The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1345 Stagecoach West service 41 to Cheltenham (Tesco), arriving there at 1410 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Vexed]

We take another 6 minute walk to the previous stop, Cheltenham (Francis Close Hall) and take Stagecoach West's N service at 1408 to Cheltenham (Queen's Road), arriving at 1411 on Saturday.

Edit: it looks like Google Maps has different times to bustimes.org, which says it stats at 1405 but has the same time at Queen's Road of 1411

More edit: Neither of those is valid as we got there at 1410...

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take another 6 minute walk to the previous stop, Cheltenham (Francis Close Hall) and take Stagecoach West's N service at 1408 to Cheltenham (Queen's Road), arriving at 1411 on Saturday.

Edit: it looks like Google Maps has different times to bustimes.org, which says it stats at 1405 but has the same time at Queen's Road of 1411

More edit: Neither of those is valid as we got there at 1410...

There's a 1435 getting to Queens Road at 1441?

Also, I notice Bus Times describes this as a closed service, not available to the public. That is absolute tosh - I boarded one yesterday!!

 

[Vexed]

Yeah it said that for another one when we were last down in this part of the country. Can't exactly remember which though.

If we'll allow a self correction then let's take that 6 minute walk to Cheltenham (Francis Close Hall) and board Stagecoach West's N service at 1435 to Cheltenham (Queen's Road), alighting at 1441 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1511 Stagecoach West service N to Prestbury (the bus stop by the War Memorial on High Street) that arrives there at 1538 on Saturday afternoon,

 

[Vexed]

After a 4 minute walk to Prestbury (Women's Institute Hall) we take another Stagecoach West bus, boarding service A at 1609 to Cheltenham (Elim Pentecostal Church), alighting at 1638 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (8 min / 0.4 mile) to the Royal Well Bus Station where, at 1815, we board National Express service 445. We alight at Ledbury (Memorial) at 1905 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Just too far from the railway station at this point so we wait for the 2010 DRM Bus service 476 to Hereford (Country Bus Station), arriving there at 2045 on Saturday evening.

 

[Vexed]

We take the 5 minute walk to Hereford station and board the 2112 Transport for Wales service to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving at 2340 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Noting the 10-minute minimum connection time that applies at this large station, we next board the 0009 Northern Trains service to Bolton that arrives there at 0025 on Sunday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take advantage of the overnight rule and, with the first possible departure having been at 0556, we head to the bus interchange where we board Diamond Bus North West service 471 at stand H at 0720. We alght at Bury (Millgate Shopping Centre, stop JJ) at 0749 on Sunday.

 

[Vexed]

We walk for four minutes to Bury Tram stop and board the next Yellow Line Metrolink at 0800 to Manchester Victora, alighting at 0829 on Sunday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next board 1P67, TransPennine Express's 0918 service. We alight at Middlesbrough at 1142 on Sunday.

 

[Vexed]

We wait for the hourly Northern service, next at 1230, to Newcastle, arriving at 1349 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mindful of the eight-minute minimum connection time here, we next board the 1359 LNER service to York that arrives there at 1457 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Vexed]

York also has 8 minute connection time. We continue at 1511 on Northern's service to Leeds, arriving at 1553 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mindful of the ten-minute minimum connection time that applies at this large station, we next board the 1609 Northern Trains service to Ilkeston that arrives there at 1745 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Vexed]

The connection time at Ilkeston doesn't bother us as we wait for a twice-daily EMR service departing at 1817 to Norwich, arriving at 2133 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart on 2P30, Greater Anglia's 2236 service towards Great Yarmouth. We alight at Acle at 2256 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the railway station and take the eight-minute walk to the bus stop adjacent to the Kings Arms PH and there board the 2340 First Norfolk & Suffolk service X1 to Gorleston (the bus stop opposite Hertford Way on Magdalen Way) that arrives at 0018 on Monday morning.

 

[Vexed]

That's the last service of the day so we have many hours to take the one minute walk round the corner to the Gorleston (adj Magdalena Square) bus stop for First Norfolk & Suffolk's service 8 at 0628 to Great Yarmouth (opp Hospital), arriving at 0655 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0750 First Norfolk & Suffolk service 1 to Ormesby (the bus stop adacent to Beck Avenue on North Road) that arrives there at 0808 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Have got a bit of wait for at this stop now for a service on either direction, so we wait for the 0906 First Eastern Counties Coastal Clipper service 1 to Lowestoft (Bus Station), arriving there at 1023 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1110 First Norfolk & Suffolk service 99 to Southwold (the bus stop adjacent to the King's Head PH) that arrives there at 1150 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Just a "flying nightime" visit for old times' sake......

Just a short sabbatical this time round then.

Next we take the 1210 Border Buses service 146 to Pakefield, Morrisons arriving at 1243 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1313 Border Bus service 146 to Norwich (Sentinel House), arriving there at 1413 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just a short sabbatical this time round then.

I felt that under the circumstances prevailing and medically, somewhat being in none too good a shape, I felt that as I had a six-monthly meeting scheduled with my post-stroke consultant (stroke suffered in July 2012), that I could discuss recent events as being similar occurring in real life that were also affecting me, as one of the things you have to watch out for in post-stroke situations is being aware of the effects on the brain when the blood supply is becoming disrupted. I am currently prescribed Apixiban to aid that blood supply. An unfortunate extra cross to bear for me is the emotional state that I can find myself sometimes facing at the age of 77. My consultant said that whilst I still participate on websites, to be warned against finding myself in "situations" and not to react to matters from which it is easier not to become too involved.

 

[-Colly405-]

Hope you are OK, @Xenophon PCDGS .

We walk (4 min / 0.2 mile) to Norwich Bus Station (stand N) where we board the 1424 journey on Sanders Coaches service X44.
We alight at Cromer (Hospital) at 1527 on Monday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1551 Sanders Coaches service 5 to Swafield, Bus Shelter arriving at 1623 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Wishing you all the best Paul!

We next board the 1711 Sanders Coaches service X55 to New Catton (Constitution Hill), arriving there at 1800 on Monday evening.