The Transport Game (UK)

[-Colly405-]

We cross the road to the Lloyds Bank stop and await Stagecpach South West service 5A at 1149.
We alight at Okehampton, Fore St Arcade at 1257 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk around the corner to Market Street and board the 1338 Stagecoach South West service 75A to Bideford (Quay), arriving there at 1450 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1515 Stagecoach South West service 21 to Ilfracombe, St James Place Gardens arriving there at 1642 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 7 mins (0.2 miles) to the Baptist Church, where we board Filers Travel service 301 at 1659.
We alight in Barnstaple at the North Devon District Hospital at 1731 on Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1750 Stagecoach South West service 19 to Roundswell, Sainsburys arriving there at 1810 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Many routes serve differing parts of Roundswell, but quite erratically (!), so we stay here at Sainsbury's and await the same Stagecoach South West service 19 after it goes around its loop, at 1825. We alight at Barnstaple, Railway Station Entrance, stop B at 1831 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Moving away from road transport, we enter the station and board the 1843 Great Western Railway service 2R92 to Exeter Central, arriving there at 2001 on Wednesday evening.

 

[150249]

We now wait for the 2023 Great Western Railway service 2T33 to Paignton, alighting at Newton Abbot at 2116 on Wednesday evening

 

[-Colly405-]

From the bus stops outside the station we board Stagecoach South West service Hop 12 at 2124. We alight at Paignton, Bus Station at 2203 on Wednesday.

 

[johnnychips]

We take the 2220 from the adjacent station. It is a GWR service arriving at Exeter St Davids at 2314 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2335 GWR service to Totnes arriving at 0005 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0022 Great Western Railway service 1A50 to Reading, arriving there at 0355 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0512 Great Western Railway service to Bedwyn arriving there at 0544 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

With little to no buses, we wait for the 0600 Great Western Railway service 1K03 to Twyford, arriving there at 0648 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0721 Great Western Railway service to Wargrave arriving at 0725 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the seven minute walk to Station Road and board the 0804 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 850 to Reading (Friar Street), arriving there at 0839 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Heading back on to the trains, we walk to Reading staton (3 min / 0.2 mile), where we board 1G07, GWR's 0853 service. We alight at Gloucester at 1015 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1049 Cross Country service to Beeston arriving at 1256 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

Here we await 2L69, East Midlands Railway's 1324 service towards Lincoln, from which we alight at Collingham at 1404 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1454 East Midlands Railway service to Sileby arriving at 1601 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1655 East Midlands Railway service 2L77 to Newark Castle, arriving there at 1800 on Thursday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1843 East Midlands Railway service to Tutbury & Hatton arriving at 2001 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2101 East Midlands Railway service 1K79 to Kidsgrove, arriving there at 2144 on Thursday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2211 London Northwestern Railway service to Crewe arriving at 2225 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We wait awhile, and board 1S25, the Caledonian Sleeper service towards Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort WIlliam.
Making sure we are in the right portion, we alight at Aviemore at 0739 on Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we await the 0832 LNER service to London King's Cross arriving at 1550 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Mindful of the 15 minute minimum interchange time here, we board 2C40, Thameslink's 1622 service towards Cambridge.
We alight at Letchworth Garden City at 1720 on Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1725 Thameslink service to Welwyn North arriving at 1747 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1800 Thameslink service 2C44 to Ashwell & Morden, arriving there at 1827 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1843 Thameslink service to London St Pancras International arriving there at 1929 on Friday.