The Transport Game (UK)

[A Challenge]

Then walk to the station and get the 07:07 Virgin Trains East Coast service 1A13 to Peterborough, arriving at 09:05 Monday morning.

 

[James Wake]

Next onto the 0918 CrossCountry service to Stansted Airport, arriving at 1040 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1127 CrossCountry service 1N53 to Nuneaton, arriving there at 1406 on Monday afternoon.

 

[bnsf734]

My home station!

We cross to platform 1 and board the solitary London Midland class 153 which departs at 1414 and alight at Coventry Arena where we arrive at 1427 on Monday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Walk the 4 minutes (0.2 miles) to Ricoh Subway (AJ) and get the 14:45 National Express West Midlands service 4 to Walsgrave University Hospital (Stop UH6), arriving at 15:40 Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the four minute walk to the Ricoh Subway bus stop, we then board the 1445 National Express Coventry service 4 to Walsgrave (University Hospital), arriving there at 1540 on Monday afternoon.

Oh my gosh, exactly the same service!

We then board the 1552 National Express Coventry service 9A to Green Lane (Beanfield Avenue), arriving there at 1641 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Was that last service terminating in Wainbody?...I am not well versed in this area

We next board the 1708 National Express Coventry service 9A to Coventry (Pool Meadow bus station) that arrives there at 1736 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

No, we are in Green Lane which is actually the name of a district in Coventry. It revolves around Green Lane itself and the immediate areas around it. It is north-east of Finham. There are two roads called Wainbody Avenue South and Wainbody Avenue North, which stretch either side of the Kenpas Highway, not sure if this is what you were referring to?

We then board the 1750 National Express Coventry service 10 to Bell Green (Riley Square), arriving there at 1823 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

No, we are in Green Lane which is actually the name of a district in Coventry. It revolves around Green Lane itself and the immediate areas around it. It is north-east of Finham. There are two roads called Wainbody Avenue South and Wainbody Avenue North, which stretch either side of the Kenpas Highway, not sure if this is what you were referring to?

It appears that I was thinking of the electoral ward called Wainbody that covers the area, evidentially, which has three elected councillors.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 1750 National Express Coventry service 10 to Bell Green (Riley Square), arriving there at 1823 on Monday evening.

We take the five minute walk to the bus stop opposite to Henley Road and board the 1835 National Express Coventry service 6A to Eastern Green (Bannerbrook Park) that arrives there at 1922 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1932 National Express Coventry service 6A to Stoke Heath (Swan Lane), arriving there at 2007 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Still time to enjoy our travelogue of the area by omnibus, so after taking the six minute walk to the bus stop adjacent to North Street on Mercer Avenue, we board the 2028 National Express Coventry service 10 to Whoberley (Gorseway on Wildcroft Road) that arrives there at 2057 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking around the corner to the bus stop adjacent to Overdale Road, we then board the 2127 National Express Coventry service 10 to Wyken (Sewall Highway), arriving there at 2200 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Crossing over the road to the bus stop just past Torcross Avenue, we next board the 2209 Mike de Courcey service 60A to Kirby Corner (Interchange on Warwick University grounds) that arrives there at 2255 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2312 National Express Coventry service 11 to Coventry (Pool Meadow Bus Station), arriving there at 2338 on Monday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We use the new (is it still new?) overnight rule to get the 05:36 National Express Coventry service 9 to Coventry (Rail Station Interchange (Stop ER4)), arriving at 05:44 Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We are just in time to board the 0550 London Midland service 2Y51 to Birmingham New Street, arriving there at 0617 on Tuesday morning.

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 0642 CrossCountry service to Newton Abbot, arriving at 0927 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0937 Great Western Railway service 2T08 to Paignton, arriving there at 0955 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We stroll across to the bus station across the road and board the 1006 Stagecoach South West service 12 to Brixham (Bank Lane) that arrives there at 1025 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1035 Stagecoach South West service 12 to Torre (Railway Station), arriving there at 1131 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the nine minutes walk to the bus stop on Old Woods Hill and board the 1244 Stagecoach South West service X46 to Olchard (Ideford Dip) that arrives there at 1307 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1425 Stagecoach South West service X64 to Exeter (The Pyramids/Heavitree Road), arriving there at 1457 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the nine minute walk to the bus station and board the 1515 County Bus service 359 to Moretonhampstead (Bowring Mead) that arrives there at 1604 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Moretonhampstead is only served by two routes which both run very infrequently, so to avoid being stuck with no alternative travel, we head back to a built up area with better connections as we board the 1617 County Bus service 359 to St Thomas (Precinct), arriving there at 1657 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We make our way into the railway station and board the 1731 Great Western Railway service to Teignmouth that arrives at 1759 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1916 Great Western Railway service 2M67 to Bristol Temple Meads, arriving there at 2054 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Allowing for the minimum 10 minute connection time that applies at this large station, we next board the 2113 Cross Country service to Totnes that arrives at 2241 on Tuesday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Then we get the 22:54 Great Western Railway service 1C96 to Ivybridge, arriving at 23:10 Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

How have we ended up back in Devon?!

We then board the 2326 Great Western Railway service 2E94 to Exeter St Davids, arriving there at 0012 in the early hours of Wednesday morning.