The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the bus stop outside, we then board the 1219 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service 38 to Bromborough (Retail Park), arriving there at 1305 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the six minute walk to the nearest available bus stop on New Chester Road and board the 1323 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire service X8 to Chester (Bus Interchange) that arrives there at 1419 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1430 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service 1 to Birkenhead (Bus Station), arriving there at 1602 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1612 Arriva Merseyside service 487 to Ness (Botanic Gardens) that arrives there at 1710 on Friday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

Without a lot of choice, we board the 17:16 Arriva Merseyside service 487 back to Liverpool, adj Hood Street, arriving at 18:21 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Walking around the corner to Victoria Street, we then board the 1831 Arriva North West service 437 to West Kirby Station, arriving there at 1916 on Friday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Walking out of the station, we then board the 20:28 Avon Buses service 88 to Irby Heath, adj Thingwall Road, arriving at 20:45 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2118 Arriva North West service 61 to Bootle New Strand Station, arriving there at 2200 on Friday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 22:15 Merseyrail service 2U65 to Liverpool South Parkway, where we arrive at 22:41 Friday evening (because what else is more pleasant than a train ride through central Liverpool on a Friday night!!).

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2255 Arriva North West service 86A to Liverpool (One Bus Station), arriving there at 2325 on Friday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Seeing as it's after 11pm, we chose to wait until the 02:20 National Express Coach service to Leeds, which we take as far as Bradford, Hall ings, opp Bradford Hotel, where we arrive at 04:45 Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Seeing as it's after 11pm, we chose to wait until the 02:20 National Express Coach service to Leeds, which we take as far as Bradford, Hall ings, opp Bradford Hotel, where we arrive at 04:45 Saturday morning.

How has it taken almost two and a half hours to get between two cities that are eleven miles apart?!

 

[DanTrain]

How has it taken almost two and a half hours to get between two cities that are eleven miles apart?!

Liverpool - Bradford is more than 11 miles I think! I only included Leeds as that’s the destination of the coach (for identification), we don’t go there . Sorry for the lack of clarity.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Liverpool - Bradford is more than 11 miles I think! I only included Leeds as that’s the destination of the coach (for identification), we don’t go there . Sorry for the lack of clarity.

Ah of course, apologies. I forgot we were in Liverpool and read it as Leeds as you say!

We then make our way over to Bradford Interchange, where we board the 0510 National Express service 561 to London (Marble Arch, Stop S), arriving there at 0955 on Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the short walk to stop 14 and take the 10:05 Arriva The Shires ‘Greenline’ service 757 to Luton Airport Bus Station arriving there at 11:17 on Saturday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 11:30 National Express service 737 Stansted Airport to Stansted Airport Coach Station, arriving at 12:50 Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Then we join the 13:00 Arriva service 509 to Bishops Stortford All Saints Church arriving at 13:20 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the five minute walk to bus stop K on Dane Street and board the 1332 Arriva in Herts and Essex service 510 to Harlow (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1403 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1410 Arriva East Herts & Essex Service 10 to Hertford Regional College (Stop A) arriving there at 1436 on Saturday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not enough connection time for the 1440 service, so we wait to board the 1500 Arriva in Herts and Essex service 310 to Waltham Cross (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1520 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then walk the 5 minutes (0.2 miles) to Waltham Cross Railway Station where we board the 1537 Greater Anglia 2O40 service to St Margarets (Hertfordshire) where we arrive at 1551 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1617 Greater Anglia service to Ponders End that arrives at 1638 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

From outside the station (Stop PZ) we then join the 16:56 London General Service 191 to Ladysmith Road, Enfield arriving there at 17:14 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1719 Arriva London service 121 to Palmers Green (Green Lane/Princes Avenue), arriving there at 1806 on Saturday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

From here, we take a 12 minute (0.5 mile) walk to Palmers Green, where we board the 18:44 Great Northern service to Bayford, where we arrive at 19:03 Saturday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We continue north on the the 19:33 Great Northern service 2F54 to Stevenage, arriving at 19:52 Saturday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Having sadly just missed the train back to Bradford, we instead opt for the 20:16 Great Northern service 1C74 to Royston, arriving at 20:39 Saturday Evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just enough connection time to catch the 2044 Great Northern service to Finsbury Park that arrives at 2125 on Saturday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Where we board the 21:39 Great Northern service 2P46 to Peterborough, where we arrive at 23:06 Saturday night.

 

[A Challenge]

We then cross to the Queensgate bus station and get the 00:15 Stagecoach East service Citi 1 to Millfield (Cambridge Avenue), arriving at 00:21 Sunday morning.