The Transport Game (UK)

[A Challenge]

We then exit the station and walk to Poppy Road and get the 1428 Arriva in Beds and Bucks service 300 to High Wycombe (Temple End), arriving at 1449 Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the four minute walk to Oxford Street and there board the 1512 Carousel Buses service 102 to Uxbridge (Belmont Road) that arrives there at 1604 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk to Uxbridge station and get the 1612½ Metropolitan line service 450 all the way through to Aldgate, arriving at 1706½ Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and cross over to the bus station, where we board the 1713 Blue Triangle service 115 to East Ham (Central Park), arriving there at 1803 on Sunday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk the 0.4 miles (8 minutes) to Newham Town Hall Stop O and get the 18:15 Blue Triangle on behalf of Transport for London service 5 to Romford Station (Stop Z), arriving 18:59 Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 1908 Greater Anglia service 2K48 to Southend Victoria, arriving there at 1952 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the station, we take the two minute walk to the Interchange on Queensway and there board the 2009 First in Essex 27A service to Canvey (Leigh Beck) that arrives there at 2103 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

Our options are limited here, as all stops within the statutory half-mile walk are only served on Sunday evenigns by the 27A, so we board the 2110 First in Essex 27A, alighting at Hadleigh (Bus Depot) at 2143 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

As Sunday night is fast approaching, we head somewhere in close proximity to railway stations just incase, so we board the 2238 Arriva Herts & Essex service 1 to Westcliff-on-Sea (Westcliff Plough), arriving there at 2258 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2325 Arriva Herts & Essex service 1 to Thundersley (the bus stop opposite Woodmans Arms PH on Rayleigh Road) that arrives there at 2354 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

That's it for Thundersley for the night, so we await the morning and walk the 2 minutes to the Hart Rd stop on Rayleigh Rd. Here we board service 21 at 0607, alighting at Southend-on-Sea (Southend Hospital South, Stop C) at 0633 on Monday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 0643 First Essex service 25 to Basildon Town Centre, arriving at 0755 Monday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

I'm presuming this is the Bus Station...

We walk the 3 minutes to the railway station and board 1B14, C2C's 0803 service, which we take as far as it goes, alighting at Shoeburyness at 0830 on Monday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 0853 c2c service 2F41 all the way to London Fenchurch Street, arriving at 1002 Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Here we are back in London again... so we depart the railway station and from Stop U catch the 1010 Arriva London service 113 to Brixton, Streatham Hill/Telford Avenue (Arriva Garage) arriving at 1057 on Monday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1103 Transport for London service 250 to West Croydon Bus Station (Stop B5), arriving at 1153 Monday morning

 

[bussikuski179]

Next we board the 1201 Tramlink service to Fieldway, arriving at 1223 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk to stop FJ on Lodge Lane and await Stagecoach London bus 314 at 1234, alighting at Elmstead Woods station at 1313 on Monday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We enter the station and take the 1330 Southeastern service to Orpington arriving at 1340 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter the station and take the 1330 Southeastern service to Orpington arriving at 1340 on Monday.

Southeastern is now trading as SE Trains Limited from today.

We next board the 1350 SE Trains service to Hither Green that arrives there at 1405 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and board the 1427 Stagecoach London service 273 to Chislehurst (Centre Common Road/War Memorial), arriving there at 1502 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1510 Go Ahead Metrobus service 162 to Bromley (Civic Centre on Kentish Way) that arrives there at 1525 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Southeastern is now trading as SE Trains Limited from today

Indeed, although 'Google' and National Rail Enquiries are still using Southeastern as the operator name.

 

[-Colly405-]

Wikipedia states that the South Eastern franchise (aka Integrated Kent franchise) was operated until yesterday by London & South Eastern Railway Ltd trading as Southeastern, and from today is operated by SE Trains Ltd, also trading as Southeastern. Therefore Southeastern was and still is the trading name, and therefore I believe we can still use it.

And indeed southeasternrailway.co.uk now states, and I quote, "Southeastern is the trading name of SE Trains Limited. Registered in England under company number 03266762. Registered office address: Albany House, Floor 8, 94-98 Petty France, London, England, SW1H 9EA".

We walk the 5 minutes to Bromley North station and board 2J75 for its entirety; this being the 1545 SouthEastern service from Bromley North that we alight from at Grove Park at 1550 on the Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wikipedia states that the South Eastern franchise (aka Integrated Kent franchise) was operated until yesterday by London & South Eastern Railway Ltd trading as Southeastern, and from today is operated by SE Trains Ltd, also trading as Southeastern. Therefore Southeastern was and still is the trading name, and therefore I believe we can still use it.

And indeed southeasternrailway.co.uk now states, and I quote, "Southeastern is the trading name of SE Trains Limited. Registered in England under company number 03266762. Registered office address: Albany House, Floor 8, 94-98 Petty France, London, England, SW1H 9EA".

West Midlands Trains is the name of the Train Operating Company and uses two trading brand names:-
West Midlands Railway
London Northwestern Railway

On this quiz, we have always used the TOC name of West Midlands Trains in posting submissions.

 

[-Colly405-]

There seems to be an inconsistent approach. Not necessarily on this quiz, but generally. If you look at RTT it shows West Midlands Trains (legal entity), SouthEastern (single trading name) and Thameslink (one brand of GTR).

If we only use the TOC name then we should use Govia Thameslink Railway (not Southern, Great Northern or Thameslink) and it should have been London and South Eastern Railway (not SouthEastern).

Perhaps a discussion for a different thread? I suppose that as this quiz is self-regulating then as long as there is absolute clarity and no ambiguity it doesn't really matter for us? Or am I out of step?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

There seems to be an inconsistent approach. Not necessarily on this quiz, but generally. If you look at RTT it shows West Midlands Trains (legal entity), SouthEastern (single trading name) and Thameslink (one brand of GTR).

If we only use the TOC name then we should use Govia Thameslink Railway (not Southern, Great Northern or Thameslink) and it should have been London and South Eastern Railway (not SouthEastern).

Perhaps a discussion for a different thread? I suppose that as this quiz is self-regulating then as long as there is absolute clarity and no ambiguity it doesn't really matter for us? Or am I out of step?

I have sought guidance from the forum quizmaster panel over the matter.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Perhaps we could just quote Southeastern/SE Trains for now. We know what operator is been quoted anyway so it should be fine

Anyway, from Grove Park, we exit the station and board the 1556 Stagecoach London service 136 to Peckham (Harris Academy), arriving there an hour later at 1656 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1708 Abellio London service 345 to Battersea, Parkgate Rd arriving at 1812 on Monday.

 

[transportphoto]

I suppose that as this quiz is self-regulating then as long as there is absolute clarity and no ambiguity it doesn't really matter for us? Or am I out of step?

I am more than happy to support this approach. Ultimately it doesn’t really matter what the operator is currently called, we just need to be clear as to what journey is being undertaken.