The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

Sounds right to me!

We cross the road and await the 0927 Arriva Midlands service 29 to Coalville, Cropston Drive/Smith Crescent arriving there at 1000 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Thanks!

We next board the 1013 Arriva Midlands service 29 to Leicester (St Margaret's Bus Station), arriving there at 1100 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1115 Arriva Midlands service X84 to Magna Park, Hunter Boulevard arriving at 1245 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Having seen that the X84 goes to Rugby, which we have every possible determination to avoid with it's immensely confusing bus services, we next board the 1333 Arriva Midlands service X84 to Lutterworth (Morrisons), arriving there at 1343 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Haha, a good move. Now the next move does mean we wait for over an hour, but as the options are two different services back towards Leicester, or indeed to Rugby, we will await the 1500 Arriva Midlands service 8 to Burbage, Horsepool arriving there at 1537 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1621 Arriva Midlands service 7 to Nuneaton (Bus Station), arriving there at 1701 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1740 Arriva Midlands service 74 to Wolvey, Square arriving at 1808 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Whilst there is a return service at 1832, there isn't much point returning to Nuneaton, so instead we return in the morning for the 0741 Arriva Midlands service 74S to Gosford Green (Kingsway), arriving there at 0812 on Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0905 Stagecoach in Warwickshire service 86 to Long Lawford, The Green arriving at 0831 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0959 Stagecoach Warwickshire service 86 to Binley (Binley Park Inn), arriving there at 1020 on Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1045 National Express Coventry service 23 to Allesey Park (The Chilterns), arriving at 1126 Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1200 National Express Coventry service 23 to Coventry (Ringway), arriving there at 1212 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 9 minute 0.4 mile walk to the bus stop at St John's Church and board the 1234 National Express Coventry service 9 to Coventry Railway Stn arriving at 1238 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

We go into the station to board the 12:47 Avanti West Coast service to Wolverhampton, arriving there at 13:37 on a Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1349 West Midlands Railway service to Telford Central arriving at 1416 on Friday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We're too far away to walk to the bus station so all we can do here is board the 1507 West Midlands Railway service 2G10 to Codsall, arriving there at 1524 on Friday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we leave the station and walk the 0.4 miles to Church Road, where we board the 15:45 National Express West Midlands service 5 to Bilbrook, adj Birches Bridge, arriving at 15:53 Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1653 National Express West Midlands service 5 to Whitmore Reans (Clifford Street), arriving there at 1705 on Friday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

We now board the 17:20 National Express West Midlands service 6 to Wobaston, opp Upton Green, arriving at 17:44 Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1818 National Express West Midlands service 3 to Fordhouses, Broadlands arriving there at 1823 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1827 (it's the same bus forming the return service) National Express West Midlands service 3 to Dunstall Hill (Five Ways, on the corner of Moseley Street*), arriving there at 1843 on Friday evening.

* there are two stops either side of Five Ways roundabout, both conveniently called Five Ways! It's the first of the two heading towards Wolves city centre.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1854 National Express West Midlands service 54 to Pendeford Trading Estate arriving there at 1901 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2006 National Express West Midlands service 6A to Wolverhampton (Clarence Street), arriving there at 2030 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 11 minute, 0.5 mile walk to the Bus Station and board the 2100 Diamond Bus service 530 to Lower Bradley, Wallace Road arriving at 2121 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the three minute walk to Bradley Lane tram stop, where we board the 2140 West Midlands Metro service to Trinity Way, arriving there at 2152 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2203 West Midlands Metro service to West Bromwich Central arriving there at 2204 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We cross the road into the bus station and board the 2240 National Express West Midlands service 49 to Brandhall (Foley Drive), arriving there at 2300 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2319 National Express West Midlands service 13A to Five Ways, Plough & Harrow arriving at 2337 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We somehow cross the nightmare that is Hagley Road to the bus stop on the other side, where we board the 2352 National Express West Midlands Platinum service 9 to Halesowen (Bus Station), arriving there at 0020 in the early hours of Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0055 National Express West Midlands service 9 to Lye, Church arriving at 0108 on Saturday morning.