The Transport Game (UK)

[James Wake]

There is indeed, looks like it connects with the ferry, we can take the 1830 Stagecoach in North Scotland service 77 from the bus stop outside the ferry terminal, to Wick, Bus Terminal, arriving at 1907 on Wednesday evening.

 

[backontrack]

Fantastically enough, there is a bus, even this late, that will take us to our favourite Caithness locality, the lure of which is undeniable - so, from St Fergus Road in Wick, we board the 19:20 Stagecoach in the Highlands route X99 bus service to Lybster (o/s Portland Arms Hotel), arriving there at 19:47 on Wednesday evening.

The name of this village is actually pronounced Libe-ster, as opposed to Lib-ster.

Hopefully we won't be attacked by Lybster Omnibus Syndrome!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2012 Stagecoach North Scotland service X99 to Thurso (Sir George Street), arriving there at 2113 on Wednesday evening.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we walk to Olrig Street and board the 21:55 Stagecoach in the Highlands route 82 bus service to Watten (Post Office), arriving there at 22:23 on Wednesday evening.

 

[kevconnor]

Thats it for the night and the next available service is the Stagecoach North Scotland 282 service at 0705 which we take as far as Sir George's Street at Sir George's Street Church, Thurso where we arrive at 0718 on Thursday morning.

 

[backontrack]

Following @Paul Sidorczuk's earlier recommendation, we then board the 07:28 Stagecoach in the Highlands route 280 bus service to Dounreay (Bus Stance), arriving there at 07:45 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0750 Stagecoach North Scotland service 274 to Thurso (Royal Bank of Scotland), arriving there at 0810 on Thursday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We then board the 08:15 Stagecoach in the Highlands route X99 bus service to Golspie (o/s Stag's Head Hotel), arriving there at 10:26 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1126 Stagecoach North Scotland service X98 to Tain (Post Office), arriving there at 1159 on Thursday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We then board the 12:15 Stagecoach in the Highlands route 24 bus service to the fishing village of Portmahomack (Post Office), arriving there at 12:38 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[kevconnor]

Seemingly the only available service is the Stagecoach in Inverness Bus 24C at 1615 which we take back to Tain, opp Post Office (on Lamington Street) where we arrive at 1645 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

We decide to head back south again - but first, we choose to go and see a friend who lives in the town of Alness. From Lamington Street, we board the 17:02 Stagecoach in the Highlands route 25X bus service to Alness (Morrisons), arriving there at 17:38 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1838 Stagecoach North Scotland service 25X to Inverness (Bus Station), arriving there at 1912 on Thursday evening.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we walk to the railway station and board the 20:15 ScotRail train service towards Stirling, which spirits us away from the Highlands. We disembark at Bridge of Allan, arriving there at 23:05 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2313 Abellio ScotRail service 2P96 to Haymarket, arriving there at 0010 in the early hours of Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

There are still buses in Edinburgh even in the 'wee hours' (just like Orkney!), so we walk to West Maitland Street and board the 00:51 East Coast Buses NightHawk route N113 bus service to Edinburgh, The Scott Monument (Princes Street), arriving there at 01:00 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0130 Lothian Buses service N16 to Silverknowes (Silverknowes Place), arriving there at 0156 in the early hours of Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

'backontrack' wants to see his Grannie , so we walk to Silverknowes Terminus before boarding the 02:04 Lothian Buses route N16 NightBus service to Edinburgh, Morningside (Station), arriving there at 02:43 in the wee hours of Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0343 Lothian Buses service N16 to Ocean Terminal, arriving there at 0412 on Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We decide to call it a day (), and catch of few hours of sleep. At 06:40, we board the Lothian Buses Skylink route 200 bus service to Edinburgh Airport, arriving there at 07:22 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0733 Edinburgh Tram service to Murrayfield Stadium, arriving there at 0755 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0807 Edinburgh Trams service to Gogarburn (tram stop) that arrives there at 0823 on Friday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then walk a short distance to the nearby bus stop, where we catch route 63 (at approximately 07:45) to the Gyle Centre, arriving at 07:51.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gameplay

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.

Perhaps this is an opportune time to draw the attention of new contestants to the above extract (especially that which is emboldened) of the rules of this quiz.

 

[backontrack]

We then walk a short distance to the nearby bus stop, where we catch the Lothian Buses route 63 (at approximately 07:45) to the Gyle Centre, arriving at 07:51.

We then board the 08:12 Lothian Buses route 36 bus service to Edinburgh Tollcross, arriving there at 09:01 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Here we change services and board the 0909 Lothian Buses service 23 to Trinity (Lennox Row) that arrives there at 0939 on Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We then board the 10:02 Lothian Buses route 23 bus service to Edinburgh, Thistle Street (Stop GH), arriving there at 10:20 on Friday morning.

 

[RomeoCharlie71]

A short walk to Edinburgh, Princes Street (Stop PU) allows us to board the 10:52 Stagecoach in Fife route X54 service to Halbeath, Park & Ride (Stance 1), arriving at 11:35 on a Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

From Halbeath, we board the 12:35 Stagecoach in Fife route X27 bus service to Glasgow, Buchanan Street Bus Station, arriving there at 13:55 on Friday afternoon.

 

[RomeoCharlie71]

We walk to Glasgow Queen Street Railway Station, and catch the 14:19 (2N61) Abellio Scotrail service to Stirling, where we alight at Stirling at 15:00 on Friday afternoon.