The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

Next Monday's schedule shows 0800 as the arrival

Realtime Trains | 1M16 2045 Inverness to London Euston | 26/01/2026

Real-time train running information for 1M16 2045 departure from Inverness to London Euston on 26/01/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[-Colly405-]

But that's a VAR timetable 26/1 only. For Monday night you have to go to 16/3 where we are on WTT at 0800 arrival.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We continue with the 0816 Avanti West Coast service to Birmingham International arriving at 0936 on Monday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Transport for Wales 1J11 (becoming 2J11 at Machynlleth) at 1008 takes us to Barmouth where we alight at 1357 on Tuesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1455 Transport for Wales service to Telford Central arriving at 1751 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We exit the station and depart from the station bus stop on Arriva Midlands North service 4 at 1819. We alight at Madeley Centre at 1846 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

But that's a VAR timetable 26/1 only. For Monday night you have to go to 16/3 where we are on WTT at 0800 arrival. View attachment 196433

Who knows....I'd have just avoided the issue by selecting a departure post 0900 from Euston but hey ho....

We exit the station and depart from the station bus stop on Arriva Midlands North service 4 at 1819. We alight at Madeley Centre at 1846 on Tuesday.

We next board the 1903 Arriva Midlands service 8 to Bridgnorth (Sainsburys), arriving there at 1942 on Tuesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

No more services in Bridgnorth this evening so we return in the morning to depart on Diamond service 125 at 0655. We alight at Bewdley Viaduct at 0748 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0806 Diamond Bus service 292S to Kidderminster (Bus Station), arriving there at 0818 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0830 Diamond Bus service 292 to Ludlow (the bus stop adjacent to Fish Bar on Upper Galdeford) that arrives there at 0935 on Wednesday.

 

[RDP]

We take the four minute (0.2 mile) walk to the railway station for the 09.44 TfW service 1V92 to Cardiff Central arriving at 11.15 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1130 Great Western Railway service to Fratton that arrives there at 1443 on Wednesday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 15.04 SWR service 1T54 alighting at Farnborough (Main) at 16.28 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the 4 min walk to Ham & Blackbird Stop M on Farnborough Rd where we depart at 1634 (or 1642 - the journey serves here twice) on service 11. We alight at Deepcut (Brunswick Rd) at 1658 on Wednesday.

 

[RDP]

With only White Bus Services service 11 available we wait for the next bus at 17.28 to Camberley, Pembroke Broadway arriving at 17.47 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1813 Stagecoach South service 3 to Aldershot (Wellington Centre on Victoria Road) that arrives there at 1858 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (4 min) to High St stop D where we board Stagecoach South service 18 at 1915. We alight at Bordon Camp (Eco Station) at 1955 on Wednesday.

 

[RDP]

With only the 18 available we next take the 20.11 service alighting at Farnham, Station Forecourt at 20.30 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the station and board the 2058 South Western Railway service 1A72 to West Byfleet, arriving there at 2127 on Wednesday.

 

[gomango]

Let's board the the 21:51 South Western Railway service 1A69 to Alton, arriving there at 22:39 on Wednesday

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not much choice here this late at night, either back on the train towards London or a bus. We opt for the latter as we exit the station and board the 2315 Stagecoach South service 64 to Winchester (The Broadway), arriving there at 0000 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2244 South Western Railway service to Brookwood that arrives there at 2316 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Recovered now from the shock of being "pipped at the post" with my last posting attempt.

As we are now in the overnight relaxation time, we next board the 0545 Stagecoach South service 69 to Fareham Bus Station that arrives there at 0650 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 07.10 National Express service 030 alighting at Wandsworth, Armoury Way at 09.50 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0955 London General service 170 to Victoria Coach Station that arrives there at 1036 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

We cross over to the railway station for the 10.55 Southeastern service 2N28 to Ashford International arriving at 12.31 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1247 Southeastern service to Ramsgate that arrives there at 1351 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

We next board the 1247 Southeastern service to Ramsgate that arrives there at 1351 on Thursday.

Going the long way round I see.

We next take the 14.21 Southeastern service 1C45 alighting at Faversham at 14.59 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I chose that long way round journey for auld lang syne and my very much younger days.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next take the 14.21 Southeastern service 1C45 alighting at Faversham at 14.59 on Thursday.

We leave the station and at the nearby bus stop on Station Road, we next board the 1505 Stagecoach South East service X3 to Maidstone (Earl Street) that arrives there at 1621 on Thursday.