The Transport Game

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Polperro has much to offer the casual visitor in the way of sightseeing, so we take the afforded opportunity to do just that, before eventually returning from whence we started and board the 1240 Western Greyhound service 573 to West Looe (Fire Station) that arrives there at 1255 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

As the 573 is the only Sunday public transport in Polperro, we return on the 1140 departure, getting off at Sandplace Railway Gate at 1204, Sunday lunchtime

Too slow

We have to continue to Sandplace on the 1322 rail departure. arriving belatedly at 1327, Sunday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sunday is an ideal day to explore the hinterland and we have over half an hour to explore the lanes near to the railway station, before returning there to board the 1404 Western Greyhound service 573 (yet again) to Liskeard (the stop opposite to the railway station) that arrives there at 1419 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We decide it's too far to walk to the town centre, so wait around for the 1511 FGW train to Newton Abbot, arriving 1633 Sunday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to go for a early Sunday evening meal to sustain us which we consume at leisure, knowing the times of the trains on Sunday from here and we have time to slowly retrace our steps to the railway station, where we board the 1837 XC service to Exeter St Davids that arrives there at 1856 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We decide to head eastwards, catching the 1915 FGW departure to Reading, arriving at 2118 Sunday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the railway station and take the short walk to Forbury Road where we board the 2205 First in Berkshire-operated Reading RailAir service X25 to Heathrow Airport...Terminal 5 bus station area that arrives there at 2243 on Sunday night.

 

[dzug2]

We catch the 2255 490 Abellio bus from stop 8 and travel to Richmond rail station, arriving at 2338 Sunday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The capital beckons to complete a most remarkable Sunday and we are in good time to enter the railway station and board the 2356 SWT service to London Waterloo that arrives at 0017 in the very early hours of Monday morning.

 

[sonic2009]

We decide we want to go see the Isle of Wight, but first of all have to get to Portsmouth Harbour, so we take the 0050 South West Trains service on the early hours of Monday Morning, where we arrive in Portsmouth Harbour station at 0219

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It is only when we disembark do we remember the recent clarification from Zoe that travel to the Isle of Wight is not allowed (well, not until it receives a fixed link such as a tunnel or a rather expensive road bridge), so we pass away the time seeing the waters of the Solent flow by, before boarding the 0600 FGW service to Cardiff Central that arrives there at 0943 on Monday morning.

 

[sonic2009]

We can still see the Isle of Wight from the mainland on a clear day.

 

[dzug2]

After a late breakfast, we catch the 1057 ATW train - as it covers some (well relatively - once a day) infrequently served track - and alight at Whitland at 1245, Monday afternoon

 

[317666]

We catch the 1306 ATW service to Pembroke Dock, arriving at 1419 Monday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

It's a measure of how integrated transport in this area in that the bus to Milford Haven leaves at 1419 from outside the station. So we miss it and wait for the next at 1559 (Silcox 356) arriving at Milford Haven Tesco at 1640 Monday afternoon

 

[317666]

After the walk over to the station, we board the 17:08 Arriva Trains Wales service to Cardiff Central, alighting at Swansea at 18:54 Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide to have some hot food to sustain us before boarding the 2028 FGW service to Bridgend that arrives at 2059 on Monday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We catch the 2142 ATW train and travel through Cardiff to Pontypridd, arriving 2309, Monday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to book in for the night and ask for a 0430 alarm call and a packed lunch to take, rather than to have a breakfast because of the very early hour, so suitably rested in both body and mind, we return to the railway station to board the 0524 ATW service to Barry that arrives there at 0619 on Tuesday morning.

 

[317666]

We join the 06:30 Arriva Trains Wales service to Merthyr Tydfil, and decide to alight at Grangetown at 06:49, Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We continue on the 0708 ATW departure and travel to Bargoed, arriving at 0802 Tuesday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide to change the mode of travel, so we leave the railway station and take the short walk to Commercial Street where we board the 0844 Stagecoach in South Wales service 12 to New Tredegar (Church Terrace on White Rose Way) which arrives at 0855 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

Stagecoach's service 2 departs at 0923 and carries us to Dowlais Top (Asda), arriving at 1000 Tuesday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Much as we would wish to trace the sites of the closed railway stations in Dowlais that were closed in the 1960's, we continue our tour of the "Heads of the Valleys" and we board the 1012 Stagecoach in South Wales service 1 to Rhymney (High Street) that arrives there at 1023 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We continue on Harris Coaches 'New Adventure' service 4 at 1029 and travel (through journey advertised) via Pontlottyn to Abertysswg Charles Street, arriving at 1040, Tuesday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to have a mid-morning snack while we plan our onward journey, so after a break of one hour, we board to Harris Coaches service 4 to Tredegar bus station that arrives there at 1200 on Tuesday noon.

 

[dzug2]

It's a short walk from the bus station to Lidl, where we catch Stagecoach X4 service at 1225 and travel to Hereford bus station, arriving at 1425 Tuesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time for a hot drink to refresh us before the call of the omnibus is felt again, so we board the 1500 Lugg Valley service 426 to Bodenham (Memorial) that arrives there at 1543 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We wait for the next northbound departure on the 426 at 1709, and ask the driver to go via Steens Bridge, where we arrive at 1725 Tuesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We spend some time walking around the area and sightseeing, before returning from whence we came, in order to board the 1857 Lugg Valley service 426 to Leominster bus station, that arrives there at 1911 on Tuesday evening.