The Transport Game (UK)

[Bacon_BMW]

We proceed to board the 0841 First South Yorkshire service 18 to Hillsborough Interchange, arriving at 1010 on Tuesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 10:24 First in South Yorkshire service 52a to Woodhouse Station, arriving at 11:28 Tuesday morning, after a slow journey all the way through the centre of Sheffield.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk into the station to board the 12:05 Northern service to Gainsborough Central, arriving there at 12:50 on a Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I was just planning my next move which involved going on the same service at 1024, but I was avoiding Woodhouse station as I was quite enjoying this monologue of Sheffield. Not to worry!

We exit the station and take the eight minute walk to the Marshall's Yard bus stop on Trinity Street, where we board the 1330 Stagecoach East Midlands InterConnect service 100 to Scunthorpe (Bus Station), arriving there at 1425 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

We don't have long to wait for the 14:35 Hornsby Travel service 4 to Brigg (Cary Lane) where we arrive at 15:19 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the six minute walk to Barnard Avenue and there board the 1535 Sherwood Travel service S4 to Immingham (Pelham Road/Worsley Road) that arrives there at 1625 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

Next we board the 1643 Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes service 5M to Grimsby (Riverhead Exchange), arriving at 1714 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1720 Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes Inter Connect service 53 to Market Rasen (Market Place/King Street) that arrives there at 1813 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

Nous mangons le dîner, then board the 1845 Stagecoach Lincolnshire service 53 to Lincoln Central Bus Station, arriving at 1939 on a pleasant Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2000 Stagecoach East Midlands Inter Connect service 56 to Candlesby (Royal Oak on the A158) that arrives there at 2115 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2215 Stagecoach East Midlands InterConnect service 56 to Skegness (Bus Station), arriving there at 2238 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2305 Stagecoach East Midlands service 1 to Chapel St Leonards (Bus Station) that arrives there at 2332 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That appears to be it for the rest of the day, so we return in the morning for the 0647 Stagecoach East Midlands InterConnect service 59 to Mablethorpe (North End Car Park), arriving there at 0725 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0730 Stagecoach East Midlands Inter Connect service 59 to Winthorpe (Roman Bank/West Way) that arrives there at 0835 on Wednesday morning.

 

[DerekC]

Unfortunately there are few buses here at this time in the morning and the only service available within the 2-hour window is the return Stagecoach Lincolnshire No 59 which we board at 07:30 to Hogsthorpe (Telephone Box) where we arrive at 08:05 on Wednesday morning.

gazumped again!

We don't have long to wait for the 08:42 Stagecoach Lincolnshire service 1 to Chapel St Leonards (Bus Station) where we arrive at 09:02 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Continuing our visits to new places to see on this area travelogue, we next board the 0922 Stagecoach East Midlands service 1 to Ingoldmells (St Paul's Church on Chapel Road) that arrives there at 0930 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not much going on in the way of other bus services, so we board the 1000 Stagecoach East Midlands service 1 to Skegness (Bus Station), arriving there at 1017 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to take a nice long stopping service, so we next board the 1100 Stagecoach East Midlands InterConnect service 56 to Rand (Village Lane End on the A158) that arrives there at 1220 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The middle of nowhere

We then board the 1225 Stagecoach Lincolnshire service 50 to Lincoln (Central Bus Station), arriving there at 1255 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

We can't quite make the connection to service 50, so it's an hour's wait for the next Stagecoach Lincolnshire service 56 at 13:20, which takes us all the way to Lincoln (Bus Station) where we arrive at 13;50 on Wednesday afternoon.[/]

This is getting to be a habit! And according to my timetable the service 50 is at 12:24, but happy not to have to wait an hour!!

We find time for a quick sandwich before boarding the 13:10 Stagecoach Lincolnshire service 1 to Grantham (Railway Station) where we arrive at 14:33 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Leaving Lincolnshire behind, we enter the railway station and board the 1458 East Midlands Railway service 1R90 to Liverpool South Parkway, arriving there at 1822 on Wednesday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We board the 18:39 Merseyrail service 2S52 to Formby where we arrive at 19:22 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

Next we take a short walk to stop C and board the 1949 Arriva Merseyside service 44 to Crossens (Bridge Wills Lane), arriving at 2039 on a Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We cross over to the bus stop on Preston New Road, where we board the 2100 Arriva North West service 49 to Ainsdale (Railway Station), arriving there at 2132 on Wednesday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We enter the station and board the 21:37 Merseyrail service to Liverpool Central where we arrive at 22:13 on Wednesday evening

 

[Bacon_BMW]

We walk to the nearby School Lane stop and board the 2242 Arriva Merseyside service 75 to Halewood (Shopping Centre), arriving at 2326 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That appears to be it for the day, so in the morning we return to the bus stop on Leathers Lane (opposite the shopping centre), where we board the 0505 Arriva North West service 79D to Belle Vale (Interchange), arriving there at 0521 on Thursday morning.

 

[DerekC]

We have an early morning coffee while waiting for the first Arriva Merseyside service 89 at 06:14 which takes us to Speke (Liverpool John Lennon Airport) where we arrive at 06:38 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0648 Arriva North West service 86A to Toxteth (Upper Parliament Street/Kingsley Road), arriving there at 0727 on Thursday morning.

 

[DerekC]

We next board the 07:40 Arriva Merseyside service 75 to Halewood (Shopping Centre) where we arrive at 08:13 on Thursday morning.