The Transport Game

[gnolife]

We take the 09:25 Arriva Trains Wales service to Wilmslow, arriving 12:48 on Monday

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to Bank Square for Arriva's 130 service to Macclesfield Bus Station. departing at 1329 and arriving at 1403 on Monday afternoon.

 

[gnolife]

We take the 14:20 Northern Rail service from Macclesfield to Bramhall, arriving at 14:33 Monday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Once again, please can all members remember to state the quiz day in their postings...

We stroll to the village centre to look at what the shops have to offer then stroll back again to the bus stop near to the railway station where we board the 1523 Stagecoach Manchester service 378 to Handforth (Paddock Shopping Precinct on Wilmslow Road) that arrives there at 1538 on Monday afternoon

 

[gnolife]

We just make the connection onto the 15:41 Arriva North West route 130 to Cheadle Road/Cheadle & Marple College Cheadle Campus arriving 15:50 Monday

 

[dzug2]

overtaken

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It is still MONDAY on the quiz day....

We cross the road and board the 1607 Stagecoach Manchester service 310 to Davenport railway station that arrives there at 1617 on Monday afternoon

 

[gnolife]

We take the 16:35 Stagecoach Manchester route 374 to Stockport, Warren Street, arriving 16:53 Monday

 

[dzug2]

We catch the Stagecoach 330 departure at 1703 arriving at Bredbury Station at 1715 Monday afternoon

 

[gnolife]

We take the 17:31 First Manchester Route 386 to Greave, arriving at 17:40 Monday
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incidentally, can someone have a look at the route map for this and make sure I'm not cracking up when I think I see the bus connection symbol on the train tracks at Woodley and Romiley?

http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/380_381_386_28450.pdf

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1828 First Pioneer service 380 to Castle Hill (Lingard Lane) that arrives there at 1858 on Monday evening.
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incidentally, can someone have a look at the route map for this and make sure I'm not cracking up when I think I see the bus connection symbol on the train tracks at Woodley and Romiley?

http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/380_381_386_28450.pdf

That symbol could mean there is a connectional point.

 

[gnolife]

We next board the 1820 First Pioneer service 380 to Castle Hill (Lingard Lane) that arrives there at 1858 on Monday evening.
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That symbol could mean there is a connectional point.

The time for that service at Greave is 18:28 btw. and with regards the odd bus symbols, its not even consistent within the timetable, with Bredbury getting the correct double-arrow symbol.


anyway, we take the 19:28 Stagecoach Manchester route 330 to Stockport, Peel Centre, arriving at 19:34 Monday

 

[dzug2]

We then get the 1948 bus on the same service and travel to Ashton under Lyne bus station, arriving 2024 Monday evening

I'm puzzled by some of the times in the last few moves as well - they seem to be a few minutes out (or the stop not quite the same) from what I'm finding - not critically so, but still puzzling

 

[gnolife]

We take the 20:45 Stagecoach Mancehster route 347 to Haughton Green Terminus, arriving at 21:07 Monday

 

[dzug2]

We continue at 2124 on Stagecoach Manchester's 204 service and travel to Belle Vue Hyde Road/Sunny Brow Road arriving at 2140 Monday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I'm puzzled by some of the times in the last few moves as well - they seem to be a few minutes out (or the stop not quite the same) from what I'm finding - not critically so, but still puzzling

The North-West Journey Planner and the other websites of bus companies have been known to carry differentials in past years.

 

[gnolife]

We cross over Hyde Road and begin a long wait for the 22:38 First Manchester route 205 to Dane Bank, Windmill Lane, arrving 22:48 Monday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Because there were "time queries" raised yesterday, I have taken the liberty of ringing TfGM who confirm that the last mentioned 2245 is the last arrival at Windmill Lane at Dane Bank. There is still an onward mode of bus travel, which the rules of the quiz will allow in this specific circumstance...ALL TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY TfGM AND ARE NOT OF MY MAKING, SHOULD ANY QUERY ARISE

We take the five minute walk from Windmill Lane to Manchester Road/Hulme Road and are in time to board the 2304 Stagecoach Manchester service 204 to Manchester (Piccadilly Gardens) that arrives there at 2326 on Monday evening.

 

[Pink]

We now walk to the Metrolink at Piccadilly Gardens and board the 23:35 Metrolink service to Eccles which arrives there at 00:06 on Monday/Tuesday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk from the Metrolink station to the railway station amd after a wait, we board the 0129 Northern service to Manchester Victoria that arrives at 0148 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Class20]

We find a place to stay the night before returning later in the morning to catch the 07:23 Northern Rail service to Blackburn arriving at 08:20 Tuesday morning

 

[cjlaing]

take the 09:10 from blackburn to york arriving at 11:19

 

[Pink]

We now go to Platform 5 at York, to board the 11:41 Transpennine Express to Scarborough arriving there at 12:30 on Tuesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time to look what the centre of Scarborough has to offer before returning to the station for a ride down the Yorkshire Coast line, so we board the 1328 Northern service to Beverley that arrives at 1436 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We have a while to wait and explore the Minster before catching the 1535 EYMS 246 bus from Sow Hill to Hornsea, EYMS depot, arriving at 1619 Tuesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We spend some time at the bus depot until it is time to board the 1655 EYMS service 240 to Skirlaugh (Duke of York public house on Skirlaugh Main Road) which arrives at 1725 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Zoe]

There don't seem to be many options here so we wait for the 1858 East Yorkshire Motor Services 240 service to Hull Interchange, arriving at 1925 on Tuesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The interchange offers a range of options, but we decide a cross-Pennine rail journey is the best option at this time of the day, so making our way to the platforms, we board the 2035 First TPE service to Manchester Piccadilly that arrives at 2233 on Tuesday evening.

 

[gnolife]

Glad to be back in a civilised city, we take the 23:05 Stagecoach Manchester route 105 from Piccadilly Gardens to Benchill, Broadoak Road/Kenninghall Road, arriving at 23:45 onTuesady

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Being found to be in Benchill in the last few minutes before midnight, when it was the last bus from Manchester that brought you there may be very useful for the local residents with a warm home to spend the night, but for inveterate travellers such as us, it seems to be a judgement from "Paradise Lost" as no such comforts await us, so we stay at the same bus stop having spoken to a member of the local constabulary to assure him we are not up to no good and over three hours then elapse, before we are joined at the bus stop by workers at Manchester Airport starting an early shift and we all board the 0336 Stagecoach Manchester service 105 to Manchester Airport bus station that arrives there at 0353 on Wednesday morning.