The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just after the 5 minute connection time, but from the same stop we board the 21:45 Centrebus Midlands 54A service to Abbey Park, adj Blackbird Road, Arriving there at 22:10 on Wednesday Evening.

Still time for another journey, so we take the two minute walk to the bus stop on Abbey Lane and there board the 2259 First Leicester service 54 to Goodwood (the bus stop adjacent to Walshe Road on Goodwood Road) that arrives there at 2332 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That is it for the remainder of the evening, so the following day we board the 0610 First Leicester service 54 to Beaumont Leys (Beaumont Centre), arriving there at 0703 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing operators, we next board the 0716 Centrebus Midlands service 54A to Belgrave (the bus stop opposite Abbey Park Street on Abbey Park Road) which arrives there at 0730 on Thursday morning.

 

[High Dyke]

We then take the short walk across to the Belgrave Road, Abbey Park Street stop where we board the 07:48 Arriva Midlands 5A bus which conveys us to Melton Mowbray Valley Road Shops arriving at 08:54 on Thursday morning.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

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[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0917 Arriva Midlands service 5A to Syston (Brookside), arriving there at 1000 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to move away from the 5A service, so we next board the 1050 Roberts Coaches service 27 to Loughborough (Lemyngton Street) that arrives there at 1155 on Thursday morning.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

We walk to Loughborough station and enjoy a complimentary shortbread biscuit and a cup of tea on the 1221 EMT service to St Pancras International, sitting in a comfortable first class seat. Arrival time: 1357 Thursday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Are we allowed to have first class?

We then go all the way around the SEHS loop on the 14:25 Southeastern service 1C38 back to London St Pancras International, arriving at 17:54 Thursday afternoon.

 

[JStrainspotter]

We get on the Victoria Line on the 18:01, to Victoria, taking 8 minutes, arriving at 18:09, on a Thursday Evening.

 

[Trainfan344]

We transfer to the Coach Station of the same name and board the 18:30 National Express service 026 to Bognor Regis, Butlins, arriving there at 21:55 Thursday Evening.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Aaaaaagggghhhhh I have a massive fear of Bognor Regis!!! I scream if I go within a ten mile radius of it. Had it since I was about six...

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

We remain on the soundproof walled coach and don’t get off, it takes us to Bognor station where we take the 22:30 to Barnham, getting in at 22:36. After a quick change onto the 22:47 that gets us into Horsham for 23:25, we end our day.

 

[Trainfan344]

Welcome back to "The Transport Game."

Rules

• You may not re-board the service just used in the previous post

We remain on the soundproof walled coach and don’t get off, it takes us to Bognor station where we take the 22:30 to Barnham, getting in at 22:36. After a quick change onto the 22:47 that gets us into Horsham for 23:25, we end our day.

See rules extract, you're also not allowed to make a second move, your turn would end at Bognor station, therefore we are still at Bognor Regis, Butlins at 21:55 on Thursday Evening

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Ok I’ll change it:

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

We enter a taxi next to the coach stop, it takes us to Bognor station where we take the 22:30 to Barnham, getting in at 22:36. After a quick change onto the 22:47 that gets us into Horsham for 23:25, we end our day.

 

[Trainfan344]

Welcome back to "The Transport Game."


Gameplay

The Aim of the game is to travel around the country using public transport in a pseudo-realistic fashion. To play, you must depart from the station or stop where the previous post arrived using a permitted timetabled public transport service. Having arrived at the destination, the minimum connection time for the station or stop must be allowed for. Where this is not published, a minimum interchange time is considered to be five minutes. In your post you should clearly state the time your service departs, the company who's service you are using and the time and day of arrival at your chosen destination.

Example post:

At 1015 we catch the GoAhead KonectBus 50 bus to Norwich (St Stephens Street), arriving at 1032 on Wednesday morning

Additional Notes

• If arriving by bus or coach then you should name the area in addition to the stop name.
• If a move is discovered to be incorrect then the original post should be struck through and the correction made as a new post.
• Should the previous move leave you at a the end of a route for which there are no services timetabled to depart from then you may walk to the nearest stop where services are available.
• So the game remains realistic, you should use the current timetable for the relevant day not including timetable variations for engineering works.

Rules

• You may not re-board the service just used in the previous post
• You should use the first available service to reach your destination after allowing for the minimum interchange time.
• You 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.
  • Night services in the UK can be quite limited, so when the previous move arrives at its destination after 2300 you are allowed to wait until 0500 the next day if you wish.
• You may walk up to about half a mile when changing modes to a stop in the vicinity, if you wish.
• The use of cars, taxis, planes or helicopters is not allowed.
• The playing area includes only mainland Great Britain. This includes any landmass connected to Great Britain by bridge or tunnel (excluding the Channel Tunnel). Domestic ferry services to outlying islands, such as the Isle of Wight and the Scottish Islands are also acceptable (with due regards to the note in the etiquette post below).

Please also refer to the below posting, made by 'transportphoto', which refers to Game Play Etiquette, which form part of the Game Rules.

To start off, we shall depart from Droitwich Spa on Monday at 07:46 London Midland to Worcester Foregate Street, arriving at 07:56.

We enter a taxi next to the coach stop, it takes us to Bognor station where we take the 22:30 to Barnham, getting in at 22:36. After a quick change onto the 22:47 that gets us into Horsham for 23:25, we end our day.

Please read the full rules. You may not use taxis and it is polite not to say we end our day as other posters may find moves to continue the day.

So once again, we are at Bognor Regis, Butlins at 21:55 on Thursday Evening.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Oh gosh. I’m sorry about saying “we end our day”. I definitely did not mean to be impolite! I’m new to this thread! I hope you were not offended by that!

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

We board the Stagecoach 700 Coastliner bus from next to the coach stop, it takes us to Bognor station where we take the 22:30 to Barnham, getting in at 22:36. After a quick change onto the 22:47, we get to Horsham for 23:25.

 

[Trainfan344]

Oh gosh. I’m sorry about saying “we end our day”. I definitely did not mean to be impolite! I’m new to this thread! I hope you were not offended by that!

It's fine, we were all new once, take time to read through the rules and courtesy posts at the beginning of the thread.

We board the Stagecoach 700 Coastliner bus from next to the coach stop, it takes us to Bognor station where we take the 22:30 to Barnham, getting in at 22:36. After a quick change onto the 22:47 that gets us into Horsham for 23:25, we end our day.

Just need to lose the end our day now,

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

As you can see, I was pretty determined not to stay overnight in Bognor Regis!

Who ends the day then?

 

[Harbouring]

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[TT-ONR-NRN]

Just need to lose the end our day now,

Agh forgot, sorry!!!

 

[Trainfan344]

As you can see, I was pretty determined not to stay overnight in Bognor Regis!

Who ends the day then?

Whoever plays the first move of the next day!

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

We get the 2155 Stagecoach Coastliner 700 from Hotham Park (Bognor Regis) to Chichester Bus Station arriving 2219 on tuesday evening

Great minds think alike regarding the 700, but we’re in Horsham now, aren’t we?

 

[Trainfan344]

Having re-read the post no we are not, as you made two moves still!

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Oh...

We walk to Chichester rail station and enjoy a ride on the 2240. Finally Horsham looms into view at 2325. We embark, into the dark.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Oh please say I’ve got it right this time!

 

[Trainfan344]

We board the Stagecoach 700 Coastliner bus from next to the coach stop, it takes us to Bognor station where we take the 22:30 to Barnham, getting in at 22:36. After a quick change onto the 22:47, we get to Horsham for 23:25.

Great minds think alike regarding the 700, but we’re in Horsham now, aren’t we?

Oh...

We walk to Chichester rail station and enjoy a ride on the 2240. Finally Horsham looms into view at 2325. We embark, into the dark.

Oh please say I’ve got it right this time!

Still wrong. I know where you're going but because Harbouring deleted his post the below post is the last valid post. Please read through the first couple of pages of this thread, it will give you a better sense of what is neeeded from participants.

We transfer to the Coach Station of the same name and board the 18:30 National Express service 026 to Bognor Regis, Butlins, arriving there at 21:55 Thursday Evening.

So we are Still at Bognor Regis, Butlins, at 21:55 Thursday Evening. Play resumes from here.