The Transport Game

[Rich McLean]

With limited bus connections, we wait around for the 1236 First Scotrail service to Inverness arriving at 1648 Friday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After that long rail journey, we decide to revert the lure of the omnibus and make our way to the bus station where we board the 1735 Stagecoach Highlands service 25 to Invergordon (High Street) that arrives there at 1838 on Friday evening

 

[Trainfan344]

We walk to the railway station and wait for the 19:19 First scotrail service to Inverness arriving there at 20:10 Friday Evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Fate seems to be thwarting our need to move away from Inverness as we have twice returned by rail there, so once again, we take the now well-trod route from the railway station to the bus station where we board the 2105 Stagecoach Highlands service 25A to Kildary Post Office that arrives there at 2227 on Friday evening.

 

[Trainfan344]

Deciding to call it a night, we find a nice doorway and set up our sleeping bags, before waking up and boarding the 06:45 Stagecoach Highlands 25X bus to Inverness (Stance 6 Bus Station on Farraline Park) Arriving at 07:47 Saturday Morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Matters are now looking like the scenes from the film "Groundhog Day" as we are yet again back in Inverness at the bus station, so we decide to find somewhere that serves a very large hot cooked breakfast and a very large beaker of tea, before returning to the bus station to board the 0940 Stagecoach Highlands service X99 to Scrabster Ferry Terminal that arrives there at 1247 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

We walk over to see about boarding but see the ferries are delayed due to rough waters, so we return to the bus stop and board the 13:25 Stagecoach X99 Service to Suprise Suprise Inverness (Stance 1 Bus Station on Farraline Park) arriving at 16:43 Saturday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk over to see about boarding but see the ferries are delayed due to rough waters, so we return to the bus stop and board the Stagecoach X99 Service to Suprise Suprise Inverness (Stance 1 Bus Station on Farraline Park)

Not only is it "Groundhog Day" once again, but it appears that you have used a "Clint Eastwood (bus with no departure time and no arrival time)" at Scrabster to journey to Inverness...:roll:

Remember that you cannot travel on a bus that you have arrived upon.
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In this game you must travel from the station or stop where the previous post left you although this may involve a short walk when changing between modes for example to a bus stop serving a rail station. No getting back on the same service you have just left.

This is the extract from the quiz rules on that point.

 

[Trainfan344]

Not only is it "Groundhog Day" once again, but it appears that you have used a "Clint Eastwood (bus with no departure time and no arrival time)" at Scrabster to journey to Inverness...:roll:

Remember that you cannot travel on a bus that you have arrived upon.
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This is the extract from the quiz rules on that point.

Have added the information.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next decide upon a different direction to travel and to head in a westerly direction this time in order to once again move from Inverness, so after spending some time stretching our legs by seeing the local sights, then finding a restaurant in which to partake of a meal fit for a local laird, we return back to the bus station to board the 2015 Stagecoach Highlands service 19 to Fort William bus station, that arrives there at 2205 on Saturday night.

 

[Buttsy]

Deciding to have a look at Europe's largest indoor ice wall on the morrow, we jump on the 22:35 44 Stagecoach in Lochaber bus from Fort William Interchange to Kinlochleven Lochaber Road arriving there at 23:25 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We have to wait until The Ice Centre opens its doors to the public at 0900, before we can realise our ambition to make our visit there and despite it being a Sunday, there are a good number of people there already, awaiting the opening time. We spend quite some time looking at the facilities offered (but not venturing to try any of them) and the shop offers much to encourage those not as strong-willed as us to open (and empty) their wallets and purses, but all good things have to come to an end and we make our way back to the bus stop to board the 1205 Stagecoach Highlands service 44 to Corran Ferry bus shelter that arrives there at 1237 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Buttsy]

Deciding to head towards the home of a radioactive element, Strontium, we jump on the Trapeze Group Corran Ferry leaving at 12:45 to Ardgour (Corran) arrving at 12:50 on Sunday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We enjoyed that crossing so much that after looking around the ferry terminal area, we board the 1330 Trapeze Group ferry for the short journey to Nether Lochaber ferry terminal that arrives there at 1335 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Buttsy]

Realising Strontian is going to be difficult to get to on a Sunday, we head back up to the main road and catch the 14:37 Stagecoach service 44 from Corran Ferry, at Bus Shelter on A82 to Fort William, at Middle St Car Park on Middle Street arriving there at 14:52 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide that as it is a Sunday, we have to be very careful with times of onward omnibuses but we decide upon one that will afford us time to make a visit to Claggan Park, the home of lost causes of the Highland League (football) known as Fort William FC, so we make the 12 minute walk alongst Achinlee Road to arrive there and spend time introducing ourselves to the members of the team and the management who see any new faces as likely new additions to the team (even at the age of 67...:roll and I am invited to change into a training kit and am given a pair of spare boots to see how I fare. After a couple of circuits of the pitch, I am invited to make up the numbers (with the team coach) in a practice match, where I find the reason for Fort William FC being a permanent fixture every season at the bottom of their league as even I am fitter (and more skilled, being a former "midfield dynamo" of the Manchester University FC team in the 1960's in the Lancashire Amateur League) than most of those present and make matters even more bleak for the team morale of the first team members on the opposite side, by scoring no less than six goals in an 8-0 win. I refuse the immediate offer of a full-time contract to the dismay of their manager, who had taken me to be a former Polish international player he had watched as a child in a friendly match at Aberdeen. I sign all the autograph books proffered then change back into my travelling clothes and make the walk back to the town, where it is soon time to board the 1815 Scottish Citylink service 919 to Dolgarroch post office that arrives there at 1936 on Sunday evening.

 

[Buttsy]

We decide that as it is a Sunday, we have to be very careful with times of onward omnibuses but we decide upon one that will afford us time to make a visit to Claggan Park, the home of lost causes of the Highland League (football) known as Fort William FC, so we make the 12 minute walk alongst Achinlee Road to arrive there and spend time introducing ourselves to the members of the team and the management who see any new faces as likely new additions to the team (even at the age of 67...:roll and I am invited to change into a training kit and am given a pair of spare boots to see how I fare. After a couple of circuits of the pitch, I am invited to make up the numbers (with the team coach) in a practice match, where I find the reason for Fort William FC being a permanent fixture every season at the bottom of their league as even I am fitter (and more skilled, being a former "midfield dynamo" of the Manchester University FC team in the 1960's in the Lancashire Amateur League) than most of those present and make matters even more bleak for the team morale of the first team members on the opposite side, by scoring no less than six goals in an 8-0 win. I refuse the immediate offer of a full-time contract to the dismay of their manager, who had taken me to be a former Polish international player he had watched as a child in a friendly match at Aberdeen. I sign all the autograph books proffered then change back into my travelling clothes and make the walk back to the town, where it is soon time to board the 1815 Scottish Citylink service 919 to Dolgarroch post office that arrives there at 1936 on Sunday evening.

Brilliant Paul, absolutely brilliant...

 

[Trainfan344]

A short wait before we board the Stagecoach Highlands 917 service at 20:36 to Inverness(Stance 2 Bus Station on Farraline Park) arriving at 20:46 Sunday Evening

 

[Rich McLean]

A walk to the railway station, for the 2103 Scotrail service to Aberdeen, arriving at 2313 Sunday Evening. Now we must find somewhere to stop for the night

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We find a small hotel to spend an overnight stay, but requsting an 0430 alarm call as we need an early start and we make our way back to the railway station to board the 0550 First ScotRail service to Cupar that arrives at 0720 on Monday morning.

 

[Zoe]

In case anyone is concerend about the lack of transport due to the time of year, a normal timetable will apply throughout this period.
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We continue by boarding the 0753 Stagecoach in Fife route 64 service to St Andrews bus station arrving at 0829 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next join those on their shopping expeditions and board the 0905 Stagecoach Fife service 99 to Dundee bus station that arrives there at 0937 on Monday morning.

 

[Zoe]

Continueing by bus, we board the 1010 Stagecoach in Fife bus route X42 service to Ladybank rail station arriving at 1054 on Monday.

 

[Trainfan344]

A short time to buy tickets before boarding the 11:02 First Scotrail service to Edinburgh Waverley[/B arriving there at 11:57 Monday Morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to seek out a good restaurant to sustain us, then to see some of the historical parts of the Old Town, during which we decide to stay in Scotland and revert to onward travel by omnibus, so eventually we arrive at the bus station at the end of our perambulations where we board the 1500 Scottish Citybus service 923 to Ayr bus station that arrives there at 1715 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Zoe]

We continue by bus on the 1745 Stagecoach West Scotland bus route 4A service to Kilmarnock Bus Station arrving at 1829 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time is drawing in, so we board the 1912 Stagecoach West Scotland service X77 to Glasgow Buchanan Street bus station that arrives there at 1950 on Monday evening.

 

[Trainfan344]

Arriving at the rail station we decide we are a bit too late for the last VT service so we go to the ticket office but upon seeing a big queue find a nice cafe to find something to eat but trip over and get taken to hospital, however we are all ok, and return to the rail station in time to board the 23:40 First Scotrail Sleeper to London Euston arriving there at 06:48 Tuesday Morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing TOC, we make our way to board the 0706 LM service to Hampton-in-Arden that arrives there at 0901 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Zoe]

It has been a little quiet today so it's time for us to be sent to Coventry on the 0933 London Midland service, arriving at 0947 on Tuesday.