The Transport Game (UK)

[A Challenge]

We walk the 9 minutes (0.4 miles) to the Victoria bus station and get the 0730 Stagecoach East Midlands service Pronto to Chesterfield (Ibis Hotel), arriving at 0915 Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the twelve minute/0.5.mile walk to the railway station and board the 1022 East Midlands Railway service 1R62 to Widnes, arriving there at 1206 on Saturday.

 

[A Challenge]

We exit the station and get the 1220 Arrive North West service 17 to Lea Green Station (Stop B), arriving at 1243 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 1306 TransPennine Express service 9E13 to Chester-le-Street, arriving there at 1601 on Saturday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk the 9 minutes (0.4 miles) to South Burns and get the 1624 Go North East service 8 to Sunderland Interchange, arriving at 17:29 Saturday afternoon.

If you are actually doing this journey, I recommend the 78 instead, the 8 takes much longer - and yes, I did get on the wrong bus at Sunderland Interchange last year...

 

[RDP]

We take the nine minute (0.5 mile) walk to the railway station for the 18.28 Northern service 2N31 to Hexham arriving at 19.38 on Saturday.

 

[A Challenge]

We exit the station and walk the 9 minutes (0.3 miles) to the interestingly-named Priestpopple stop and get the 2010 Stagecoach Cumbria service 685 to Brampton (Cranston's), arriving at 2108 Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

With us being too far away from the station, we remain with the buses and board the 2145 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 685 to Fenham (West Road/Fox & Hounds), arriving there at 2320 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

We take a shorter than usual break before taking the 03.00 Stagecoach North East service 787 to Newcastle Airport Terminal arriving at 03.20 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule and next board the 0718 Arriva Northumbria service 777 to Morpeth bus station that arrives there at 0751 on Sunday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0855 Arriva Northumbria service X18 to Acklington, East End arriving at 0930 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0958 Arriva service X18 to Gosforth (High Street/South Cross Street), arriving there at 1103 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We go round the corner to the Moor Road North bus stop for the 11.12 Stagecoach North East service 6 to Metrocentre Interchange arriving at 12.14 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1222 Go North East Coaster service 1 to North Shields (Albion Road West/Coach Lane), arriving there at 1358 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 14.58 Arriva Northumbria service 57A to Ashington Bus Station arriving at 16.20 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the nine minute/0.4 mile walk to Ashington station and board the 1636 Northern service 2T22 to Seaton Delaval, arriving there at 1653 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

We leave the station and from the nearby Double Row bus stop take the 17.45 Arriva Northumbria service X7 to Blyth Bus Station arriving at 18.07 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1850 Go North East Cobalt & Coast service 309 to Cobalt (Silver Fox Way/Procter & Gamble), arriving there at 1926 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2026 Go North East Cobalt & Coast service 309 to Jesmond (Cradlewell PH on Jesmond Road) that arrives there at 2048 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2026 Go North East Cobalt & Coast service 309 to Jesmond (Cradlewell PH on Jesmond Road) that arrives there at 2048 on Sunday.

What does PH mean?

We next board the 2126 Stagecoach North East service 37 to Denton Burn (Broadwood Road/Whickham View Terminus), arriving there at 2153 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What does PH mean?

PH is the normally accepted abbreviated connotational term for "Public House" in certain mapping references and over the past years, it has been used as such a reference in postings made upon this particular thread.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2126 Stagecoach North East service 37 to Denton Burn (Broadwood Road/Whickham View Terminus), arriving there at 2153 on Sunday.

We next board the 2201 Stagecoach North East service 31 to Kenton (The Cross Way/Coniscliffe Avenue) that arrives there at 2235 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the five minute walk to Purley Gardens and board the 2308 Stagecoach North East service 11 to Chapel House (Hillhead Parkway/Ainsdale Gardens), arriving there at 2347 on Sunday.

 

[RDP]

Time for an overnight break before going round the corner to the Elston Close bus stop for the 05.00 Stagecoach North East service 38A to Newcastle, Monument/Pilgrim Street arriving at 05.24 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter Monument metro station and board the 0555 Tyne & Wear Green Line service to Callerton Parkway, arriving there at 0617 on Monday.

 

[RDP]

We leave the station and take the 07.14 Arriva Northumbria service 777 to Morpeth Bus Station arriving at 07.51 on Monday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 0804 Arriva Northumbria service 35 to Hirst, High School arriving there at 0833 on Monday morning.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 09.07 Arriva Northumbria service X20 to Alnwick Bus Station arriving at 10.29 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1034 Arriva Northumbria service X20 to Ashington bus station that arrives there at 1142 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1201 Arriva Northumbria service 57 to West Monkseaton (Red House Farm/Sainsburys), arriving there at 1304 on Monday.