The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Chiltern only serve here in the peak hours, so we're stuck with local transport for the time being as we wait for the 1114 West Midlands Railway service 2V20 to Worcester Foregate Street, arriving there at 1219 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

I think that one arrives at 1239?

Next we'll take the 1254 Great Western Railway service to Chetnole arriving there at 1631 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

There being no buses near this station, we await the next train, which is 2V94, GWR's 1803 service towards Bristol, remembering to wave at the driver so that they stop for us. We alight at Yeovil Pen Mill at 1816 on Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1917 Great Western Railway service to Maiden Newton arriving at 1939 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

There being only school buses near this station, we await the next train, which is 2V82, GWR's 2040 service towards Bristol. We alight at Frome at 2134 on Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2149 Great Western Railway service to Bruton arriving at 2200 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

There being no more buses today near this station, we await the next train, which is 1O58, South Western Railway's 2225 service towards Salisbury. We alight at Warminster at 2320 on Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We return the following morning for the 0556 Great Western Railway service to Romsey arriving there at 0636 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take 2S97, South Western Railway's 0646 service towards Salisbury, alighting at Dean at 0656 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0702 South Western Railway service to Mottisfont & Dunbridge arriving at 0708 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

It's a bit of a wait for the bus, so we board 2S11, South Western Railway's 0758 service. We alight at Salisbury at 0816 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 0840 Great Western Railway service to Filton Abbey Wood arriving at 1007 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take 8 minutes to walk the 0.4 miles to the McDonalds westbound stop on the A4174, from where we catch the newly-extended First West of England service 71 at 1027. We alight at Inns Court (Wills Way) at 1121 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1130 HCT Group service 515 to Stockwood, Meardon Road arriving there at 1155 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

From here we take First West of England service 2 at 1206, arriving at Henleaze (Lake Rd) at 1301 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1331 Stagecoach West service 11 to Bristol Parkway Railway Station arriving at 1405 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next take the 1410 Stagecoach West service 12 to Severn Beach (School) arriving at 1506 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the four minute walk to the railway station and board the 1601 Great Western Railway service 2K41 to Lawrence Hill, arriving there at 1638 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk for 4 minutes (0.2 miles) to the eastbound Croydon St stop on Lawrence Hill, and there await the 1704 journey on Bristol Community Transport / HCT Group service 506. We alight on Muller Rd at Eastville Park (Stop B) at 1722 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1742 First Bristol Bath & The West service 24 to Southmead Hospital arriving at 1808 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the 1815 Stagecoach West service 13, alighting at Westbury-on-Trym (Westbury Village) at 1842 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1855 Stagecoach West service 11 to Avonmouth, Farr Street arriving at 1910 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

I was hoping we could escape Bristol by using the X5 from its Avonmouth stop, but we miss the last one by 2 minutes
Equally, even though it is from the stop we arrive at, we have to let the 1913 service 3 pass as it is under our minimum connection time.

We therefore await the 1943 First West of England service 3 which we take to Cribbs Causeway bus station, arriving at 2009 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2035 First Bristol Bath & The West service 4 to Broadmead, Union Street arriving at 2124 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Next we walk over to the Bus Station (4 min / 0.2 mile) and board the 2130 First West of England Airport Flyer service A1, alighting at Bristol Airport (Bus Station) at 2203 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2300 Stagecoach South West Falcon service to Laira, Flyover arriving at 0144 on Friday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Taking advantage of the overnight rule we do a bit of trainspotting around the outside of LA depot, and then board the 0530 Plymouth CityBus service 51. We alight at Derriford Hospital, stand 3 at 0554 on Friday morning.

 

[MaidaVale]

Heading across to Stand 6, We board the 0621 Stagecoach South West service 1 alighting at Tavistock Bus Station at 0648 on Friday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We leave on the 0728 Plymotuh Citybus t/a Go Cornwall Bus, on behalf of Transport for Cornwall, service 79, alighting at Callington (New Rd) at 0807 on Friday.

 

[MaidaVale]

We then board the 0820 Transport for Cornwall (Go Cornwall Bus) route 74 alighting at Liskeard Post Office at 0915 on Friday morning.