The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1614 Arriva North East service 35 to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (Seacrest Road), arriving there at 1652 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We feel like heading to Ashington now, and do so by departing on service 35 at 1731. We arrive at Ashington Bus Station at 1750 on Sunday.

I considered us departing on the 1654 service X21, as it seems that at Newbiggin the inward 35 (arr xx52) becomes the outward X21 (dep xx54), and vice versa (X21 arr xx29, 35 dep xx31) so it was likely to be the same vehicle but seemed a bit tenuous just in case!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1847 Arriva Northumbria service X22 to Hartford Bridge (Hartford Hall) that arrives there at 1914 on Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We continue on the 2014 Arriva North East Sapphire service X22 to Newcastle (Haymarket Bus Station), arriving there at 2040 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2105 Go North East service 10 to Hexham (Bus Station) that arrives there at 2218 on Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2229 Go North East Tyne Valley service 10 to MetroCentre (Interchange), arriving there at 2324 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next get a few hours sleep and await Go North East Red Kite Ranger service 47 at 0617, alighting at Consett Bus Station at 0711 on Monday.

 

[Class800]

We arrive on time surprisingly, and make the 07.22 Go North East route 78 bus service alighting at 07.56 at Craghead Punchbowl (NW bound)

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0832 Go North East Country Ranger service 78 to Sunderland (Interchange), arriving there at 0934 on Monday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 0.3 mile to the railway station (I'm surprised that the station appears not to be at the Interchange...) which takes us 6 minutes. We leave on 2N24, Northern's 1002 service, from which we alight at Gypsy Lane station at 1110 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1120 Northern Trains service to Hexham that arrives there at 1340 on Monday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We continue west on 2N19, Northern's 1355 service, from which we alight at Haltwhistle at 1413 on Monday.

 

[DerekC]

We exit the station and wait for the 15:10 Go North East service 185 to Birdoswald (Roman Fort car park*) where we arrive at 15:37 on Monday afternoon.

* = surprising that Roman forts had a car park, really!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1545 Go North East service 185 to Haltwhistle (Market Place) that arrives there at 1614 on Monday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

We then walk to Haltwhistle railway station and board the 16:52 Northern Trains service to Chathill, arriving there at 18:55 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

With no other onward road transport here, and with only two trains a day here, we swiftly depart on the 1915 Northern service 2N35 to Cramlington, arriving there at 2000 on Monday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We leave the station and take 6 minutes to walk the 0.3 mile to the stop on Westmorland Way called nr Westmorland Way **. There, we await Arriva Northumbria service X9 departing at 2049, and alighting at Blyth Broadway at 2115 on Monday.

** - the stop named "nr Westmorland Way", as opposed to the next stop, also on Westmorland Way, called "Westmorland Way".

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2136 Go North East Cobalt & Coast service 309 to Newcastle (Sandyford Road/Council Offices), arriving there at 2232 on Monday evening.

 

[backontrack]

We next board the 2136 Go North East Cobalt & Coast service 309 to Newcastle (Sandyford Road/Council Offices), arriving there at 2232 on Monday evening.

From there it's just a four minute walk to the Tyne & Wear Metro station at Jesmond, from which we board the 22:44 Tyne & Wear Metro train service to Newcastle Central Station, arriving there at 22:48 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2300 Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line service to Callerton Parkway, arriving there at 2323 on Monday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next board the 2333 Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line service to Wansbeck Road, arriving there at 2342 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Whilst there are two more services one stop further along to Regent Centre, we return in the morning for the 0549 Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line service to Stadium of Light, arriving there at 0628 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0639 Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line service to Newcastle Central arriving there at 0704 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and board the 0725 Stagecoach Newcastle service 1 to Slatyford (Pooley Road), arriving there at 0743 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0756 Stagecoach Newcastle service 1 to Benton (Asda) that arrives there at 0902 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0914 Go North East Little Coasters service 42A to Kingston Park (Kingston Park Shops/Brunton Lane), arriving there at 1019 on Tuesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 5 mins (0.2 mile) to the stop outside Tesco Extra, and board the 1026 journey on Phoenix Coaches service M71, alighting at Newbiggin Hall, the Redburn Rd stop on Newbiggin Lane at 1040 on Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1058 Stagecoach North East service 7 to High Heaton, Dovedale Gardens arriving at 1140 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1154 Stagecoach North East service 6 to Kenton Bar (Ponteland Road/Kenton Lane), arriving there at 1223 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1323 Stagecoach North East service 6 to MetroCentre (Interchange) that arrives there at 1404 on Tuesday afternoon.