The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

At the interchange, we move up 3 stances and board the 1945 High Peak service 199 to Peak Dale (Dale Road Quarry) that arrives there at 2056 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We take 1he 199 High Peak bus at 2131 to Disley Rams Head arriving at 2201 Sunday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk down the pathway at the side of the car park that leads to the station platforms and board the 2220 Northern service to Chapel-en-le-Frith that arrives there at 2236 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

2236 surely?

We take the 2336 Northern service on to Buxton, arriving 2350 Sunday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

In response to Benchill, I didn't realise this was rougher than Moss Side; I thought Moss Side was the ultimate war zone!

We then call it a night before boarding 2F04, the 0623 Northern service to Bolton, arriving there at 0752 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 0821 Northern service to Clitheroe that arrives there at 0916 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 2J54, the 0944 Northern service to Manchester Victoria, arriving there at 1057 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Well that was a disappointment....returning by rail to the settlement that is oft-decried on this particular quiz, after being sent somewhere very nice that has no less than six bus stops outside Clitheroe station...you could have even took at bus to Cow Ark....

Hiding our disappointment manfully, we negotiate our way out of the building site that purports to be Manchester Victoria station and walk past Manchester Cathedral to the bus stop at the top end of Deansgate where we board the 1107 Transdev Burnley and Pendle "Lancashire Witch" service X43 to Crawshawbooth (The Black Dog PH on Burnley Road) that arrives there at 1156 on Monday morning.

 

[Batman]

After going for lunch in the Black Dog pub, we board the X43 again at 1256 to Burnley bus station, arriving at 1316.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Always remember to end your postings with the "running quiz day" that follows on from other postings.

The quiz day in question for the end of your posting is... "on Monday afternoon"
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We are now afforded an opportunity to take a bus ride that will return us to that most delightful of settlements from which we were earlier so cruelly taken from by rail, so we board the 1342 Burnley and Pendle service 27 to Clitheroe Interchange that arrives there at 1442 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The reason I took us back to Manchester is because I didn't want us to be stuck in the dark cloud that is Lancashire! Connections would have been available to head down south.

Anyway, heading eastwards, we then board the 1456 Lancashire United service X80 to Skipton (Belle Vue Mills), arriving there at 1526 on Monday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

Distinct lack of northbound trains

We make our way into the station and take the 1725 Northern train to Bentham arriving at 1804 Monday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the railway station and make the short walk to the bus stop on Robin Lane Bottom where we board the 1907 Stagecoach in Lancaster service 80 to Lancaster bus station that arrives there at 1952 on Monday evening.

 

[Batman]

We then take a walk to the railway station and board the 2056 Virgin Trains service to Wolverhampton, arriving at 2232 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 2244 LM service to Shrewsbury that arrives there at 2330 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then call it a night before boarding 1V31, the 0540 Arriva Trains Wales service to Pyle, arriving there at 0816 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whilst not at the same time, an opportunity to recreate a bus ride from our holidays based in Porthcawl last year.

Leaving the railway station, we make the 5 minute walk to the bus stop at Ael-y-Bryn/Fford-y-Eglwys where we board the 0825 First in South and West Wales service 63 to Pothcawl (John Street) that arrives there at 0843 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Batman]

After just half an hour at the seaside, we board the X2 at Porthcawl John Street at 0915 and arrive at Cardiff Central station at 1047 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking around the corner to Westgate Street, we then board the 1056 Cardiff Bus service 17 to Caerau (Cyntwell Avenue), arriving there at 1125 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

The 1137 Cardiff bus service 17 will take us to Canton Police station arriving at 1205 Tuesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next take the 1214 Cardiff Bus service 18 to Ely (St Davids Crescent) that arrives there at 1223 on Tuesday afternoon

 

[dzug2]

We return to Cardiff City Centre Westgate Street on the next 18 at 1235, arriving at 1327 Tuesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1343 Cardiff Bus service 45 to St Mellons (Crickhowell Road), arriving there at 1425 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

Yet another of these circular routes but it sees us heading back on the next 45 at 1437 to Cardiff Dumfries Place, arriving at 1516 Tuesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

Moving away from the capital now, we then cross the road (where safe to do so - absolute bugger of a road!) before boarding the 1525 Stagecoach South Wales service X3 to Cwmbran (Bus Station), arriving there at 1610 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We have plenty of time to stroll to the station for the 1644 ATW service to Hereford, arriving 1722 Tuesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

Heading deeper towards The Midlands, we then board 1M76, the 1740 London Midland service to Barnt Green, arriving there at 1849 on Tuesday evening.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 19:07 LM service to Birmingham New Street arriving at 19:32 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

So many options!

Let's take a change. We then grab a coffee and board 1O30, the 2004 CrossCountry service to Southampton Central, arriving there at 2242 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing TOC, we next board the 2300 SWT service to West Byfleet that arrives there at 0024 on Wednesday morning.