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ValleyLines142

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We take the five minute walk to the railway station and board the 1620 Northern service 2H92 to Carlisle, arriving there at 1800 on Saturday.
 

RDP

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We next take the 18.13 TPE service 1S74 to Glasgow Central arriving at 19.48 on Saturday.
 

J663738

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We next board the 21:41 Scotrail service 2D62 to Glasgow Central arriving there at 22:08 on Saturday
 
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RDP

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Time for an overnight break then from outside the station we take the 06.38 JMB Travel service 42A to Airdrie, Bank Street arriving at 07.01 on Sunday.
 

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We take the 4 minute walk to the railway station and board 2H74, Scotrail's 0839 service, from which we alight at the station I can currently see out of my hotel window - Haymarket - at 0827 on Sunday.
 

ValleyLines142

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We next board the 21:41 Scotrail service 2D62 to Glasgow Central arriving there at 22:08 on Saturday
Not an issue but there was one before that at 2042.

We take the 4 minute walk to the railway station and board 2H74, Scotrail's 0839 service, from which we alight at the station I can currently see out of my hotel window - Haymarket - at 0827 on Sunday.
Leaving the station, we cross to the adjacent tram stop and board the 0835 Edinburgh Trams service to Balfour Street, arriving there at 0854 on Sunday.
 

Xenophon PCDGS

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Rules

  • You should use the first available service to reach your destination after allowing for the minimum interchange time.
    • An exception to this applies where the following service is formed of the same exact vehicle as the preceding service (applicable all day).
A GENERAL QUERY RAISED....not in a response to a posting

The above extract in the rules of this quiz does not appear to have changed in recent times, more particularly concerning rail travel. Do any thread contributors know of any proposed changes?
 

ValleyLines142

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A GENERAL QUERY RAISED....not in a response to a posting

The above extract in the rules of this quiz does not appear to have changed in recent times, more particularly concerning rail travel. Do any thread contributors know of any proposed changes?
Think it was just a oversight on this occasion.
 

ValleyLines142

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We next board the 0955 Lothian Buses service 18 to Firrhill (Colinton Mains Drive/Oxgangs Primary School), arriving there at 1035 on Sunday.
 

ValleyLines142

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We next board the 1109 Lothian Buses service 27 to West Pilton (Pennywell Road/Craigroyston Community High School), arriving there at 1204 on Sunday.
 

RDP

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We next take the 13.05 Borders Buses service X62 to Galashiels Transport Interchange arriving at 14.55 on Sunday.
 

RDP

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We take the seven minute (0.4 mile) walk to the railway station for the 17.51 Avanti West Coast service 1M17 to Euston arriving at 21.31 on Sunday.
 

ValleyLines142

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Time for an overnight break. We return in the morning and take the four minute walk to the bus station for the 0425 National Express West Midlands Platinum service X8 to Quinton (Hagley Road West/Quinton Lane Island), arriving there at 0517 on Monday.
 

ValleyLines142

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We next board the 0620 National Express West Midlands service 7 to Dixons Green (Dixons Green Road/St John's Road), arriving there at 0708 on Monday.
 

ValleyLines142

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We walk around the corner to the bus stops on Ednam Road and board the 0825 National Express West Midlands service 12 to Bearwood (Three Shires Oak Road/The Bear Tavern), arriving there at 0925 on Monday.
 

ValleyLines142

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We next board the 1007 National Express West Midlands service 4M to Cradley Heath (Upper High Street/Spinners End Drive), arriving there at 1034 on Monday.
 

ValleyLines142

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We next board the 1110 Diamond Bus service 002 to Lapal (Howley Grange Road/Seven Acres Road), arriving there at 1142 on Monday.
 

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