The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1809 London General service 88 to Great Portland Street Station, arriving there at 1900 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 19:11 Metropolitan Line service 431 (WF1) to Watford, arriving at 19:55 Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Exiting the tube station and taking the ten minute walk to the bus stop by Hagden Lane, we then board the 2041 Arriva Herts & Essex 'Sapphire' service 320 to Hemel Hempstead (Riverside), arriving there at 2139 on Thursday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk the 9 minutes (0.4 miles) to Marlowes and get the Arriva in Herts and Essex service 301 to Stevenage (Bus Station (Stop C)), arriving at 23:15 Thursday evening.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

We then walk the 5 minutes (0.2 miles) to Stevenage railway station and the time currently is 23:20 on a Thursday. We board the 23:32 Great Northern service towards Moorgate but we exit the train at Finsbury Park. By now the time is 00:25 on a Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We exit the station and walk to Stop R to get the 00:36 Arriva London on belapf of Transport for London service 254 to Whitechapel (Royal London Hospital (Stop A)), arriving at 01:11 Friday morning.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

We then spend the night at the Holiday Inn Whitechapel, as night services are sparse. We check out at 05:30 and make our way to Whitechapel railway station where we hop onboard the 05:47 London Overground service towards Crystal Palace. By the time we reach Crystal Palace, the time is 06:17 on a Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 06:32 Southern service 2S50 to Epsom, arriving at 07:08 Friday morning.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

We then wait at Epsom for the 07:37 Southern service to Guildford. We board this service and arrive at Guildford at 08:06 on a Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 08:18 Great Western Railway service 2O29 to Redhill, arriving at 08:46 Friday morning.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

We then board the 09:25 Thameslink service towards Bedford, but we disembark at London St. Pancras International. The time is now 10:18 on a Friday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk across the road and get the 10:48 Grand Central service 1D71 to Bradford Interchange, arriving at 13:54 Friday morning.

I know its one minute short but it is a bit silly that the minimum connection time is so long

 

[ValleyLines142]

What do you mean one minute short? How long is the minimum connection time between St Pancras and Kings Cross?! BR Times states one minute!

We then exit the station to the neighbouring interchange and board the 1403 First Bradford service X6 to Leeds (Stop H3 on The Headrow), arriving there at 1441 on Friday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

What do you mean one minute short? How long is the minimum connection time between St Pancras and Kings Cross?! BR Times states one minute!

Plus the 15 minutes at each that also needs to be added in

We then walk the 9 minutes (0.5 miles) to Leeds station and get the 15:05 Northern service 1B26 to Preston, arriving at 16:47 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Oh.

We then board the 1717 Virgin Trains service 9M86 to Birmingham International, arriving there at 1919 on Friday evening.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

We then exit Birmingham International and board the X1 bus towards Coventry's Pool Meadow Bus Station arriving at 20:00 on a Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2008 National Express Coventry service 8A to Wood End (the stop opposite Binton Road on Lillington Road) that arrives there at 2031 on Friday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk to Deedmore Road and get the 20:47 National Express Coventry service 8A to Coventry (Rail Station Interchange (Stop ER4)), arriving at 21:23 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2128 National Express Coventry service 9 to Green Lane (Beanfield Avenue), arriving there at 2153 on Friday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2200 National Express Coventry service 9A to Walsgrave (University Hospital...stop WF) that arrives there at 2237 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2257 National Express Coventry service 4 to Whitmore Park (Burnaby Road), arriving there at 2333 on Friday evening.

 

[kevconnor]

That appears to be it for the evening so we head off in search of a pie and a pint then return first thing in the morning to the stop at Whitmore Park, adj Burnaby Rd at 0611 and board Stagecoach Warwickshire service 55 as far as Nuneaton, Adj George Eliot Hospital Main Entrance where we arrive at 0648 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0653 Stagecoach Warwickshire service 55 to Bedworth (Mill Street), arriving there at 0703 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0734 Stagecoach Warwickshire service 48 to Leicester (Haymarket Bus Station) that arrives there at 0914 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0921 First Leicester service 22 to Rushey Mead (Trevino Drive), arriving there at 0952 on Saturday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk the 8 minutes (0.4 miles) to Alderton Close and get the 10:18 Arriva in the Midlands service 5A to Melton Mowbray (Windsor Street 2), arriving at 11:01 Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the three minute walk to stand S4 on St Mary's Way and board the 1149 Centrebus Midlands service 8 to Loughborough (stand BA on Baxter Gate) that arrives there at 1228 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1238 Nottingham City Transport service 1 to Nottingham (Maid Marian Way), arriving there at 1338 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the six minute walk to stop K1 on King Street and next board the 1410 Nottingham City Transport service Pathfinder 100 to Southwell (the bus stop opposite Hillside Drive on Westgate) that arrives there at 1456 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1535 Stagecoach Mansfield service 28 to Newark Castle (Railway Station), arriving there at 1607 on Saturday afternoon.