 to Cyncoed (Wern Goch), arriving at 1821 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1906 Cardiff Bus service 51 to Heath (King George V Drive), arriving there at 1923 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

We walk 9 minutes to the Medical Centre, where we board the 1939 Stagecoach South Wales service 86X to Cardiff (Royal Hotel), arriving at 1958 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the six minute walk to the bus stop on Canal Street, where we board the 2010 New Adventure Travel service T9 to Cardiff Airport, arriving there at 2044 on Tuesday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We walk the 600 yards to Tredogan (Holiday Inn Express) and board the 21:30 New Adventure Travel service 304 to Dinas Powys Station where we arrive at 22:05 on Tuesday evening,

 

[Andy Pacer]

We enter the railway station and join the 2225 Transport for Wales service to Cwmbach arriving at 2334 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Well there is absolutely sweet bugger all around Cwmbach and that was the last train, so we return in the morning for the 0554 Transport for Wales service 2P03 to Dingle Road, arriving there at 0711 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Peter Kelford]

We then take the 07:20 TfW service to Bargoed, arriving at 0814 on Wednesday morning

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 0832 Transport for Wales service back down the line to Hengoed arriving at 0840 on Wednesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then take the 9 minute (0.4 miles) walk across the viaduct to the stop called Shops in Maesycwmmer and get the 08:56 Harris Coaches service 7 to the delightfully named Fiddlers Elbow in Treharris, arriving at 09:28 Wednesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 0955 Harris Coaches service 7 to Blackwood Interchange arriving at 1041 on Wednesday morning.

 

[DerekC]

We wait for the 11:16 Stagecoach South Wales service 52 to Abertillery (High Street) where we arrive at 11:57 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1218 Phil Anslow Coaches service X1 to Llanhilleth, Central Hotel arriving at 1232 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the three minute walk to Bywater Road and there board the 1209 Stagecoach South Wales service X15 to Newport (Royal Gwent Hospital), arriving there at 1330 on Wednesday morning.

Sod's law!

 

[ValleyLines142]

Saying that, I can continue my journey from Llanhilleth, just an hour later, so we board the 1319 Stagecoach South Wales service X15 to Newport (Royal Gwent Hospital), arriving there at 1430 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 14:40 Stagecoach South Wales service 50A to Newport (Market Square (Stand 22)), arriving at 14:44 Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Seizing our chance to leave South Wales for a while we take the 0.3 mile walk to the railway station and board the 1503 Transport for Wales service to Shrewsbury arriving at 1649 on Wednesday.