The Transport Game (UK)

[Idon'tKnow]

Due to limited option we will have to board the 2222 ATW to Holyhead where we will arrive at 2240 Monday Evening

 

[kevconnor]

As we are out without any photo ID we are limited to watching the Stena Adventurer and Irish Ferries Ullysses pull out of port as they ply their trade accross the sea to Dublin North Wall. Instead we turn back into the station and take the morning WAG Express Arriva Trains Wales Service 1V90 at 0425 as far as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysilio-gogogoch (or just Llanfairpwll railway station to give its shorter formal title) where we arrive at 0448 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0535 ATW service to Frodsham that arrives there at 0725 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station and walking around the corner to the bus stop opposite Lloyds TSB Bank on the A56, we then board the 0756 Stagecoach Lancashire service 36 to Ellesmere Port (Bus Station), arriving there at 0830 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Exiting the station and walking around the corner to the bus stop opposite Lloyds TSB Bank on the A56, we then board the 0756 Stagecoach Lancashire service 36 to Ellesmere Port (Bus Station), arriving there at 0830 on Tuesday morning.

How long have Stagecoach Lancashire been running services as far south as Frodsham? I thought that the Preston to Bolton area was their territory.

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We next board the 0910 Stagecoach in Chester service SP1 to Mold bus station that arrives there at 1008 on Tuesday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We board the 11:15 Stagecoach in Chester route 2 bus service to Ruthin (Market Street), arriving there at 11:59 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We board the 11:15 GHA Coaches route 2 bus service to Ruthin (Market Street), arriving there at 11:59 on Tuesday morning.

GHA Coaches are no longer a trading company. There is a thread about this company being in administration on the Buses and Coaches sub-forum, with details of how much each part of their fleet was sold at in the auction.

 

[backontrack]

I have updated my post as Stagecoach now runs this route to the same timings.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We board the 11:15 Stagecoach in Chester route 2 bus service to Ruthin (Market Street), arriving there at 11:59 on Tuesday morning.

We take the six minutes walk to the bus stop at the War Memorial on Wynnstay Road and board the 1228 Arriva Cymru service X51 to Denbigh (Lenten Pool, Pwll-y-Graws) that arrives there at 1252 on Tuesday afternoon

The demise of GHA Coaches has caused a lot of new service contract replacements having to be made not just in North Wales, but also in both parts of Cheshire (West and East).

 

[kevconnor]

From Denbigh Lenten Pool we take M&H Coaches* service 66 at 1303 as far as Henllan Post Office where we arrive at 1316 on Tuesday afternoon.


*This is also a GHA Coaches replacement service, source of information http://www.mandhcoaches.co.uk/timetables/Service%2066.pdf

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1330 M & H Coaches service 66 to Denbigh (Mytton Park) that arrives there at 1351 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[kevconnor]

We next board the 1330 M & H Coaches service 66 to Denbigh (Mytton Park) that arrives there at 1351 on Tuesday afternoon.

Hi I think we have a situation (my fault) where the timetable I have linked to may not use descriptions the same as Traveline. I have mapped the timetable against the service information from Traveline (available here)and believe the stop on the M&H Coaches timetable listed as Mytton Park is infact Denbigh Abbey Court which is located here

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hi I think we have a situation (my fault) where the timetable I have linked to may not use descriptions the same as Traveline. I have mapped the timetable against the service information from Traveline (available here)and believe the stop on the M&H Coaches timetable listed as Mytton Park is infact Denbigh Abbey Court which is located here

Indeed we are in a quandary but the arrival time of 1351 seems to be the same for both Mytton Park and Abbey Court in Denbigh on what I have looked at

ADJUDICATION IS REQUESTED TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER

 

[transportphoto]

Please continue from which ever location is most convenient to resume game play, I'm not worried about a small discrepancy between Traveline and the operators timetable.

If there's anything further I can assist with, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1330 M & H Coaches service 66 to Denbigh (Mytton Park) that arrives there at 1351 on Tuesday afternoon.

This, rather pathetically, is the last service of the day, so we have no option other than to call it a day, where we board the 0931 M&H Coaches service 66 to Denbigh (Lenton Pool), arriving there at 0943 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1000 Arriva Cymru service X51 to Wrexham bus station that arrives there at 1118 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Entering Wrexham General station, we then board the 1145 Arriva Trains Wales service 1G32 to Smethwick Galton Bridge, arriving there at 1322 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Entering Wrexham General station, we then board the 1145 Arriva Trains Wales service 1G32 to Smethwick Galton Bridge, arriving there at 1322 on Wednesday afternoon.

Can you check my figures, please. To go from the previous arrival point of Wrexham bus station to Wrexham General railway station, I show a distance of 624 metres, about 9 minutes walking time.

I only mention this as you did not show how you made the journey between those two points in your posting above.

 

[kevconnor]

Can you check my figures, please. To go from the previous arrival point of Wrexham bus station to Wrexham General railway station, I show a distance of 624 metres, about 9 minutes walking time.

I only mention this as you did not show how you made the journey between those two points in your posting above.

Everything here seems OK to me, it is in time for the service and according to Google it is 0.3 miles walk which is within the permitted distance.

Entering Wrexham General station, we then board the 1145 Arriva Trains Wales service 1G32 to Smethwick Galton Bridge, arriving there at 1322 on Wednesday afternoon.

Exiting the station and crossing the road to the stop at Smethwick, Smethwick Galton Bridge Station (opp) we take National Express West Midlands 87 service at 1327 as far as Tividale, Tividale Park (adj) where we arrive at 1344 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Can you check my figures, please. To go from the previous arrival point of Wrexham bus station to Wrexham General railway station, I show a distance of 624 metres, about 9 minutes walking time.

I only mention this as you did not show how you made the journey between those two points in your posting above.

Which woul be fine as we arrived at Wrexham bus station at 1118 and did not leave until 1145, some 27 minutes after. Also if you look on Google Maps they are right next to each other.

From Tividale Park, we then board the 1354 National Express West Midlands service 87 to Oldbury (Interchange), arriving there at 1403 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which woul be fine as we arrived at Wrexham bus station at 1118 and did not leave until 1145, some 27 minutes after. Also if you look on Google Maps they are right next to each other.

Have I been mixing up Wrexham Central station with Wrexham General station? I was a tad under the weather yesterday, so glad matters were OK.

 

[kevconnor]

From Oldbury, Oldbury Interchange (Stop OD) we take National Express West Midlands 4 service at 1408 as far as Hall End, Sandwell District General Hospital (Stop SF) where we arrive at 1427 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Have I been mixing up Wrexham Central station with Wrexham General station? I was a tad under the weather yesterday, so glad matters were OK.

Possibly. They are very near to each other (Wrexham Central being slightly closer to the bus station).

From Oldbury, Oldbury Interchange (Stop OD) we take National Express West Midlands 4 service at 1408 as far as Hall End, Sandwell District General Hospital (Stop SF) where we arrive at 1427 on Wednesday afternoon.

We then board the 1444 National Express West Midlands service 45 to Bescot (Sadler's Club), arriving there at 1514 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Idon'tKnow]

We take the 4 minute walk to Bescot Stadium where we board the 1534 London Midland service to Aston arriving to this fine station at 1549 Wednesday Afternoon.
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Where is everyone?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1613 LM service to Redditch that arrives at 1703 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1712 London Midland service 2P71 to Blake Street, arriving there at 1823 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1852 LM service to Lichfield Trent Valley that arrives at 1907 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Making use of one of the limited stops made by Virgin here, we then board the 1951 Virgin Trains service 1H73 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving there at 2052 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2120 TPE service to Althorpe that arrives there at 2313 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Just a reminder for whenever we are in Manchester:

The Metrolink line through St Peter's Square has now reopened after a year long closure for improvement works. Please note that there are substantial network changes. Please see the network map for more information.

From Althorpe, we appear to be stranded now, so we have no option other than to call it a night and board the 0551 TransPennine Express service 1B65 to Meadowhall, arriving there at 0647 on Thursday morning.