The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1526 First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield service 592 to Friendly (the bus stop opposite the White Horse PH) that arrives there at 1543 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1630 First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield service 592 to Todmorden (Bus Station), arriving there at 1710 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

Here, we wait for the 18:10 TLC Travel Ltd service T6 to Mankinholes, before Cross Lane/New Rd, arriving at 18:33 Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1924 TLC Travel service T8 to Walsden (Bus Station), arriving there at 1944 on Wednesday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 1924 TLC Travel service T8 to Walsden (Bus Station), arriving there at 1944 on Wednesday evening.

Do you mean Todmorden bus station? I can't find a bus station in Walsden?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Do you mean Todmorden bus station? I can't find a bus station in Walsden?

Yes, you are correct. Google Maps bus tracker didn't make it clear that it was a loop service, so it's completely wrong.

It's still the 1924 departure, but to the Wagon & Horses in Walsden arriving at 1934.

 

[DanTrain]

Here, we board the 19:44 First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield service 590 to Mytholmroyd, adj Burnley Road/White Lee Gdns, arriving at 20:22 Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2112 First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield service 590 to Rochdale (Interchange), arriving there at 2215 on Wednesday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Walking the 0.5 miles (10 mins) to Rochdale Station, we now board the 22:43 Northern service 2B63 to Blackburn, arriving at 00:05 in the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We call it a night and return in the morning for the 0550 Blackburn Bus Company service 1 to Bolton (Interchange), arriving there at 0642 on Thursday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Having had enough of the North West, we decide to wait for the 08:05 National Express service 333, taking this service as far as Shepton Mallet, Great Ostry, arriving at 17:35 Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1744 First West of England 'Mendip Explorer' service 174 to Bath (Bear Flat/Wellsway), arriving there at 1846 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 19:12 First Bristol, Bath & The West service D2 'discover' to Norton St Philip, Fleur De Lis, arriving at 19:28 Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2032 First West of England 'Discover' service D2 to Odd Down (St Martin's Hospital), arriving there at 2045 on Thursday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

From around the corner at Midford Road, we now board the 20:56 First Bristol, Bath & The West service 173 'Mendip Explorer' to Midsomer Norton, Town Hall , arriving at 21:24 Thursday evening.

This is supposedly the town that Midsomer Murders is named after so watch out for any dodgy-looking vicars .

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 23:29 First Bristol, Bath and the West service 172 to Farrington Gurney Main Street (S-bound), arriving at 00:07 Friday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

We then just have time to make the last bus of the evening, the 00:11 First Bristol, Bath and the West service 376 'Mendip Xplorer' to Wells, HSBC Bank, arriving at 00:27 Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thankful to be able to avail ourselves of the overnight travel relaxation rule, we wait until the first service of the day can be used and taking the eight minute walk to the bus station, we next board the First West of England "Mendip Xplorer" service 376 to Glastonbury (Town Hall on Magdalene Street) that arrives there at 0545 on Friday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Here, we board the 06:15 National Express service 403 to Rudloe, Box Hill Top, arriving at 08:24 Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0902 Faresaver service X31 to Bath (Hilton Hotel on Walcot Street), arriving there at 0924 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0943 Faresaver service X72 to Devizes (Market Place) that arrives there at 1039 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the Pelican we then board the 1103 Stagecoach West service 49 to Trowbridge (Fire Station), arriving there at 1126 on Friday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We take the 9 minute walk to the Town Hall where we board the 11:45 Faresaver route X34 service to Frome Market Place, arriving there at 12:21 on a Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1248 First West of England 'Discover' service D2 to Bath (Bus Station), arriving there at 1330 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk into the adjacent railway station where we board the 13:43 Great Western Railway service to London Paddington, arriving there at 15:14 on a Friday.

 

[DanTrain]

Having enjoyed the Class 800 so much, we decide to sample another one, boarding the 15:50 GWR service 1W32 to Moreton-in-Marsh, arriving at 17:26 Friday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

Having almost spelt the name of the station correctly, we then board the 18:18 Great Western Railway service onwards to Great Malvern, arriving there at 19:24 on a Friday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 20:20 West Midlands Trains service 1M82 to University, arriving at 21:13 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and board the 2135 National Express West Midlands service X21 to Woodcock Hill (Shenley Fields Homes), arriving there at 2154 on Friday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Having found the extra 'e' in Moreton-in-Marsh, we now remember that we're in Birmingham and so walk the 0.4 miles (8 mins) to Inglemere Grove (near the wonderfully named 'Long Nuke Road') to board the 22:26 National Express West Midlands service 27 to Bournville, adj Cadburys, arriving at 22:47 Friday evening.

Anyone feeling hungry