Xenophon PCDGS
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We take advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule and board the 0607 McGills service 22 to North Barr (the bus stop near Sempill Avenue on Bargarran Road) that arrives there at 0643 on Saturday morning.
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Andy Pacer
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Has this move not broken the 5 min connection rule, the previous move arriving at 2254?
ValleyLines142
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Shouldn't make too much of a difference as we're breaking our journey overnight anyway.
There's a 900 at 23:55 to be fair, so can continue the next day still.
ValleyLines142
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Following the revelation that we can travel from Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow an hour later, which bares no difference to the next day, we continue on the 0655 McGills service 23 to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, arriving there at 0733 on Saturday morning.
-Colly405-
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We let a couple of short workings go before we board the 0824 First Greater Glasgow service 8 from stop 4. We alight at Robroyston (Asda Supermaeket) at 0952 on Saturday.
Xenophon PCDGS
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We next board the 1000 Craigs of Cumbernauld service 72 to Kirkintilloch (the bus stop near Kelvin Court on West High Street) that arrives there at 1023 on Saturday morning.
ValleyLines142
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We next board the 1049 First Glasgow service X87 to Waterside (Turning Circle), arriving there at 1108 on Saturday morning.
Xenophon PCDGS
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We next board the 1135 First Greater Glasgow service X87 to Auchinloch (the bus stop near Gadloch Avenue on Auchinloch Road) that arrives there at 1212 on Saturday afternoon.
ValleyLines142
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We next board the 1245 Craigs of Cumbernauld service 72 to Possilpark (Saracen Street), arriving there at 1313 on Saturday afternoon.
Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
General Query....are there two different places , one called Possil and the other called Possilpark? I am confused in what some online timetables tell me, so it is best if I don't make a wrong posting.
When I saw the area name, I was reminded of Dame Edna Everage....aka Barry Humphries.
When I saw the area name, I was reminded of Dame Edna Everage....aka Barry Humphries.
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ValleyLines142
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I'm personally unaware of an area called Possil; I know of Possilpark which is where said stop is, there is a street named Possil Road if that's what you're thinking of?
Possilpark, and neighbouring Parkhouse, directly north of it, are both served by Possilpark & Parkhouse Station. Possilpark is actually centred around Saracen Street itself, the location of the stop in my posting.
I hope my screengrab provides better understanding.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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Thanks for your assistance.
We next board the 1429 First Greater Glasgow service 8 to Partick (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1515 on Saturday afternoon.
We next board the 1429 First Greater Glasgow service 8 to Partick (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1515 on Saturday afternoon.
ValleyLines142
Established Member
We next board the 1615 First Glasgow Airport Express service 500 to Glasgow (Blythswood Street), arriving there at 1628 on Saturday afternoon.
Vexed
Member
We take a ten minute walk to Anderston and board the 1631 Scotrail service to Motherwell, arriving at 1711 on Saturday.
ValleyLines142
Established Member
Leaving Scotland behind, we next board the 1725 TransPennine Express service 1M92 to Bolton, arriving there at 2006 on Saturday evening.
* For the avoidance of the Carstairs remodelling, I've had to fast forward to a date in June, which I appreciate is after the May timetable change, but I expect services won't be too dissimilar to now.
* For the avoidance of the Carstairs remodelling, I've had to fast forward to a date in June, which I appreciate is after the May timetable change, but I expect services won't be too dissimilar to now.
Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
We next board the 2018 Northern Trains service to Rochdale that arrives there at 2101 on Saturday evening.
ValleyLines142
Established Member
We next board the 2110 Northern service 1J30 to New Pudsey, arriving there at 2200 on Saturday evening.
Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
That arrival was excellant as it gives time to board the 2206 Northern Trains service to Poulton le Fylde that arrives there at 2358 on Saturday evening.
ValleyLines142
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We exit the station and take the five minute walk to St Chad's Church, where another excellent connection awaits as we board the 0009 Blackpool Transport service 2C to Victoria Hospital (Main Entrance), arriving there at 0028 in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
(In real life, five years ago we took the TPE service to Poulton-le-Fylde station then walked to St Chads church (there are two bus stances there) to make the described journey above as my sister-in-law was hospitalised there. It seemed a modern hospital with good facilities for patients, staff and visitors)
We take the 0830 Blackpool Transport service 2C to Knott End on Sea (the bus stop opposite the Bourne Arms PH near the ferry slipway) that arrives there at 0922 on Sunday morning.
We take the 0830 Blackpool Transport service 2C to Knott End on Sea (the bus stop opposite the Bourne Arms PH near the ferry slipway) that arrives there at 0922 on Sunday morning.
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ValleyLines142
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That's the weekday timetable, first service on a Sunday isnt until 0830.
ValleyLines142
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@Xenophon PCDGS could we possibly reinstate your move to Knott End, just on the 0830 departure as opposed to the 0535?
Xenophon PCDGS
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I thought that I had done this already. Look at my posting and it shown an edit time of 0744 and your posting was made at 0748. I had to be away early today as I had to travel to Wigan to the suite rooms of my post stroke consultant and it was 1630 hours this afternoon before I finally returned home. I wonder what has happed to the posting amendment that I made? This type of matter last occurred with one of my amended postings about three years ago on the Rugby Union thread.
I now have again made the edit and this time double-checked that it appears in print.
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ValleyLines142
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My apologies Paul, I didn't see the amendment!
Making use of a slightly rarer transport form, and one that I'm not sure has been used on here before, we walk to the slipway and board the 0950* ferry service to Fleetwood Ferry, arriving there at 0955* on Sunday morning.
* approximate journey times, services depart Fleetwood at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour and return from Knott End five minutes later; journey times are five minutes.
Xenophon PCDGS
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We disembark and walk the short distance to the Fleetwood Ferry tram terminus and there board the 1005 Blackpool Tramway service to North Pier tram stop that arrives there at 1046 on Sunday morning.
(Tram times taken from Blackpool Transport website)
(Tram times taken from Blackpool Transport website)
ValleyLines142
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We take the two minute walk to stop MA1 on Market Street, where we board the 1055 Blackpool Transport service 6 to Mereside (Langdale Road Shops), arriving there at 1121 on Sunday morning.
Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
We next board the 1203 Blackpool Transport service 4 to Cleveleys (the bus stop near Cleveleys Crescent on Cleveleys West) that arrives there at 1302 on Sunday afternoon.
-Colly405-
Member
Going back to Knott End, before I realised that we were in the wrong timings, I had looked into the ferry to Fleetwood but wasn't sure whether to do it or not, as their Facebook page says the ferry is out of the water for its annual service until "no earlier than" March 2nd, with no update since. I'm not suggesting the move using the ferry should be re-considered, just unsure on how such an event should be treated...
We cross the road to the Victoria Square stop where we board Blackpool Transport service 7 at 1327. We alight at St Annes Square, stop 7 at 1431 on Sunday.
We cross the road to the Victoria Square stop where we board Blackpool Transport service 7 at 1327. We alight at St Annes Square, stop 7 at 1431 on Sunday.
Xenophon PCDGS
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We walk to stance 6 and there board the 1444 Blackpool Transport service 17 to Lytham (Saltcotes Road) that arrives there at 1507 on Sunday afternoon.
MEMO TO SELF : Do not confuse Saltcotes with the similar-sounding Saltcoats in Haggis-land...
MEMO TO SELF : Do not confuse Saltcotes with the similar-sounding Saltcoats in Haggis-land...
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