The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

That was the last bus, so we call it a night before boarding the 0711 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S1 to Witney (Market Square), arriving there at 0737 on Sunday morning.

 

[dzug2]

There were another 4 buses on to Carterton that night - though it makes no difference to landing up on the first bus to Witney in the morning. What they do when they get to Carterton - pass

We take the 0840 Stagecoach S1 bus back to Oxford, getting off at Oxford George Street at at 0913 Sunday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

I couldn't find any, only the NS1!

Taking the nine minute walk to the station, we then board the 0955 First Great Western service 1W01 to Great Malvern, arriving there at 1116 on Sunday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We take the 1230 LM departure to Bromsgrove, arriving at 1313 Sunday afternoon

 

[Springs Branch]

Travel options from Bromsgrove station are sparse on Sunday afternoon and it's too far to walk into the centre of Bromsgrove.

We back-track a little on the 1420 London Midland train to Droitwich Spa, arriving at 1429 Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We make our way to Ombersley Street East for the First in Worcs and Hereford 144 departure at 1451 to Worcester adj Foregate Street Station, arriving at 1514 Sunday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

The lack of rail services and the long walk to the town centre at Bromsgrove is what made me give up

Anyway, from Worcester, we then board the 1528 London Midland service 2S16 to Shirley, arriving there at 1645 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We take the NEWM 49 bus from outside the station at 1650 and travel to Longbridge rail station, arriving at 1732 Sunday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1753 NXWM service 45 to Edgbaston (Priory Road), arriving there at 1825 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

The 1840 departure on NEWM 47 service takes us centrewards; we alight at Digbeth Lower Essex Street at 1846 Sunday evening

 

[Springs Branch]

We board NXWM service 35 at 1904, alighting at Pool Farm (Sisefield Rd) at 1932 Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1958 National Express West Midlands service 49 to Sharmans Cross (Danford Lane), arriving there at 2020 on Sunday evening.

 

[Springs Branch]

With few options on Sunday evening in this corner of semi-detached suburbia, we board the next NXWM service 49 at 2105 for the short ride to Solihull Swimming Baths, arriving at 2108 Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

That stop seems to be right by the station, so we take the 2127 Chiltern service to Saunderton where we arrive at 2254 Sunday evening

 

[Springs Branch]

Keeping on the move, we take the 2330 Chiltern train to Monks Risborough arriving 2340 Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

There is - surprisingly perhaps - an onward train that night - the 0051 Chiltern service to Little Kimble, arriving at 0055 Monday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

That was the last train of the day, so we call it a night before boarding the 0513 Chiltern Railways service 2H01 to Northolt Park, arriving there at 0608 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We'd prefer to stay out of London, at least until we are dragged in kicking and screaming, so we take the 0703 Chiltern service to Gerrards Cross, arriving at 0724 Monday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0743 Chiltern Railways service 2N08 to Haddenham & Thame Parkway, arriving there at 0813 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We continue northward on the 0904 Chiltern train to Kings Sutton, where we arrive at 0932 Monday morning.

 

[Springs Branch]

We'd prefer to stay out of London ......

Certainly. Now which is the fastest train to Manchester?

Just enough time to change platforms, then we join the 0940 First Great Western train to Reading arriving at 1057 Monday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Working on the assumption that an evil entity has made all contestants fall under its spell in my absence where it is difficult to reach places far removed from the area where the lady weather forecaster says"....and here in the South East..", I call upon all of the archangels in Heaven to come to my aid, which enables me to post....

We next board the 1133 FGW service to Newton Abbot that arrives there at 1349 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Springs Branch]

Time for one of our periodic rides on a National Express coach.

Outside the railway station, we board the 1415 departure of National Express coach service 501 to Exeter Bus Station, arriving at 1450 Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exeter Central is a short distance west. We head there and board the 1530 South West Trains service 1L60 to Woking, arriving there at 1815 on Monday evening.

 

[Quakkerillo]

At 18:35 we board a SWT service to Portsmouth Harbour.

We alight at Eastleigh at 19:25 on Monday evening

 

[Springs Branch]

We change for the 1951 SWT service to Havant, arriving 2021 Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the station and taking the short walk to Havant bus station, we then board the 2045 Stagecoach South service 30 to Hayling Island (Mill Rythe School, arriving there at 2054 on Monday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2123 Stagecoach in Portsmouth service 30 to Havant bus station that arrives there at 2133 on Monday evening

 

[Springs Branch]

Returning to Havant station, a mysterious gigantic horseshoe magnet to the north (labelled LONDON) traps us in its irresistible force field and makes us join the 2200 Southern departure.

Luckily this train terminates at Three Bridges at 2307 Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2327 Thameslink service 1W69 to Preston Park, arriving there at 2354 on Monday evening.