The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1406 Midland Classic service 19 to Swadlincote (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1446 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1455 Midland Classic service 9 to Isley Walton, Melbourne Road arriving at 1541 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Not that much choice here, so we take the 1617 Midland Classic service 9 to Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Market St), arriving at 1639 on Friday

 

[Andy Pacer]

My home town

We take the 1645 Arriva Midlands service 29 to Blackfordby, Main Street arriving at 1701 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1730 Arriva Midlands service 29 to Coalville (Memorial Square), arriving there at 1810 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We make the 4 minute walk to Marlborough Square and wait for the 1828 Arriva Midlands service 26 to Bagworth, Northfield arriving at 1844 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1856 Arriva Midlands service 26 to Hugglescote (the bus stop adjacent to the Post Office on Central Road) that arrives there at 1912 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Other than a service back to Coalville there isn't anything from here now for the rest of the day, and, not particularly wanting to head towards Leicester, we return in the morning we return for the 0617 Roberts service 159 to Hinckley (The Crescent Bus Station), arriving there at 0725 on Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Other than a service back to Coalville there isn't anything from here now for the rest of the day, and, not particularly wanting to head towards Leicester, we return in the morning we return for the 0617 Roberts service 159 to Hinckley (The Crescent Bus Station), arriving there at 0725 on Saturday morning.

Does that early bus run on Saturdays?
Google and the Roberts website suggest 0727 being the first available departure.

 

[-Colly405-]

I'm confused, as BusTimes doesn't even have a 159, but Traveline does!

 

[Andy Pacer]

I'm confused, as BusTimes doesn't even have a 159, but Traveline does!

I think people are realising Bus Times isn't always as good as its cracked up to be!

 

[transportphoto]

Other than a service back to Coalville there isn't anything from here now for the rest of the day, and, not particularly wanting to head towards Leicester, we return in the morning we return for the 0617 Roberts service 159 to Hinckley (The Crescent Bus Station), arriving there at 0725 on Saturday morning.

Does that early bus run on Saturdays?
Google and the Roberts website suggest 0727 being the first available departure.

I’ve just ran this proposed journey through Traveline’s journey planner using tomorrows date (Saturday) - I can’t see the earlier departure either, but am happy if we were to just revise the journey to the later times of the 07:27 departure as the concept of overnighting seems reasonable.

We resume from Hinckley (The Crescent Bus Station) at 08:20 this Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Thanks @transportphoto

From Hinckley we will take the 0910 Arriva Midlands service 2 to Barwell, Elwell Avenue arriving at 0937 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Thanks, sorry had a manic afternoon/evening.

Just too far to be able to change with the 158, and crazily buses are only two hourly from here, so instead we board the 1337 Arriva Midlands service 2 to Barwell (East Green), arriving there at 1342 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

Thanks, sorry had a manic afternoon/evening.

Just too far to be able to change with the 158, and crazily buses are only two hourly from here, so instead we board the 1337 Arriva Midlands service 2 to Barwell (East Green), arriving there at 1342 on Saturday afternoon.

Pipped!
Couldn't we get the 1137?

 

[-Colly405-]

Presuming that the 1337 departure is an error, and we are actually on the 1137 (arriving at 1142) then...

We walk the 1 minute to The Square, where we board the 1148 Arriva Midlands service 158, alighting in Nuneaton Bus Station at 1225 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1310 Stagecoach Midlands service 55 to Edgwick (the bus stop adjacent to Drake Street on Lockhurst Lane) that arrives there at 1402 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1424 Stagecoach Midlands service 56 to Bedworth, Iceland arriving there at 1451 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take 11 minutes to walk the 0.5 mile to the railway station, and there board 2G86, West Midlands Trains' 1523 service, from which we alight at Leamington Spa at1553 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Yes, was the 11:42 departure! Don't know what's happening with me today!!

We next board the 1615 CrossCountry service 1M54 to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving there at 1824 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Being mindful of the 10-minute minimum connection time applying at this large station, we next board the 1839 Northern service to Cuddington that arrives there at 1947 on Saturday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2047 Northern service to Mouldsworth arriving at 2057 on Saturday

 

[-Colly405-]

Yay, we've escaped the East Midlands

We take the 2112 Northern service, alighting at Greenbank at 2126 on Saturday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2227 Northern service to Stockport arriving at 2317 om Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We next take 2K56, the 2323 Northern service, alighting at Poynton at 2334 on Saturday.

 

[atomicdanny]

Where we decide to wait until the morning to catch the first train of the day which is 2K00 0853 Manchester Piccadilly to Stoke-on-Trent arriving at 9:12, getting off at Kidsgrove at 0936.

(I did look - it seems no buses on Sunday from the nearest bus stop at least from what I could find without walking a bit )

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1024 West Midlands Trains service to Wolverhampton arriving at 1112 on Sunday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's take 9S52, Avanti West Coast's 1122 service to Motherwell where we arrive at 1448 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1516 Scotrail service to Mount Florida that arrives there at 1552 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the four minute walk to the bus stop outside the Langside Campus of Glasgow Clyde College on Battlefield Road, where we board the 1601 First Glasgow service 5 to Castlemilk (Glenacre Drive), arriving there at 1614 on Sunday afternoon.