The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We change services and board the 1411 Stagecoach Bluebird service 10 to Inverness bus station that arrives there at 1708 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to the adjacent rail station and take the 1754 Scotrail service to Kyle of Lochalsh, arriving at 2031 Tuesday evening

 

[James Wake]

We have just enough time to run down to the bus stop by the Harbour Slipway and join the 2040 Scottish Citylink service 915 back onto Skye and alighting at the final stop at Portree, Somerled Square, arriving at 2140 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

As far as I can tell, that's it for the rest of the day, so we call it a night before heading back to the big city on the 0745 Scottish Citylink service 915 to Glasgow Airport (Terminal Building), arriving there at 1342 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1356 First Glasgow 77 bus to (Glasgow) Stances Buchanan Bus Station, arriving at 1459 Wednesday afternoon

(Until the penny dropped I was tempted by the U2 to Stansted Airport - but couldn't work out why it took nearly 24 hours) Doh

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1515 Stagecoach West service X74 to Dumfries (Woodbank) that arrives there at 1717 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to Loreburn Street (7 minutes, 560 yards) for the 79 Stagecoach Cumbria service at 1810 to Gretna Central Avenue Terminus arriving at 1910 Wednesday evening

 

[James Wake]

We continue back into England by joining the 1947 Stagecoach Cumbria service 79 to Carlisle Bus Station (Bay 8) arriving at 2016 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2110 Stagecoach Cumbria service 301 to Siddick (St Helens Business Park) that arrives there at 2222 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Thank heavens we're back in England! Any more of the Highlands I think I would have passed out!

We then board the 2332 Stagecoach Cumbria service 30 to Maryport (Curzon Street), arriving there at 2351 on Wednesday evening.

 

[kevconnor]

That appears to be it for a few hours so after hiding away somewhere from the cold we venture back out to Maryport, Curzon Street and take the 04:58 Stagecoach Cumbria Service to Carlisle Bus Station Stand 4 arriving at 05:58 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking across the to railway station, we then board the 0703 Virgin Trains service 9M48 to Birmingham International, arriving there at 1018 on Thursday morning.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 1040 Virgin Trains service to Watford Junction arriving at 1138 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1040 Virgin Trains service to Watford Junction arriving at 1138 on Thursday morning.

We then board the 1152 Southern service 2O35 to Balham, arriving there at 1239 on Thursday afternoon.

We take the 1356 First Glasgow 77 bus to (Glasgow) Stances Buchanan Bus Station, arriving at 1459 Wednesday afternoon

(Until the penny dropped I was tempted by the U2 to Stansted Airport - but couldn't work out why it took nearly 24 hours) Doh

Not that it remotely matters as we've moved elsewhere now, but why did you not use the 500 instead? The dedicated shuttle between the Airport and the city centre, instead of the much slower 77?

 

[johnnychips]

We take the 1259 London General 315 to Streatham St Leonard's Church arriving 1311 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

Not that it remotely matters as we've moved elsewhere now, but why did you not use the 500 instead? The dedicated shuttle between the Airport and the city centre, instead of the much slower 77?

It got lost in all those easyjet services that Traveline Scotland lists. Not my favourite site.

 

[Springs Branch]

We take Abellio London service 159 at 1330 to Westminster Bridge / County Hall arriving 1415 Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take a four minute walk to the bus stop at Lower Marsh and board the 1426 Stagecoach London Bus service 53 to Plumstead (Griffin Road/Plumstead station) that arrives there at 1557 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

Entering Plumstead station, we board the 1606 London-bound Southeastern departure, alighting at Greenwich at 1622 Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Entering the station, we then board the 1629 DLR service to Bank, arriving there at 1651 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

We transfer to The Drain and board the 1702 Waterloo & City line train to Waterloo, arriving 1706 Friday Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We grab a coffee and prepare ourselves for the evening rush hour out of the country's busiest station as we board the 1730 South West Trains service 1P55 to Havant, arriving there at 1849 on Friday Thursday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

Looks like we're too late for the Bristol train, so let's take the .....

1911 Southern train to Brighton arriving 2018 Friday Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then exit the station and board the 2033 Brighton and Hove Buses service 12A to Saltdean (Longridge Avenue), arriving there at 2056 on Friday Thursday evening.

 

[kevconnor]

We appear to have lost a day somewhere aound post #7790, either that or we were on the DLR for 24.5 hours.

 

[Springs Branch]

Looks like you're right kevconnor. This doesn't make any difference to the intermediate moves, so shall we say we're now at ......

We then exit the station and board the 2033 Brighton and Hove Buses service 12A to Saltdean (Longridge Avenue), arriving there at 2056 on Thursday evening.

 

[OxtedL]

This doesn't make any difference to the intermediate moves, so shall we say we're now at ......

I have taken this on trust, and changed all the Fridays to Thursdays. (I would also have been fine with just leaving the mistake in and carrying on regardless.)

Hopefully we can now carry on, but if this causes more problems than it solves, let me or another QM know by PM!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then exit the station and board the 2033 Brighton and Hove Buses service 12A to Saltdean (Longridge Avenue), arriving there at 2056 on Friday Thursday evening.

We next board the 2101 Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company service 37 to Westdene (Mill Rise on Bramble Rise) that arrives there at 2136 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2206 Brighton and Hove Buses service 27 to Brighton (Marine Gate), arriving there at 2254 on Friday Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 2206 Brighton and Hove Buses service 27 to Brighton (Marine Gate), arriving there at 2254 on Friday evening.

Perhaps you may have not noticed that OxtedL recently put all Friday postings back to the correct date of Thursday and he made a posting about it in the posting just prior to the one that I made, in response to the query posting made by kenconnor