The Transport Game (UK)

[-Colly405-]

Going forward on the 2227 trentbarton nines service 9.1, we alight at East Midlands Designer Outlet at 2235 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I had a bit of anxiety then as that was the last bus to serve the designer outlet and I thought we'd be stranded, but we can instead take the four minute walk to the bus stop on the corner of Berristow Lane and Carter Lane East and board the 2331 Trent Barton The Nines service 9.1 to Mansfield (Bus Station), arriving there at 2353 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then wait overnight, and being a Sunday morning things start a little later, so we take the 4 minute 0.2 mile walk to the railway station to take the 0844 East Midlands Railway service to the next station along, Mansfield Woodhouse, arriving there at 0851 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

There doesn't seem to be any buses in the vicinity, so we return on the 0856 East Midlands Railway service 2D01 to Bulwell, arriving there at 0928 on Sunday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We walk over to the Bus Station where we catch the 0947 Nottingham City Transport service 79 to Aspley, Broxtowe Avenue arriving there at 0954 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1012 Trent Barton Rainbow One service to Langley Mill (Trent Barton Garage), arriving there at 1045 on Sunday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Not masses of choice here so we will go onwards on the 1107 Trent Barton rainbow 1 to Kimberley, Library arriving at 1125 on Sunday.

 

[-Colly405-]

It so appears that the aforementioned trentbarton rainbow 1 is the only bus route in Kimberley on a Sunday, so we take the 1212 journey towards Alfreton, alighting at Jacksdale Monument at 1236 on Sunday.
Half-expecting this to be an impressive monument in the countryside, we are underwhelmed by it being a village war memorial, a worthy cause nevertheless.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Whilst I'm desperately trying to get out of the Trent Barton regional area, I'm struggling to do so, so we board the 1312 Trent Barton Rainbow One service to Nottingham (Victoria Bus Station), arriving there at 1410 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2 minute 0.1 mile walk to the Huntingdon Street bus stop where we join the 1433 Nottingham City Transport service 46 to Woodborough Hall arriving at 1452 on Sunday.

 

[-Colly405-]

The 46/47 remain our only option on a Sunday, and they will only take us back towards N*tt*ngh*m, so we take the 1601 N*ttingh*m City Transport skyblue 47, and alight at N*tt*ngh*m (NTU City Campus, stop G3) at 1625 on Sunday.
If only the railway station and coach stops were anywhere near the bus termini...

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 4 minute 0.2 mile walk around to the Parliament Street bus stops and catch the 1635 Nottingham City Transport service 58 to Sherwood Shops arriving at 1644 on Sunday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next take the 1651 journey on Stagecoach East Midlands service Sherwood Arrow, alighting at Retford Bus Station at 1830 on Sunday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

There doesn't appear to be anything else running from here on a Sunday evening, so this may end up being worse than staying in Nottingham! The railway station is too far to walk to, so I will tentatively suggest we have to wait overnight until the following morning unless anyone else can find a suitable move.

If not, then we will return for the 0615 Stagecoach East Midlands Sherwood Arrow service to Tuxford, Sun Inn arriving there at 0645 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0735 Gem Mini Travel service 190 to Treswell (the bus stop adjacent to Cocking Lane on Town Street) that arrives there at 0804 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Amusingly this is another sparse area, and the later journeys are "set down only", so, by my reckoning we are stuck in this remote place until the morning.
In which case we will return for the 0654 Gem Mini Travel service 190 to Retford, Claters Close arriving there at 0712 on Tuesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Amusingly this is another sparse area, and the later journeys are "set down only", so, by my reckoning we are stuck in this remote place until the morning.
In which case we will return for the 0654 Gem Mini Travel service 190 to Retford, Claters Close arriving there at 0712 on Tuesday morning.

Could we have used the demand responsive P190, or is that not within the rules??

P190 - Village Link Phone-a-bus - Retford - Rampton - Tuxford – Gem Mini Travel – bustimes.org

bustimes.org

 

[ValleyLines142]

Treswell is clearly one to avoid for the future

We take the ten minute walk to the bus station and board the 0800 Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent service 37 to Newark Castle (Railway Station), arriving there at 0902 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Could we have used the demand responsive P190, or is that not within the rules??

P190 - Village Link Phone-a-bus - Retford - Rampton - Tuxford – Gem Mini Travel – bustimes.org

bustimes.org

I did wonder about that as I saw it on one of the bus stops on the map, but wasn't sure. Might be wise to miss that but perhaps get a quizmaster to advise for future reference ... @transportphoto ?

 

[Andy Pacer]

Treswell is clearly one to avoid for the future

We take the ten minute walk to the bus station and board the 0800 Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent service 37 to Newark Castle (Railway Station), arriving there at 0902 on Tuesday morning.

We will enter the station and catch the 0936 East Midlands Railway service to Fiskerton arriving there at 0944 on Tuesday morning.

 

[transportphoto]

I did wonder about that as I saw it on one of the bus stops on the map, but wasn't sure. Might be wise to miss that but perhaps get a quizmaster to advise for future reference ... @transportphoto ?

I don’t think we’ve come across this before. As long as we find a sensible way of using demand responsive services and are realistic about it, why not? Its a public transport game, we’ve got to move with the times! Any issues that arise (and don’t self resolve) please flag in the usual manner.

 

[Andy Pacer]

I don’t think we’ve come across this before. As long as we find a sensible way of using demand responsive services and are realistic about it, why not? Its a public transport game, we’ve got to move with the times! Any issues that arise (and don’t self resolve) please flag in the usual manner.

Thanks for the swift response @transportphoto We will bear that in mind for the future then!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We will enter the station and catch the 0936 East Midlands Railway service to Fiskerton arriving there at 0944 on Tuesday morning.

Services here are only two-hourly, so we next board the 1144 East Midlands Railway service 1K63 to Kidsgrove, arriving there at 1347 on Tuesday afternoon.

I am so glad to be out of the East Midlands!!

 

[-Colly405-]

Yay!

We walk the 3 minutes / 0.2 miles to Mount Rd bus stop and there board First Potteries service 3 at 1352, alighting at Alsager (Bank Corner) at 1402.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1505 D&G Bus Service 317 to Leighton Hospital arriving there at 1609 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1637 Arriva North West service 31W to Northwich (Interchange) that arrives there at 1728 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1810 Network Warrington Cheshire Cat service 9A to Warrington (Interchange), arriving there at 1903 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1931 Warrington's Own Buses service 22A to Wigan (Bus Station) that arrives there at 2026 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 6 minute 0.3 mile walk to Wallgate station and board the 2051 Northern service to Salford Central arriving at 2124 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2143 Northern Trains service to Langho that arrives there at 2242 on Tuesday evening.