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LUSOwner · 4 Jan 2020

Having requested the train to stop, we return to the station to catch the 1358* Transport for Wales service to Chester, arriving at 1525 on the sunny Friday afternoon.

* Note: the 1358 train was originally posted as 1348, and was subsequently changed.

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ValleyLines142 · 4 Jan 2020

We exit the station and board the 1547 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Gold service X1 to Port Sunlight (New Chester Road/Shore Drive), arriving there at 1700 on Friday afternoon.

LUSOwner · 4 Jan 2020

We then have a quick trip to the nearest cafe, and, running with our dinner, we manage to get on board the absolutely packed 1710 42 Stagecoach Merseyside service, as far as Rock Ferry station, where we are pushed off the bus for eating too loudly at 1720 on the damp Friday afternoon.

ValleyLines142 · 4 Jan 2020

LUSOwner said:
We then have a quick trip to the nearest cafe, and, running with our dinner, we manage to get on board the absolutely packed 1510 42 Stagecoach Merseyside service, as far as Rock Ferry station, where we are pushed off the bus for eating too loudly at 1720 on the damp Friday afternoon.

15:10? We arrived at 17:00 :lol:

LUSOwner · 4 Jan 2020

DanTrainMan185 said:
15:10? We arrived at 17:00

Sorry, meant 1710!

ValleyLines142 · 4 Jan 2020

All good!

We walk around the corner to the bus stop by Rockville Street, where we board the 1734 Arriva North West service 410 to New Brighton (Kings Parade), arriving there at 1816 on Friday evening.

Xenophon PCDGS · 4 Jan 2020

We next board the 1840 Arriva North West service 410 to Clatterbridge Hospital (Outpatients...stop "B") that arrives there at 1927 on Friday evening.

DerekC · 4 Jan 2020

We are very lucky to get through our appointment in 13 minutes, allowing us to catch the 19:40 Arriva North West service 410 to Birkenhead Bus Station where we arrive at 20:06 on Friday evening.

Xenophon PCDGS · 4 Jan 2020

We next board the 2027 Arriva North West service 472 to Heswall (Bus Station) that arrives there at 2057 on Friday evening.

Andy Pacer · 5 Jan 2020

We take the 2132 Stagecoach Merseyside service 472 to Liverpool, Hood Street arriving there at 2214 on Friday.

ValleyLines142 · 5 Jan 2020

We take the six minute walk to the bus stop on Elliot Street, where we board the 2232 Arriva North West service 86A to Toxteth (Upper Parliament Street/Commerce Way), arriving there at 2243 on Friday evening.

LUSOwner · 5 Jan 2020

We then take a short walk to Edge Hill station to catch the 2319 Northern service to Wigan North Western, arriving at 4 minutes past midnight on Saturday morning.

Xenophon PCDGS · 5 Jan 2020

Here we take advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule and next board the 0550 Northern service to Alderley Edge that arrives at 0709 on Saturday morning.

ValleyLines142 · 5 Jan 2020

We exit the station to the bus stop on Wilmslow Road and board the 0748 Arriva North West Sapphire service 130 to Cheadle (Post Office), arriving there at 0833 on Saturday morning.

LUSOwner · 5 Jan 2020

~~We then board the 0719 Northern service to Crewe, arriving at 0744 on the rainy, cold Saturday morning.~~

Mike395 · 5 Jan 2020

Getting lost trying to find the non-existent bus to Alton Towers, we end up outside Boots on the High Street, where happily, after a quick nip to grab a All Day Breakfast sandwich, at 0858 a Manchester-bound 42B comes to take us back to civilisation, arriving at Piccadilly 0948 Saturday morning.

DerekC · 5 Jan 2020

We enter the station and are in plenty of time for the 10:25 Cross Country service to Winchester where we arrive at 14:25 on Saturday afternoon.

ValleyLines142 · 5 Jan 2020

We take the eight minute to the bus stop on Jewry Street where we board the 1448 Bluestar service 1 to Southampton (Bargate), arriving there at 1545 on Saturday afternoon.

DerekC · 5 Jan 2020

We don't have long to wait for the 15:55 Bluestar service 3 to Botley (The Square) where we arrive at 16:48 on Saturday afternoon.

ValleyLines142 · 5 Jan 2020

We then board the 1706 Xelabus service X9 to Bishops Waltham (The Square), arriving there at 1726 on Saturday afternoon.

DerekC · 5 Jan 2020

We have time for a cup of tea (or even a swift pint in the Crown Inn) before boarding the 18:09 Stagecoach Hampshire service 69 to Fareham (Station Roundabout) where we arrive at 18:43 on Saturday evening.

ValleyLines142 · 5 Jan 2020

We then board the 1850 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport Solent Ranger service X5 to Lee-on-the-Solent (High Street/Post Office), arriving there at 1910 on Saturday evening.

DerekC · 5 Jan 2020

Well, that was the last X5 of the night and since there is nothing else in walking range, we take an early night and (tomorrow being Sunday) a lie in prior to catching the first X5 of the morning at 09:30. It takes us to Gosport Bus Station where we arrive at 09:54 in Sunday morning.

ValleyLines142 · 5 Jan 2020

Oops I didn't realise that, sorry! I hate being that person that dumps us somewhere where the last bus is early!

We then board the 1010 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport Eclipse service E2 to Fareham (Bus Station), arriving there at 1048 on Sunday morning.

DerekC · 5 Jan 2020

We don't have long to wait for the 11:00 First Portsmouth service 3 to Old Portsmouth (Gunwharf Quays) where we arrive at 12:14 on Sunday afternoon.

LUSOwner · 5 Jan 2020

We then have a short walk to Portsmouth Harbour station, where we catch the 1308 GWR service to Southampton Central, where we arrive at 1358 on the drizzly but surprisingly sunny Sunday afternoon.

DerekC · 5 Jan 2020

We just make the 14:03 to Dorchester South where we arrive at 15:24 on Sunday afternoon.

LUSOwner · 5 Jan 2020

We then take a short walk over to Dorchester West, to catch the 1623 GWR service to Bradford-upon-Avon, where we arrive at 1652 on Sunday. No one requested Chetnole, Yetminster or Thornford on the journey.

Xenophon PCDGS · 5 Jan 2020

We next board the 1712 Great Western Railway service to Severn Tunnel Junction that arrives at 1817 on Sunday evening.

LUSOwner · 5 Jan 2020

After doing some trainspotting, we then take the 1853 Transport for Wales service to Gloucester, arriving at 1935 on Sunday.

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