The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1235 Stagecoach Manchester service 358 to New Mills (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1316 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the four minute walk to New Mills Central, where we board the 1334 Northern service 2S23 to Belle Vue, arriving there at 1357 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We leave the station and take the 14.16 Diamond Bus North West service 150 to the Trafford Centre Bus Station arriving at 15.37 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1605 Diamond Bus North West service 126 to Blackmoor (Miners Arms on Manchester Road) that arrives there at 1630 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We walk round the corner into Princes Avenue (Bus stop A) and take the 17.20 Diamond Bus North West service 129 to Farnworth Bus Station arriving at 18.20 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1836 Diamond Bus North West service 513 to Radcliffe (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1911 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Seeking an alternative mode of transport, we take the ten minute/0.4 mile walk to Radcliffe tram stop and board the 1924 Metrolink service to Trafford Bar, arriving there at 2002 on Tuesday evening.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 20.08 Metrolink purple line service to Altrincham arriving at 20.26 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We move to the heavy rail platforms and next board the 2036 Northern Trains service to Cuddington that arrives there at 2115 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

With there being nothing in terms of road transport, and particularly frustrated at having to watch the return service depart due to the minimum connection time, we have a long, dark wait here before boarding the 2218 Northern service 2H38 to Stockport, arriving there at 2314 on Tuesday evening.

 

[RDP]

Time for an overnight break and finally able to get away from the Manchester area we take the 05.10 Avanti West Coast service to Euston alighting at Milton Keynes Central at 06.53 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Interesting comment. We weren't even there that long compared to other parts of the country!

Anyway, we next board the 0712 Avanti West Coast service 1F11 to Runcorn, arriving there at 0843 on Wednesday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

West Midlands Trains' 1G45 at 0851 takes us to Penkridge where we alight at 0945 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the six minute walk to the White Hart, where we board the 1100 Select Bus Services service 878 to Dunstall (Cannock Road), arriving there at 1158 on Wednesday morning.

 

[RDP]

We take the three minute walk to Cannock Road (Stafford Street bus stop) and take the 12.46 Chaserider service 70 to Cannock Bus Station arriving at 13.38 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1402 Chaserider service 74 to Stafford (the bus stop adjacent to Gaol Square on North Walls) that arrives there at 1438 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 15.10 Chaserider service 841 to Uttoxeter Bus Station arriving at 16.18 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's leave at 1630 on Diamond service 402A, from which we alight at Burton upon Trent railway station at 1733 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the railway station and board the 1823 CrossCountry service 1M73 to Beeston, arriving there at 1858 on Wednesday evening.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 19.25 EMR service to Lincoln Central arriving at 20.34 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2129 Northern service 2P90 to Woodhouse, arriving there at 2235 on Wednesday evening.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 22.43 Northern service to Worksop arriving at 23.14 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Only services back towards Sheffield here, so we return on the 2321 Northern service 2P40 to Darnall, arriving there at 2346 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to enjoy the overnight travel relaxation rule, so we next board the 0550 Northern Trains service to Lincoln Central that arrives there at 0703 on Thursday morning.

 

[RDP]

We depart on the 07.09 EMR service to Peterborough alighting at Spalding at 07.58 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Bit of a wait for any connecting services here as we board the 0900 East Midlands Railway service 2K03 to Peterborough, arriving there at 0921 on Thursday morning.

 

[RDP]

We leave the station and take the six minute walk to Queensgate Bus Station where we take the 09.30 Delaine Buses service 101 to Bourne Bus Station arriving at 10.10 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1015 Delaine Buses service 201 to Werrington (Cock Inn), arriving there at 1128 on Thursday morning.

 

[RDP]

We tale the nine minute walk to the Amberley Slope bus stop just in time to take the 11.39 Stagecoach East service 1 to Orton Wistow, Paulsgrove arriving at 12.40 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1248 Stagecoach East service 1 to Peterborough (Queensgate Bus Station) that arrives there at 1322 on Thursday afternoon.