The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1201 National Express West Midlands service 5 to Sutton Coldfield (Gracechurch Centre on Lower Parade) that arrives there at 1221 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart on Arriva Midlands service 110 at 1230, alighting at Tamworth, Corporation St, stand R at 1300 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the eleven minute/0.5 mile walk to the railway station, where we board the 1406 CrossCountry service 1M64 to Nottingham, arriving there at 1453 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1520 Northern Trains service to Leeds that arrives there at 1714 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We then take the 17.31 Northern service to Morecambe alighting at Lancaster at 19.19 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1939 TransPennine Express service 1Y83 to Bolton, arriving there at 2037 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2044 Northern Trains service to Ashton-under-Lyne that arrives there at 2114 on Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the seven minute walk to the light rail platforms, where we board the 2123 Metrolink Blue Line service to Anchorage, arriving there at 2213 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (6 min / 0.3 mile) to Ontario Basin, stop C, where we pick up Go NorthWest Orbits 53 at 2251. We alight at Rusholme, Wilmslow Rd, stop D at 2315 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk around the corner to the Owens Park bus stop, where we board the 2342 Stagecoach Manchester service 42 to Heaton Mersey (Bank Hall Road), arriving there at 0004 in the early hours of Monday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Used that stop many a time when some friends lived on Moorside Rd...

Taking advantage of the overnight rule we cross the road and board Stagecoach Manchester service 23 at 0535. We decide to be the first in the queue for when the Trafford Centre opens by taking ths bus to Trafford Centre Bus Station at 0622 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0700 Diamond Bus North West service 132 to Higher Ince (the bus stop opposite Leigh Street on Darlington Street) that arrives there at 0807 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0821 Stagecoach Manchester service 7 to Bolton (Salisbury Street), arriving there at 0928 on Monday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 0959 Go NorthWest's service 520 takes us to Westhoughton, St Batholomews Church where we alight at 1023 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1035 Diamond Bus North West service 516 to Middlebrook (Retail Park), arriving there at 1052 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1108 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire service 127 to Chorley (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1143 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter Chorley station opposite and board the 1208 Northern service 1N62 to Kirkham & Wesham, arriving there at 1235 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the station, we walk to the bus stop outside and there board the 1316 Preston Bus service 78 to Great Eccleston (the bus stop opposite the Health Centre on Raikes Road) that arrives there at 1334 on Monday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We leave at 1420 on Stagecoach CUmbria & North Lancs service 42, alighting at Garstang, Council Offices at 1446 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1553 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 42 to Blackpool (Abingdon Street), arriving there at 1657 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1720 Blackpool Transport service 2C to Knott End-on-Sea (the bus stop opposite the Bourne Arms PH on Bourne May Road) that arrives there at 1827 on Monday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

Last time we were here we took the ferry, so this time we will leave at 1930 on Kirkby Lonsdale service 89, alighting at Lancaster, Infirmary at 2032 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Taking the opportunity to try another service by that operator, we next board the 2043 Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches service L1 to Lancaster (Caton Road Park & Ride) that arrives there at 2100 on Monday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We realise that th eonly options within walkign distance mean we return to central Lancatser, so we have a look round the sights at this car park near the motorway and then walk the 9 minutes (0.4 mile) to the Lancaster Business Park bus stop on Caton Road. There we board another Kirkby Lonsdale service, the 81, at 2114. We alight at Lancaster, Bus Station at 2122 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2205 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 6A to Morecambe (the bus stop by the Festival Hall on Central Drive) that arrives there at 2231 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2205 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire service 6A to Morecambe (the bus stop by the Festival Hall on Central Drive) that arrives there at 2231 on Monday evening.

Assuming that this is Festival Market, we next board the 2308 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 5 to Carnforth (Railway Station), arriving there at 2329 on Monday evening.

 

[RDP]

As the last train has already gone we return in the morning and take the 05.49 Northern service to Barrow in Furness arriving at 06.42 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0650 Northern service 1Y92 to Horwich Parkway, arriving there at 0828 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0846 Northern Trains service to Heald Green that arrives there at 0927 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0935 Northern service 2F29 to Wavertree Technology Park, arriving there at 1043 on Tuesday morning.