The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

I was using Google maps results for 11th Feb, which is a Saturday. I will use that move, editing the timings!

Thank you!

We next board the 2042 South West Trains service to Richmond, arriving at 2144 on Saturday afternoon.

On Sundays I think that service (2C70) departs at 2054 from Reading and arrives at Richmond at 2158.

Exiting the station to the bus stops outside, we then board the 2203 London General service 493 to Roehampton (Medfield Street), arriving there at 2222 on Sunday evening.

 

[James Wake]

Apologies

We next take the 2232 London United service 85 to Kingston, Kingston Hall Road, arriving at 2251 on Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

No need to apologise, we're all human, you should see how many mistakes I've made on here over the years!

We then board the 2256 Abellio London service K1 to New Malden Station, arriving there at 2327 on Sunday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 23:40 South West Trains service 2H78 to London Waterloo, arriving at 00:02 Monday morning.

 

[James Wake]

Next we take the 0029 Go-Ahead London service N68 to East Croydon Station, Dingwall Road, arriving at 0122 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Entering the station, we then board the 0140 Thameslink service 2W84 to Bedford, arriving there at 0340 on Monday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 01:36 GTR Thameslink service to Three Bridges, arriving at 02:02 Monday morning

 

[RJ21]

Adjudication required, which service should we have travelled on?

Observing a minimum 5 minutes connection and use of the first available service should we not have boarded the 01:33 Southern service for London Victoria, calling Clapham Junction 01:47 and London Victoria 01:55?

 

[me123]

The rules state that we

1) Must have waited five minutes (the minimum connection time), ergo any train departing at or after 01:27 is valid.

2) Should use the first available service to reach your destination after allowing for the minimum interchange time, which both of these have done for their respective destinations. (Note that this does not mean that you must catch the first train that appears - just that you have to catch the first train that's going to your intended destination).

3) Shouldn't wait for more than two hours after the first available service (to any destination) has left, after allowing for the minimum interchange time (ergo any train before 03:24).

Both of the posts seem to follow these rules, so I'd say that we should go for the one that was posted first, namely that we are at Bedford at 03:40 on Monday morning.

 

[me123]

Rather than simply returning to London, we walk the 0.4 miles to the town's bus station. We have plenty of time to catch the first X5 bus of the morning, which leaves for Cambridge at 04:51. We ride the Stagecoach East service to the terminus at Cambridge Parkside, arriving at 06:00 on Monday morning.

 

[johnnychips]

We walk half a mile to Drummer St bus station and take the 0645 Stagecoach in the Fens Busway B service to St Ives bus station arriving 0721 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0751 Stagecoach East Busway service B to Huntingdon (Railway Station), arriving there at 0826 on Monday morning.

 

[me123]

We get off the bus and run to catch the next Southbound train, which leaves at 08:30. However, as we approach the doors close and the train heads. We swear we can see the driver laughing in his cab as he leaves us behind on the platform.

Thus, we must wait for the 09:00 Great Northern service 1P53 instead. We notice that this train calls at one station the last one doesn't - Knebworth. So this is here that we decide shall be our next stop, arriving at 09:40 on this miserable Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the adjacent bus stops, we then board the 1007 Centrebus service 44 to Luton (Railway Station), arriving there at 1053 on Monday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Then exit the station and get the 10:07 Centrebus South service 44 to Luton Station Interchange, arriving at 10:53 Monday morning.

 

[James Wake]

You have both duplicated the same move, but I will say we next board the 1127 Metroline Herts service 84A to Potters Bar, Bus Garage, arriving at 1258 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then enter TfL territory as we board the 1355 Metroline service 242 to Theobalds Grove (Railway Station), arriving there at 1435 on Monday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 1404 London Overground service to Bethnal Green, arriving at 1436 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1447 Stagecoach London service 8 to Tottenham Court Road Station (New Oxford Street), arriving there at 1526 on Monday afternoon.

 

[James Wake]

Taking the short walk down Earnshaw Street to stop S, we next board the 1535 Arriva London service 176 all the way to the terminus at Penge, Pawleyne Arms, arriving at 1713 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Continuing our travels across the south east of the capital, we then board the 1726 Stagecoach London service 75 to Lewisham Station, arriving there at 1806 on Monday evening.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 1818 Go-Ahead London service 181 to Lower Sydenham, Sainsburys arriving at 1850 on Monday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Walk to Stop LW and get the 18:55 London Busses Metrobus service 202 to Blackheath Royal Standard (Stop BB), arriving at 19:30 Monday evening.

 

[me123]

We walk across Batley Park to nearby stop BD and board a Stagecoach London 54 service at 19:36 bound for Elmers End. We take the bus as far as Beckenham High Street (Marks and Spencer), arriving at 20:12 on Monday evening.

(Stop is also known as Beckenham Junction Station Stop D).

 

[A Challenge]

Could you add a departure time please?

Walk to the Tram Stop, and get the 20:24 Tram to George Street, arriving at 20:47 Monday evening.

 

[me123]

Done, oops.

We walk the short distance (c5 mins) to Fairfield Halls (Stop KC), in plenty of time for the 21:00 Abellio London 466 service to Addington Village Interchange. We stay on board to the terminus, arriving at 21:17 on Monday night.

 

[A Challenge]

Then get the 21:28 Tram to Wimbledon, arriving at 22:10 on Monday evening.

 

[me123]

At 22:18, we transfer onto the District Line and travel back towards the centre of London. We go as far as Paddington Station, arriving at 22:46 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From nearby Praed Street, we then board the 2257 Tower Transit service 23 to Bank Station (Queen Victoria Street), arriving there at 2338 on Monday evening.

 

[me123]

We transfer onto the Northern Line and head to the most Southern point on the LU network. Our train leaves 23:46, and gets into Morden at 00:19 on Tuesday morning.