The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1100 Stagecoach in Cumbria service X6 to Ulverston (Victoria Road), arriving there at 1204 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk for 3 minutes to the bus stop on Park Drive and board the 1221 Stagecoach in Cumbria service 6 to Barrow-in-Furness (Post Office) that arrives there at 1255 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Entering the station opposite the post office, we take advantage of a relatively new rail service as we board 1N31, the 1333 First TransPennine Express service to Wilmslow, arriving there at 1623 on Wednesday afternoon.

This service attaches to 1U69 (1440 ex-Blackpool North) at Preston.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

[*]So the game remains realistic, you should use the current timetable for the relevant day not including timetable variations for engineering works.

Noting that the last posting that uses the existing 3-week closure of Manchester Airport station (19th February to 9th February) to use Wilmslow as the temporary terminus, I have shown an extract from the rules of the quiz that appears to rule out such a posting. It is not a new rail service in the accepted term of use but just one for the three-week period of the engineering works

I welcome any comment on the above.

 

[dzug2]

Not sure I'd agree with the preamble So the game remains realistic but otherwise it seems clear what is intended.

Though there must be occasions when there is no 'current timetable' other than that catering for long term works. Doesn't seem to be the case here

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Doesn't seem to be the case here

Indeed so. Wilmslow is a totally "foreign" terminal station for trains that normally terminate at Manchester Airport and as I have already said, this is only as a result of the three-week closure of Manchester Airport railway station.

 

[dzug2]

to get going again let's take the same train from Barrow on its standard timings and travel to Preston, arriving at 1453 on Wednesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1533 Northern service to St Annes-on-Sea that arrives there at 1605 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I was under the impression that this was a major spell of engineering works, hence why the rule regarding variations to timetables in this case would have been lifted. If it had been just one or two days of engineering works then I would have known.

Anyway, exiting St Annes-on-the-Sea station and heading to the North Crescent bus stop, we then board the 1621 Blackpool Transport service 17 to Blackpool (Market Street), arriving there at 1700 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to North station and take the 1811 Northern service to New Pudsey, arriving at 2012 Wednesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I was under the impression that this was a major spell of engineering works, hence why the rule regarding variations to timetables in this case would have been lifted. If it had been just one or two days of engineering works then I would have known.

It was only a very short three-week period that would allow the already-constructed new platform 4 to have all its signalling and operational requirements fully linked to all the three existing platform running lines and commissioned. This is why all the lines in the approaches to the airport had to be closed.
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We make our way to North station and take the 1811 Northern service to New Pudsey, arriving at 2012 on Wednesday evening

We head off to the river valley area known for flooding on a regular basis as we next board the 2047 Northern service to Walsden that arrives there at 2137 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

Another Northern service (what else?) takes us at 2159 to Bramley West Yorks, arriving at 2256 Wednesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Still time to find an onward rail service and we board the 2315 Northern service to Huddersfield that arrives there at 0011 on Thursday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We head for York on the 0021 TPE departure, arriving at 0117 Thursday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We head for York on the 0011 TPE departure, arriving at 0117 Thursday morning

May I ask you to note that the previous service arrived at 0011, so there needs to be be a minimum 5 minute connection time for a journey that follows that one.

 

[dzug2]

May I ask you to note that the previous service arrived at 0011, so there needs to be be a minimum 5 minute connection time for a journey that follows that one.

Departure time corrected to 0021

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0138 First TPE service to Manchester Piccadilly that arrives there at 0314 on Thursday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 0505 Virgin service to Rugby, arriving at 0631 Thursday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We change TOC and board the 0638 LM service to Marston Green that arrives at 0708 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

It was only a very short three-week period that would allow the already-constructed new platform 4 to have all its signalling and operational requirements fully linked to all the three existing platform running lines and commissioned. This is why all the lines in the approaches to the airport had to be closed.

I knew the work that was going on but I thought it would more long-term, so assumed it would be allowed in this case. If it was just one day of work, then I'd see why.

We change TOC and board the 0638 LM service to Marston Green that arrives at 0708 on Thursday morning.

Exiting the station, we then have a little bit of a wat so we grab a coffee before boarding the 0752 National Express West Midlands service 70 to Ward End (Fox & Goose), arriving there at 0847 on Thursday morning.

 

[TAS]

Moving from stop WD to stop WG, we catch the 0856 National Express West Midlands service 11A (outer circle, anti-clockwise) to Perry Barr, Crown & Cushion (stop PR), arriving at 0933 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the 4 minute walk to the bus stop on Birchfield Road and board the 1007 NXWM service 51 to Walsall bus station that arrives there at 1035 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1045 National Express West Midlands service 70 to Bloxwich (Park Road), arriving there at 1109 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After walking 4 minutes to the bus stop on Stafford Close, we next board the 1120 Arriva Midlands service 1 to Huntington (Silver Birch Road) that arrives there at 1155 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the short walk to the bus stop on Oak Avenue, we then board the 1205 Arriva Midlands service 74 to Stafford (Cope Street), arriving there at 1235 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take a 5 minute walk to the bus stop on Eastgate Street where we board the 1300 D & G service 841 to Uttoxeter bus station that arrives there at 1359 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to the station for the 1301 XC service to Cheltenham Spa, arriving at 1424 Thursday afternoon

 

[johnnychips]

Let's take the 2.45 pm Trent Swift service (don't blame me, this is what their timetable says) from Uttoxeter Bus Station arriving Ashbourne Bus Station (long bus shelter/layby with closed toilet but good timetable display) at 3.25 pm on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Back to the 24 hour clock, we next board the 1600 High Peak service 442 to Crowdecote (Pack Horse) that arrives there at 1658 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[johnnychips]

The landlord of that pub kindly let my D of E kids eat their dinner on his outside tables once, even though they weren't allowed to buy anything. Let's repay his hospitality by having a couple of pints then take the High Peak 1758 442 service from Crowdecote to Buxton Market Place arriving 1817 on Thursday evening.