The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The consultant at Leighton Hospital had assured us that was nothing better for the nervous system afflicted by Omnibus Timetable Amnesia Syndrome (a side effect of past afflictions with Lybster Omnibus Syndrome) than to take a long rail journey to a request stop station on a rail trip in the middle of winter, so after notifying the train staff of our intention to disembark at the requested station, we board the 0808 ATW service to Ferryside that arrives there at 1211 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[johnnychips]

Let us take the ATW service at 1312 to Llanelli Station arriving 1329 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1430 ATW train to Hereford, arriving 1653 Thursday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 1M76, the 1740 London Midland service to University (Birmingham), arriving there at 1900 on Thursday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1936 XC service to Gloucester, arriving at 2020 Thursday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we take a 5 minute walk to the bus stop on Eastgate where we next board the 2040 Stagecoach in Gloucester service 12 to Quedgeley (The Holly Bush) that arrives there at 2057 on Thursday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We return on the Stagecoach in Gloucester 12/12A service at 2155 for the short ride to Quedgeley opp Tesco and Severn Vale shops, arriving at 2200 Thursday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2250 Stagecoach in Gloucester service 12 to Gloucester (Clarence Street), arriving there at 2304 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the 2 minute walk to the bus stop on Brunswick Road where we board the 2316 Stagecoach in Gloucester service 66S to Paganhill (Church of the Holy Spirit) that arrives there at 0020 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then call it a night before boarding the 0840 Stagecoach in Gloucester service 61 to Dursley (May Lane Bus Station), arriving there at 0941 on Friday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We depart at 1030 on the First in Bristol Bath and the West's 87 bus to Draycott. Cam and Dursley station, arriving at 1041 Friday morning

 

[johnnychips]

Let's get the 1056 FGW train to Bristol TM arriving at 1135 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Let's take a visit to my very own university, as we exit Temple Meads and board the 1145 First in Bristol service 70 to UWE Frenchay, arriving there at 1227 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Noting the 10 minute minimum connection time that applies at this large railway station and not wishing to become involved in yet another omnibus travelogue of the entire Bristol hinterland, we decide to take the sea air and board the 1147 FGW service to Paignton that arrives there at 1343 on Friday afternoon.

 

[transportphoto]

As the forum software lists posts chronologically with regard to the time postings are made, despite both of the above posts showing 05:00 GMT this morning, DanTrainMan185's posting was made before Paul's, even if it were momentarily, thus I request the game to continue from UWE Frenchay at 12:27 on a Friday afternoon. Paul's posting will now be struck through.

With kindest regards,

TP
Quizmaster.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Still wishing to depart from the Bristol area, since the Paignton train had earlier been cancelled, we do not have long to wait at the UWE stop before boarding the 1248 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 319 to Bath bus station that arrives there at 1358 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1400 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 13 to Bathford (Dovers Park), arriving there at 1429 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1449 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 13 to Fox Hill (Kewstoke Road) that arrives there at 1537 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then continue our travels across Bath, where we haven't previously been too which makes a change, as we board the 1559 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 13 to Walcot (Snow Hill), arriving there at 1634 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing bus services, we next board the 1703 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 7 to Bath bus station that does a circular tour of the area before arriving at 1745 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exploring a different area, we next board the 1823 First Bus service 37 to Bitton (The White Hart), arriving there at 1844 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It is too late really to see the premises of the former railway station that is now the headquarters of the Avon Valley Railway, so we decide to take another bus ride to another place with historical railway connections as a consolation and board the 1901 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 319 to Mangotsfield (Christchurch School) that arrives there at 1930 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We make our way to The Horseshoe bus stop in Downend, as we board the 1950 First Bus service 18 to Southmead Hospital, arriving there at 2029 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not too long to wait at the hospital before we board the 2041 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 76 to Hengrove (Depot) that arrives there at 2135 on Friday evening.

General note....Just think that I set my alarm for 0500 yesterday morning in order to make a posting of escape from the Bristol area and found a nice train to take us all to Paignton, then someone also decided to make a posting at 0500 two milliseconds before me and consigned us to the section of Paradise Lost that sees us forever travelling around the Bristol area for the umpteenth time....

 

[ValleyLines142]

General note....Just think that I set my alarm for 0500 yesterday morning in order to make a posting of escape from the Bristol area and found a nice train to take us all to Paignton, then someone also decided to make a posting at 0500 two milliseconds before me and consigned us to the section of Paradise Lost that sees us forever travelling around the Bristol area for the umpteenth time....

Oh Paul you're being very mean! :cry:

I have a few points to make on your post.

1) Did you seriously set an alarm for 0500 just to beat me to a post from Temple Meads, in an attempt to avoid Bristol?
2) We are in Manchester more than we are in Bristol
3) You have taken us to rural Lancashire more times than we've been to Bristol
4) The areas we have been to in this recent travelogue across Avon are places we have never been to, such as Bathford, Foxhill and Bitton.
5) On every move I have made, I have taken us to a destination where the next move could involve a transfer to a railway station for onward travel out of Avon. As you've not made any attempts to leave the area, I can only assume you love the south west! In Bitton, the 42 could have taken us to Lawrence Hill station or Bristol city centre, and in Southmead the 2 could have taken us to Temple Meads!
6) We have not been in Bristol, but have in fact been in Bath and South Gloucestershire!
7) We are now in Hengrove. Hengrove has appeared in our travels across Bristol before, not by me either!

Anyway, moving on....

Not too long to wait at the hospital before we board the 2041 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 76 to Hengrove (Depot) that arrives there at 2135 on Friday evening.

As Paul is itching to get away from Bristol (or is he?), we next board the 2055 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 51 to Temple Meads (Temple Gate), arriving there at 2121 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Answers to two of the points raised....

Point 1)...I most certainly did set my alarm for 0500.

Point 3)...Rural Lancashire is a damn sight bigger that Greater Bristol.
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As Paul is itching to get away from Bristol (or is he?), we next board the 2055 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 51 to Temple Meads (Temple Gate), arriving there at 2121 on Friday evening.

We are mindful of the 10 minute connection that so applies at the large Bristol Temple Meads railway station, so we utilise this time period to enter the railway station and board the 2144 XC service to Plymouth that arrives there at 2339 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Point 1)...I most certainly did set my alarm for 0500.

hock:hock:hock:hock:

Point 3)...Rural Lancashire is a damn sight bigger that Greater Bristol.

Depends on the circumstances.

We are mindful of the 10 minute connection that so applies at the large Bristol Temple Meads railway station, so we utilise this time period to enter the railway station and board the 2144 XC service to Plymouth that arrives there at 2339 on Friday evening.

I am so tempted to take us back to Temple Meads on the 0525 to Glasgow the next morning, but I'm not that desperate

We instead take said service, 1S39, to Wakefield Westgate, arriving there at 1145 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Depends on the circumstances.

Try going from Lancaster to Colne....what comparable distance is there in Greater Bristol?
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I am so tempted to take us back to Temple Meads on the 0525 to Glasgow the next morning, but I'm not that desperate

We instead take said service, 1S39, to Wakefield Westgate, arriving there at 1145 on Saturday morning.

Time to use a local rail service, so we board the 1204 Northern service to Goldthorpe that arrives at 1228 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Try going from Lancaster to Colne....what comparable distance is there in Greater Bristol?

I'm not understanding this comparison? Can you reiterate?

Time to use a local rail service, so we board the 1204 Northern service to Goldthorpe that arrives at 1228 on Saturday afternoon.

We then board 2N25, the 1328 Northern service to Meadowhall, arriving there at 1350 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I'm not understanding this comparison? Can you reiterate?

I was endeavouring to give a mileage comparison to your comment of comparison to the areas of rural Lancashire to that of the Bristol hinterland as both Lancaster and Colne are in the Lancashire region and if you did establish the mileage between these two settlements, you could use the same mileage to compare how this would compare between any two settlements in the Bristol hinterland.

It is now time to draw a veil for once and for all over this sorry matter, as it was through no fault of yours that my posting made at 0500 in real time to the railway station of Paignton was beaten for time and I am most certainly attaching no blame whatsoever to the forum quizmasters who made the decision to strike-through the said posting, as a well-worded posting explaining the reasons for their decision was made upon this particular thread.

Perhaps another sabbatical for me may well be in order....


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We then board 2N25, the 1328 Northern service to Meadowhall, arriving there at 1350 on Saturday afternoon.

We take the two minute walk to the tram section of the interchange and board the 1403 Sheffield Supertram service to Hyde Park tram stop that arrives there at 1416 on Saturday afternoon.