The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1756 West Midlands Trains service to Smethwick Galton Bridge arriving at 1845 on Monday.

 

[Esker-pades]

Please remember to include the day of arrival.

That's the second time I've done that in as many days. Sorry about that. Post edited.

 

[Andy Pacer]

That's the second time I've done that in as many days. Sorry about that. Post edited.

No worries, I think we’re all rushing! It’s been good fun though

 

[Esker-pades]

We then take the 1756 West Midlands Trains service to Smethwick Galton Bridge arriving at 1845 on Monday.

We pop down to the Low Level platforms to board the 19:07 West Midlands Trains service to Stoke-on-Trent, arriving at 20:06 on a Monday.

 

[InterCity:125]

Mistake

 

[InterCity:125]

Mistake

 

[InterCity:125]

We board the 21:07 and travel to birmingham new street. The time is 22:00 on a Monday.

 

[Esker-pades]

Note that any posts with legs that are incorrect should be struckthrough, not deleted or edited.

 

[InterCity:125]

Note that any posts with legs that are incorrect should be struckthrough, not deleted or edited.

My connection went patchy and the website glitched and all the text was invisible.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We board the 21:07 and travel to birmingham new street. The time is 22:00 on a Monday.

We take the 2222 Cross Country service to Narborough arriving at 2308 on Monday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We sleep the night then board the 6:54 XC service and travel to Birmingham new street. The time is 7:44 on a Tuesday.

 

[Esker-pades]

My connection went patchy and the website glitched and all the text was invisible.

Fair enough. I didn't mean to get at you.

We sleep the night then board the 6:54 XC service and travel to Birmingham new street. The time is 7:44 on a Tuesday.

At New Street, we wait for the 08:15 Virgin Trains service to Haymarket. We arrive there at 12:16 on a Tuesday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We board the 12:57 virgin trains service and travel to Birmingham new street. The time is 17:05 on a Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We catch the 1625 Arriva Trains Wales service to Harlech arriving there at 2007 on Tuesday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We board the 21:19 Arriva trains Wales service and travel to Machynlleth. The time is 22:45 on a Tuesday.

 

[Esker-pades]

HALT

Given that we arrived at Birmingham New Street at 17:05, we cannot then board a 16:25 service. The arrival time given for Harlech is also incorrect (it should be 20:29).

 

[Andy Pacer]

HALT

Given that we arrived at Birmingham New Street at 17:05, we cannot then board a 16:25 service. The arrival time given for Harlech is also incorrect (it should be 20:29).

Odd - I must have misread the previous post. And Google said 2007, but indeed the printed timetable says 2030.

 

[Esker-pades]

Odd - I must have misread the previous post. And Google said 2007, but indeed the printed timetable says 2030.

No problem. I'll let you decide where to go from Birmingham.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0000 Lothian Buses 'Skylink' service 200 to Newhaven (Pier Place), arriving there at 0035 in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Ignore this sorry, I'm very far behind!

 

[Esker-pades]

We board the 12:57 virgin trains service and travel to Birmingham new street. The time is 17:05 on a Tuesday.

We have a long time in the shopping centre waiting in the endless queue for a Pret sandwich, getting it in time to board the 18:25 Arriva Trains Wales service. We take it as far as Dovey Junction, arriving there at 20:56 on a Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 2157 Arriva Trains Wales service to Borth arriving there at 2207 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Nothing much is happening here, so we board the 2243 Arriva Trains Wales service 2J52 to Machynlleth, arriving there at 2300 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Esker-pades]

We decide to take the night at Machynlleth. The next morning, we board the 06:43 ATW service to the current least used station on the line, Llandecwyn, arriving there at 08:34 on a Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Just enough time to cross the tracks (via the footbridge) and get the 2307 Arriva Trains Wales service to Aberystwyth arriving at 2337 on Tuesday

 

[Andy Pacer]

We decide to take the night at Machynlleth. The next morning, we board the 06:43 ATW service to the current least used station on the line, Llandecwyn, arriving there at 08:34 on a Wednesday.

We then rejoin the train on its way back, the 1007 Arriva Trains Wales service to Llanbedr arriving at 1038 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1237 Arriva Trains Wales service 2G45 to Birmingham International, arriving there at 1648 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

Continuing the shack tick-off, we board the 12:15 ATW service to Tygwyn (the 2nd least used station on the line), arriving there at 12:31 on a Wednesday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We board the 22:14 XC service and travel to Reading. The time is 23:49 on a Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Bored of Reading (again...) we quickly join the 0010 GWR service to Cardiff Central arriving at 0300 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the six minute walk to the bus stop on Westgate Street and board the 0330 Cardiff Bus service 18 to Victoria Park (Windway Road), arriving there at 0338 on Thursday morning.

This is my very local stop!