The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2204 Preston Bus service 8 to Moor Nook, Shops arriving there at 2218 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

If you look at the route on Google Maps, the section along Pope Lane/Grizedale Crescent looks like a lemon slice!

Seems to be one of those routes that runs every ten minutes in the day but only hourly in the evening, so we wait for the 2318 Preston Bus service 8 to Ribbleton (Ribble Lodge), arriving there at 2325 on Thursday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

If you look at the route on Google Maps, the section along Pope Lane/Grizedale Crescent looks like a lemon slice!

Seems to be one of those routes that runs every ten minutes in the day but only hourly in the evening, so we wait for the 2318 Preston Bus service 8 to Ribbleton (Ribble Lodge), arriving there at 2325 on Thursday evening.

According to 'bus times' and Preston Bus website the last journey terminates at Moor Nook at 23:18 http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/services/8-MoorNook_464.html

 

[ValleyLines142]

According to 'bus times' and Preston Bus website the last journey terminates at Moor Nook at 23:18 http://www.prestonbus.co.uk/services/8-MoorNook_464.html

Oh, that's confusing. It's showing two departures at 23:04?

 

[Andy Pacer]

Oh, that's confusing. It's showing two departures at 23:04?

Oh yes, I hadn't noticed that, might be some anomaly due to odd service levels over Christmae. I think we should go with it then in that case.

Next we will take the 2325 Preston Bus service 1A to Preston, Percy Street arriving there at 2336 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

All timetables are weird at this time of the year!

Can't see any further departures this late, so we return in the morning for the 0427 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service X2 to Southport (Hill Street), arriving there at 0506 on Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 6 minute 0.3 mile walk to the railway station and join the 0617 Northern service to Wilmslow arriving at 0803 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0904 D&G Bus service 88 to Hale (Westminster Road), arriving there at 0933 on Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 0956 D&G Bus service 288 to East Didsbury Station arriving at 1037 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We attempt to cross the busy A34/Kingsway without getting hit by a lorry over to Parrs Wood, where we board the 1045 Stagecoach Manchester service 50 to MediaCityUK (Huron Basin), arriving there at 1145 on Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1154 Stagecoach Manchester service 50 to Salford Crescent Station arriving at 1211 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1219 First Manchester Vantage service V1 to Manchester Royal Infirmary (The Boulevard), arriving there at 1244 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1255 First Manchester service V1 to Leigh Bus Station arriving at 1353 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1440 Diamond Bus service 126 to Trafford Centre (Bus Station), arriving there at 1512 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1522 Stagecoach Manchester service 250 to Manchester, Hulme Street arriving at 1556 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1616 Go North West service 18 to Blackley (Victoria Avenue), arriving there at 1648 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1709 Stagecoach Greater Manchester service 119 to Collyhurst, Queens Rd arriving at 1738 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1748 Go North West service 17 to Middleton (Bus Station), arriving there at 1807 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1821 Go North West service 18 to Manchester Shudehill Interchange arriving at 1843 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Moving away from the buses, we next board the 1855 Metrolink Navy Line service to Firswood, arriving there at 1912 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

I empathise, this bold thing has been annoying since the last update. It's made quick postings on this game quite difficult.

We take the 1934 Metrolink Navy Line to Manchester Airport arriving at 2014 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Highly annoying!

We transfer over to the mainline platforms and board the 2042 Northern service 1N66 to Layton, arriving there at 2212 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2226 Northern service to Kirkham & Wesham arriving at 2237 on Friday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2242 Northern service 2S57 to Preston, arriving there at 2253 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2315 Northern service to Roose arriving at 0027 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

As expected, that is it for the remainder of the night, so we return in the morning for the 0553 Northern service 1U91 to Wigan North Western, arriving there at 0725 on Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 0738 Avanti West Coast service to Carlisle arriving there at 0900 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the railway station and taking the five minute walk to the bus station, we next board the 0915 Stagecoach North East/Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire/insert appropriate operator service 685* to Newcastle General Hospital (Campus for Ageing & Vitality/Westgate Road), arriving there at 1135 on Saturday morning.

*Connection guaranteed at both Brampton and Hexham.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1145 Go North East service X84 Tynedale Express to Ovingham (Bridge End), arriving at 1219 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1254 Go North East service 686 to Hexham (Bus Station), arriving there at 1320 on Saturday afternoon.