The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We take advantage of the overnight relaxation and return the following morning to the mainline station and catch the 0755 LNER service to Durham arriving at 0806 on Sunday morning

 

[-Colly405-]

We leave on 2N01, Northern's 0822 service. We alight at Hexham at 0928 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the seven minute walk to the bus station and board the 1023 Go North East Tynedale Links service 10 to MetroCentre (Bus Station), arriving there at 1127 on Sunday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Go North East Service 6 at 1133 takes us to Tanfield Crossroads at 1209 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1310 Go North East X-Lines service X72 to Gateshead (Interchange), arriving there at 1339 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We head into the Metro station and board the 1350 Tyne & Wear Metro Yellow line service, alighting at Wallsend at 1438 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the interchange outside the station, we next board the 1501 Stagecoach North East service 40 to Chapel House (Hillhead Parkway/Ainsdale Gardens), arriving there at 1551 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the 2 minute walk to the Hillhead Parkway/Elston Close stop to board Stagecoach North East service 63 at 1607. We alight at Four Lane Ends Interchange, stop C at 1655 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1701 Stagecoach North East service 62 to North Walbottle (North Walbottle Road/Northumberland Gardens), arriving there at 1746 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We stroll for 10 minutes (0.5 mile) to the Walbottle stop on Hawthorn Terrace, where we await Arriva Northumbria service 685 at 1808. We alight at Newcastle upon Tyne, St James's at 1826 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking advantage of a different mode of transport here, we enter St James Metro station and board the 1845 Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line service to West Monkseaton, arriving there at 1916 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

Exiting the station, we cross over to the Earsdon Rd - Metro bus stop, where we board Arriva Northumbria service 57A at 1922. We alight at Klondyke, Front St at 1948 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2016 Arriva North East Max service X8 to Blyth (Bus Station), arriving there at 2042 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

Leaving at 2052 on Arriva Northumbria service 2, we alight at Morpeth (Railway Station) at 2134 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 2208 London North Eastern Railway service 1S31 to Edinburgh, arriving there at 2333 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

Lets leave here at 0518 on Scotrail's 2P07 towards Dunblane, from which we alight at Stirling at 0606 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit to the bus station and board the 0622 First Scotland East/McGills service 52 to Alloa (Shillinghill), arriving there at 0716 on Monday morning.

 

[johnnychips]

We take the 325 Midland Bluebird (McGills) service at 0818 to Dollar Academy, arriving there at 0838 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

With there being no more college buses now until 3pm, we take the five minute walk to the King's Seat Public House stop on Bridge Street, where we board the 0850 First Scotland East/McGills (no idea what's going on with them merging) service 324 to Bannockburn (Primary School), arriving there at 0937 on Monday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We wait a while and board the 1130 journey on Hunters Executive Coaches service C48. We alight at Dunblane (Railway Station) at 1213 on Monday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 1232 ScotRail service 2P30 to Edinburgh Park, arriving there at 1318 on Monday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

Ever willing to change modes, we leave on the Edinburgh Tram at 1323, alighting at the terminus of Edinburgh Airport at 1337 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Almost in real time!

We next board the 1405 Lothian Buses Skylink service 400 to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, arriving there at 1512 on Monday afternoon.

 

[318266]

We then proceed onto the 1610 E&M Horsburgh service X40 to Livingston The Centre (Bus Terminal), arriving there at 1659 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1710 Lothian Country service X28 to Napier University (Sighthill), arriving there at 1751 on Monday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We cross the road and leave at 1824 on Lothian Country service X27, alighting at Bathgate (Union Rd) at 1948 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Moving away from the Lothian region, we take the six minute walk to Bathgate station and board the 2025 ScotRail service 2H47 to Shettleston, arriving there at 2102 on Monday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk to Tollcross Burn on Killin St (10 min / 0.5 mile) where we await the 2120 First Greater Glasgow service 61. We alight at Glasgow Central station, stop HC at 2147 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 2230 ScotRail service 1K69 to Ayr, arriving there at 2322 on Monday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take advantage of the overnight ruling, and then walk 3 minutes (0.2 miles) to the Killoch Place stop. There, we board Stagecoach West Scotland service 43 at 0524, taking it to Cumnock, Bus Stance (6) where we alight at 0626 on Tuesday morning.