The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the short walk further up Military Road to the bus stop opposite St Thomas' School, we then board the 2107 Stagecoach in East Kent The Triangle service 6A to Herne Bay (Railway Station), arriving there at 2141 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A change of bus services is now made and we next board the 2209 Stagecoach in East Kent The Triangle service 4A to Broad Oak (Farm Shop) that arrives there at 2228 on Thursday evening.

 

[Bodie]

We take an evening stroll down Herne Bay Road and Sturry Hill exactly 0.5 miles to Sturry railway station and sit and wait for to board...

...2R74 the 2300 Southeastern trains service to Ramsgate where we alight at 2318 on Thursday night

 

[ValleyLines142]

I was going to call it a day, but then I noticed there was one or two services onto Margate, so we then board the 2328 Southeastern service 1J70 to Margate, arriving there at 2339 on Thursday evening.

 

[Bodie]

Time to keep going into Friday.

We leave on 1F70 at 0002 a Southeastern service and dump ourselves at Dumpton Park at 0011 on Friday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0435 Southeastern service 1P03 to Bromley South, arriving there at 0611 on Friday morning.

 

[Bodie]

Don't know the area, am I right that that train joins up with the Dover Priory service at Faversham?

Back at Bromley South we step aboard the 0616 2B03 Thameslink service to the delightfully named Bat and Ball where we arrive at 0641 on Friday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We are delighted to find an onward service with as many stops as colours in Joseph's coat and board the 0648 Thameslink service to Luton that arrive there at 0845 on Friday morning.

 

[Bodie]

Ever Northwards.

1G61 0855 Thameslink service to Bedford alighting at 0920 on Friday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide upon a change of TOC and board the 0937 EMT service to Corby that arrives there at 1011 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station and heading to the St Mark's Road bus stop, we then board the 1102 Stagecoach Northamptonshire service X4 to Milton Keynes Central, arriving there at 1330 on Friday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

We next enter the station and board the 1341 Virgin Trains service to Chester arriving at 1510 on Friday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1530 ATW service to Shrewsbury, arriving at 1629 Friday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 1650 ATW service to Wilmslow that arrives at 1747 on Friday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1846 ATW service to Carmarthen, where we eventually arrive at 0013 Saturday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0033 Arriva Trains Wales service 2E52 to Fishguard Harbour, arriving there at 0125 in the early hours of Saturday morning.

 

[James Wake]

Naturally, we rejoin the return working, the 0150 ATW service to Swansea, arriving at 0329 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then enjoy a lovely early morning trip on one of the countries finest railway lines, as we board the 0431 Arriva Trains Wales service 2M43 to Shrewsbury, arriving there at 0822 on Saturday morning.

 

[James Wake]

We then enjoy a lovely early morning trip on one of the countries finest railway lines, as we board the 0431 Arriva Trains Wales service 2M43 to Shrewsbury, arriving there at 0822 on Saturday morning.

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We next board the 0833 ATW from Shrewsbury to Smethwick Galton Bridge arriving at 0922 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station, we then board the 0949 National Express West Midlands service 89 to Birmingham (Nelson Street), arriving there at 1026 on Saturday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

A 0.3 mile walk brings us to the Spring Hill Island bus stop on Ladywood Middleway. Here we board NX West Midlands service 8A departing 1042, alighting at Five Ways Station at 1051 Saturday morning.

 

[Bodie]

We want to visit the new concourse at New Street so we step onto 2L30 London Midland 1059 service, which we take to Birmingham New Street arriving at 1102 on Saturday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Noting the 12 minute minimum connection time that applies at this large station, we next board the 1130 XC service to Durham that arrives at 1430 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Bodie]

We wish to see the famous Cathedral close up.

Thus we go out of the station and to the adjacent bus stop and await the Stanley Travel number 40, the 1450 to Durham, Cathedral where we alight at 1459 on Saturday afternoon

 

[Springs Branch]

It's 0.3 mile, 7 minute walk downhill and across Kingsgate Bridge to the St Oswald's Church bus stop.

Here we board Arriva North East service X12 at 1525, arriving at Middlesborough Bus Station, arriving 1630 Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1650 Arriva North East service X3 to Lingdale (Wilson Street) that arrives there at 1757 on Saturday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

We continue from the same location with Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council service 707, departing 1846 and arriving at Guisborough Market Place at 1857 Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Another service beckons and we board the 1936 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council service 708 to Skelton (Guisborough Road) that arrives there at 1956 on Saturday evening.

 

[Bodie]

Now onto Arriva's 5 bus service to Middlesbrough bus station leaving at 2035 and arriving at 2111 on Saturday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then take the short walk to the railway station and board the 2150 First TransPennine Express service 1A71 to York, arriving there at 2257 on Saturday evening.