The Transport Game (UK)

[backontrack]

We call it a day, and locate our accommodation. In the morning, we board the Arriva North West route 375 bus service to Wigan (Dorning Street, The Anvil, Stop C), arriving there at 06:51 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the three minute walk over to Wallgate station, where we are just in time to board the 0700 Northern service 2J80 to Salford Crescent, arriving there at 0736 on Thursday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We then board the 08:09 Northern rail service to Clitheroe, arriving there at 09:16 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk under the railway via the road underpass to the adjacent interchange and board the 0938 Transdev Burnley service M2 to Read (Jubilee Street/Whalley Road) that arrives there at 1002 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1032 Transdev Burnley service M2 to Colne (Bus Station), arriving there at 1141 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1200 Transdev Burnley service X43 to Skipton (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1235 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1253 First Leeds service X84 to Headingley (Arndale), arriving there at 1422 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1439 First Leeds service X85 to Otley (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1510 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1516 First Leeds service 33A to Yeadon (Morrisons), arriving there at 1546 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the one minute walk to Harpur Lane and board the 1622 Yorkshire Tiger service 747 to Harrogate (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1710 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[backontrack]

We then board the 17:30 Transdev Harrogate Bus Company route 24 service to Pateley Bridge (King Street), arriving there at 18:26 on Thursday evening.

We're in Nidd!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

As this last arrival point is the terminus of that service, we are allowed to use it as a new onward return service, even though only four minutes is the time difference (as per the Gospel according to the Forum Quizmasters), so we next board the 1830 Transdev Harrogate service 24 to Hampsthwaite (Memorial Hall on Lund Lane) that arrives there at 1900 on Thursday evening.

 

[backontrack]

That appears to be it for the day, so we pitch our tent in a North Yorkshire field and sleep until the morning comes. When it does, we board the 07"53 Transdev Harrogate Bus Company route 24 service to The Hydro (Ripon Road), arriving there at 08:06 on Friday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0813 Transdev Harrogate service 36 to Moortown (Moortown Corner), arriving there at 0907 on Friday morning.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we board the 09:25 connexionsbuses route 38 service to the White Rose Centre, arriving there at 10:14 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1022 Arriva Yorkshire service 203 to Deighton (Leeds Road/Ashgrove Road) that arrives there at 1124 on Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk the nine minutes (0.4 miles) to Deighton station and get the 11:35 Northern service 2O63 to Wakefield Westgate, arriving at 12:09 Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide that we have seen enough of the Yorkshire region for the time being, so we next board the 1223 Cross Country service to Plymouth that arrives there at 1742 on Friday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 17:55 Great Western Railway service 2C51 to Penzance, arriving at 19:51 Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the station and take the two minute walk to the bus station where we next board the 2020 First Kernow service A17 to Carbis Bay (Boskerris Road) that arrives there at 2045 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2114 First Kernow 'Atlantic Coaster' service A17 to Penzance (Bus Station), arriving there at 2140 on Friday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk the 2 minutes Penance station and get the 21:45 Great Western Railway service 1A40 to Reading, arriving at 03:57 Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0412 Great Western Railway service 2P03 to Ealing Broadway, arriving there at 0453 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0533 Great Western Railway service to Pangbourne that arrives at 0628 on Saturday morning.

 

[backontrack]

We then follow in the footsteps of Messrs George, Harris and J. as we board the 06:48 Great Western Railway service to London Paddington, arriving there at 08:01 on Saturday morning.

 

[LOL The Irony]

Then we board the 08:04 Heathrow Express service to Heathrow Terminal 5 arriving at 08:10 Saturday morning.

 

[backontrack]

Next, we board the 0910 National Express route 250 coach service to Marks Tey (Bus Shelter by Station Road), arriving there at 11:58 on Saturday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 12:03 First Essex service 70 to Braintree (Bus Park (Stand B)), arriving at 12:36 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1315 Arriva Herts & Essex service 133 to Stansted Airport (Coach Station), arriving there at 1410 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Then we board the 08:04 Heathrow Express service to Heathrow Terminal 5 arriving at 08:10 Saturday morning.

HALT.

I've just realised....

A three minute connection at one of London's principal stations doesn't work. Also, an 0804 departure and an 0810 arrival at Heathrow? I think not