The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 03:05 Oxford Bus Company service 'The Airline OXF' to Oxford, Queens Lane arriving there at 0450 on Thursday

 

[James Wake]

We next board the 0611 Arriva The Shires route 280 to Aylesbury Bus Station, arriving at 0728 on Thursday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk 3 minutes south to Aylesbury railway station where we board the 07:47 Chiltern Railways service to Little Kimble, arriving there at 07:55 on a Thursday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We then board the 8:12 arriva beds and bucks service 300 to terrick, crossroads arriving at 8:15 on Thursday.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 08:34 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 300 to Aylesbury, opp Railway Station, arriving at 08:59 Thursday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk into the railway station and board the 09:20 Chiltern Railways service to Rickmansworth, arriving there at 09:56 on a Thursday.

 

[InterCity:125]

Boarding to 10:01 metropolitan service to Aldgate we arrive almost an hour later at 10:59 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then take the 03:05 Oxford Bus Company service 'The Airline OXF' to Oxford, Queens Lane arriving there at 0450 on Thursday

Did we have to go back to Oxford? There were loads of places from Gatwick we could have gone to.

 

[Esker-pades]

Did we have to go back to Oxford? There were loads of places from Gatwick we could have gone to.

Bit late I think. We've had too many moves.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Bit late I think. We've had too many moves.

Hmm. I still think that needs to be a new rule. Not returning to the same place unless absolutely completely impossible.

We exit Aldgate station to the bus stop along Mansell Street, where we board the 1111 Blue Triangle service 15 to Blackwall Station, arriving there at 1141 on Thursday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

Hmm. I still think that needs to be a new rule. Not returning to the same place unless absolutely completely impossible.

I agree entirely.

We exit Aldgate station to the bus stop along Mansell Street, where we board the 1111 Blue Triangle service 15 to Blackwall Station, arriving there at 1141 on Thursday morning.

We walk into the station and board the 11:53 Docklands Light Railway service to Woolwich Arsenal, arriving there at 12:08 on a Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hmm. I still think that needs to be a new rule. Not returning to the same place unless absolutely completely impossible.

I am sure that this particular matter has been raised in the past with the forum quizmaster team over the past few years after similar incidents, but until they elect to make the stated aspiration part of the official rules, then we will all have to abide with matters as they stand.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1219 Stagecoach London service 53 to Whitehall (Horse Guards), arriving there at 1324 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[InterCity:125]

We then board the 1219 Stagecoach London service 53 to Whitehall (Horse Guards), arriving there at 1324 on Thursday afternoon.

Parade or Avenue?

 

[Andy Pacer]

Did we have to go back to Oxford? There were loads of places from Gatwick we could have gone to.

Apologies for that one, I didn’t realise until I’d played the move that we’d gone back to where we came from. I don’t like to change a move once played unless it is ‘wrong’ which is why I left it.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 1219 Stagecoach London service 53 to Whitehall (Horse Guards), arriving there at 1324 on Thursday afternoon.

We walk in to Charing Cross tube station where we board the 13:35 Bakerloo Line service to Queens Park, arriving there at 13:54 on a Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1400 Bakerloo line service to Baker Street Station arriving there at 1411 on Thursday

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1419 London General service 74 to Fulham (High Street/New Kings Road), arriving there at 1525 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 1537 District line service to Earls Court arriving there at 1544 on Thursday

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 15:52 London Underground Piccadilly line service 237 to Cockfosters, arriving at 16:43½ Thursday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We then take the 16:50 Piccadilly line service to Kings Cross St Pancras arriving there at 17:20 on Thursday.

 

[InterCity:125]

We then board the 17:20 southeastern high speed service to ramsgate arriving at 19:01 on Thursday.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 19:23 SouthEastern service to Martin Mill, arriving there at 19:49 on a Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2049 Southeastern service 2W74 to London Bridge, arriving there at 2252 on Thursday evening.

 

[DanTrain]

We then board the 23:04 Thameslink service 9T66 to Bedford, arriving at 00:26 Friday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 01:26 East Midlands Trains service to Leicester, arriving there at 02:13 on a Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 06:13 Arriva Midlands Service X3 to Oadby, Oadby Owl arriving there at 06:30 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 0653 Stagecoach Midlands service X7 to Northampton (The Drapery Bus Interchange), arriving there at 0812 on Friday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We walk the 10 minutes to Northampton station where we board the 08:55 London NorthWestern Railway service to Rugby, arriving there at 09:17 on a Friday.

 

[DanTrain]

We then wait for the 09:44 Virgin Trains service to Blackpool North (now complete with electrification!), arriving at 11:56 Friday morning.