The Transport Game (UK)

[me123]

Then, it's onto the 06:07 Northern Trains service 2W01 to Hartlepool, arriving at 06:53 on Saturday morning.

 

[DasLunatic]

We hang around on the platform before catching the 0710 Grand Central service to London King's Cross, arriving at 1015 Saturday morning.

 

[AndrewR232]

It's straight back down the ECML as we then take the 1030 VTEC service to Newcastle, arriving 1340 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[DasLunatic]

Deciding to go in a loop, we board the 1427 Northern service back to Hartlepool, arriving at 1514 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I must admit we had a huge posting spree then!

From Hartlepool, we then board 1A68, the 1553 Grand Central service to Northallerton, arriving there at 1629 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[me123]

We haven't been on a bus all day, so we leave the station and catch the Dales & District 73 service, which arrives at the nearby station bus stop at 16:39. We ride it all the way to its terminus Bedale Market Place, arriving at 17:03 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The 73 is the only bus service still running at this hour, so we board the 1735 Dales and District service 73 to Romanby (Harewood Lane/Ainderby Road), arriving there at 1751 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[me123]

Yeah, looked like there were plenty of buses, turned out most of them were just once a day

We walk back to the bus stop at the station, in time to catch the 18:16 Dales & District service 54 to Catterick Garrison (Tesco) at 19:01 on Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1940 Arriva North East service 26A to Darlington (Railway Station), arriving there at 2022 on Saturday evening.

 

[me123]

Then it's back onto the rails, and we make a tight (but perfectly acceptable!) connection onto the 20:30 Northern Trains service 2D72 to Saltburn, where we arrive at 21:25 on Saturday evening.

 

[DasLunatic]

We wait for half an hour before boarding the 2059 XC service to Edinburgh Waverley, arriving at 2257 Saturday night... just in time for a night out

 

[ValleyLines142]

We wait for half an hour before boarding the 2059 XC service to Edinburgh Waverley, arriving at 2257 Saturday night... just in time for a night out

You've been beaten to Saltburn I'm afraid!

Then it's back onto the rails, and we make a tight (but perfectly acceptable!) connection onto the 20:30 Northern Trains service 2D72 to Saltburn, where we arrive at 21:25 on Saturday evening.

Again, all the buses in this area finish early (god knows how residents are supposed to get about; there is life after 5pm believe it or not - even in Saltburn ), so we have no choice but to hop back on the rails as we board 2D61, the 2130 Northern service to Middlesbrough, arriving there at 2155 on Saturday evening.

 

[AndrewR232]

We change platform to board the 2205 Northern service to Marske, arriving 2225 on Saturday evening.

 

[ainsworth74]

I can offer our weary traveller overnight accommodation if you remain in the area

 

[me123]

Ah, but there is a bus serving Saltburn late at night (although, admittedly, hard to find). It's the 707/8 service.

It also serves Marske. We walk up to the roundabout in time to catch the 708 bus (operated by Connect Tees Valley), arriving at 22:48. We take it to Redcar Bus Station, arriving there at 22:58 on Saturday evening. Perhaps in time to take Ainsworth up on his offer!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take up Ainsworth's offer and crash for the night. We then wake up fresh and board the 0615 Arriva North East service 63 to Middlesbrough (Bus Station), arriving there at 0707 on Sunday morning.

 

[me123]

Going at the slow Sunday pace, we take our time to wait for just the right service. And, at 08:50, it arrives - the Arriva North East X92 service to Scarborough. We take it to Whitby Bus Station, where it arrives at 09:58 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1036 Arriva North East service X93 to Scarborough (Railway Station), arriving there at 1138 on Sunday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter the railway station and board the 1206 Northern service to Goole that arrives there at 1359 on Sunday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board 1J13, the 1509 Northern service to Meadowhall, arriving there at 1553 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[DasLunatic]

We exit the station and board the Sheffield Supertram Yellow Line service. It departs at 1628 and arrives at Hyde Park (Sheffield) at 1641 Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1701 Stagecoach Supertram Yellow service to Middlewood, arriving there at 1723 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[button_boxer]

We then board the 1701 Stagecoach Supertram Yellow service to Middlewood, arriving there at 1723 on Sunday afternoon.

Not at the moment it doesn't - no trams between Fitzalan Square and University for another week or so due to engineering works...

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not at the moment it doesn't - no trams between Fitzalan Square and University for another week or so due to engineering works...

On this game though we ignore engineering works, and work on the normal timetable.

 

[me123]

Then we board the Supertram Link service SL (operated by Stagecoach). This is a frequent service, even on a Sunday evening (I was beginning to think the North didn't have public transport at these kinds of times!). Anyway, it's timed to connect with the tram, so we do make the relatively tight connection onto the 17:26 SL bus. It takes us to Deepcar Carr Rd (Adj. Carr Fold), where we arrive at 17:39 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wishing to see a settlement that once had a railway station serviced by the ubiquitous Class76 electrical locomotives, we take the short walk to the bus stop on Manchester Road and board the 1757 Stagecoach Yorkshire service SL to Oughtibridge (Station Road/Low Road) that arrives there at 1807 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1824 Stagecoach Sheffield service 57 to Hillsborough (Interchange), arriving there at 1839 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Continuing our Sunday travelogue of the Sheffield region, we next board the 1850 First South Yorkshire service 37 to Ecclesfield (Monteney Road) that arrives there at 1911 on Sunday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

There's still enough daylight to enjoy some Pennine scenery, so we transfer to TM Travel service 62 at 1850, alighting at Dungworth (Main Road / Sidling Hollow) at 1912 Sunday evening

we're in Ecclesfield.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1916 First South Yorkshire service 97 to Millhouses (Hartington Avenue), arriving there at 2005 on Sunday evening.