The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We make our way to the bus station and board the 0630 Stagecoach West service 32 to Ross-on-Wye (Cantilupe Road) that arrives there at 0723 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

There were National Express coaches leaving Cheltenham in the night but I'm happy to gloss over that

We take the 0738 Stagecoach West departure on service 33 to Hereford opp Station Approach, arriving at 0838 Wednesday morning

 

[FQ]

We then head to the station before taking the 08:58 ATW service to Cardiff Central for some 'shovel' thrash. It arrives at 09:59 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 4 minute walk to the Philharmonic stop and take Stagecoach in South Wales T4 departure at 1110 to Merthyr Tydfil bus station, arriving at 1210 Wednesday afternoon

some 'shovel' thrash ??? translate please

 

[FQ]

67s are nicknamed shovels. The 08:38 from Hereford is the WAG set which is a 67.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

There were National Express coaches leaving Cheltenham in the night but I'm happy to gloss over that

Glad to see that particular faux pas was not one of my making...
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We take the 4 minute walk to the Philharmonic stop and take Stagecoach in South Wales T4 departure at 1110 to Merthyr Tydfil bus station, arriving at 1210 Wednesday afternoon

We next board the 1245 Stagecoach in South Wales service 9 to Cwmaman (Glynhafod Road) that arrives there at 1345 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1400 Stagecoach in South Wales service 9 to Aberdare (Bus Station), arriving there at 1420 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We take Stagecoach in South Wales service 8 at 1450 and travel to Glyn-neath Fire Station, arriving at 1526 Wednesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A change of operator sees us next board the 1531 First in South and West Wales service X55 to Swansea bus station that arrives there at 1645 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then visit my home city as we board the 1700 First Cymru service 100 to Cardiff Bay (Mermaid Quay), arriving there at 1802 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We appear to be but a short distance from Cardiff Bay station, so we make our way there for the 1818 ATW train to Cardiff Queen Street, arriving at 1822 Wednesday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station, we then head to the bus stop on Churchill Way before we board the 1829 New Adventure Travel service X1 to Ely (The Pendine), arriving there at 1850 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

First Cymru's X2 service takes us to Porthcawl. John Street, leaving at 1918 and arriving at 2021 Wednesday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2115 First Cymru service 63B to Pines Centre (Sainsburys), arriving there at 2200 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

I'm sure you wouldn't want to hang about there too long late at night, but the 63B has at least another journey in store - departing at 2223 from the Odeon at the Pines, and travelling to Kenfig Nature Reserve, arriving at 2255 Wednesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It appears that the 63B service serving that nature reserve ... (Is it called Kenfig Nature Reserve or Kenfig Pool Nature Reserve) ...does not commence as early in the morning as the normal 63 service

Is the officially known name of the bus company First Cymru or First South and West Wales in this area

 

[dzug2]

Kenfig National Nature Reserve is its official title I believe. The .pdf file on the Traveline Cymru site uses pool

But there's a bus before morning - a 63B return working at 2322

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kenfig National Nature Reserve is its official title I believe. The .pdf file on the Traveline Cymru site uses pool

But there's a bus before morning - a 63B return working at 2322

I am grateful for your clarification on the name of the reserve. I did not go down to the final section of the First timetable to spot the late service.

We board the 2322 First South and West Wales service 63B to Sarn (Post Office) that arrives there at 2350 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

It's a short walk to Sarn station, where we take the first southbound ATW train out at 0659 to Risca & Pontymister, arriving at 0800 Thursday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0900 ATW service to Ebbw Vale Town that arrives there at 0936 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station and walking across to the Learning Zone stop of Coleg Gwent, we then board the 0957 Stagecoach South Wales service X4 to Gabalfa (Cross Inn), arriving there at 1132 on Thursday morning.
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Is the officially known name of the bus company First Cymru or First South and West Wales in this area

Their actual license name is First in South and West Wales, but it is technically First Cymru. All of their buses are branded First Cymru.

Similarly, Brighton and Hove Buses are officially licensed as Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company Ltd, but in actual fact that is never used and their vehicles (and the remaining operations throughout the company itself) are branded as Brighton and Hove Buses.

 

[dzug2]

I can't positively identify the northbound equivalent stop but at sometime around 1155 from somewhere in Gabalfa there is an X4 service to Abergavenny Bus Station, arriving at 1425 Thursday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Their actual license name is First in South and West Wales, but it is technically First Cymru. All of their buses are branded First Cymru.

My thanks for your Welsh input. It does not really help matters to see "First in South and West Wales" being prominently blazoned on their website...:roll:
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I can't positively identify the northbound equivalent stop but at sometime around 1155 from somewhere in Gabalfa there is an X4 service to Abergavenny Bus Station, arriving at 1425 Thursday afternoon

We take the five minute walk to the bus stop on Monk Street, where we board the 1455 Stagecoach in South Wales service 43 to Brecon (Interchange on Heol Gouesnou) that arrives there at 1554 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1600 Stagecoach in South Wales T4 service and travel to Newtown bus station, arriving at 1755 Thursday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the bus station and heading to the railway station, which is just within the permitted 0.5 mile boundary, we then board the 1839 Arriva Trains Wales service 1G65 to Birmingham International, arriving there at 2049 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We continue on the 2114 XC service to Southampton Airport Parkway, arriving at 2336 Thursday evening

 

[jaffa840]

and then we have a nights sleep at the airport and get the first xc train in the morning the 1m18 0522 train to Manchester Piccadilly and get there at 0938 on the Friday morning

 

[DasLunatic]

After some trainspotting, we move to Platform 13 to allow us to catch the 1043 East Midlands Trains service to Norwich, arriving there at 1511 Friday afternoon.

The International game has ground to a halt - feel free to make a move there!

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1536 AGA train to Great Yarmouth, arriving at 1609 Friday afternoon

 

[DasLunatic]

We then enjoy a half-mile saunter to the town hall, where we await the 1626 First in Norfolk and Suffolk 1 bus to Lowestoft, Gordon Road, arriving there at 1713 Friday evening.