The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0805 Arriva North East service 43 to Esh Winning (Western Avenue) that arrives there at 0831 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The 43 appears to be the only bus serving this area, along with the few settlements it serves en route, so we head back to the built up area on the 0852 departure to Durham (County Hospital/Sutton Street), arriving there at 0917 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the four minute walk to the bus station and board the 0928 Go North East service 21 to Harlow Green (Durham Road) that arrives there at 1009 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1014 Arriva North East 'Max' service X12 to Middlesbrough (Railway Station), arriving there at 1149 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter the railway station and board the 1159 Northern service to Saltburn that arrives at 1226 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the adjacent bus stops on Station Square, we then board the 1250 Arriva North East 'Sapphire' service X4 to Whitby (Bus Station), arriving there at 1354 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1406 Arriva North East service X93 to Scarborough (Railway Station) that arrives there at 1508 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Entering the railway station, we then board the 1550 TransPennine Express service 1F81 to Stalybridge, arriving there at 1749 on Thursday afternoon, pending we haven't been crushed as this service is extremely busy upon departure from Leeds (think this is sometimes even a 6-185).

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we walk to the adjacent bus stop on Rassbottom Road and board the 1755 First Manchester service 354 to Ashton under Lyne (Wellington Road) that arrives there at 1805 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Are we at Ashton bus station? Only source I can find for a 1755 from Stalybridge station for an 1805 arrival on the 354 is in Ashton bus station itself?

From the Metrolink platform, we then board the 1815 Metrolink service to Harbour City, arriving there at 1903 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the short two minute walk to the bus stop on The Quays and board the 1916 Stagecoach Manchester service 24 to West Didsbury (Winster Avenue stop F on Barlow Moor Road that arrives there at 1944 on Thursday evening.

 

[kevconnor]

We take the 0.2 mile (4 minute) walk to the stop at Chorlton, Princess Rd (Stop F) where we take Stagecoach Manchester 103 service at 20:28 as far as Manchester Airport, The Station where we arrive at 21:00 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Taking the short walk from the station entrance to the bus station, we next board the 2115 High Peak Skyline service 199 to Peak Dale (the bus stop adjacent to School Road on Batham Gate Road) that arrives there at 2223 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2316 High Peak service 199 to Whaley Bridge (Railway Station), arriving there at 2334 on Thursday evening.

 

[kevconnor]

The next available service appears to be the High Peak service Skyline 199 at 0353 which we take as far as Stockport, Stockport Bus Station (Stand F) where we arrive at 0425 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0500 Stagecoach Manchester service 368A to Wythenshawe Interchange, arriving there at 0536 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0547 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 to Rusholme (Platt Lane) that arrives there at 0615 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking around the corner to the bus stop on Dickenson Road, we then board the 0624 First Manchester service 53 to North Manchester General Hospital (Stop F), arriving there at 0708 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the three minute walk to stop C and board the 0717 Stagecoach Manchester service 118 to Collyhurst (the bus stop near to Whitley Road) that arrives there at 0755 on Friday morning.

 

[kevconnor]

Continuing our sojourn of North Manchester we cross the road to the stop at Collyhurst, nr Collyhurst St and at 08:02 take Stagecoach Manchester 156 service as far as Higher Blackley, Middleton Road nr Heaton Park Rd where we arrive at 08:29 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0853 First Manchester service 59 to Chadderton (Precinct), arriving there at 0919 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0950 First Manchester service 182 to Shaw (Wrens Nest) that arrives there at 1013 on Friday morning.

 

[kevconnor]

We go to the stop at Shaw, Smallbrook Rd at Wrens Nest from where we take Rosso's 408 service at 10:36 as far as Oldham, Nr Civic Centre Oldham Central Bus Station where we arrive at 11:07 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1114 First Manchester service 409 to Rochdale (Interchange), arriving there at 1143 on Friday morning.

 

[kevconnor]

We next take Yorkshire Tiger x58 service at 12:30 as far as Halifax Bus Station where we arrive at 13:27 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

You've done a me there with 1327 on Friday morning

We then board the 1405 First Halifax, Calder Valley and Huddersfield service 508 to Leeds (The Headrow/Stop Y5), arriving there at 1518 on Friday afternoon.

 

[kevconnor]

Oops, my bad. Is it bad to say I had to look back a few times to figure out what it was I had done wrong.

Anyway...

we take the walk (500 ft) around the corner to the stop at Leeds City Centre, South Parade R7 (stop R7) from where we take Arriva Yorkshire 446 service at 15:25 as far as Wakefield City Centre, opp Back Duke Of York Street where we arrive at 16:20 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the adjacent bus station, we then board the 1635 Arriva Yorkshire 'Max' service 268A to Heckmondwike (Market Place), arriving there at 1735 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the five minute walk to bus stop H3 at Heckmondwike Hub and board the 1807 Arriva Yorkshire service 229 to Huddersfield bus station that arrives there at 1850 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1915 Arriva Yorkshire 'Max' service 202 to Dewsbury (Bus Station), arriving there at 1957 on Friday evening.