The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the bus station onto North St David Street, where we board the 0707 Lothian Buses service 11 to Hyvots Bank (Gilmerton Dykes Street/Hyvots Bank Terminus), arriving there at 0746 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We take the short walk to the Burndale Place bus stop for the 07.59 Lothian Buses service 400 to Edinburgh Airport arriving at 08.12 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0834 Lothian Buses Airlink service 200 to Granton (West Granton Road/Caroline Park Road), arriving there at 0913 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 09.25 Lothian Buses service 8 to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary arriving at 10.22 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1046 Lothian Buses service 7 to Newhaven (Dudley Avenue South), arriving there at 1151 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1201 Lothian Buses service 14 to Muirhouse (the bus stop after Martello Court on Pennywell Gardens) that arrives there at 1223 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1234 Lothian Buses service 37 to Bush (Midlothian Innovation Centre), arriving there at 1352 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 14.50 East Coast Buses service 141 to Musselburgh, Tesco arriving at 15.45 on Friday..

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the seven minute walk to the high street, where we embark on one of Lothian's longest distance cross-city routes as we board the 1554 Lothian Buses service 26 to Clerwood (Clerminston Road/Clerwood Terminus), arriving there at 1717 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1729 Lothian Buses service 26 to Seton Sands (the bus stop adjacent to Road End) that arrives there at 1905 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Still restricted to the 26 here, and having spent a considerable amount of time travelling to each termini at either end, we next board the 1910 Lothian Buses service 26 to Portobello (Kings Road), arriving there at 1947 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 20.09 Lothian Buses service 21 alighting at Wester Hailes, Westside Plaza at 21.11 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2142 Lothian Buses service 3 to Dalkeith (the bus stop at Hepburn Drive on Lauder Road) that arrives there at 2249 on Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2308 Lothian Buses service 48 to Birkenside, Terminus arriving there at 2337 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Time for an overnight break. We return for the 0458 Lothian Buses service 29 to Silverknowes (Lauriston Farm Road), arriving there at 0604 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Walking to stop 1 on Silverknowes Parkway (2 min) we depart on Lothian Buses service 16 at 0615. We alight at Morningside Station at 0703 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0713 Lothian Buses service 23 to Trinity (Lennox Row), arriving there at 0743 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Avoiding a further journey on the 16 or 23, we walk (7 min / 0.3 mile) to the Starbank Rd stop where we await Lothian's Skylink 200 at 0818. We alight at Edinburgh Airport (stop B) at 0858 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Making a change from buses, we next board the 0906 Edinburgh Trams service T50 to Port of Leith, arriving there at 0954 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

We take the six minute walk to the Sandport Street bus stop for the 10.04 Lothian Buses service 16 alighting at Princes Street, Waverley Steps at 10.24 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Time to bid farewell to the Scottish capital. We cross over into the station and board the 1052 Avanti West Coast service 9M54 to Stafford, arriving there at 1422 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

West Midlands Trains' 1G55 at 1439 takes us to Penkridge where we alight at 1445 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1503 London Northwestern Railway service 1F60 to Liverpool South Parkway, arriving there at 1606 on Saturday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

From the bus stops outside we take the 1613 Arriva Merseyside service 86A to Liverpool John Lennon Airport arriving at 1626 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1700 Arriva North West service 81A to Walton (Stanley Park Avenue North), arriving there at 1743 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1800 Arriva Merseyside service 60 to St Michaels (the bus stop opposite Ashbourne Road on Aigburth Road) that arrives there at 1836 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 18.41 Stagecoach M&SL service 82 to Liverpool South Parkway arriving at 18.54 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 1910 Merseyrail service 2O54 to Town Green*, arriving there at 1953 on Saturday.

* I'm going to hazard a guess in that services now go to Ormskirk permanently instead of Southport? I've scrolled right through to the new year and it's still the case?

 

[RDP]

* I'm going to hazard a guess in that services now go to Ormskirk permanently instead of Southport? I've scrolled right through to the new year and it's still the case?

Supposed to be temporary but for how long?

We leave the station and take the three minute walk to the Aughton Institute bus stop for the 20.42 Arriva Merseyside service 310 to Skelmersdale, Concourse arriving at 21.07 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

How long is a piece of string?!

We next board the 2138 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service 319 to Tower Hill (Windermere Drive), arriving there at 2158 on Saturday.