The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We can only board the 1347 First in Norfolk and Suffolk service 12 to Stalham (Old Railway Station), arriving there at 1411 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We only left that stop at that settlement two postings ago....there are many other places that could have been chosen.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We only left that stop at that settlement two postings ago....there are many other places that could have been chosen.

Unless we wait for over two hours until the next service towards Norwich (1541) which isn't permitted....

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We can only board the 1347 First in Norfolk and Suffolk service 12 to Stalham (Old Railway Station), arriving there at 1411 on Monday afternoon.

We next board a service with a slightly different service number as we board the 1417 First in Norfolk and Suffolk service 12A to Rackheath (Beeston Lane) that arrives there at 1440 on Monday afternoon.

 

[TAS]

Leaving Rackheath (noting the correct spelling) and wishing to catch a service numbered anything other than 12/12A, we catch the 1450 Sanders X11 service to Norwich, Castle Meadow (stop CW) arriving at 1507 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the 0.5 mile walk to the railway station, we then board 1R54, the 1548 East Midlands Trains service to Widnes, arriving there at 2104 on Monday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We next take the 2155 EMT to Dore, arriving at 2328 Monday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then exit the station and board the 2338 First in South Yorkshire service 97 to Totley (Baslow Road), arriving there at 2346 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Here we are faced with an overnight wait until it is time to board the 0519 First in South Yorkshire service 97 to Ecclesfield (High Street/Wordsworth Avenue) that arrives there at 0617 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking around the corner to the bus stop at Sycamore Road, we then board the 0631 First in South Yorkshire service 75 to Nether Edge (Edgedale Road/Carter Knowle Road), arriving there at 0708 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the 6 minute walk to the bus stop on Montgomery Road where we board the 0715 First in South Yorkshire service 22 to Woodhouse (Cross Street/Tannery Street) that arrives there at 0809 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0822 First in South Yorkshire service 52 to Hillsborough (Langsett Road), arriving there at 0927 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the 4 minute walk to the nearest tram stop and board the 0939 Sheffield Supertram service to Meadowhall Interchange that arrives there at 1011 on Tuesday morning.

 

[FQ]

We cross over to the heavy rail before taking the 10:23 NR service to Wakefield Kirkgate arriving at 10:57 on Tuesday Morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1131 Northern service to Knottingley that arrives there at 1156 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1213 Northern service to Leeds, arriving at 1252 Tuesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 2F16, the 1213 Northern service to Woodlesford, arriving there at 1252 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board 2F16, the 1213 Northern service to Woodlesford, arriving there at 1252 on Tuesday afternoon.

You appear to have been "pipped at the post" by the posting that dzug2 made before your posting.

 

[ValleyLines142]

You appear to have been "pipped at the post" by the posting that dzug2 made before your posting.

Indeed so.

Typical when nobody has posted in four and a half hours!

We take the 1213 Northern service to Leeds, arriving at 1252 Tuesday afternoon

We then board 1V58, the 1311 CrossCountry service to St Austell, arriving there at 1951 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing TOC, we next board the 2029 FGW service to Penzance that arrives there at 2131 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 1A40, the 2145 First Great Western service to London Paddington, arriving there at 0519 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 0546 FGW service to Evesham, arriving at 0746 Wednesday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 1W12, the 0857 First Great Western service to Great Malvern, arriving there at 0930 on Wednesday morning.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 10:10 LM service to Birmingham New Street arriving at 11:08 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station, we then board the 1134 National Express West Midlands service 99 to Halesowen (Bus Station), arriving there at 1233 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[trentside]

We then join the 1240 Diamond Bus service 002 to Merry Hill Bus Station, where we arrive at 1302 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

After a quick look in the shops, we then board the 1320 National Express West Midlands service 141 to Quinton (Church), arriving there at 1400 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[trentside]

We then board the 1411 Diamond Bus service 54 to Smethwick, Blue Gates, where we arrive at 1444 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1508 National Express West Midlands service 80 to West Bromwich (Bus Station), arriving there at 1519 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 1208 National Express West Midlands service 80 to West Bromwich (Bus Station), arriving there at 1219 on Wednesday afternoon.

The previous leg of this journey ended at 1444 on Wednesday afternoon.