The Transport Game

[Zoe]

There are no more night buses back into Central Manchester but luckily we don't have that long to wait before we board the 0415 High Peak 199 service to Manchester Airport, The Station arriving at 0440 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0500 National Express service 422 to Burnley bus station that arrives there at 0715 on Sunday morning.

 

[dzug2]

Emerges from hibernation

We take the 25 bus* at 0843 and travel to Keighley bus station, arriving 0955 Sunday morning

* can't actually work out who operates it. Mainline??

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It says "Mainline" on the printed timetable.

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Only a short time to wait before boarding the Keighley and District service 500 to Oxenhope (Lower Town Station Road) that arrives there at 1028 on Sunday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We return at 1034 on the K&D 500 service and alight at Haworth KWVR station at 1042

haven't checked if it's running.....

Edit - it is

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We are now afforded an opportunity to make a heritage railway train ride, so we next board the 1106 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway service to Ingrow (West) that arrives there at 1118 on Sunday morning.

 

[dzug2]

Another steam ride on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway at 1156 takes us to the terminus of the line at Oxenhope, arriving at 1218 Sunday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Making our way from the station to the bus stop outside, we then board the 1228 Keighley and District service 500 to Hebden Bridge railway station forecourt that arrives there at 1250 on Sunday afternon.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1345 Northern rail replacement bus service** to Preston, arriving at 1533 Sunday afternoon

**No 'normal' timetable published so I think this is valid

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After a snack and a hot drink on the railway station, we next board the 1614 Northern service to Liverpool Lime Street that arrives there at 1724 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We decide on a longer journey and take the EMT departure at 1752 and travel to Wymondham arriving at 2315 on Sunday evening

 

[Trainfan344]

We pull out our sleeping bags and curl up for the night before waking, changing platforms and boarding the 05:45 Greater Anglia service to Attleborough arriving there at 05:51 Monday Morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0609 EMT service to Ely that arrives there at 0645 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We travel on the 0748 FCC departure to Letchworth, arriving at 0840 Monday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Continuing southwards, we board the 0847 FCC service to Finsbury Park that arrives there at 0914 on Monday morning.

 

[High Dyke]

A frequent service on this route means we don't have long to wait for our next train. We continue on the 08:59 FCC service to Welwyn North arriving at 09:18 Monday morning.

 

[Trainfan344]

We make the transfer to the Victoria Line and board the 09:19 service to Victoria arriving there at 09:34 Monday Morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mindful of the need to enter the heavy rail station and also the minimum connectional time, we decide to board the 0947 Southern service to Ore that arrives there at 1155 on Monday morning.

 

[Zoe]

Mindful of the need to enter the heavy rail station and also the minimum connectional time, we decide to board the 0947 Southern service to Ore that arrives there at 1155 on Monday morning.

Minimum connection time for Victoria is 15 mintues which takes us to 0949. Although published in the NR timetable, in this game the time published should also apply when changing modes at the station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide to enter the heavy rail station and board the 1007 Southeastern service to Otford that arrives there at 1041 on Monday morning.

 

[Trainfan344]

We then board the 11:08 Southeastern Service to Elephant and Castle Arriving there at 11:59 Monday Morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A change of TOC sees us board the 1209 FCC service to Radlett that arrives at 1249 on Monday afternoon.

 

[High Dyke]

A change of platform sees us return towards London on the 13:04 FCC service as far as Mill Hill Broadway arriving at 13:12 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1328 FCC service to Hackbridge that arrives there at 1430 on Monday afternoon

 

[High Dyke]

We have a brief interlude here, but soon continue on the 14:43 Southern service to Epsom arriving at 14:59 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mindful of connectional times, we next board the 1504 Southern service to Waddon that arrives there at 1523 on Monday afternoon.

 

[High Dyke]

We continue as we get onboard the 15:30 Southern service to the "Gateway to the South", Balham arriving at 15:51 on Monday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just meeting the requirements of the connectional time, we then board the 1556 Southern service to Kenley that arrives there at 1627 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

We make the transfer back underground to the Northern Line platforms and board the 15:56 Northern Line service to Camden Town Arriving there at 16:33 Monday Afternoon
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Just a 20 minute wait for the Direct Southern service to East Croydon arriving there at 17:00 Monday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Heading for the coast, we next board the 1710 Southern service to Durrington-on-Sea that arrives there at 1822 on Monday evening.