The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide a rural bus ride is still early enough to take, so we board the 1905 GHA Coaches service 289 to Lostock Gralam (Shell Garage on Fryer Road) that arrives there at 2007 on Saturday evening.

 

[dzug2]

It seems to be almost exactly half a mile to the rail station so we make our way there and take the 2038 Northern service one stop to Plumley, arriving at 2041 Saturday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 2D48, the 2103 Northern service to Chester, arriving there at 2144 on Saturday evening.

 

[trentside]

Next up, we board the 2153 Arriva Trains Wales service to Newton-le-Willows, arriving there at 2231 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the station, we take the 3 minutes walk to the bus stop on Southworth Road and board the 2255 Arriva Merseyside service 34 to St Helens bus station that arrives there at 2323 on Saturday night.

 

[Bodie]

A walk to Central station tempted me. Looks close but only eight minutes to make it for the last train.

So we play it safe and stroll over to stand 7 and...

Board Arriva's 2335 service number 356 which we stay on till Rainford Junction, News Lane, Rainford Station arriving at 2357 Saturday night

 

[trentside]

After some research, it appears there's very little we can do but wait it out for the 1057 Arriva service back to St Helens Bus Station, where we arrive at 1124 on Sunday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1135 Arriva Merseyside service 352 to Longshaw (Hare and Hounds PH) that arrives there at 1152 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1222 Arriva Merseyside service 352 to Wigan (Bus Station), arriving there at 1246 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1310 Arriva North West service 375 to Skelmersdale (Concourse) that arrives there at 1345 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1408 Arriva North West service 385 to Ormskirk (Bus Station), arriving there at 1431 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

This now affords us a Sunday afternoon omnibus journey through to the lesser known but historically-steeped coastal plain area of West Lancashire, so we board the 1525 Stagecoach in Lancashire service 12A to New Longton (All Saints Church) that arrives there at 1615 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[bnsf734]

We continue on Stagecoach in Lancashire service 12A departing at 1715 and arrive at Preston Railway Station at 1735 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1753 Virgin service to Penrith North Lakes, arriving at 1847 Sunday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 1M18, the 1906 Virgin Trains service to Milton Keynes Central, arriving there at 2151 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 2250 Stagecoach X5 bus to Bedford Bus station, arriving at 2346 on Sunday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

Luckily Bedford is one of only a few towns in the country that has a rail service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so, by taking the nine minute walk to the railway station which is 0.4 miles away, we board 2W85, the 0042 Thameslink service to Three Bridges, arriving there at 0302 in the early hours of Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We head off to the capital next and board the 0346 Thameslink service to London Blackfriars that arrives at 0438 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then exit the station and board the 0513 London Central service N63 to Crystal Palace (Fountain Road), arriving there at 0547 on Monday morning.

 

[bnsf734]

Assuming Crystal Palace Parade is the same location as Fountain Road as I can't find a reference to Fountain Road but the N63 timetable gives the same 0547 arrival time at the Parade, we walk to Crystal Palace Parade Stop A and board the 0609 Arriva London South 450 service to West Croydon Bus Station where we arrive at 0634 on Monday morning.

 

[Bodie]

We take the short walk to West Croydon railway station.

The 2S50 0644 the Southern service to Sutton (Surrey) arriving there at 0656 on Monday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0736 SN service to Ockley that arrives at 0813 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

The 0927 Southern service takes us on to Horsham, arriving at 0938 Monday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 2B06, the 1006 Southern service to Bognor Regis, arriving there at 1046 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1107 Southern service to Littlehampton arriving 1125 Monday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station and taking the short walk to Anchor Springs, we then board the 1145 Stagecoach South service 700 to Shoreham-by-Sea (High Street), arriving there at 1304 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Keeping the omnibus as our chosen mode of travel, we next board the 1347 Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach service 2 to Steyning (Bramber Road) that arrives there at 1404 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1432 Brighton and Hove Buses service 2 to Hove (George Street), arriving there at 1532 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1538 Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach service 5 to Patcham (The Ladies Mile) that arrives there at 1616 on Monday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

From around the corner by Ladies Mile Road shops we next board the 1641 Compass Travel service 56 to Brighton Old Steine Stop H, arriving at 1720 on Monday afternoon.