The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The line closures, service changes and replacement buses for the Preston - Bolton - Manchester electrification are major, longer-term 7-day-a-week events (scheduled to last at least until October), for which the TOCs have gone to the trouble of publicising & printing special timetables.

It must be borne in mind, that in association with these works and for the entire time period of same of 2nd May 2015 to 5th October 2015, which include major infrastructural works on the two Farnworth tunnels, the following stations are all closed completely:-
Moses Gate
Farnworth
Kearsley
Clifton
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We continue on Manchester Community Transport service 22 at 2120. Inspired by the cathedralesque architecture of the Trafford Centre and still feeling religious, we alight at Moses Gate at 2200 Sunday evening.

We continue onwards by boarding the 2208 First Manchester service 8 to Pendlebury (Bolton Road/Swinton Hall Road) that arrives there at 2226 on Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sorry, I didn't realise the works between Manchester and Bolton were permanent. I just assumed they were normal works that take place in the evenings and on weekends.

Anyway, from Pendlebury, we then board the 2256 First Manchester service 8 to Deansgate (Barton Arcade), arriving there at 2318 on Sunday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

Walking around the corner from Deansgate into Blackfriars Street we board the Stagecoach Manchester service 98 at 2339, arriving at the terminus, Bury Interchange at 0032 early Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We don't have too long to wait before boarding the 0425 First Manchester service 135 to Cheetham (Queens Road), arriving there at 0456 on Monday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

Slightly disappointed that Manchester's long-standing circular route 53 no-longer serves this part of Cheetham Hill, we continue to the city centre .....

We board the 0513 First Manchester service 88 from Cheetham Hill Road / Queen's Road to Shudehill Interchange, arriving at 0522 Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0527 First Manchester service 67 to Cadishead (George Hotel on Liverpool Road) that arrives there at 0612 on Monday morning.

 

[AndrewR232]

We walk to Irlam station, just in time to take the 0642 Northern service to Liverpool Lime Street, arriving 0740 on Monday morning.

 

[me123]

We wait until 07:00, when another First Manchester service arrives, this time the 100. It takes us to Warrington Interchange at 07:25 on Monday morning.

Beaten
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Next, we catch the 07:55 Merseyrail service 2C05 to Chester, arriving at 08:38 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We leave the station and take the 0930 Helms Bus 41 to Whitchurch bus station, arriving at 1049 Monday morning

 

[me123]

And then to Shrewsbury Bus Station on the Arriva Midlands 511 service at 11:10. It arrives at 12:30 on Monday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We have time for a leisurely lunch before making our way to the station and taking the 1405 ATW train to Sugar Loaf , arriving by request at 1629 Monday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

With services on the Heart of Wales Line being extremely limited we have no option other than to wait for the 2037 Arriva Trains Wales service 2V12 to Bridgend, arriving there at 2314 on Monday evening.

 

[FQ]

We then take the 00:15 ATW service to Carmarthen arriving at 01:53 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ooo]

We then take the 03:03 Arriva Trains Wales service to Swansea arriving at 03:47 on Tuesday Morning

 

[me123]

Rather surprisingly, there is a good connection available even at this ungodly hour! We use every one of our five minutes to board 1L05, the 03:52 to London Paddington, where we try and get some sleep as we roll through South Wales. We wake up as the train speeds out of the Severn Tunnel. As we see the train get gradually busier, we realise that our seats are reserved from Didcot to London, so we decide to alight at Swindon at 06:26 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0700 FGW service to Bristol Temple Meads that arrives at 0817 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ooo]

We board the 0838 First Bristol 71 service to Montpelier[Bristol] (Colston Girls School) arriving at 08:57 . On Tuesday Morning

 

[me123]

Just remember to pop the day in too, helps us keep track of things

We walk to the nearby station with plenty of time to catch the 09:24 First Great Western service 2K12 bound for Severn Beach. We alight one stop early at the sparsely served St Andrews Road station at 09:44 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Unfortunately there is no service now for at least two hours, and there are also no bus services in the nearby vicinity, so we let the time pass before we board the 1200 First Great Western service 2K19 to Clifton Down, arriving there at 1215 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We leave the station and take the First in BB&W 41 bus at 1241 to Avonmouth St Andrews Road, arriving at 1308 Tuesday afternoon

 

[me123]

Unfortunately there is no service now for at least two hours, and there are also no bus services in the nearby vicinity, so we let the time pass before we board the 1200 First Great Western service 2K19 to Clifton Down, arriving there at 1215 on Tuesday afternoon.

Are you sure there's no buses? I can see the frequent First Bristol 41 service leaving twenty minutes from the nearby Kings Weston Lane...

 

[ooo]

We then take the 12:58 First Bristol 76 service to Bishopston (Hatherley Road) arriving at 1333 on Tuesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

Are you sure there's no buses? I can see the frequent First Bristol 41 service leaving twenty minutes from the nearby Kings Weston Lane...

So there was! Never mind.

We then take the 12:58 First Bristol 76 service to Bishopston (Hatherley Road) arriving at 1333 on Tuesday afternoon

We then board the 1344 First Bristol service 73 to Bradley Stoke (Newleaze), arriving there at 1428 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We then take the 12:58 First Bristol 76 service to Bishopston (Hatherley Road) arriving at 1333 on Tuesday afternoon

Where did we get this bus? As far as I can see we were nowhere near its route

 

[ValleyLines142]

Where did we get this bus? As far as I can see we were nowhere near its route

True!

Furthermore, from Clifton Down why did we go straight back to St Andrews Road, after we'd just come from there!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Recent posts have led to a wonderment of which was the last VALID posting.

 

[dzug2]

True!

Furthermore, from Clifton Down why did we go straight back to St Andrews Road, after we'd just come from there!

A subtle way of showing there was a bus at St Andrews Road without being too blatant about it. Maybe it was too subtle

I think we are at Bradley Stoke (Newleaze) at 1428 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

A subtle way of showing there was a bus at St Andrews Road without being too blatant about it. Maybe it was too subtle

I think we are at Bradley Stoke (Newleaze) at 1428 on Tuesday afternoon.

I see what you mean!

I believe we are to continue from Avonmouth (St Andrews Road), as the 76 doesn't serve there.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Let this discussion now end and accept the above (see the posting by DanTrainMan185) without any further recriminations.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1308 First Bristol service 41 to Redland (Black Boy Hill), arriving there at 1356 on Tuesday afternoon.