The Transport Game (UK)

[backontrack]

Two days early for the Denton Flyer!

We next walk to Manchester Road (opposite The Bowling Green) and board the 10:57 Stagecoach Greater Manchester route 201 bus service to Manchester (Piccadilly, Stop Q), arriving there at 11:29 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1207 CrossCountry service 1V55 to Exeter St David's, arriving there at 1612 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

Outside the station, we board the 16:50 Stagecoach South West route 6A bus service to Bude (Strand), arriving there at 19:07 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 1207 CrossCountry service 1V55 to Exeter St David's, arriving there at 1612 on Wednesday afternoon.

I was not aware that bus stop Q in Piccadilly had a rail platform alongside that was used by CrossCountry rail services....

 

[backontrack]

I was not aware that bus stop Q in Piccadilly had a rail platform alongside that was used by CrossCountry rail services....

Luckily, the distance is walkable, clocking in at 0.3 miles. Shall we continue from Bude?

 

[ValleyLines142]

I was not aware that bus stop Q in Piccadilly had a rail platform alongside that was used by CrossCountry rail services....

I think it's quite obvious that we transferred from the bus stop outside into the railway station.... :roll:

 

[ValleyLines142]

Outside the station, we board the 16:50 Stagecoach South West route 6A bus service to Bude (Strand), arriving there at 19:07 on Wednesday evening.

It looks as if Bude has nothing past 7pm, so we board the 0533 Stagecoach South West service 6 to Okehampton (West Street), arriving there at 0638 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I think it's quite obvious that we transferred from the bus stop outside into the railway station.... :roll:

But it was NOT "outside" according to what backontrack said in his posting on the matter, citing a distance of 0.3 miles.

Is it not the case that any walking taken from one area to another in order to make a subsequent journey onwards should be clearly mentioned in the posting?

 

[backontrack]

I think it's quite obvious that we transferred from the bus stop outside into the railway station.... :roll:

MOVING SWIFTLY ON...

We see the weather forecast and it makes us scream inwardly - which gives us an idea.

We decide to walk to Market Street and board the 07:05 Stagecoach South West route 5A bus service to Inwardleigh (Lamerton Cross), arriving there at 07:12 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

But it was NOT "outside" according to what backontrack said in his posting on the matter, citing a distance of 0.3 miles.

Is it not the case that any walking taken from one area to another in order to make a subsequent journey onwards should be clearly mentioned in the posting?

Let's not hold the game up. Backontrack didn't post the distance until afterwards plus if the bus stops are called Piccadilly I'm sure it's bound to be close to Manchester's principal railway station. Furthermore, living just outside of the Greater Manchester boundary and with how frequently we visit the city on this game I think you are fully aware of this....

We then board the 0912 Stagecoach South West service 5A to Hatherleigh (Market Car Park), arriving there at 0920 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Deciding to change services, we next board the 1000 Stagecoach South West service 75A to Great Torrington (Church...stop A) that arrives there at 1031 on Thursday morning.

 

[backontrack]

From the bus shelter, we next board the 11:52 Stagecoach South West route 5B bus service to Winkleigh (Turn), arriving there at 12:27 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1429 Stagecoach South West service 5B to Exeter (Bampfylde Street), arriving there at 1543 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk the 10 minutes (0.5 miles) to Exeter Central and get the 16:28 South Western Railway service 1L64 to Yeovil Junction, arriving at 17:28 Thursday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we walk outside the station and board the 17:35 South West Coaches route 68 bus service to Barwick Mowleaze (Post Office), arriving there at 17:42 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

Next, we walk outside the station and board the 17:50 South West Coaches route 68 bus service to Barwick Mowleaze (Post Office), arriving there at 17:42 on Thursday evening.

We appear to have gone back in time, that left at 17:50 and arrived at 17:42.

 

[backontrack]

We appear to have gone back in time, that left at 17:50 and arrived at 17:42.

Now corrected.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk to The Green and get the 18:42 South West Coaches service 68 to Yeovil (Station), arriving at 18:50 Thursday evening.

This is outside Yeovil Junction

 

[backontrack]

We enter the station and board the 19:41 South Western Railway train service to Feniton, arriving there at 20:22 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 20:50 South Western Railway service to Basingstoke, arriving at 23:07 Thursday evening.

 

[backontrack]

We call it a day and find some cheapish lodgings, in the guise of a Premier Inn, in which we spend the night. In the morning, we board the 05:47 CrossCountry train service to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving there at 09:39 on Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 09:50 Arriva Trains Wales service 1D34 to Holyhead, arriving at 12:36 Friday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

Nest, we leave the station and board the 13:46 Lewis-y-Llan route 61 bus service to Cemaes Bay (Post Office), arriving there at 14:28 on Friday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk the 4 minutes (0.2 miles) to Cemaes Surgery and get the 15:28 Lewis Y Llan service 61 to Valley Crossroads, arriving at 15:54 Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the short walk to the railway station, we then board the 1736 Arriva Trains Wales service 1J70 to Chester arriving there at 1911 on Friday evening.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we board the 20:32 Arriva Trains Wales rail service to Borth, arriving there at 22:07 on Friday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 22:43 Arriva Trains Wales service 2J52 to Dovey Junction, arriving at 22:53 Friday evening.

 

[backontrack]

Then, we board the 23:13 Arriva Trains Wales rail service back to Borth, arriving there at 23:23 on Friday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the last train of the evening, the 23:53 Arriva Trains Wales service 2J53 to Machnynlleth, arriving at 00:10 Saturday morning.

 

[backontrack]

In the morning, we walk to the bus stop at the town clock and board the 06:40 Lloyds Coaches route 34 bus service to Corris (Braid Goch Inn), arriving there at 06:53 on Saturday.