The Transport Game (UK)

[DanTrain]

Here we board the 21:59 Thameslink service 9J72 to Peterborough, arriving at 00:07 in the early hours of Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We retire briefly until the 0324 Thameslink service 1P99 to London Kings Cross, arriving there at 0451 on Saturday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 06:15 London NorthEastern Railway service to Edinburgh Waverley, arriving there at 11:09 on a Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station to the bus stops on Waverley Steps, where we board the 1120 Lothian Buses route 34 to Fountainbridge (Port Hamilton), arriving there at 1132 on Saturday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

It's a 5 minute walk along the canal to Leamington Terrace to board the 11:41 Lothian Buses route 10 sevice to Colinton, Rustic Cottages, arriving there at 11:56 on a Saturday.

 

[DanTrain]

We now board the 12:29 Lothian Buses 'Skylink' service 400 to Greenend, opp Moredun Park Gardens, arriving at 12:56 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We cross the road to the bus stop opposite on Gilmerton Road, and board the 1307 Lothian Buses service 3 to Clovenstone (Clovenstone Drive), arriving there at 1412 on Saturday afternoon.

* In the week, some of the peak time 3s are schedule to take about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Pretty impressive for an entirely urban bus route! The 26 and 44 follow closely behind.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we walk to the nearby Viewfield Road stop and board the 14:35 Lothian Buses service 20 to Ratho Station, before Hillwood Road, arriving at 15:10 Saturday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

There is a severe lack of station here.

 

[DanTrain]

There is a severe lack of station here.

Sadly there is, although it's more than made up for in interesting bus services from Glasgow Road

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1529 Lothian Buses service 63 to Riccarton (Heriot Watt University/The Avenue), arriving there at 1554 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1607 Lothian Buses service 25 to Leith (Foot of the Walk on Leith Walk) that arrives there at 1657 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1702 Lothian Buses service 16 to Colinton (Westgarth Avenue), arriving there at 1753 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

Pretty sure we were here a few moves ago!

From the Rustic Cottages stop round the corner, we now board the 18:10 Lothian Buses service 10 to West End, Usher Hall (Stop XA), arriving at 18:29 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We were yes, didn't even realise! Although the 16 goes via Morningside and Oxgangs.

We take the seven minute walk to the West End tram stop, where we leave the buses for a while and board the 1838 Edinburgh Trams* service to Saughton, arriving there at 1849 on Saturday evening.

* The trams are currently running a 15 minute daily service during this pandemic.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we board the 18:54 Lothian Buses service 1 to Clermiston, opp Hoseason Gardens, arriving at 19:05 Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the two minute walk to Drum Brae Drive and there board the 1945 Lothian Buses service 26 to Tranent (the bus stop opposite Toll House Grove on Waterloo Road) that arrives there at 2112 on Saturday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we board the 21:19 Lothian Buses service 26 to Prestonpans, opp Gardiner Crescent, arriving at 21:28 Saturday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We wait for the 22:06 East Coast buses service 124 to North Berwick (St Baldred's Church) where we arrive at 22:36 on Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2309 East Coast Buses service 124 to Musselburgh (Police Station), arriving there at 2344 on Saturday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we have a surprisingly quick connection onto the 23:49 East Coast Buses service 106 to Haddington, Trapain Terrace, arriving at 00:22 early Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Folks - what is the situation with the clocks going forward this weekend? I can't remember whether we need to take that into consideration?

Anyway, for the time being, we still have other onward connections in the form of the 0051 East Coast Buses Nighthawk service N106 to Abbeyhill (Marionville Road), arriving there at 0121/0221 in the early hours of Sunday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Folks - what is the situation with the clocks going forward this weekend? I can't remember whether we need to take that into consideration?

Normally, the hours of 0100 and 0200 are those which, outside of certain large cities, do not see much in the way of buses or trains (excluding the London Underground). Those hours above are those which fall into the overnight travel relaxation rule on this particular thread.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Anyway, for the time being, we still have other onward connections in the form of the 0051 East Coast Buses Nighthawk service N106 to Abbeyhill (Marionville Road), arriving there at 0121/0221 in the early hours of Sunday morning.

As the clocks have now moved on to the new time system and it being 0221 when we arrived, we next board the 0253 Lothian Buses service N26 to Seton Sands (the bus stop adjacent to Road End on the B1348) that arrives there at 0324 on Sunday morning.

 

[DerekC]

Hmm - the N26 is off the road as from Sunday 29th according to Lothian Buses emergency timetable so I am not sure whether that last was a valid move. Would have to contact their helpline to find out and I am sure they have better things to do!

I suggest we carry on but take the rest of the night off and in the morning catch the 05:39 Lothian Buses service 26 to Edinburgh (Haymarket Station) where we arrive at 06:43 on Sunday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hmm - the N26 is off the road as from Sunday 29th according to Lothian Buses emergency timetable so I am not sure whether that last was a valid move. Would have to contact their helpline to find out and I am sure they have better things to do!

I suggest we carry on but take the rest of the night off and in the morning catch the 05:39 Lothian Buses service 26 to Edinburgh (Haymarket Station) where we arrive at 06:43 on Sunday morning

I think that being concerned with the clock change that I overlooked the matter of the emergency timetables, so it is best that I strike-through my last posting.

Perhaps yet another personal sabbatical away from this thread is called for, until the emergency timetable situation is resolved.

 

[DerekC]

Am a bit busy just now so have struck through my last post also and will leave it to others to carry on. Was Post 25613 valid?

 

[DanTrain]

Anyway, for the time being, we still have other onward connections in the form of the 0051 East Coast Buses Nighthawk service N106 to Abbeyhill (Marionville Road), arriving there at 0121/0221 in the early hours of Sunday morning.

This would appear to be valid so I'll continue from here!

We wait briefly overnight for the 04:55 Lothian Buses service 26 to Haymarket Station, arriving at 05:13 Sunday morning.

(I'm using this which would appear to be the current timetable? https://www.lothianbuses.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/200329-Emergency-timetables-LB.pdf)

 

[ValleyLines142]

I believe that is correct. My mate is a bus driver for Lothian and he said the PVR has dropped from 820 to 120 buses. The 2 and the 4 have been withdrawn completely.

We are still too early for the first rail service, so we continue on the buses as we board the 0543 Lothian Buses service 3 to Cameron Toll (Junction of Liberton Road/Lady Road), arriving there at 0604 on Sunday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we board the 06:37 Lothian Buses service 31 to Polton, Cameron Crescent, arriving at 06:59 Sunday morning.