The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Luckily a Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury service follows hot in pursuit, so we board the 0036 Arriva Trains Wales service 2J98 to Shrewsbury, arriving there at 0058 in the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

The next train to leave Shrewsbury is the 04:45 Arriva Trains Wales service 2V02 to Llandrindod, arriving at 06:10 Thursday morning

 

[me123]

(I assume it is a college day for the following move).

We got to the adjacent bus stop, and wait for the 461 Sargeant's bus service to arrive at 06:35. This bus goes back into England, specifically to Hereford. We only take the bus as far as Kington Mill Street Car Park, arriving at 07:13 on Thursday morning.

 

[johnnychips]

Assuming it is a school day, we take the Sargeants Brothers 0750 41 service to Knighton Bus Station, just in Wales, arriving 0820 on Thursday morning.

 

[me123]

We continue border hopping. It's some time until our bus arrives, at 09:45. The Arriva Midland 740 service takes us back into Englandshire, and we ride the route to its terminus at Ludlow Assembly Rooms, arriving at 10:40 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the nine minute walk along King Street to the station, which is just within the permitted 0.5 mile transfer, we then board the 1132 Arriva Trains Wales service 1W12 to Stockport, arriving there at 1258 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Then, allowing the 5 minutes minimum interchange, get the 13:05 Northern service 1H43 to Levenshulme, arriving at 13:11 Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1352 Northern service 2N27 to Blackpool North, arriving there at 1530 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Walk the 0.4 miles (7 minutes) to North Pier, and get a 15:47 Blackpool Trams service to Fleetwood Ferry, arriving at 16:25 Thursday afternoon.

 

[johnnychips]

We take the 1700 Wyre Marine Services ferry to Knott End, arriving 1710 on Thursday afternoon, using the timetable of 23rd March (there are some times of the day it can't run, depending on the tide).

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1735 Blackpool Transport service 2C to Poulton (Church), arriving there at 1808 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 18:25 Blackpool Transport service 10 to St Anne's Road East, arriving at 19:38 Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the adjacent North Crescent, we then board the 1943 Blackpool Transport service 10 to Blackpool (Lonsdale Road), arriving there at 2017 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Walk to Wellington Road Old Bridge and get the 21:19 Stagecoach Merseyside service 68 to Preston Bus Station (Stand 53), arriving at 22:27.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2250 Stagecoach Lancashire service 125 to Chorley (Interchange), arriving there at 2330 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 23:50 Northern service to Manchester Victoria, arriving at 00:29 Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That appears to be it for the majority of services across the Manchester empire, so we call it a night before boarding the 0538 Metrolink service to St Werburgh's Road, arriving there at 0609 on Friday morning.

 

[me123]

We are able to walk a half mile down Nell Lane and onto Mauldeth Road West, taking about ten minutes to do so. We have plenty of time to catch the 06:47 Stagecoach Greater Manchester service towards Bolton - we take this bus as far as Urmston Library (Stop E) which is on Crofts Bank Road. We arrive at 07:12 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0723 Stagecoach Manchester service 15 to Flixton (Lytham Road/Roedean Gardens), arriving there at 0737 on Friday morning.

 

[me123]

This being the only service to call here, we decide to explore the area and just 0.2 miles away we come across another bus stop, at Irlam Road/Towns Gate. In addition to the 15, it is served by the X58 and the bus we get on, the 256. We leave at 07:50 and take the bus to Old Trafford, Trafford Bar (Chester Road). We arrive here at 08:42 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Entering Trafford Bar Metrolink, we then board the 0856 Metrolink service to Rochdale Town Centre, arriving there at 0955 on Friday morning.

 

[johnnychips]

We take the 1013 Rosso 464 service to Bacup (St James Gardens) arriving 1042 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1100 Rosso service 482 to Bury (Interchange), arriving there at 1153 on Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 11:58 Manchester Metrolink Line C service to Piccadilly Gardens, arriving at 12:28 Friday afternoon.

 

[Idon'tKnow]

We take the short (8 minute walk) to Manchester Piccadilly and board the 1307 Cross Country Service to Stafford where we arrive there at 1400 Friday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1424 Virgin Trains service 1F17 to Liverpool Lime Street, arriving there at 1519 on Friday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Get the 15:47 Northern service 2F38 to Warrington Bank Quay, arriving at 16:31 Friday afternoon.

 

[Idon'tKnow]

Well hoping that people would explore my home county FAILED!


We board the 1639 Virgin trains (West Coast) service and alight at Wolverhampton the arrival time is 1733 Friday Evening

 

[johnnychips]

Having walked four minutes to the bus station, we take the 1750 255 National Express West Midlands service to Merry Hill shopping centre, arriving 1902 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1915 National Express West Midlands service 222 to Russells Hall Hospital, arriving there at 1935 on Friday evening.