The Transport Game (UK)

[backontrack]

I would have thought it would be down to not checking before posting. I have got into the practice of refreshing the page just before posting to make sure nobody has jumped in before me. This is very recent, and I am very liable to forget it, but the times I've done it, it has worked. (All the times I've done it, nobody has posted anything.)

No, I'm talking about those who are forgetting that you're just a newbie learning the game. They aren't being patient.

 

[Esker-pades]

No, I'm talking about those who are forgetting that you're just a newbie learning the game. They aren't being patient.

Oh. My apologies.

 

[Esker-pades]

As a reminder because we have gone to a new page, the last move was this one:

From the same bus stop, we board the 15:10 Uno service to Hatfield Railway Station, arriving there at 16:20 on a Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1633 Arriva Herts & Essex Service 300 to St Albans Railway Station arriving at 1702 on Tuesday.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk into the station, realise it's Thameslink and mutter an expletive. Having spent all of 3 hours waiting with the rest of the crush at the barriers, a train arrives but it is too full for anyone to get on. So, we have another...

We walk into the station and board the 17:10 Thameslink service to Bedford, arriving there at 17:38 on a Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Risking things a little here...

We then take the 1759 East Midlands Trains ‘Rail Replacement Bus Service’ to Wellingborough arriving at 1839 on Tuesday.

 

[Esker-pades]

Risking things a little here...

We then take the 1759 East Midlands Trains ‘Rail Replacement Bus Service’ to Wellingborough arriving at 1839 on Tuesday.

We walk into the station and board the 18:49 East Midlands Trains service to Lincoln Central, arriving there at 20:52 on a Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

No, I'm talking about those who are forgetting that you're just a newbie learning the game. They aren't being patient.

I am sure that I have not only greeted new contestants to this particular thread, but have always drawn their attention to the very first two postings on the thread that cover the rules and the guide notes that were written by the forum quizmasters when they relaunched this thread,

 

[InterCity:125]

We board the 21:40 East Midlands trains service to Nottingham. Arriving at Newark castle we decide to look around and so disembark at 22:07 On a Tuesday.

 

[Esker-pades]

Having had a nice look around at Newark Castle, we board the next East Midlands Trains service from the station, which is the 22:55 to Nottingham. We arrive there at 23:26 on a Tuesday.

 

[InterCity:125]

Having little choice but to stay the night, we continue by means of the 5:23 East Midlands trains service to Warrington central, arriving at 7:58 on a Wednesday.

 

[Esker-pades]

We leave the station, and walk a short distance to Warrington Central Station (FA) where we board Arriva North West route 329 at 08:10*. We take it to St Helens Bus Station, arriving there at 08:47 on a Wednesday.

*The last timing point is at 08:09 one stop prior at Warrington Bus Interchange. I have assumed that the driving time from Bus Interchange to Central Station bus stop is 1 minute.

 

[InterCity:125]

We make the short Walk to St. Helens central to catch the 9:17 northern service to Wigan North Western, arriving at 9:35 on a Wednesday.

 

[Esker-pades]

There, we board the 10:11 Virgin Trains service to London Euston, arriving there at 12:10 on a Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1243 Virgin West Coast service to Milton Keynes Central arriving at 1313 onWednesday

 

[Esker-pades]

There, we hop on the 13:41 London NorthWestern Railway service to Bletchley, arriving there at 13:45 on a Wednesday.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we board the 14:01 LNWR service 2S17 to Aspley Guise, arriving at 14:15 Wednesday afternoon.

 

[InterCity:125]

We board the 13:55 southern service to Milton Keynes central arriving at 14:00, Wednesday.

 

[DanTrain]

We board the 13:55 southern service to Milton Keynes central arriving at 14:00, Wednesday.

Posts are coming like buses - none for over an hour and then 2 at once !

 

[Esker-pades]

Here we board the 14:01 LNWR service 2S17 to Aspley Guise, arriving at 14:15 Wednesday afternoon.

As the local buses (routes C and D) from just outside the station only run on the first Monday of the month, we go back to the train, boarding the 14:23 LNWR service back to Bow Brickhill, arriving at 14:30. There, we take a look at the Contemplation Seat for the station. It is a Wednesday.

 

[OxtedL]

Now shall we go to America?

For the avoidance of doubt, there is no going to America on this thread.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1508 West Midlands Trains service to Bedford St Johns that arrives at 1539 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the five minute walk to the bus stop on St John's Street, we then board the 1635 Stagecoach East service 81 to Luton (Galaxy Centre), arriving there at 1745 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1759 Arriva Beds & Bucks service Z to Lewsey Farm, Tomlinson Avenue Junction arriving at 1822 on Wednesday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1835 Arriva Beds & Bucks service Z to Dunstable (Asda), arriving there at 1855 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1903 Arriva Beds & Bucks Service A to Luton, Clifton Road arriving there at 1919 on Wednesday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We board the 19:26 arriva f70 to Luton station interchange arriving at 19:29 on a Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1953 Arriva Beds & Bucks Service 33 to Leagrave, Westlea arriving there at 2011 on Wednesday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We make the 0.5 mile walk to leagrave station and board the 20:24 thameslink service to Gatwick airport arriving at 22:08 on a wednesday.

Let’s visit France...

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 2258 East Midlands Trains service to Leicester arriving at 2344 on Wednesday.