The Transport Game (UK)

[-Colly405-]

With the next service to anywhere being at 2333, we take advantage of the Tesco being open until midnight, and then twiddle our fingers for 37 minutes until we board Plymouth Citybus (t/a Go Cornwall Bus) for Transport for Cornwall service 12 at 0037. We then alight at Bude (The Strand) at 0134 on Sunday morning.

 

[A0]

As its Sunday a later start than normal, but we'll board one of the first buses out of Bude - the 0805 Go Devon Bus service 6 to Okehampton Railway Station, arriving at 0915 Sunday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's take the 0930 Dartline service 118, alighting back at Tavistock Bus Station at 1015 on Sunday.

 

[A0]

Sunday is a bit limiting, so we'll take the 1100 Stagecoach SW service 1 to Plymouth Royal Parade arriving at 1159 Sunday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk to Bretonside Plymouth Coach Station (7 min / 0.3 mile) where we board Stagecoach South West's South West Falcon at 1230. We alight at Bristol Airport, Bus Station at 1530 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1539 First West of England service A1 Bristol Airport Flyer to Bedminster (East Street) that arrives there at 1601 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

First WoE metrobus service m1 at 1612 takes us to University of the West of England, Fremchay Campus, stop D where we arrive at 1645 on Sunday.

 

[Trainguy34]

After having a sit down in a uni coffee shop, we board the M5N / M5 (Shows differently on different sources) Megabus to Canterbury Bus Station, Kent arriving at 2315 Sunday Evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide to take advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule and next board the 0622 Stagecoach South East service X3 to Maidstone (bus stop V2 on Earl Street) that arrives there at 0803 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0857 Stagecoach South East service 10X to Ashford (County Square), arriving there at 0957 on Monday morning.

 

[A0]

We walk the 0.4m / 10 mins to Ashford International station where we board the 1022 Southeastern service to London St Pancras International arriving there at 1100 Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk the 0.4m / 10 mins to Ashford International station where we board the 1022 Southeastern service to London St Pancras International arriving there at 1100 Monday morning.

OBSERVATION

I only use BR Times for checking minimum connection times. They have entries for both London St Pancras and for London St Pancras International.

They state the minimum connection time for London St Pancras International to be 35 minutes. Is that correct?

 

[ValleyLines142]

OBSERVATION

I only use BR Times for checking minimum connection times. They have entries for both London St Pancras and for London St Pancras International.

They state the minimum connection time for London St Pancras International to be 35 minutes. Is that correct?

I think that might be for Eurostar services maybe? Check in time is 90 minutes before departure.

However, for domestic services it is 15 minutes.

We walk the 0.4m / 10 mins to Ashford International station where we board the 1022 Southeastern service to London St Pancras International arriving there at 1100 Monday morning.

We next board the 1120 Southeastern High Speed service 1C26 to Broadstairs, arriving there at 1304 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1331 Southeastern service to Ramsgate that arrives there at 1337 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and board the 1351 Stagecoach South East Loop service to Margate (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital), arriving there at 1416 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wishing to continue visits to hospitals with connections to royalty, we next board the 1505 Stagecoach South East service 36 to Herne Bay (the bus stop opposite Queen Victoria hospital on King Edward Avenue) that arrives there at 1550 on Monday afternoon.

 

[A0]

OBSERVATION

I only use BR Times for checking minimum connection times. They have entries for both London St Pancras and for London St Pancras International.

They state the minimum connection time for London St Pancras International to be 35 minutes. Is that correct?

I think that might be for Eurostar services maybe? Check in time is 90 minutes before departure.

However, for domestic services it is 15 minutes.

We next board the 1120 Southeastern High Speed service 1C26 to Broadstairs, arriving there at 1304 on Monday afternoon.

Not wishing to strike a note of discord, BRTimes website actually says 6 minutes at Ashford Intl to St Pancras Intl on *domestic* services - screenshot attached.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Wishing to continue visits to hospitals with connections to royalty, we next board the 1505 Stagecoach South East service 36 to Herne Bay (the bus stop opposite Queen Victoria hospital on King Edward Avenue) that arrives there at 1550 on Monday afternoon.

We take the nine minute walk to Dollies Corner, and next board the 1607 Stagecoach South East service 6 to Sturry (Broad Oak Turn), arriving there at 1630 on Monday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 1641 we depart on Stagecoach South East Triangle service, from which we alight at Whitstable Harbour at 1735 on Monday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1750 Stagecoach South East Triangle service to Canterbury Bus Station arriving there at 1828 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 1850 we depart on National Express service 260, from which we alight at Stansted Airport Coach Station at 2215 on Monday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 2250 Arriva Herts & Essex service 510 to Harlow, Burnt Mill School arriving at 2337 on Monday.

 

[A0]

Nothing here, so we'll wait an hour until 0037 for the next 510 to Harlow Bus Station arriving there at 0040 Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

In the interests of keeping moving and take advantage of overnight buses we'll continue with the 0050 Arriva service 510 to Bishops Stortford, Coach & Horses arriving at 0114 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not wishing to strike a note of discord, BRTimes website actually says 6 minutes at Ashford Intl to St Pancras Intl on *domestic* services - screenshot attached.

I looked on the BR Times page specific to London St Pancras International as that was the station stated in the posting of arrival as I had never seen that particular page before. I only asked out of interest, not because I wanted to make an onwards posting from that particular railway station.

In my earlier posting, I did state there was also another BR Times page specific to London St Pancras but I was already aware of the information contained upon that particular page.

 

[A0]

In the interests of keeping moving and take advantage of overnight buses we'll continue with the 0050 Arriva service 510 to Bishops Stortford, Coach & Horses arriving at 0114 on Tuesday morning.

The only services from that stop are the 508,509 and 510 of which the latter is the only one operating at that hour of the day - and we're too far from the railway station, so.....

We'll board the 0118 Arriva 510 to Harlow Bus Station arriving there at 0138 Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We'll hover around on the basis of moving in a different direction and next catch the 0300 Arriva Herts & Essex service 724 to St Albans City Railway Stn arriving at 0413 on Tuesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Entering the station, we board 9W08, Thameslink's 0418 service, which we take through to its destination of Bedford, where we arrive at 0459 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0515 Thameslink service to Brighton that arrives there at 0743 on Tuesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

With a minimum connection time here of 10 minutes, we depart on 1M27, the 0806 Gatwick Express service. We alight at its final destination of London Victoria at 0911 on Tuesday.