The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We walk for 8 minutes (0.4 mile) to the Railway Station and wait for the 2057 GWR service to Quintrell Downs arriving there at 2105 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

There is little point alighting mid-route, as this route appears to have absolutely no connecting routes other than at each end.

That's how I feel about many of the Leicester/Derby suburbs, if I recall correctly!

We walk for 8 minutes (0.4 mile) to the Railway Station and wait for the 2057 GWR service to Quintrell Downs arriving there at 2105 on Saturday.

We next board the 2126 Great Western Railway service 2P97 to St Budeaux Ferry Road, arriving there at 2302 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We will wait overnight as that is the last train of the day and return on Sunday morning to catch the 0857 GWR service to Lostwithiel arriving at 0936 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Thought there might have been a few more Plymouth Citybus services running!

We next board the 0955 Great Western Railway service 2U16 to Highbridge & Burnham, arriving there at 1237 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Didn't fancy a load of obscure shuttle runs and getting caught up on a Sunday.

Next we take the 1335 Great Western Railway service to Severn Tunnel Junction arriving there at 1436 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1454 Transport for Wales service to Lydney that arrives there at 1513 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1648 Transport for Wales service to Caldicot arriving there at 1706 on Sunday.

 

[Vexed]

We decide to wait it our for a bus and take the three minute walk to Caldicot (Chaucer Close) to board Newport Bus's 1825 service 74 to the end of the route, Newport (Friars Walk) arriving at 1917 on Sunday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We walk for 7 minutes (0.4 mile) to the Railway Station to catch the 1956 Transport for Wales service to Craven Arms arriving at 2129 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2228 Transport for Wales service to Cardiff Central that arrives there at 0017 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We wait overnight and return for the 0435 Transport for Wales service to Wem arriving at 0700 on Monday morning.

 

[Vexed]

Next we board the 0808 Transport for Wales service to Wolverhampton, arriving at 0912 on Monday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We continue on the 0948 West Midlands Trains service to Walsall arriving at 1057 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1107 West Midlands Trains service to Rugeley Town that arrives there at 1134 on Monday morning.

 

[Vexed]

We take a three minute walk to the Rugeley (adj Wharf Road) bus stop and board Chaserider's 828 service at 1200 to Stafford (adj ASDA), arriving at 1244 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (3 min / 0.2 mile) to the outbound Lammascote Rd stop on Weston Rd, where we board Chaserider's service 841 at 1318. We alight at Uttoxeter Town Centre (Bus Station, stand 2) at 1403 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1445 trentbarton SWIFT service to Ashbourne (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1520 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Vexed]

We take High Peak's 1600 442 service to Buxton (Railway Station), arriving at 1719 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Plenty of time to enter the station and board the 1745 Northern Trains service to Hazel Grove that arrives there at 1822 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the four minute walk to London Road, where we board the 1831 Stagecoach Manchester service 192 to Longsight (Plymouth Grove West), arriving there at 1912 on Monday evening.

 

[Vexed]

We take a six minute walk to Chorlton-on-Medlock (Winterford Avenue) which bustimes.org calls Chorlton-upon-and board Stagecoach Manchester's 1931 service 197 to Levenshulme Station, arriving at 1944 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2047 Stagecoach Manchester service 150 to Trafford Centre (Bus Station), arriving there at 2119 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2130 Diamond Bus North West service 126 to Blackmoor (Miners Arms PH on Manchester Road) that arrives there at 2148 on Monday eening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Assuming we're in Astley, we next board the 2224 Stagecoach Manchester service 34 to Salford (Shopping Centre), arriving there at 2255 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Blackmoor is historically separate from Astley and is noted as such. There is a Christian Fellowship place of worship in Blackmoor. BusTimes also notes this as a timing point area in their timetable of the 126 bus service.

Salford Shopping Centre is situated in Pendleton and from there we next board the 2311 Diamond Bus North West service 36 to Harper Green (the bus stop near to Lavender Road on Harper Green Road) that arrives there at 2349 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking advantage of the overnight relaxation rule, we return in the morning to the bus stop around the corner on Campbell Street where we board the 0518 Diamond Bus North West service 22 to Moorside (East Lancs Road), arriving there at 0540 on Tuesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (7 min / 0.3 mile) to the Grasmere Rd stop on Eccles Rd where we board Diamond Bus North West service 29 at 0556.
We alight at Salford Quays (Harbour City Metrolink Stop (stop B)) at 0613 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

From the light rail stop, we board the 0618 Metrolink Blue Line service to Clayton Hall, arriving there at 0653 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk to the adjacent bus stop and next board the 0716 Stagecoach Manchester service 171 to East Didsbury (Didsbury Cricket Club on Wilmslow Road) that arrives there at 0820 on Tuesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk to East Didsbury Metrolink stop (8 min / 0.4 mile) where we board the Manchester Metrolink at 0832.
We alight at Oldham Central (Metrolink stop) at 0927 on Tuesday.