The Transport Game (UK)

[johnnychips]

Think that’s it for the night, so we take the first Stagecoach Bluebird 11A bus back from Ardersier at 0545, arriving at Inverness Shopping Park at 0612 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0630 Stagecoach Highlands service 11 to Nairn (Bus Station), arriving there at 0707 on Wednesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the the 08:05 Stagecoach North Scotland service 11U to West Seafield (Tesco), arriving at 08:25 Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I think this is the same Tesco we were just at previously!

We then board the 0855 Stagecoach Bluebird service 11 to Elgin (Bus Station)*, arriving there at 1021 on Wednesday morning.

* the timetable shows as terminating at Nairn, but the connection is guaranteed and the vehicle operates throughout. It's just to comply with driver hours regulations.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 10:30 Stagecoach North Scotland service 11 to Inverness (Sport Direct), arriving at 12:04 Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the two minute walk to the bus station and board the 1235 Stagecoach Highlands service X99 to Lybster (outside the Portland Arms on the A99) that arrives there at 1502 on Wednesday afternoon.

There is one particular contestant who like me was a regular on the first incarnation of this quiz who will understand the term....."Lybster Omnibus Syndrome"

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1652 Stagecoach Highlands service X99 to Thurso (Sir George Street), arriving there at 1758 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We then board the 1652 Stagecoach Highlands service X99 to Thurso (St George Street), arriving there at 1758 on Wednesday evening.

I appear to be unable to trace a bus stop on St George Street, but have found a stop on Sir George's Street.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I appear to be unable to trace a bus stop on St George Street, but have found a stop on Sir George's Street.

Yeah it's that.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We seem to be forced into a bit of a wait here (I await the inevitable...) which gives us time for a short 0.2 mile walk to The Royal Bank of Scotland where we can take the 20:10 Stagecoach North Scotland service 82 to Wick Tesco arriving there at 20:55 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2115 Stagecoach Highlands service 81 to Wick (St Fergus Road), arriving there at 2118 on Wednesday evening.

Quite surprised a bus runs 20 minutes after!

 

[Andy Pacer]

We can walk 0.3 mile to Wick, Cliff Road and catch the 2239 Stagecoach Highlands service 276 to Mount Vernon, Tesco Store arriving at 2323 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Taking the 11 minute 0.5 mile walk to the railway station, we use the overnight rule and head back down to areas of civilisation as we board the 0650 Abellio ScotRail service 2H60 to Inverness, arriving there at 1035 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then join the 10:45 Scotrail 1B22 service to Edinburgh arriving at 14:22 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 14:55 Scotrail service 2T92 to Tweedbank, arriving at 15:50 Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then walk 0.5 miles to Lowood Nurseries Rd End and catch the 16:25 Borders Buses service 68 to Jedburgh Bus Station arriving at 17:05 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1715 Borders Buses service 68 to Galashiels (Transport Interchange), arriving there at 1800 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1825 Borders Buses service X95 to Hawick (High School) that arrives there at 1906 on Thursday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Reluctantly heading back north, but with seemingly no other options this evening, we now board the 1935 Borders Buses service X95 to Selkirk Market Place arriving at 20:02 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2112 Borders Buses service X95 to Edinburgh (Royal Infimary/Little France Drive), arriving there at 2228 on Thursday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then board the 22:41 Lothian Buses service 7 to Edinburgh, North Bridge arriving at 23:12 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2336 Lothian Buses service 5 to Hunters Tryst (Hunters Tryst Inn/Oxgangs Road), arriving there at 0003 in the early hours of Friday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then board the 0013 Lothian Buses service 27 to Edinburgh Mound Place arriving there at 0033 on Friday morning.

 

[kevconnor]

Taking advantage of the overnight rest we take the 7 minute , 0.3 mile walk to Edinburgh Waverley Station from where at 0540 we take Virgin Trains East Coast 1e01 service to Newcastle where we arrive at 0702 on Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 07:25 CrossCountry service 1O84 to Southampton Central, arriving at 13:17 Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then catch the 13:32 1N38 Southern service to Brighton arriving at 15:18 on Friday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

new post

 

[A Challenge]

A note, that train is 1N18

We then get the 15:32 Southern service 1G45 to Ashford International, arriving at 17:18 Friday afternoon

Three full length of trains in consecutive moves!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1732 Southeastern service 2W58 to London Waterloo East, arriving there at 1848 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then board the 19:03 2H12 South Eastern service to Tunbridge Wells arriving at 20:02 on Friday evening.