The Transport Game (UK)

[-Colly405-]

Our only option remains the High Peak Skyline 199, so we cross the road an await the 0912 journey. We alight at Manchester Airport (The Station, stand F) at 1040 on Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

From the railway station we take the 1135 Transport for Wales service to Flint arriving at 1317 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1416 Avanti West Coast service 1A43 to Crewe, arriving there at 1454 on Friday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

With a 10 minute minimum connection time here, we board 1V46, Transport for Wales's 1509 departure. We fall asleep and get a fright when we wake up and realise that it is dark outside. Therefore we alight at Haverfordwest at 2013 on Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 2053 Transport for Wales service to Whitland arriving at 2113 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Wanting a bit of excitment, we next take 2E34, Transport for Wales's 2119 service. We alight at the centre of the universe - Fishguard Harbour - at 2159 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2213 Transport for Wales service 2E35 to Carmarthen, arriving there at 2338 on Friday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 7 mins (0.3 mile) to the bus station, and take advantage of the overnight rule before departing at 0605 on Saturday, on Morris Travel service 281. We alight at Llandeilo (Athletic Club) at 0635 on Saturday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we catch the 0800 Morris Travel Service 280 to Llandovery, Car Park arriving there at 0836 on Saturday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

The only bus option is the 280/281 back to Llandeilo and Carmarthen. We therefore walk the 7 mins/0.3 mile to the railway station and there await the 1039 Transport for Wales service, alighting at Garth (Powys) at 1120 on Saturday.
This is just within the "leave within 2 hours of the first available service" rule as the first option out is a 280 bus at 0850...

 

[Andy Pacer]

Quite limited here, so we walk the 5 minutes to the main road and wait for the 1256 Celtic Travel service to Llanwrtyd Wells, Belle Vue Hotel arriving there at 1311 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Next train isn't for another four hours so we wait for the 1511 Celtic Travel service 48 to Llandrindod Wells (Interchange), arriving there at 1600 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1712 Celtic Travel service X47 to Llandiloes, in The Groe arriving at 1800 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the once-weekly 1845 Mid Wales Travel service 525 to Aberystwyth (Bus Station), arriving there at 1951 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We enter the Railway Station and take the next available service, the 2133 Transport for Wales service to Dovey Junction arriving at 2158 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2238 Transport for Wales service 2G80 to Machynlleth, arriving there at 2245 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We may as well take a ride on the last train of the day, the 2303 Transport for Wales service to Borth arriving at 2319 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From here, we ought to take advantage of the overnight relaxation rule as there's only one more train back to Machynlleth which seems a little pointless, and keen to not be stuck in the more remote Cambrian on a Sunday, we return for the first service out as we board the 0944 Transport for Wales service 1I06 to Smethwick Galton Bridge, arriving there at 1224 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1239 West Midlands Trains service to Bescot Stadium arriving at 1319 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the four minute walk to the Sadlers Club, where we board the 1337 National Express West Midlands service 45 to West Bromwich (Bus Station), arriving there at 1408 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1420 National Express West Midlands service 5 to Kingstanding Circle arriving at 1446 on Sunday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We board the 1506 National Express West Midlands service 934 towards Walsall, alighting at Gillity Village (adj. Greaves Ave) at 1522 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1555 National Express West Midlands service 77A to New Oscott (Beggars Bush), arriving there at 1617 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1639 National Express West Midlands service 5 to West Bromwich (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1708 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We cross over to the light rail platforms and board the 1722 Midland Metro service to Library, arriving there at 1746 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the five minute walk to Centenary Square and there board the 1754 National Express West Midlands service 23 to Bartley Green (the bus stop opposite the War Memorial on Romsley Road) that arrives there at 1826 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next take the 1855 National Express West Midlands service 18, alighting at Kings Norton Station (stop CB) at 1916 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter the station and there board the 1931 West Midlands Trains service to Redditch that arrives there at 1952 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

By bus, our only option is one local journey around the suburbs of Redditch, so instead we stay at the station and await 2P48, the 1957 West Midlands Trains service, from which we alight at Lichfield City at 2114 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

So glad we got out of Bartley Green because I couldn't find where we were!

Well unfortunately Lichfield has no buses after 17:30 so we're stuck with the train here as well. We board the 2134 West Midlands Trains service 2R53 to Five Ways, arriving there at 2218 on Sunday evening.