The Transport Game (UK)

[kevconnor]

We take the 0.5 mile walk to Brighton, Pool Valley Coach Station (Stop P) where we board National Express service 727 at 0240 and travel as far as Cambridge, Parkside (Bay 18) where we arrive at 0725 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0810 Stagecoach in Bedford service X5 all the way to the other principal university city in the country, Oxford (Gloucester Green Bus Station), arriving there at 1145 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1155 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire S3 service to Chipping Norton West Street, arriving at 1243 Tuesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A change of operator sees us next board the 1315 Pulhams Coaches service X9 to Witney (Sainsburys on Witan Way) that arrives there at 1359 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The bus stop for this location says it's inside Sainsburys. If it's inside Sainsburys I'd be very concerned

We then grab some food in Sainsburys before boarding the 1425 Pulhams Coaches service X9 to Finstock (Railway Station), arriving there at 1446 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

As is the case with a number of stations on this line, there are only two daily trains at this station, both of which are well outside our accepted travel wait times, so we take the seven minute walk to the bus stop of Fowler Lane and board the 1530 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S3 to Oxford (Frideswide Square) that arrives there at 1628 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the railway station, we then board the 1638 Oxford Bus Company service 5 to Blackbird Leys (Sandy Lane), arriving there at 1715 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After taking the three minute walk to the bus stop on Sandy Lane West, we board the 1724 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 1 to Cowley (Templars Square on Barns Road) that arrives there at 1728 on Tuesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1742 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 10 to John Radcliffe Hospital (Main Entrance), arriving there at 1807 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1820 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 700 to Kidlington (Exeter Hall on Banbury Road) that arrives there at 1845 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1938 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S4 to Banbury (Bus Station), arriving there at 2029 on Tuesday evening.

 

[johnnychips]

We take a short walk to the station and take the 2113 Chiltern Trains service to Bicester North arriving 2124 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2200 Chiltern Railways service 1J65 to Cradley Heath, arriving there at 2339 on Tuesday evening.

 

[johnnychips]

We take the 2346 X10 National Express West Midlands service to Merry Hill Bus Station arriving 2353 on Tuesday night.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Tha appears to be it for the rest of the night, so we let the hours pass before boarding the 0550 National Express West Midlands service 222 to Russells Hall Hospital, arriving there at 0606 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0622 NXWM service 246 to Stourbridge bus station that arrives there at 0642 on Wednesday morning.

 

[KTHV]

A quick dash across through Stourbridge Interchange - we then are in for a treat - a ride on a Parry People Mover from Stourbridge Town - dep. 0650 and arriving at Stourbridge Junction at 0653 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0722 LM service to Worcester Foregate Street that arrives there at 0757 on Wednesday morning,

 

[KTHV]

A short wait around at Foregate Street - until we board the 0811 LM westwards over the River Severn - arriving at 0822 in Great Malvern on Wednesday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0853 LM service to Hereford that arrives at 0927 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0954 Arriva Trains Wales service 1W52 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving there at 1210 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The 10 minute minimum connection time that applies at this large station is just enough to allow us to board the 1220 TPE service to Habrough that arrives at 1426 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[RJ21]

To avoid back tracking we'll wait 54 minutes until the 15:20 Northern service to Barton-on-Humber.

Edit: See below; arriving 15:44 same day.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the railway station to the adjacent bus stop and board the 1645 Stagecoach in Lincolnshire Humber Fastcat service 350 to Frodingham (Sheffield Street on Frodingham Road) that arrives there at 1721 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The 10 minute minimum connection time that applies at this large station is just enough to allow us to board the 1220 TPE service to Habrough that arrives at 1426 on Wednesday afternoon.

Sorry, I've made an error. That Arriva service actually arrives at 1215, thus making a journey on the 1220 to Cleethorpes invalid I'm afraid.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sorry, I've made an error. That Arriva service actually arrives at 1215, thus making a journey on the 1220 to Cleethorpes invalid I'm afraid.

I have now struck-through two of my subsequently-made postings that have been affected by what you say above and I will now make a new posting that follows on from the new arrival time shown above......

We next board the 1249 Northern service to Buxton that arrives there at 1349 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[johnnychips]

We take the 1450 Hulley's 68 bus to Castleton arriving 1540 in the Bus Station on Wednesday afternoon.

Apologies can't bold and underline.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1552 Hulleys of Baslow service 273 to Tapton Hill (adjacent to Tapton House Road on Manchester Road) that arrives there at 1635 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Assuming this is in the Broomhill area of Sheffield, we then board the 1645 First South Yorkshire service 51 to Gleadless Townend (Seagrave Crescent), arriving there at 1732 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the two minute walk to the bus stop on Ridgeway Road and board the 1803 First South Yorkshire service 18 to Woodseats (Scarsdale Road/Chesterfield Road) that arrives there at 1817 on Wednesday evening.