The Transport Game (UK)

[-Colly405-]

Remembering that there is a new railway station in the Exeter area opening today (in real time) we walk the 6 minutes (0.3 iles) to Honiton railway station where we board 1L17, SWR's 1118 service towards Exeter. We alight at Exeter Central at 1139 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

To not miss the opportunity to do so, we next board the 1221 Great Western Railway service 2T17 to Marsh Barton, arriving there at 1237 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

... which station isn't marked on Google Maps yet...

We exit the station, wherever the exit might be, and walk to the Grace Road bus stop on Alphin Brook Rd (a 2-3 min walk) where Stagecoach South West service Green whizzes us away at 1251. We alight at Sandy Gate (Sowton Park & Ride) at 1320 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

More importantly, it's not on journey planners on National Rail! (but is on live schedules albeit with no platform allocation).

Perfect opportunity for us to board the 1337 Stagecoach South West service 9A to Seaton (Tramway Station), arriving there at 1452 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (4 mins / 0.2 mile) to the Sea Front Gardens Stop A where at 1505 we depart on Axe Valley Mini Travel route 378. We alight at Lyme Regis, The Square at 1528 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

we next take the 15.37 First Wessex service X51 to Axminster Station arriving at 16.05 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We depart at 1640 on Buses of Somerset service 30. We alight at Chard (The Old Station) at 1714 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

There being no other option here we next take the 19.14 Buses of Somerset service 30 to Taunton, Market House arriving at 20.03 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

A 3 min walk takes us to the Castle Way stop where we board Buses of Somerset Quantock Line service 28 at 2030. We alight at Minehead Railway Station at 2200 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

little choice at this time of night but to return on the 22.20 Buses of Somerset service 28 alighting at Taunton Station at 23.45 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We invoke the overnight rule and head into the station to await 1C50, GWR's 0335 Night Riviera service towards Penzance. We alight at St Austell at 0649 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0722 CrossCountry service 1S43 to Wakefield Westgate, arriving there at 1345 on Friday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 14.28 LNER service to Kings Cross alighting at Grantham at 15.16 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1601 East Midlands Railway service 1R76 to Hunts Cross, arriving there at 1911 on Friday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

2S55, a Merseyrail service at 1921 towards Southport, takes us to Waterloo (Merseyside) where we alight at 1955 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station to the bus stop outside, where we board the 2001 Arriva North West service 53 to Vauxhall (Rose Place), arriving there at 2029 on Friday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (5 min / 0.3 mile) to the northbound Leeds St stop from where we board Arriva Merseyside service 433 at 2043. We alight across the water at Liscard, Conway St at 2105 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 21.22 Arriva Merseyside service 410 to New Brighton, Kings Parade arriving at 21.29 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Next we walk to New Brighton station (5 min / 0.2 mile) from where we depart on 2N57, Merseyrail's 2153 departure to New Brighton (!), from which we alight at Liverpool Lime St (Low level platform A) at 2218 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We make our way to the high level platforms and take the 22.52 TPE service to Huddersfield arriving at 00.12 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0031 TransPennine Express service to Manchester Victoria that arrives there at 0058 on Saturday morning.

 

[RDP]

Time for an overnight break before taking the 05.30 TPE service to Hull arriving at 07.40 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking advantage of the overnight relaxation rule, we return to Victoria in the morning for the 0521 Metrolink service to Shaw & Crompton, arriving there at 0553 on Saturday morning.

 

[RDP]

Taking advantage of the overnight relaxation rule, we return to Victoria in the morning for the 0521 Metrolink service to Shaw & Crompton, arriving there at 0553 on Saturday morning.

Already made the move to Hull (post 36172).

 

[ValleyLines142]

Already made the move to Hull (post 36172).

Bloody typical. Nothing for almost an hour and then we both post at exactly the same time!

 

[ValleyLines142]

Time for an overnight break before taking the 05.30 TPE service to Hull arriving at 07.40 on Saturday.

We next board the 0829 Northern service 1J42 to Meadowhall, arriving there at 0940 on Saturday morning.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 10.02 TPE service to Liverpool Lime Street alighting at Stockport at 10.53 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the eleven minute/0.5 mile walk to Heaton Lane bus station, where we board the 1120 Stagecoach Manchester service 23 to Didsbury (Didsbury Village), arriving there at 1139 on Saturday morning.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 11.50 Stagecoach Manchester service 142 to Piccadilly Gardens arriving at 12.27 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the opportunity to re-instate the too late a move from post #36173, we take the eight minute/0.4 mile walk to Exchange Square and board the 1242 Metrolink service to Shaw & Crompton, arriving there at 1317 on Saturday afternoon.