The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1053 Diamond service 13 to Quarry Bank (New Street), arriving there at 1107 on Sunday morning.

 

[LUSOwner]

We then take a short, 10-minute walk to Cradley Heath station, where we board the 11:27 West Midlands Railway service to Worcester Shrub Hill, arriving at 1203 on this drizzly Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the eleven minute/0.5 mile walk to the Kenilworth Close bus stop on Rainbow Hill, where we board the 1226 First Worcestershire service 35 to Blackpole (Blackpool Inn), arriving there at 1238 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 12:58 First Worcestershire service 35 to Brickfields, adj Glenthorne Avenue, arriving at 13:05 Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We are still left with the 35 here, so we next board the 1325 First Worcestershire service 35 to Worcester (Crowngate Bus Station), arriving there at 1339 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 6 minute 0.2 mile walk to Worcester Foregate Street station and board the 1426 West Midlands Trains service to Birmingham Moor Street arriving at 1529 on Sunday.

 

[LUSOwner]

We then decide we want to go to Dorridge station in stead, so we take the 1540 to Dorridge directly arriving at 1604 on Sunday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1629 Chiltern Railways service 1H51 to Haddenham and Thame Parkway, arriving at 1730 Sunday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then get the 1629 Chiltern Railways service 1H51 to Haddenham and Thame Parkway, arriving at 1730 Sunday afternoon

Interesting situation here. Chiltern timetables shows this stopping at Haddenham, but Real Time Trains says it doesn't?

 

[LUSOwner]

Interesting situation here. Chiltern timetables shows this stopping at Haddenham, but Real Time Trains says it doesn't?

I say we allow it... you have to take it as official if it's from the TOC who operates the service...

 

[ValleyLines142]

I say we allow it... you have to take it as official if it's from the TOC who operates the service...

Hmm, I'll let it slip, even though RTT is always reliable!

We exit the station and board the 1638 Arriva Shires Sapphire service 280 to Oxford (High Street), arriving there at 1742 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1810 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 280 to Stone, Village Hall arriving there at 1940 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Golly, wouldn't have gone to Oxford otherwise! We're only about 5 miles away from Haddenham again

The 280 seems to be the only bus still running, so we continue on the 2040 Arriva the Shires/Beds & Bucks* (?) Sapphire service 280 to Aylesbury (Bus Station), arriving there at 2055 on Sunday evening.

 

[LUSOwner]

We haul ourselves over to the rail station, to catch the 2118 To Harrow on the Hill, arriving at 2201 on Sunday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2209 Chiltern Railways service to Stoke Mandeville arriving there at 2249 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Nothing we can do here as the last London is only 3 minutes after, so instead we board the 2319 Chiltern Railways service 2V70 to Aylesbury Vale Parkway, arriving there at 2333 on Sunday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We wait for the morning and take the 0516 Chiltern Railways service to Wendover arriving at 0530 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0558 Chiltern Railways service 2C03 to Rickmansworth, arriving there at 0623 on Monday morning.

I have a feeling we're going to end up in Great Missenden, just to complete the line!

 

[Andy Pacer]

Go on then!

We take the 0655 Chiltern Railways service to Great Missenden arriving at 0714 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I feel like I can die happy now!

We next board the 0725 Chiltern Railways service 2C11 to Chalfont & Latimer, arriving there at 0736 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We will take the 0758 Chiltern Railways service to Aylesbury arriving at 0825 on Monday morning.

Just to avoid London and for onward travels!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0905 Arriva Shires service 500 to Watford (High Street), arriving there at 1051 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the walk round the corner to Market Street and catch the 1115 Arriva The Shires service 321 to Harpenden, The George arriving at 1220 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the four minute walk to the railway station and there board the 1238 Thameslink service 9R25 to Gatwick Airport, arriving there at 1408 on Monday afternoon.

Was SO tempted to get off in a London Zone but thought I won't be that person (although playing Devil's Advocate, Gatwick is actually in the Oyster zone!)

 

[DerekC]

We hurry along to the South Terminal and are just in time to catch the 14:15 Oxford Bus Company service "the airline" to Oxford (Gloucester Green) where we arrive at 16:45 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1705 Stagecoach West Gold service S6 to Swindon (Drakes Park), arriving there at 1820 on Monday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We walk 200 yards to Marlowe Avenue Shops and there board the 18:27 Swindon Bus service 2 to Nythe (Lytchett Way) where we arrive at 18:41 on Monday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1940 Swindon Bus Company service 2 to Walcot (Burghley Close), arriving there at 1948 on Monday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We wait for the 20:01 Swindon Bus Company service 5 to Swindon (Fleming Way) where we arrive at 20:08 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2041 Swindon Bus Company service 5 to Orbital Shopping Park, arriving there at 2058 on Monday evening.