The Transport Game

[Blindtraveler]

we wernt sure what to do with ourself today but whilst putting the free paper wev been reading on the bus back in the0rack we spot a train tiket0lying just beside it. a quick glance shows its the return portion of an anytime return from DBY to aberdeen.

Concerned this may belong to somebody we ask the people at the bus stand, remaining passengers onboard and even at the station tiket office to see if its been reported missing
but no it hasnt. at that moment the platform for the 13:44 XC voyager is announced and adopting the spirit of finders keepers we make our way to the advertised platform. Its only then we note the tiket is infact a First anytime, so, thinking Xmas has come again we board and take our seat for the 6h 59 trip, ariving in the granit city at 20:43 on Sat evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Having enjoyed that last long journey, we decide to take a short ride down the coast, so we board the 2105 First ScotRail service to Stonehaven that arrives at 2121 on Saturday night.

 

[Blindtraveler]

after an overnight stay in a grotty little guesthouse we go back to the station and board the 10:10 XC working back to aberdeen.
During the trip we call to make enquiries about saling times on the ferry to Shetland as wev always fancied going there and discover theres one at 17:00. Now only Q is what to do after our arival back in ABD at 29 minutes past 10 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We head straight to London on East Coast's 1E19 departure, which leaves Aberdeen at 1147 and arrives into London Kings Cross at 1856 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After that long journey, we have a light meal before boarding the 1941 FCC service to Welwyn Garden City that arrives at 2021 on Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I am officially back in the country and I'm back on here.....oh how I've missed you all!

We then continue our journey northwards and board First Capital Connect 2C06 2031 service to Cambridge, which arrives there at 2127 on Sunday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A short journey now with a different TOC as we board the 2151 NXEA service to Shelford that arrives at 2156 on Sunday night

 

[gnolife]

We then take the 22:56 NXEA service to Stansted Mountfitchet arriving 23:22 Sunday night

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then check in nearby and in the morning take National Express East Anglia's 1B17 departure at 0749 to London Liverpool Street, arriving there at 0840 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The station is thronged with people with "Monday morning going back to work" expressions, so we now board the 0855 NXEA service to Prittlewell that arrives there at 0950 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then grab a drink and a stop in Prittlewell Priory before boarding National Express East Anglia's 1K28 service at 1050 to Southend Victoria, which arrives at 1054 on Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A change of mode of travel sees us walk to stop VF at the interchange where we board Regal Busways service 3 to Chelmsford bus station, that arrives at stand 1 at 1252 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then decide to grab a coffee and then head for lunch in the lovely town of Basildon. So we board First Essex's route 100, which leaves stand 5 at Chelmsford Bus Station at 1330 and arrives at Basildon Bus Station (stand D) at 1424 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

On the same stand D, we now see another journey on the information board that is of interest to us, so we board the 1446 First in Essex service 100 to Lakeside bus station that arrives in bay N at 1541 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We continue our bus travel and after a good 2-3 hours shopping we then board Stagecoach London's route 372 which leaves Lakeside Bus Station at 1856 and we go to Hornchurch Town Centre, arriving there at 1937 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yet another mode of travel this time takes our fancy, so we walk to Hornchurch underground station and board the 1951 District Line service to Earl's Court underground station that arrives at 2057 on Monday evening.

 

[W-on-Sea]

We'll leave via the Warwick Road exit, cross the road, and get the 2107 First London bus 328 to West Hampstead (West End Lane, by all three of the stations called West Hampstead) arriving at 2151 on Monday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then head to Piccadilly Circus on the number 139 bus operated by Metroline, which leaves West Hampstead at 2157 and arrives at Piccadilly Circus at 2227 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The excellent timing and disembarkation point of the service 328 gives us enough time to go into West Hampstead Thameslink station and board the 2225 FCC service to Bedford that arrives at 2330 on Monday night.

Too slow, too slow, was the cry....as I have to stand in a dark corner of the forum as punishment for ten minutes...:roll:

 

[ValleyLines142]

The excellent timing and disembarkation point of the service 328 gives us enough time to go into West Hampstead Thameslink station and board the 2225 FCC service to Bedford that arrives at 2330 on Monday night.

Look above ^^^^^^^^^^^ :P sorry!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We make our way to Piccadilly Circus underground station and board the 2240 Piccadilly Line service to London Victoria that arrives at 2251 on Monday evening

 

[Blindtraveler]

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[Zoe]

We make our way to Piccadilly Circus underground station and board the 2240 Piccadilly Line service to London Victoria that arrives at 2251 on Monday evening

Impossible journey. The Piccadilly line doesn't go to Victoria.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Impossible journey. The Piccadilly line doesn't go to Victoria.

Zoe, I am having the worst day imagineable on your quiz. The offending posting has now been "struck through". I once again retire to the same dark corner of the forum as before....but this time for more than "ten minutes in the sin-bin".:roll:

That is two consecutive wrong journeys I have stated.....Perhaps this qualifies me to work in any of these places who regularly give out incorrect information...:roll:

WE ARE STILL AT PICCADILLY CIRCUS AT 2227 ON A MONDAY EVENING

 

[ValleyLines142]

Just to avoid confusion, I'll continue my own post (not sure whether I'm allowed to do this) and take the Bakerloo Line from Piccadilly Circus at 2311 to Paddington, where one can have a choice of bus, train or tube, arriving there at 2323 on Monday evening.

 

[Zoe]

Just to avoid confusion, I'll continue my own post (not sure whether I'm allowed to do this)

No you can't. Only one move each post.

 

[ValleyLines142]

No you can't. Only one move each post.

Fair enough.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I cannot go, as I made two consecutive postings that required "striking through" earlier and am not prepared to do "three-in-a-row, so the position with the quiz, after that last rules clarification is:-

WE ARE STILL AT PICCADILLY CIRCUS AT 2227 ON MONDAY EVENING
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I am persuaded to end my self-imposed embargo..................


We go to bus stop "S" where we board Arriva London service 38 that arrives at London Victoria bus/coach station at 2305 on Monday night

 

[ValleyLines142]

Good on you!

We then head to the railway station and embark on a late-night journey in the form of 1S88, which is Southeastern's 0010 service to Ramsgate, arriving there at the slightly unearthly hour of 0210 early on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Matters are not all that bad as there are only a couple of hours to wait for an onward journey, when we board the 0436 Southeastern service to Gillingham (Kent) that arrives at 0539 on Tuesday morning.