The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Impossible as check-in at Hatston shuts 30 minutes before departure.

Urgh this is why I hate these piddly little islands haha! I thought we were heading to that port to get to Aberdeen?

 

[backontrack]

Urgh this is why I hate these piddly little islands haha! I thought we were heading to that port to get to Aberdeen?

Charming!

I suppose I just decided on Hatston. Spur-of-the-moment I guess, but it's much easier to reach the mainland from here.

The late X10 bus goes to Stromness, then there's the ferry in the morning.

Meanwhile, is anyone else wondering whether we can now reach the Channel Islands?

 

[ValleyLines142]

So maybe we can board the 2310 Stagecoach North Scotland service X10 to Stromness (Travel Centre), arriving there at 2345 on Wednesday evening.

 

[backontrack]

The next day, we lovingly wave goodbye to Orkney (for now) and board the 06:30 NorthLink Ferries service on the MV Hamnavoe to Scrabster Ferry Terminal, Caithness, arriving there at 08:00 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We finally board the 0810 Stagecoach North Scotland service X99 to Inverness (Bus Station), arriving there at 1150 on Thursday morning.

 

[backontrack]

Walking to Stance 6, we board the 12:00 D & E Coaches route 304 bus service to Tomich (Post Office), arriving there at 13:10 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1315 D + E Coaches service 304 to Inshes (Raigmore Hospital), arriving there at 1435 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we board the 14:40 D & E Coaches route 252 bus service to Nairn (Fraser Park), arriving there at 15:41 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the nine minute walk down Waverley Road to Nairn station, we then board the 1730 Abellio ScotRail service 1A58 to Aberdeen, arriving there at 1940 on Thursday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 19:46 1T48 Scotrail service to Dundee arriving there at 20:59 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We shimmy on over to platform 1, where we board the 2119 Abellio ScotRail service 1B51 to Edinburgh Gateway, arriving there at 2238 on Thursday evening.

 

[318266]

Realising this isn't really what we call the "Gateway to Edinburgh", we get the 2253 ScotRail service 2G28 to Haymarket, arriving at 2303 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station to the bus stops outside, we then board the 2321 Lothian Buses service 26 to Seton Sands (Road End), arriving there at 0016 in the early hours of Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We decide to call it a day and, on Friday morning, we board the 07:02 Prentice Coaches route 111 service to Prestonpans (Railway Station), arriving there at 07:13.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0806 Prentice Coaches service 111 to Edinburgh (Royal Infirmary), arriving there at 0850 on Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we board the 09:05 Lothian Buses route 33 bus service to Newtongrange (Station Road), arriving there at 09:42 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Next, we board the 09:05 Lothian Buses route 33 bus service to Newtongrange (Station Road), arriving there at 09:42 on Friday morning.

Here we change bus services and board the 0953 Lothian Buses service 29 to Silverknowes (the bus stop after Lauriston Farm Road on Silverknowes Road) that arrives there at 1102 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1119 Lothian Buses service 37 to Penicuik (Royal Court), arriving there at 1255 on Friday afternoon.

 

[318266]

We decide to attempt to leave this area, and catch the 1308 Lothian Buses 37 to Silverknowes Terminus, arriving at 1444 on Friday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We've just come from Silverknowes. Any other suggestions?

 

[318266]

Oh, and after double-checking both the map, and the timetables, we realise we took the wrong bus to get to Edinburgh...

Let's play a game of "Try to get to Edinburgh!"

 

[backontrack]

We realise that we have to do something - so we decide to travel to Morningside to see the remains of the old Morningside Road railway station, leaving Silverknowes on the 14:50 Lothian Buses route 16 bus and arriving at Morningside Station at 15:59 on Friday afternoon.

We can reach South Scotland with a single move - anyone know which one?

 

[kevconnor]

We next take Lothian Bus 5 service at 1609 as far as Old Town, North Bridge (Stop NA) where we arrive at 1634 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter Waverley station, where we finally say good bye to Scotland as we board the 1652 Virgin Trains service 9M86 to Watford Junction, arriving there at 2219 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2241 London Overground service to Kilburn High Road that arrives at 2319 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 23:24 London Overground 2D46 service to Wembley Central arriving at 23:37 on Friday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then leave the station and go to Stop CM and get the 23:53 Transport for London service 83 to Golders Green (Stop GH), arriving at 00:23 Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0033 Metroline service 210 to Archway Station, arriving there at 0045 in the early hours of Saturday morning.

 

[backontrack]

From Stop W at Archway Station, we board the 01:00 Metroline Travel route 390 bus service to Euston Station (Stop H), arriving there at 01:21 in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Despite being at the gateway to the north, we avoid any travel northwards and instead exit the station to the bus stop by Upper Woburn Place, where we board the 0159 London United service 10 to Hammersmith (Bus Station), arriving there at 0240 in the early hours of Saturday morning.