The Transport Game (UK)

[Springs Branch]

We then take the 0021 Southern service to Worthing, arriving at 0043 early Tuesday morning.

 

[James Wake]

As the N700 doesn't run on Tuesdays, we can use a relatively new service, the 0248 Metrobus service 320 to Hickstead, Castle Inn, arriving at 0314 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

An odd service - one direction only

We continue on the next 320 at 0514 to Gatwick Airport South terminal arriving at 0532 Tuesday morning

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 0547 Metrobus (Fastway) service 100 to Northgate, opp Midgeley Road, arriving at 0556 on Tuesday morning.

Game is now at my house/local stop again.

The reason is for shift workers at Gatwick and people catching early flights to get to the airport before the trains start. There's another route from Hastings (the 380) which may get used in the future on this game too.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 0608 100 metrobus from Northgate and travel to Park 25 (whatever that is) arriving at 0656 Tuesday morning

 

[James Wake]

Its a new housing development to the north of Redhill.

As the bus sits there for 6 mins, we can board it again, now boarding the 0702 Metrobus service 100 to somewhere with plenty of options, East Surrey Hospital, arriving at 0713 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

For those "not in the know", that hospital is situated in Earleswood.

We next board the 0719 Metrobus service 400 to East Grinstead (Stone Quarry Estate) that arrives there at 0832 on Tuesday morning.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 0858 Metrobus service 281 to Crawley Down, Burleigh Way, arriving at 0929 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After taking the short walk to the bus stop outside the Royal Oak PH, we next board the 1013 Metrobus service 291 to Withyham (The Dorset Arms) that arrives there at 1102 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1202 Metrobus service 291 to Tunbridge Wells (Railway Station), arriving there at 1222 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 1246 Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company service 29 to Brighton, Lewes Road Bus Garage, arriving at 1422 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1433 Brighton and Hove Buses service 24 to Coldean (Saunders Hill), arriving there at 1447 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1459 Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach company service 24 to Moulsecoomb (Natal Road) that arrives there at 1510 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

It's a 5 minute ¼-mile walk along Lewes Road to the Brighton University bus stop, where we board the 1533 Brighton and Hove Bus Company service 29 to Uckfield Railway Station arriving 1619 Tuesday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

Next we change onto the 1635 Compass Travel service 261 to Ashurstwood, opp Three Crowns, arriving at 1715 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I know that settlement as Ashurst Wood

We next board the 1724 Metrobus service 291 to Rusthall (Tea Garden Lane) that arrives there at 1756 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 1824 Metrobus service 291 to Pound Hill, Ridley's Corner (W-bound) arriving at 1930 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

Travel options thin out after 7.30pm, so we cross the road and wait for the next Metrobus service 291 at 2027 to East Grinstead Railway Station, arriving at 2054 Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the railway station and board the 2107 Southern service 2L63 to East Croydon, arriving there at 2143 on Tuesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 2153 Thameslink service to Luton, arriving 2311 Tuesday evening

 

[Springs Branch]

The 5 minute minimum connection time allows us to just catch the 2316 departure of Arriva South East service 321, alighting at Harpenden (The George) at 2336 Tuesday evening.

 

[James Wake]

Travel options thin out after 7.30pm, so we cross the road and wait for the next Metrobus service 291 at 2027 to East Grinstead Railway Station, arriving at 2054 Tuesday evening.

There is local route 4/5 and 400 available before that departure, however I continue from Harpenden by saying we board the 2350 Metroline service 714 to New Barnet Station, arriving at 0046 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We enter the station and take the 0153 GN service to Peterborough, arriving at 0322 Wednesday morning

 

[Springs Branch]

Even at this time of the morning there's not too long to wait until the 0410 Great Northern train to Welwyn Garden City arriving at 0516 Wednesday morning.

 

[James Wake]

Taking that it is a Hertfordshire Schoolday we next board from the adjacent bus station the 0523 Green Line (Arriva Harlow) service 724 to Rickmansworth, Railway Station arriving at 0650 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

We enter the station and join the 0704 Metropolitan Line train as far as Euston Square arriving at 0739 Wednesday morning.

 

[transportphoto]

We head back to street level, joining the 07:55 205 bus service towards Bow Church, alighting near Mile End Underground Station at 08:59 this Wednesday morning.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 0744 London United route 10 to Royal Albert Hall, arriving at 0813 on Wednesday morning.

Next we board the 0912 Tower Transit service 425 to Homerton Hospital arriving at 0932 on Wednesday morning.

 

[transportphoto]

We walk the 0.3 miles to Homerton Railway station, boarding 2L76 which is London Overground's 0954 departure to Stratford, terminating there at 1003 this Wednesday morning.

 

[James Wake]

Back to the buses as from the main bus station we join the 1011 Stagecoach London route 69 to Leyton, Bakers Arms, arriving at 1037 on Wednesday morning.