The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Remembering that an 8-minute minimum connection time applies at Preston station, we are just in order to board the 0605 Northern stopping service to Blackrod that arrives there at 0629 on Friday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

We exit to the bus stop on Station Road. Here we take the 0642 Arriva NW service 575 to Aspull, Finger Post arriving at 0656 Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0722 Arriva North West Sapphire service 575 to Bolton (Interchange), arriving there at 0815 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the five minute walk to the bus stop opposite St Patrick's RC Church on Great Moor Street and board the 0829 First Manchester service 471 to Sudden (Bolton Road/Birchfield Drive) that arrives there at 0933 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the five minute walk to St Aiden's Church, we then board the 0951 First Manchester service 17 to Middleton (Bus Station), arriving there at 1016 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1023 First Manchester service 163 to Heap Bridge (Bury New Road) that arrives there at 1059 on Friday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

We board the 1113 Rosso service 461 (travelling via Top o'th' Heap & Back o'th' Moss) to Norden, Edenfield Road/Elmsfield Avenue (The Blue Ball) arriving at 1142 Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We continue our travels across the Greater Manchester empire as we board the 1201 Rosso service 461 to Bury (Interchange), arriving there at 1238 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

Keeping well away from First Manchester's buses, we transfer to the 1300 Rosso service 482 to Bacup, St. James Square arriving at 1351 Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1356 Rosso service 464 to Accrington (Bus Station), arriving there at 1441 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the seven minute walk to the bus stop outside the Castle Hotel and board the 1518 M & M Coaches service 231 to Lamb Roe (Whiteacre Lane) that arrives there at 1544 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

Is this our third visit to Lamb Roe?

We cross the road and hail the 1550 Burnley & Pendle Transport service M2 to Burnley Bus Station arriving at 1635 Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1658 Lancashire United service 152 to Hoghton (Station Road) that arrives there at 1820 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1847 Lancashire United service 152 to Preston (Bus Station), arriving there at 1902 on Friday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

We take the 1920 Stagecoach Merseyside & S.Lancs. service 125 to Horwich, Crown Hotel arriving at 2020 Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2032 Diamond Bus North West service 576 to Whelley (Bradshaw Street) that arrives there at 2055 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2133 Diamond Bus North West service 715 to Wigan (Bus Station), arriving there at 2138 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2145 Arriva North West service 362 to Birkacre (Liptrott Road) that arrives there at 2214 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2235 Arriva North West 'Sapphire' service 362 to Standish (Prospect Lodge), arriving there at 2250 on Friday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

That seems to be all for tonight (apart from the possibility of a trivial 2-minute trip back into the centre of Standish).

The following morning we take the first bus into Wigan - the 0709 Stagecoach Merseyside & S. Lancs. service 113 to Wigan, Bus Station arriving at 0720 Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

It's time to leave the north west behind now. We head over to North Western station and board the 0828 Virgin Trains service 9M48 to Coventry, arriving there at 1028 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1042 LM service to Nuneaton that arrives there at 1104 on Saturday morning.

 

[DasLunatic]

We waste an hour at Nuneaton to do some trainspotting, before boarding the 1230 Travel de Courcey №74 bus to Wolvey, Adj Square arriving there at 1308 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1433 Travel de Courcey service 74 to Walsgrave (University Hospital), arriving there at 1451 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the three minute walk to the bus stop outside the Caludon Centre and are just in time to board the 1456 National Express Coventry service 9A to Finham (Opposite Leamington Road on Kenpas Highway) that arrives there at 1539 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1611 Travel de Courcey service 360C to Tile Hill North (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 1643 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A change of operator sees us next board the 1652 National Express Coventry service 6A to Bell Green (Almond Tree Avenue) that arrives there at 1739 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We continue our travels across this fine city in the Midlands as we board the 1834 National Express Coventry service 6A to Tanyard Farm (Edgehill Place), arriving there at 1924 on Saturday evening.

 

[kevconnor]

We take the 5 minute (0.3 mile) walk to the stop at Tanyard Farm, Tanners Lane (opp) and take Mike De Courcey Travel 360a service at 1930 as far as Walsgrave, University Hospital (Stop UH3) where we arrive at 2020 on Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2038 National Express Coventry service 16A to Keresley Village (Somers Road), arriving there at 2137 on Saturday evening.