The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we take the short walk to the adjacent bus stop on Folkestone Road and there board the 1221 Stagecoach South East service 102 to Lydd (the bus stop opposite the Post Office on High Street) that arrives there at 1408 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We board the 1459 Stagecoach South East service 11, alighting at 1547 at Hamstreet (opp Ham Street railway station) at 1547 on Wednesday

The village appears to be Hamstreet, but the station Ham Street...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1640 Stagecoach South East service 11A to New Romney (the bus stop opposite Cannon Street on Dymchurch Road) that arrives there at 1710 on Wednesday afternnon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1720 Stagecoach South East service 102 to Folkestone (Bus Station), arriving there at 1818 on Wednesday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We board Stagecoach South East service 71 at 1829, alighting at Cheriton (St George's Rd) at 1836 on Wednesday.

 

[LUYMun]

Upon arrival at Cheriton, we walk for half a mile (approx 9 minutes) to Folkestone West station. We wait for the 18:58 Southeastern 1J54 service to Sandwich, arriving there at 19:39 on Wednesday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 3 minutes to the St Georges Rd stop on New St, and board the 2013 Stagecoach East service 43, alighting at Canterbury (Bus Station) at 2046 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2106 Stagecoach South East Triangle service to Sturry (Railway Station), arriving there at 2118 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We walk into the station to catch the 2132 SouthEastern service to Ramsgate arriving at 2149 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

As there is only a four minute minimum connection time applying at this station, we next board the 2153 Southeastern (has the new company taken on a new name yet since the government took their franchise off them recently) service to Herne Bay that arrives there at 2220 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 2320 Southeastern service to Gillingham arriving at 0002 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0010 Southeastern service to Faversham that arrives there at 0031 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

As there is only a four minute minimum connection time applying at this station, we next board the 2153 Southeastern (has the new company taken on a new name yet since the government took their franchise off them recently) service to Herne Bay that arrives there at 2220 on Wednesday evening.

The takeover isn't until Sunday, from which it will then be SE Trains Limited.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0010 Southeastern service to Faversham that arrives there at 0031 on Thursday morning.

We next board the 0052 Southeastern (SE Trains Limited as of Sunday) service 1S82 to Westgate-on-Sea, arriving there at 0119 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Taking advantage of the overnight rule, we snooze on a station bench (if allowed!) and await 1P02, South Eastern's 0437 service towards London Victoria, from which we alight at Gillingham [Kent] at 0526 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

SE Trains Limited as of Sunday

Thanks for that information. I will use the new TOC name on postings when the quiz day of the week reaches Sunday if we are still in that area,.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking advantage of the overnight rule, we snooze on a station bench (if allowed!) and await 1P02, South Eastern's 0437 service towards London Victoria, from which we alight at Gillingham [Kent] at 0526 on Thursday.

We exit the station and walk around the corner to King Street, where we board the 0555 Arriva Kent & Surrey Sapphire service 101 to Maidstone (The Cannon), arriving there at 0629 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 6 mins (0.3 miles) to Maidstone West, and board 2T10, South Eastern's 0700 service, from which we alight at Beltring at 0715 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0745 Southeastern service to Snodland that arrives there at 0815 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We leave the station and board the 0825 Arriva Kent & Surrey service 71 from the station bus stop. We alight at Aylesford (opp. Retail Park) at 0907 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The majority of services here only seem to run between Snodland and Maidstone, so we wait for the 0950 Arriva Kent & Surrey service 72 to West Malling (High Street), arriving there at 1009 on Thursday morning.

 

[LUYMun]

We spend a bit of time at West Malling, picking up a cup of tea too. We then wait to catch the 10:28 Nu-Venture service 70 to Borough Green Medical Practice, but we get off at Borough Green High Street, arriving there at 10:44 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We now walk the 4 minutes to Borough Green and Wotham station, to board 2A28, the 1116 SouthEastern service to St Mary Cray where we alight at 1139 on Thursday.

 

[LUYMun]

We walk around the corner to the Sidmouth Road bus stop. Unfortunately, despite our best paces we were (just!) not able to catch the 11:41 departure, so we have to wait another 20 minutes in order to catch the 12:01 Metrobus (on behalf of TfL) service R3 to the Princess Royal University Hospital, arriving there at 12:35 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Noting we are in Locksbottom, we take the six minute walk to St Michael's Church on Crofton Road and there board the 1247 Selkent service 336 to Bickley (Hawthorne Road) that arrives there at 1258 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

It's a little East of Locksbottom to be precise, but the location shouldn't have made a difference or hindered any planning moves.

We take the six minute walk up Southborough Road to the bus stop on Bickley Park Road, where we board the 1315 Arriva London service 269 to Bexleyheath (Trinity Place), arriving there at 1355 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the 1402 service 96, operated by Stagecoach London on behalf of TfL. We alight at Bluewater Shopping Centre (Stop 7) at 1440 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Grateful of a way out of TfL land, we take the 1503 Arriva Kent & Surrey service 700 to Chatham Waterfront Bus Station arriving at 1541 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Back in Kent then...

As we seem unable to escape Kent we head further East by departing the bus station on the 1625 service 326, operated by Chalkwell Garage and Coach Hire. We alight at Sittingbourne Bus Hub (Stop 2) at 1712 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1735 Chalkwell service 345 to Doddington, Chequers Inn arriving at 1810 on Thursday.