The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next decide to head off across the wild hinterland that seems to surround Buxton by boarding the 1900 TM Travel service 65 to Fox House (Stony Ridge Road) that arrives there at 1956 on Thursday evening.

 

[dzug2]

Another TM service, the 215, takes us at 2134 to Bakewell Square, arriving at 2157 Thursday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We still find an onward journey at this time and board the 2247 High Peak "Transpeak" service to Dove Holes bus depot that arrives there at 2319 on Thursday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We are still not done.

We make our way to the rail station (0.4 miles) and take the 2359 Northern service to Buxton, arriving at 0008 Friday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then call it a night before waking up fresh, where we board 2F13, the 0602 Northern service to Westhoughton, arriving there at 0734 on Friday morning.

 

[TAS]

Leaving the station, we walk about a minute to the bus stop at Westhoughton, Church Street/ The Commercial, from which we catch the 0750 South Lancs Travel 516 service to Leigh Bus Station, arriving at 0822 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We stay with the same operator as we board the 0855 South Lancs Travel service 517 to Horwich (Bay Horse PH on Lee Lane) that arrive there at 0940 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the bus stop on Albert Street, we then board the 0952 Stagecoach in Lancashire service 125 to Bolton (Bus Station), arriving there at 1019 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1033 First Manchester service 507 to Bradshaw (Lea Gate Conservative Club) that arrives there at 1051 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1126 Rossendale Transport service 480 to Bury (Interchange), arriving there at 1210 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1235 Rossendalebus service 484 to Acre (Tattersall Street) that arrives there at 1322 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1333 Lancashire United service X41 to Prestwich (Longfield Centre), arriving there at 1405 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We cross the road to the bus stop opposite and board the 1425 Transdev Burnley and Pendle "The Witch Way" service X43 to Burnley bus station that arrives there at 1516 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not wishing to embark and be trapped on the somewhat repetitive buses of Lancashire, we take the short walk to Burnley Manchester Road station, which is just within the 0.5 mile transfer rule, where we board 1B27, the 1612 Northern service to Cross Gates, arriving there at 1732 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Continuing in an easterly direction, we next board the 1803 Northern service to Selby that arrives there at 1830 on Friday evening.

 

[TAS]

Next, we continue on our eastward journey by catching the 1904 First TransPennine Express service to Hull, arriving at 1939 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing TOC, we next board the 2014 Northern service to Nafferton that arrives there at 2048 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 2W25, the 2055 Northern service to Hull, arriving there at 2130 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing TOC, we next board the 2138 First TPE service to Manchester Piccadilly that arrives at 2336 on Friday evening.

 

[TAS]

We walk for ten minutes to the Coach Station in Chorlton Street and catch the 2359 National Express service 422 to Milton Keynes Coachway, arriving at 0435 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0545 National Express service 777 to Stevenage (Danestrete), arriving there at 0705 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the 5 minute walk to the bus station, where we board the 0735 Arriva the Shires & Essex service 102 to Great Offley (Hollybush Hill) that arrives there at 0808 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the 5 minute walk to the bus station, where we board the 0735 Arriva the Shires & Essex service 102 to Great Offley (Hollybush Hill) that arrives there at 0808 on Saturday morning.

The timetable states that this is Lilley, not Great Offley. But no worries.

We then board the 0908 Arriva the Shires & Essex service 102 to Luton (Church Street), arriving there at 0930 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the 2 minute walk to the bus stop on St Mary's Road and next board the 0940 Centrebus South service 17 to Wigmore Park (Colwell Court) that arrives there at 0953 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the short walk to Wigmore Church, we then board the 1014 Landmark Coaches service 88 to Hitchin (St Mary's Square), arriving there at 1050 on Saturday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We walk though to Bancroft and take the 1110 Stagecoach in Bedford service 72 to Haynes Turn n/b, arriving at 1148 Saturday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1218 Stagecoach in Bedford service 71 to Bedford (Bus Station), arriving there at 1240 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We continue on the 1315 Stagecoach in Bedford service 41 and travel to Olney opp the Bull, arriving at 1346 Saturday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1358 Stagecoach in Bedford service 41 to Lavendon (High Street) that arrives there at 1407 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[causton]

Have we got our pre-printed ticket?

After rummaging around in our pocket, we find our A4 sheet of paper with our FunFare on for the...

National Express 305 which we pick up from Lavendon, opp War Memorial, which leaves there at 1505 and gets to Clacton, Railway Station at 1950 on Saturday evening.