The Transport Game

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time is drawing on, so we look to visiting a large settlement and board the 1935 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service S1 to Oxford (Gloucester Green bus station) that arrives there at 2011 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Buttsy]

Time is drawing on, so we look to visiting a large settlement and board the 1935 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service S1 to Oxford (Gloucester Green bus station) that arrives there at 2011 on Tuesday evening.

Paul, the S1 doesn't go near Tetbury Drive in Witney, in fact it's about 1km to the nearest S1 stop. Is this distance of walk allowed under the revised rules?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Paul, the S1 doesn't go near Tetbury Drive in Witney, in fact it's about 1km to the nearest S1 stop. Is this distance of walk allowed under the revised rules?

It certainly is NOT allowed. My posting is struck-though in its entirety. I was thinking of the matter yesterday where Witney was mis-spelt as Whitney and I had to put on my best Sherlock Holmes hat to enable me to solve that particular conundrum.

For my sins, I will sit out the next move.
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After a swift pint (as the village its self is a walk down a hill on a narrow road), we catch the 18:59 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service 233 from the White Hart to Witney, opposite Tetbury Drive, arriving there at 19:03 Tuesday evening

This posting remains as the next connection to be made with.

 

[Class20]

After a swift pint (as the village its self is a walk down a hill on a narrow road), we catch the 18:59 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service 233 from the White Hart to Witney, opposite Tetbury Drive, arriving there at 19:03 Tuesday evening

We dont have alot of choice here since that was the last bus of the day on that route. So we have little choice but to make a short walk through the housing estate to the bus stop at Witney, adj Windrush Valley. From here we can catch the 19:37 Stagecoach Oxfordshire S2 which we take as far as Carterton, opp Town Hall, arriving at 19:54 Tuesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We dont have alot of choice here since that was the last bus of the day on that route. So we have little choice but to make a short walk through the housing estate to the bus stop at Witney, adj Windrush Valley.

We might have a "walking" problem with the rules again.

 

[Zoe]

We might have a "walking" problem with the rules again.

Indeed we do, walking is only allowed to get to a different stop at the same location, for example crossing the road in order to travel in a different direction. As per void post rules we are at Witney, opposite Tetbury Drive at 19:03 on Tuesday and the 1 hour period starts from 1601.

 

[Buttsy]

We dont have alot of choice here since that was the last bus of the day on that route. So we have little choice but to make a short walk through the housing estate to the bus stop at Witney, adj Windrush Valley. From here we can catch the 19:37 Stagecoach Oxfordshire S2 which we take as far as Carterton, opp Town Hall, arriving at 19:54 Tuesday evening

It is the next nearest to the stop we're at, knowing the layout of Witney...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Game moves
Walking
You may walk in order to change modes but you may not walk between stops of the same mode although you may walk to a different bus stop at the same location for example by crossing the road in order to travel in a different direction.

This extract from the rules gives something to think about. I have not officiallly called HOLD HOLD HOLD as that last posting may well have been given the chance for amendment. Perhaps Zoe has thoughts on the matter when a last bus has arrived, but some distance away, bus services are still running, as has been the raison d'etre of the last posting that was made. I do not think that we have met this problem before.

 

[Zoe]

This extract from the rules gives something to think about. I have not officiallly called HOLD HOLD HOLD as that last posting may well have been given the chance for amendment. Perhaps Zoe has thoughts on the matter when a last bus has arrived, but some distance away, bus services are still running, as has been the raison d'etre of the last posting that was made. I do not think that we have met this problem before.

The idea of the game when first created was that you move around only by using public transport. The intention was that if you are left at a location where there isn't any further transport available then you would have to wait for the next available service.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After a swift pint (as the village its self is a walk down a hill on a narrow road), we catch the 18:59 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service 233 from the White Hart to Witney, opposite Tetbury Drive, arriving there at 19:03 Tuesday evening

Since the one-hour time period has now elapsed, the posting above again remains the one from which the next journey takes place.
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The idea of the game when first created was that you move around only by using public transport. The intention was that if you are left at a location where there isn't any further transport available then you would have to wait for the next available service.

Please also bear this adjudication in mind when making the next posting, please.

 

[Class20]

I was just trying to keep things moving. Otherwise an overnight wait in a housing estate would have been the only option. I checked the distance between the stops and its only going to be a 3minute walk max. I know I was the one who brought up the walking thing (and have indeed broken my own hatred towards it) but I was only trying to stop long distance walking. I would have thought a short walk can be taken if its the only option.

EDIT: I have now realised that I did indeed walk between stops of the same mode which is against the rules. Which does technically void my comment above. I've now dug my self into such a big hole I will most likely need a very long ladder to get out. Sorry folks

 

[Trainfan344]

I was just trying to keep things moving. Otherwise an overnight wait in a housing estate would have been the only option. I checked the distance between the stops and its only going to be a 3minute walk max. I know I was the one who brought up the walking thing (and have indeed broken my own hatred towards it) but I was only trying to stop long distance walking. I would have thought a short walk can be taken if its the only option.

Indeed, There have often been cases where we have a bus stop with an bus in an hour, or a bus stop 3 or 4 minuites away with a bus service in about 10 minutes.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After a swift pint (as the village its self is a walk down a hill on a narrow road), we catch the 18:59 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service 233 from the White Hart to Witney, opposite Tetbury Drive, arriving there at 19:03 Tuesday evening

Now that all necessary adjudications have been made, we must stay at this bus stop, even though the last bus has gone to make the next journey. There is nothing stopping us seeking overnight accommodation, providing we return to this same bus stop...or one on the other side of the road.

Having found overnight accommodation and partaken of a cooked breakfast, we return to the bus stop that is across the road from the one we arrived at, where we board the first bus of the day in that direction, the 0720 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service 233 to Milton-under-Wychwood that arrives there at 0750 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Zoe]

This is quite good timing as we only have to wait six minutes before boarding the 0756 GoRide Cotswold Line Railbus service C1 to Charlbuy station arriving at 0827 on Tuedsay.

 

[Buttsy]

This is quite good timing as we only have to wait six minutes before boarding the 0756 GoRide Cotswold Line Railbus service C1 to Charlbuy station arriving at 0827 on Tuedsay.

Unfortunately, we have insufficient time to catch the 08:31 FGW service to Hanborough, so have to wait until the 09:41 which gets us into Hanborough station at 09:48 on Tuesday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide we have examined the local geographical area in some depth, both by road and rail and decide to relocate to another area, so we board the 1035 FGW service to Worcester Foregate Street that arrives there at 1141 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Buttsy]

As there is no cricket to entertain us throughout the day, we jump on the 11:46 London Midland service to Droitwich Spa, arriving there at 11:55 on Tuesday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to change the mode of travel, so we walk from the railway station to the bus stop at Victoria Square where we board the 1223 First service 144 to Bromsgrove bus station that arrives there at 1246 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Zoe]

This now gives us the opportunity for a fast bus journey on the A448 dual carriageway by boarding the 1302 First X3 service to Redditch Bus Station arriving at 1322 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

At the bus station, we examine our onward options, then decide to board the 1335 First service X3 to Kidderminster (Comberton Hill) that arrives at 1414 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

Walking to the railway station we board the 14:26 London Midland service to The Hawthorns arriving there at 14:58 on Tuesday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1518 LM service to Wootton Wawen that arrives there at 1607 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

We then board the 17:10 London Midland service to Stratford-upon-Avon arriving there at 17:22 Tuesday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Again we change the mode of travel and walk from the railway station to the bus stop on Wood Street and board the 1745 Stagecoach in Warwickshire service X18 to Leamington Spa (Old Warwick Road) that arrives there at 1839 on Tuesday evening.

 

[transportphoto]

As Leamington Spa station is on Old Warwick Road, we walk into the station intime to board the 1900 CrossCountry service to Reading arriving at 2010 this Tuesday evening.

TP

 

[Trainfan344]

As we are changing platforms for an HST we realise we didn't leave the minimum connection time but we are happy to find out there is another service in a couple of minutes, so we board the 20:18 FGW Service to London Paddington arriving there at 21:16 Tuesday Evening

 

[Buttsy]

At Paddington, we immediately jump on the 21:27 FGW service to Appleford, arriving there at 23:03 on Tuesday night

 

[Zoe]

At Paddington, we immediately jump on the 21:27 FGW service to Appleford, arriving there at 23:03 on Tuesday night

Oh no we don't, minimum connection time at Paddington is 15 minutes. As per void post rules, 1 hour period starts from 2023.

 

[Buttsy]

Oh no we don't, minimum connection time at Paddington is 15 minutes. As per void post rules, 1 hour period starts from 2023.

Missed that, sorry!

At Paddington, we wander down Praed Street into a couple of pubs and then it's back to Paddington to jump on the 23:33 FGW service to Culham, arriving there at 01:03 on Wednesday morning

 

[transportphoto]

0631 FGW service to Kings Sutton [KGS] arriving there at 0706 Wednesday morning.

TP