The Transport Game

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not too long to wait for our next connection and we board the 1051 First TPE service to Huddersfield that arrives at 1245 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We make the short walk looking through the town to Huddersfield bus station, where we take the 1330 First Manchester route 184 (the Purple Line) to Oldham (Bus Station), arriving there at 1448 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[gnolife]

We take the 14:53 Stagecoach Manchester route 76 to Lever Street, arrving 15:39

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the 14:53 Stagecoach Manchester route 76 to Lever Street, arrving 15:39

Where is Lever Street exactly? There are examples in Middleton, Tyldesley and Radcliffe.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Where is Lever Street exactly? There are examples in Middleton, Tyldesley and Radcliffe.

Can I be of assistance here. The Lever Street referred to is in none of these three places. You really have to know the route of this specific 76 bus service, which runs from Oldham to Manchester and from looking at the posting concerned and the departure and arrival times, the Lever Street referred to is in Manchester City Centre and runs down from Great Ancoats Street to Piccadilly.
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We take the 14:53 Stagecoach Manchester route 76 to Lever Street, arriving 15:39

Having established we are in Manchester City Centre on a Thursday we cross over Piccadilly from Lever Street, through the garden area and the square hole In Manchester's tribute to the Berlin Wall (The Concrete Monstrosity) and the paved area with the Manchester Metrolink tram tracks and arrive at Piccadilly Bus Station where we wait for and then board the 1608 First Manchester limited-stop service 32 to Wigan bus station that arrives there at 1747 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[VTPreston_Tez]

We then catch the Preston Bus 113 to Preston Bus Station at 1755, arriving at 1915 the same day. The bus arrives near Stand 1, with a variety of buses from here.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then catch the Preston Bus 113 to Preston Bus Station at 1755, arriving at 1915 the same day. The bus arrives near Stand 1, with a variety of buses from here.

What an absolute coincidence!! I was just going to take this very service!!

We then continue our travels and board the 1925 Stagecoach Lancashire route 68 to Blackpool (Talbot Road Bus Station), arriving there at 2032 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

No trams to see early in February so we stroll to the North Pier area, but there is a very cold stiff breeze coming of the Irish Sea, so we spend a pound or two in the arcades on the pier, before making our way back up Talbot Road to Blackpool North station, where we board the 2144 First TPE service to Manchester Oxford Road which arrives there at 2253 on Thursday night.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Back in good old Manchester again, we continue our travels, this time to the south of Manchester and board the 2307 Stagecoach Manchester route 105 at Whitworth Street West (directly opposite Oxford Road station) to Wythenshawe (Bus Station), arriving there at 2348 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wythenshawe bus station has a strange triangular formation to maximise its space, but is not the best place to be near to at midnight, but we are fortunate that a group of security officers are waiting there to carry out special project work at Manchester Airport, so we decide to go with them and we board the 0019 Stagecoach Manchester service 43 that arrives at Manchester Airport Interchange at 0027 on Friday morning.

 

[gnolife]

The 105 doesn't do Whitworth Street West. It goes via Chepstow Street and Medlock Street instead of via Princess Street and Whitworth Street.

I'll offer the 23:23 Stagecoach Manchester route 101 to Wythenshawe Bus Station arriving at 00:04 FRiady as a replacement. Your onbound to the AIrport is valid off this though Paul.
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I'll put us on the 05:33 Arriva Trains Wales service to Shotton, arriving 7:04 Friday Morning as an follow-on from Paul's service to the AIrport

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I'll put us on the 05:33 Arriva Trains Wales service to Shotton, arriving 7:04 Friday morning (as a follow-on from Paul's service to the Airport)

We disembark here, a place with stations on two levels, and walk to the main road (Chester Road West) and wait with the morning commuters at the bus stop and board the 0737 Arriva Cymru service X11 that takes us to Holywell bus station, arriving there at 0806 on Friday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

The 105 doesn't do Whitworth Street West. It goes via Chepstow Street and Medlock Street instead of via Princess Street and Whitworth Street.

Sorry, I must have read off the bus stop wrong, I zoomed into Oxford Road station on Google Maps and there was a bus stop and it gave me a load of departures, one of which I'm sure was the 105, unless it picked up another bus stop.

We disembark here, a place with stations on two levels, and walk to the main road (Chester Road West) and wait with the morning commuters at the bus stop and board the 0737 Arriva Cymru service X11 that takes us to Holywell bus station, arriving there at 0806 on Friday morning

We decide to head along the lovely North Wales coast, so there is not long to wait (and I think this has been set perfectly on the timetable for interchange) before we board the 0813 Arriva Cymru route 11 to Rhyl (Bus Station), arriving there at 0909 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then wait with some early morning shoppers at stand 1 and board the 0924 Arriva Cymru service 12 to Llandudno (Mostyn Street) that arrives there at 1028 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Ooh good old Llandudno! I went to Llandudno in 2010 and have never seen such a true British seaside resort EVER!! There was deckchairs, fish and chips, seagulls, the pier, it was a lush day, there was families on the beach, there was amusements, it was busy and thriving - fantastic!! Who needs Marbella and Majorca eh?!

We do all of the above and then head off on 1H92, the 1606 Arriva Trains Wales service to Warrington Bank Quay, arriving there at 1749 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Warrington Bank Quay is not exactly one of the highlighted tourist areas to visit at the evening rush-hour on a cold Friday evening in early February, so we walk the short distance to the bus stop(with the homecoming commuters) on Rylands Street and we board the 1806 Arriva Cymru service X30 to Mickle Trafford that arrives there at 1914 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Warrington Bank Quay is not exactly one of the highlighted tourist areas to visit at the evening rush-hour on a cold Friday evening in early February, so we walk the short distance to the bus stop(with the homecoming commuters) on Rylands Street and we board the 1806 Arriva Cymru service X30 to Mickle Trafford that arrives there at 1914 on Friday evening.

Paul, I'm not quite sure where exactly in Mickle Trafford we got off the X30 from Warrington but we then walk round to Warrington Road (opposite the Methodist Church) and board the 2025 Widnes Commercial Motors route 21 to Chester (Princess Street Bus Exchange), arriving there ten minutes later at 2035 on Friday evening.

 

[VTPreston_Tez]

We take the 53 by the same company after a short walk to stand 4b, to Hoole Way, with station connections

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the 53 by the same company after a short walk to stand 4b, to Hoole Way, with station connections

I need timings and a day.

Just a reminder, each leg requires the following:

1) Route number (for a bus)/headcode (if possible) for a train (if not just the times)
2) Departure Time
3) Destination (specific - e.g. Chester (Bus Station) or Leeds (Morton Way), not just the name of the town like Plymouth or a road like William Street).
4) Operator
5) Arrival times
6) Day

 

[VTPreston_Tez]

One sec...arrive at 20:44 same day.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Thank you

We then walk round to Foregate Street (about ten minutes walk from Hoole Way) and board the 2040 Arriva Cymru route 1 to Wrexham (Trinity Street Bus Station), arriving there at 2115 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just a short time to wait at the bus station and we make our way to stand 3 there and board the 2135 Pat's Coaches service 4E that arrives at RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG CROSS (Market Street) at 2149 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Apologies for the delay to this game, I've had difficulty planning a journey (and have been very busy), so we have a drink in a pub and board the 2308 Pat's Coaches route 3 to Wrexham (Regent Street), arriving there at 2323 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

So late at night on a Friday with so little onwards public transport, so we book into a small hotel and ask for an early morning alarm call, which allows us to have a good nights sleep and a light breakfast before we make our way to stand 1 at Wrexham bus station and board the 0640 Arriva Cymru service X94 that arrives at Barmouth on Jubilee Road, at the railway station, at 0939 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then grab a hot drink before boarding 2G35, Arriva Trains Wales' 1052 service to Machynlleth (the 0936 from Pwllheli), arriving there at 1157 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We now look forward to another bus ride, so we walk the short distance from the railway station to Heol y Doll where we board the 1225 Lloyds Coaches service X28 to Aberystwyth that arrives at Canolfan Rheidol, Rhodfa Padarn, at 1317 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then continue our journey through Mid-Wales and then board the 1540 Arriva Cymru route 550 to New Quay (Park Street), arriving there at 1645 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just a short journey onwards for the next leg as we board the 1721 Richards Bros. service 550 to Aberaeron (North Road) that arrives there at 1740 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then decide to head southwards and board the 1800 Arriva Cymru route X40 to Carmarthen (Railway Station), arriving there at 1933 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide, because of the time factor, to enter the railway station and to make our next journey leg by rail, so we wait for our next connection, which is the 2047 ATW service to Cardiff Central, that arrives there at 2247 on Saturday night