The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Crossing to the adjoining Metrolink stop, we next board the 0559 Manchester Metrolink service to Radcliffe Metrolink stop that arrives there at 0620 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We embark on a cross-city journey to the west on this interesting mode of transport through this fantastically regenerated city, as we board the 0643 Metrolink service to Stretford, arriving there at 0726 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the Metrolink service at 0734 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving at 0752 Monday morning

What lies next I wonder? A nice long rail trip or further exploration of Greater Manchester

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0827 XC service to Bournemouth that arrives there at 1310 on Monday afternoon.

 

[FQ]

We go to hospital, having caught a disease from the 220

We then decide we need some South West Trains action and board the 13:24 SWT service to Weymouth arriving at 14:13 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Heading away from the coastal regions, we next board the 1508 FGW service to Frome that arrives there at 1628 on Monday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

The Market Place is just too far away to transfer to a bus, so we take the next available train, the 1749 FGW service to Castle Cary, arriving at 1806 Monday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Continuing by rail, we next board the 1821 FGW service to Exeter St David's that arrives at 1914 on Monday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We then take the Western Greyhound 510 service from the station forecourt at 1920, travelling to Launceston Westgate Street arriving at 2050 Monday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

Launceston sadly does not appear to be blessed with any more bus services, so we call it a night before boarding the 0730 Western Greyhound service 576 to Plymouth (Railway Station), arriving there at 0837 on Tuesday morning.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 08:53 FGW service to London Paddington arriving at 12:23 on Tuesday Afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then exit the railway station and head to the bus stop on Praed Street, where we board the 1241 Stagecoach London service 205 to Kings Cross Station (Euston Road), arriving there at 1310 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Being mindful of the 15 minute minimum connection that apples here, we enter the station on board the 1330 EC service to Durham that arrives there at 1624 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 13:53 GN service to Cambridge arriving at 14:55 on Tuesday.
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Being mindful of the 15 minute minimum connection that apples here, we enter the station on board the 1330 EC service to Durham that arrives there at 1624 on Tuesday afternoon.

15 minutes! I have made a connection of 1 minute!

We then take the 16:38 EC service to Doncaster arriving at 17:52 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 2R42, the 1802 Northern service to Meadowhall, arriving there at 1833 on Tuesday evening.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 18:42 NR service to Huddersfield arriving at 19:56 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 1F74, the 2002 First TransPennine Express service to Liverpool Lime Street, arriving there at 2107 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take a ride on a stopping service as we board the 2015 Northern service to Denby Dale that arrives there at 2041 on Tuesday evening.

 

[FQ]

We then board 1F74, the 2002 First TransPennine Express service to Liverpool Lime Street, arriving there at 2107 on Tuesday evening.

We then take the 21:34 LM service to Birmingham New Street arriving at 2327 on Tuesday evening.

 

[mailbyrail]

And not wanting to spend longer there than necessary, let's jump onto the 23.53 London Midland service to Coventry arriving 00.15 on Wednesday

 

[ValleyLines142]

The next morning, we board the 0612 National Express Coventry service 8 to Walsgrave Triangle (Parkway Island), arriving there at 0651 on Wednesday morning.

 

[johnnychips]

Let's take the 0718 74 Mike de Courcey Travel to Nuneaton bus station, arriving 0755 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 0815 Stagecoach Warwickshire service 48 to Leicester (Haymarket) that arrives there at 0933 on Wednesday morning.

 

[johnnychips]

In desperate need of a pork pie, we take the 0945 to Melton Mowbray provided by Arriva Midlands service 5A arriving at Windsor St at 1042 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the short 3 minute walk to the bus stop on St Mary's Way where board the 1100 Centrebus "Rutland Flyer" service RF2 to Market Overton (opposite the Black Bull PH) that arrives there at 1120 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

Time for a leisurely lunch before leaving for Oakham bus station on the 1320 RF2 departure, arriving at 1355 Wednesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1405 Centrebus Midlands service 19 to Nottingham (Broad Marsh Bus Station), arriving there at 1531 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We cross to the rail station and take the 1545 EMT service to Skegness, arriving at 1800 Wednesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Taking the 5 minute walk to the bus station, we board the 1810 Stagecoach in Lincolnshire "InterConnect 8" service to Wragby (Holmes Way) that arrives there at 1928 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2000 National Express service 339 to Cleethorpes (High Street), arriving there at 2055 on Wednesday evening.