The Transport Game

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next decide to pay a visit to a Wiltshire market town, so we board the 0712 FGW service to Chippenham that arrives there at 0743 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We continue into the Town Centre on Ad'Rains psv's 0828 departure on service 91A, arriving at Chippenham Town Bridge at 0830 Tuesday morning

 

[harry42]

We then hop on the 10:15 National Express service from Chipenham Bridge arriving in at Bath Bus Station at 10:50 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 1102 First in Bristol, Bath and the South West service 14 to Odd Node (Noads Corner) that arrives there at 1111 on Tuesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

Odd Down has numerous bus stops, but as far as I can see only the 14 serves Noads Corner.

So we wait the statutory 5 minutes and then get the next one back at 1118, travelling to Lower Weston, The Weston, arriving at 1145 Tuesday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just a short journey now as we board the 1151 First in Bristol, Bath and The West service 14 to Bath bus station that arrives there at 1201 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[High Dyke]

We continue on the 11:54 First in Bristol, Bath and the South West X39 service and alight at Brislington (Brislington Square) arriving at 12:22 on Tuesday.

 

[dzug2]

We have a while to wait before catching Wessex Connect's 620 service at 1400 to Old Sodbury Cross Hands, arriving at 1455 Tuesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1529 Andybus service 41 to Malmesbury (Cross Heyes) that arrives there at 1614 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

Another Andy Bus, the 93, departs at 1745 and takes us to Cirencester Parish Church. arriving at 1830 Tuesday evening (setting down only by request to driver)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not too long to wait outside the Parish Church before we board the 1855 Stagecoach in Swindon service 51 to Swindon bus station that arrives there at 1950 on Tuesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We next head to Heathrow Central bus station on National Express 444 departure at 2040. We arrive at 2200 Tuesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Excellent timekeeping on the previous service enables us to board the 2210 Oxford Bus Company OXF airline coach service to Oxford, (Gloucester Green bus station) that arrives there at 2340 on Tuesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

Further excellent timekeeping allows us to catch the Stagecoach S3 service at 2345, which takes us to Chipping Norton West Street, arriving at 0042 Wednesday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nothing now to do but wait in West Street until it is time to board the 0705 Stagecoach service 488 to Milcombe (West End) that arrives there at 0728 on Wednesday morning.

 

[dzug2]

A slight discrepancy here between Stagecoach's timetable and the Traveline one - the latter says Town Hall in Chipping Norton rather than West Street and has no knowledge of a West End.

In either event we have a couple of hours to hang about before onward transport - the 388 being the only service in this settlement. Which way shall we go? On or back? (Tosses coin, ignores result.) To Banbury bus station, leaving at 0938 and arriving at 1000 Wednesday morning

 

[High Dyke]

We continue from Banbury on the 10:30 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire 500 service alighting at Brackley [Market Place] arriving 11:06 on Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We wish to see more of a settlement that we missed on that last journey, so we board the 1140 Stagecoach in Oxfordshire service 500 to Middleton Cheney (Red Lion) that arrives there at 1200 on the noontide of Wednesday.

 

[dzug2]

(Hope this is legitimate)

We telephone and book a place (one hour's notice required) on the demand responsive Centrebus Midlands C500 service that leaves at 1320 and travels to Banbury Railway station, arriving 1330 Wednesday afternoon. We then settle back to have lunch while we wait.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Entering into the railway station, we find there is a train service to a marine location and we then board the 1355 XC service to Bournemouth that arrives there at 1626 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to stand A outside the station and take more Bus service 50 at 1650, travelling to Studland Beach Road, arriving at 1725 Wednesday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After a refreshing visit, we next board the 1755 more Bus service 50 to Swanage bus station that arrives there at 1810 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

After a refreshing visit, we next board the 1825 more Bus service 50 to Swanage bus station that arrives there at 1840 on Wednesday afternoon.

Sorry to be a pain, but aren't we obliged to use the first available transport to our destination? Which would be the 1755 service arriving at 1810

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sorry to be a pain, but aren't we obliged to use the first available transport to our destination? Which would be the 1755 service arriving at 1810

Since I apologise for reading and missing a line in the service timetable....and having duly amended this to reflect the oberservations in your HOLD posting as agreed now by both of us, I now declare RESUME at 1810 at Swanage bus station on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

More Buses' 40 service at 1905 takes us to Corfe Castle East Street, arriving at 1923 Wednesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We note that there is quite a while to wait for the next available bus, but as it is summer, daylight stays with us and enables to see the attractions of the area until we return to the bus stop on East Street to make a short onward journey, so we board the 2121 more Bus service 40 to Herston (Herston Cross) that arrives there at 2125 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

Another ride on the 40 bus at 2150 takes us to Lytchett Minster Bakers Arms, arriving at 2229 Wednesday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Still time to enjoy another ride on the Purbeck Breezer, so we board the 2313 more Bus 40 to Langton Maltravers (Capston Field) that arrives there at 2351 on Wednesday evening.

 

[dzug2]

What may be a last ride on the 40 takes us at 0615 next morning to Wareham Station, arriving at 0642, Thursday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We now join with the early morning commuters and enter the railway station, where we board the 0711 SWT service to Upwey that arrives there at 0738 on Thursday morning.