The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and board the 1508 National Express West Midlands service 48 to West Bromwich (Bus Station), arriving there at 1551 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1606 National Express West Midlands service 79 to Stow Heath (the bus stop opposite Holloway Road on Bilston Road) that arrives there at 1650 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 0.2 miles (5 mins) to the Thorne St stop on Hincks St, and await the 1747 Banga Buses service 53, alighting at Wednesfield (Bentley Bridge Retail Park) at 1808 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1820 National Express West Midlands service 9 to Bloxwich (Field Road), arriving there at 1840 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the six minute walk to Samuel Street and there board the 1922 National Express West Midlands service X51 to Cannock (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1948 on Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1955 National Express West Midlands Platinum service X51 to Great Barr (Scott Arms), arriving there at 2055 on Saturday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk to Stop GG and get the 2102 National Express West Midlands service 5 to Sutton Coldfield (Gracechurch Centre (Stop SC)), arriving at 2128 Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the three minute walk to the railway station and board the 2141 West Midlands Trains service 2O65 to Kings Norton, arriving there at 2220 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2230 West Midland Trains service to Alvechurch that arrives there at 2246 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 2302 West Midlands Trains service to Erdington arriving at 2347 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take 5 minutes to walk the 0.2 miles to Sutton New Road, to the Wilton Rd stop EQ, where at 2356 we board National Express West Midlands service X5. We alight at Sutton Coldfield (Gracechurch Shopping Centre, stop SJ) at 0006 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We return in the morning for the 0550 National Express West Midlands service 6 to Aldridge (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 0620 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0712 Diamond service 35 to Lichfield, Bus Station arriving there at 0737 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk across into Lichfield City station and board the 0754 West Midlands Railway service 2O11 to Bromsgrove, arriving there at 0908 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0919 West Midlands Trains service to Bournville arriving at 0938 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0958 West Midlands Trains service to Four Oaks that arrives there at 1041 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1047 West Midlands Trains service to Shenstone arriving at 1056 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Becoming a little tired of the Cross City Line, we then board the 1129 West Midlands Trains service 2O25 to Birmingham New Street, arriving there at 1201 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mindful of the 12 minute minimum connection time that applies at this large station, we next board the 1215 Avanti West Coast service to Penrith North Lakes that arrives there at 1443 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1500 Transpennine Express service to Carlisle arriving there at 1515 on Monday.

 

[DerekC]

We walk 700 yards to Market Square and wait for the 16:30 Stagecoach Cumbria service 93 to Bowness on Solway (Kings Arms) where we arrive at 17:14 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1858 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 93 to Drumburgh (Post Office on an un-named road) that arrives there at 1911 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

* The unnamed road is Cycle Route 72.

With services here very limited we have no option other than to return in the morning for the 0747 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 93 to Carlisle (Market Hall), arriving there at 0813 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0834 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 79 to Annan (Tesco on Scotts Street) that arrives there at 0917 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We are too far from the centre of Annan for any onward rail connections, so we then board the 1011 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 179 to Gretna (Central Avenue), arriving there at 1033 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We walk the 10 minutes (0.5 mile) to Gretna Green railway station and catch the 1125 Scotrail service to Carlisle arriving at 1138 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1149 Avanti West Coast service 1M11 to Wigan North Western, arriving there at 1310 on Tuesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 0.3 mile (6 mins) to Hallgate (Stop A), and await the 1342 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service 111, alighting at Eccleston Green (opp. Institute) at 1423 on Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1452 Holmeswood Coaches service to Banks, Brooklyn Caravan Park arriving at 1531 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1619 Holmeswood Coaches service 347 to Chorley (Bus Station), arriving there at 1720 on Tuesday afternoon.