The Transport Game

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Indeed we face a night stay in this part of West Yorkshire, so there is nothing for it but to await the first morning service outwards, which is the 0656 Huddersfield Bus Company service 531 to Ripponden (Brig Royd) that arrives there at 0720 on Friday morning.

 

[Welshman]

At least we can get a cup of coffee to sustain us after our night under the stars in Copley before boarding the 0758 First 560 service to King Cross, arriving 0819 Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to seek out a café that serves a cooked breakfast to ward off the final chills that are still with us on such a very cold morning, before we board the 0920 First Calderdale and Huddersfield service 592 to Burnley bus station that arrives there at 1045 on Friday morning.

 

[Welshman]

Just in time to exchange our rubber wheels for broomsticks as we board the 1053 Transdev X43 "Witch Way" service to Stangeways, arriving at Great Ducie St at 1155, Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Be extremely careful to name that area correctly, otherwise the inmates at Strangeways penal establishment will become somewhat confused...

We cross over the very busy road to the bus stop opposite to our disembarkation point with the help of two off-duty warders and board the 1221 Lancashire United service X41 to Knuzden Brook (Old Mother Redcar) that arrive there at 1335 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Class20]

Even later still now, so we choose an available long ride from the services still running and board the 2250 Huddersfield Bus Company service 528 to Triangle (Dodge Royd Wood) that arrives there at 2325 on Thursday evening.

Yet even later still, we make for the East St stop at Triangle for the last Centrebus [Huddersfield Bus Company] service 531, to Copley, arriving at Copley Hall St at 2348, Thursday evening.

Sorry folks but isn't this a walk between two bus stops? Just checked google maps and there's a 6min walk between them. Though I'm not sure why we made the walk as the stops are just down the road from each other.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sorry folks but isn't this a walk between two bus stops? Just checked google maps and there's a 6min walk between them. Though I'm not sure why we made the walk as the stops are just down the road from each other.

I suppose that you have called HALT HALT HALT, so I shall send a PM to Zoe to request an adjudication.

 

[Zoe]

If the move did indeed involve a six minute walk to another bus stop and not just a walk across the road to another bus stop from the same location then it would be void.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

If the move did indeed involve a six minute walk to another bus stop and not just a walk across the road to another bus stop from the same location then it would be void.

So where does this leave us ?

 

[Zoe]

So where does this leave us ?

Having checked on the map, this is indeed a walk along the road to a different bus stop and so this post and others following are void and we remain at Triangle Dodge Royd Wood at 2325 on Thursday. The 1 hour period for Welshman to post a new move starts from 1812.

 

[Welshman]

As I've only just seen this at 2020, then obviously I've missed my chance!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Having checked on the map, this is indeed a walk along the road to a different bus stop and so this post and others following are void and we remain at Triangle (Dodge Royd Wood) at 2325 on Thursday night.

Since it was I who made that posting in your quote above, I cannot make another posting until that one is followed.

 

[Trainfan344]

Even later still now, so we choose an available long ride from the services still running and board the 2250 Huddersfield Bus Company service 528 to Triangle (Dodge Royd Wood) that arrives there at 2325 on Thursday evening.

We then board the 23:38 Huddersfield Bus Company service 531 to Sowerby Bridge (Bolton Brow/Old Cawsey) arriving there at 23:42 Thursday Night

 

[Welshman]

Yet even later still, we make for the East St stop at Triangle for the last Centrebus [Huddersfield Bus Company] service 531, to Copley, arriving at Copley Hall St at 2348, Thursday evening.

This was my post #4410.

We then board the 23:38 Huddersfield Bus Company service 531 to Sowerby Bridge (Bolton Brow/Old Cawsey) arriving there at 23:42 Thursday Night

But this is the same bus I proposed back in #4410, which now seems to be causing this dispute!!
From Sowerby Bridge it goes on Wakefield Rd to Copley, and then empty to the garage in Elland.

Ironically, the Centrebus [Huddersfield Bus Co] 528 and 531 share the same route and bus stops between the bottom of Mill Bank lane in Triangle and the bottom of Bolton Brow in Sowerby Bridge! Had the interchange been made at any other bus stop, there would have been no problem!

 

[Zoe]

But this is the same bus I proposed back in #4410, which now seems to be causing this dispute!!

There wasn't anything wrong with the bus, the issue was the walk between the two bus stops.
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As I've only just seen this at 2020, then obviously I've missed my chance!

The 1 hour time period is a period in which only you can post a new move, once this time has expired it becomes open floor but that doesn't prevent you from posting.

 

[Welshman]

There wasn't anything wrong with the bus, the issue was the walk between the two bus stops.
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The 1 hour time period is a period in which only you can post a new move, once this time has expired it becomes open floor but that doesn't prevent you from posting.

Sorry - I didn't explain myself clearly.

From local knowledge, I know that the 528 follows Rochdale Rd through Triangle down to Sowerby Bridge, and the 531 comes down Mill Bank Rd to join Rochdale Rd at the Triangle Inn, and then follows the same route and stops as the 528 as far as Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge. So if I change my boarding stop in post #4410 to Dodge Royd Wood, ie a little further down Rochdale Rd in the Sowerby Bridge direction, we shall then be OK, and the rules would have been followed.

 

[Zoe]

From local knowledge, I know that the 528 follows Rochdale Rd through Triangle down to Sowerby Bridge, and the 531 comes down Mill Bank Rd to join Rochdale Rd at the Triangle Inn, and then follows the same route and stops as the 528 as far as Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge. So if I change my boarding stop in post #4410 to Dodge Royd Wood, ie a little further down Rochdale Rd, we shall then be OK.

It would have been but the game has already moved on with Trainfan making the next post taking us to Sowerby Bridge.
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However on searching, I don't seem to be able to find a stop called Bolton Brow/Old Cawsey. HOLDING for clarification on if this stop actually exists.

 

[Trainfan344]

Well the problem is, the traveline didn't give me a Name, but that is where it shows the bus stop as being.
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Here is the stop id: 45022987

 

[Zoe]

Well the problem is, the traveline didn't give me a Name, but that is where it shows the bus stop as being.

You can ask traveline for a list of all stops on the route. Was your stop simply named Sowerby Bridge?

For Sowerby Bridge it lists:

Sowerby Bridge, Rochdale Road, E bound (45020958)
Sowerby Bridge, West Street Watson Mill La, (45020956)
Sowerby Bridge, West Street Foundry St, (45020954)
Sowerby Bridge, (45022993)

Sowerby Bridge, Wharf Street, (45023045)
Sowerby Bridge, (45022987)
Sowerby Bridge, Wakefield Rd Walker Lane, (45022986)
Sowerby Bridge, Wakefield Road Highfields, (45022983)
Sowerby Bridge, Wakefield Rd Washer Lane

 

[Trainfan344]

You can ask traveline for a list of all stops on the route.

For Sowerby Bridge it lists:

Sowerby Bridge, (45022987)

I have bolded the stop we are at.

 

[Zoe]

Here is the stop id: 45022987

Thanks. We are indeed at the stop simply named Sowerby Bridge then and will will RESUME by boadring the first service the next day, the 05:15 Hudderfield Bus Company route 579 service to Sowerby, Rooley Heights arriving at 05:24 on Friday. To clarify the rules on walking between bus stops, you may only do so in order to travel in a different direction from the same location This will usually just involve crossing the road but there are times like in this example where the stops are staggered.

 

[Trainfan344]

Continuing our journey around the magical land of Yorkshire, We board the 05:32 Huddersfield Bus Company service number 579 to Halifax (Town Centre, Bull Green, Cow Green, (45023287)) arriving there at 05:52 (10 Minute walk to railway station)

 

[gnolife]

We take the 06:36 Northern Service from Halifax to the slightly rubbish side of civilisation Manchester Victoria, arriving 07:42 on Friday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A most tactical move to remove us from the scene of confusion.....Nonetheless, the appeal for clarification came just after my posting of the quaintly named Knuzden Brook (Old Mother Redcar)...

We are indeed fortunate to arrive in Manchester Victoria railway station at this time, as this affords us plenty of time to board the 0800 Northern service to Whalley that arrives at 0906 on Friday morning.

 

[gnolife]

We get to the bus stops on King Street just in time to see a bus on route 280 leave, so we decided to wander around Whalley for an hour, before taking the 10:15 route 280 (changes number to X80 at Clitheroe) to Skipton, Rail Station, arriving 11:01 Friday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Entering into the railway station, we find we have time to spare before boarding the 1126 Northern service to Lazonby & Kirkoswald that arrives there at 1303 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

We decide to go and have a look at one of the most famous landmarks on this line, so we board the 14:25 Northern Service to Ribblehead Arriving there at 15:27 Friday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time only allows a short stay and unlike the summertime, none of the 831 or 832 buses are running in February, so we have to board the 1601 Northern service to Appleby that arrives there at 1641 on Friday afternoon

 

[Trainfan344]

Deciding to leave the scenic route, we board the 17:01 Northern Service to Keighley arriving there at 18:37 Friday Evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we walk to the bus stop on Bradford Road where we board the 1858 Keighley and District service 662 to Bradford Interchange that arrives there at 1938 on Friday evening.