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DerekC

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We get a coffee and a bacon sandwich while we wait for the 08:10 Stagecoach Lincolnshire service 53 to Clowne (Tesco) where we arrive at 08:55 on Saturday morning.
 
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ValleyLines142

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Buses are infrequent on a Saturday, so we board the 1028 Stagecoach Yorkshire service 74 to Crystal Peaks (Bus Station), arriving there at 1114 on Saturday morning.
 

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We walk quickly the 150 yards to the tram stop and board the 11:20 Sheffield Supertram "Blue" service to Malin Bridge where we arrive at 12:11 on Saturday afternoon

We walk the 100 yards to the tram stop and board the 12:24 Sheffield Supertram "Purple" service to Sheffield (Cathedral) where we arrive at 12:44 on Saturday afternoon.
 
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We take the 3 minute, 0.2 mile walk to stop CH1, and wait for the 1305 Stagecoach Yorkshire service 52 to Woodhouse Station, arriving at 1341 on Saturday afternoon.
 

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We kip down for the night under a hedge and in the morning (to avoid waiting for a train until 08:30) walk our maximum half mile to Leeds Road/Bolus Road where we board the 06:17 Arriva Yorkshire service 110 to Leeds Bus Station where we arrive at 06:39 on Sunday morning.
 

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We take the four minute walk to Fitzalan Square Ponds Forge tram stop, where we board the 0804 Supertram Yellow Line service to Langsett - Primrose View, arriving there at 0815 on Sunday morning.
 

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We take the 9 minute, 0.4 mile walk to Meadowhall Interchange and wait for the 1010 National Express service 311 to Leeds (Dyer Street), arriving at 1050 on Sunday morning.
 

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We take the 1 minute walk into the bus station to catch the 1110 First Halifax service 508 to Halifax, Bradford Road (Scholes Farm) arriving at 1221 on Sunday.
 

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We then board the 1238 First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield service 681 to Halifax (Bus Station), arriving there at 1248 on Sunday afternoon.
 

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We then board the 1417 First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield service 590 to Rochdale (Interchange), arriving there at 1532 on Sunday afternoon.
 

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We enter the station and take the 1639 TransPennine Express service 9M12 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving at 1649 on Sunday afternoon. Hopefully platform 13 won’t be terrible on a Sunday.
 

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We exit the station to the bus stop on London Road, where we board the 1705 Stagecoach Manchester service 204 to Denton (Crown Point), arriving there at 1732 on Sunday afternoon.
 

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On a Sunday there doesn't seem to be much bus choice here, so we board the 18:25 Stagecoach Manchester service 201 to Manchester City Centre (Portland Street) where we arrive at 19:07 on Sunday evening.
 

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We take the 9 minute, 0.4 mile walk to Oxford Road station and catch the 1939 East Midlands Railway service to Nottingham arriving at 2133 on Sunday
 

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We head up to the light rail platforms and board the 2147 Nottingham Express Transit service to High Road - Central College, arriving there at 2210 on Sunday evening.
 

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We exit the platforms and move to the bus stop where we barely make the 2215 Nottingham City Transport service 36 to Lenton Abbey (Derby Road/Charles Avenue), arriving at 2226 on Sunday evening.
 
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