The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Repeating a real life journey that I did last week (caught the train from London to Uckfield as I'd never done it before and then got the bus to Brighton!), we return in the morning to the bus stop outside the station for the 0852 Brighton & Hove Regency service 29A to Moulsecoomb (Moulsecoomb Way), arriving there at 0935 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 09.44 Brighton & Hove service 28 to Hailsham, High Street arriving at 10.47 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1059 Stagecoach South East service 51 to Eastbourne District General Hospital, arriving there at 1122 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We complete our East Sussex tour by taking the 11.38 Stagecoach South East service 51 alighting at Tunbridge Wells Railway Station at 13.11 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Bidding a farewell to Kent, we enter the station and next board the 1338 Southeastern service 1H84 to London Waterloo East, arriving there at 1429 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We cross over to the main line station and take the 15.20 SWR service to Exeter St. Davids arriving at 18.42 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Surprised that only a 6-minute minimum connection applies at this major station, we just have time to board the 1848 Great Western Railway service to Okehampton that arrives there at 1924 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Surprised that only a 6-minute minimum connection applies at this major station.

About right for a station of that size. It's only got 6 platforms.

We just have time to board the 1848 Great Western Railway service to Okehampton that arrives there at 1924 on Sunday.

With buses having finished for the day already, we return on the 1929 Great Western Railway service 2E64 to Crediton, arriving there at 1953 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 20.31 GWR service to Barnstaple arriving at 21.31 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Leaving the station, we next board the 2140 Stagecoach South West service 21A to Bideford (Quay), arriving there at 2204 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 22.36 Stagecoach South West service 21 to Westward Ho! , Swanswood Gardens arriving at 22.47 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We return in the morning for the 0627 Stagecoach South West service 27 to Ilfracombe (St James' Place Gardens), arriving there at 0813 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We return in the morning for the 0627 Stagecoach South West service 27 to Ilfracombe (St James' Place Gardens), arriving there at 0813 on Monday.

Should read service 21.

We take the five minute walk to the Scarlet Pimpernel Garage for the 08.36 stagecoach South West service 301 to Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park arriving at 09.04 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Well this is annoying... As it is guaranteed the same vehicle departing at 0905, we only have until 1105 to depart. The first eastbound Exmoor Coaster doesn't get here until 1116. Therefore we head west on the 0905 departure on Stagecoach South West service 301, from which we alight in the outskirts of Ilfracombe at Chambercombe (Hele Bay Hotel) at 0927 on Monday.

I actually boarded a 301 at the Scarlet Pimpernel Garage just 3 weeks ago, but heading the other way after a trip on the EXMO from Hobourne...

 

[RDP]

We next take the 10.55 Buses of Somerset service EXMO to Lynmouth, Lyndale Coach Park arriving at 11.48 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We continue eastward on Buses of Somerset's Exmoor Coaster at 1210. We alight at Carhampton Post Office at 1318 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 13.48 Buses of Somerset service X28 alighting at Taunton Railway Station at 14.32 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Entering the station we depart at 1456 on GWR's 2C77 towards Penzance. We alight at Saltash at 1655 on Monday.

Two hours on an IET on a class 2 long-distance stopper. Madness...

 

[RDP]

We leave the station and take the three minute walk to the Fore Street, bottom bus stop for the 17.08 Go Cornwall service 11 to Padstow Bus Terminus arriving at 19.23 on Monday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Fancying a change of scenery we walk (9 min / 0.4 mile) to the Ferry Landing, where we depart on the Padstow Rock ferry at 1940. We alight at Rock, Ferry Landing at 1950 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

That appears to be it for the day and with no bus stops within a mile of the terminal we have no choice but to wait for the first boat back to the Padstow Ferry Landing at 08.00 on Tuesday arriving at 08.10.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Well that was a let down!

We next take the nine minute/0.4 mile walk back to the bus terminus, where, seeking a longer distance bus ride, board the 0937 Go Cornwall service 11 right through to its terminus of Plymouth (Royal Parade), arriving there at 1217 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

Time for some lunch before taking the 13.45 Go Cornwall service 10 to Polperro, Crumplehorn arriving at 15.15 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1535 Go Cornwall Bus service 110 to West Looe (Fire Station) that arrives there at 1547 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Walking rounf the corner to The Square bus stop we await Plymouth Citybus t/a Go Cornwall Bus service 73A at 1617. We alight at Sandplace Railway Station at 1629 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enter the station, remembering that all three intermediate stations on this branch line are request stops, giving a clear signal to the driver and board the 1730 Great Western Railway service to St Keyne Wishing Well Halt, having notified the train staff, that arrives there at 1737 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sadly, the village is almost a mile away from the station and with no buses nearby we're very limited here to what we can do. We don't wish to backtrack towards Looe so we instead wait for the 1942 Great Western Railway service 2L94 to Liskeard, arriving there at 1958 on Tuesday.

 

[RDP]

Apart from the 73/73A all other bus routes are just out of range so we stay on the trains and take the 20.13 CrossCountry service to Penzance arriving at 21.31 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The perfect opportunity has arisen for us to board the 2145 Great Western Railway Night Riviera service 1A50 to London Paddington, arriving there at 0504 on Wednesday.

 

[RDP]

The perfect opportunity has arisen for us to board the 2145 Great Western Railway Night Riviera service 1A50 to London Paddington, arriving there at 0504 on Wednesday.

I wondered if anyone would spot that move.

We leave the station and from bus stop H take the 05.19 Stagecoach London service N205 to Leyton, Drapers Field arriving at 06.17 on Wednesday.