The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2326 Stagecoach North East service 40 to Chapel House (Hillhead Parkway) that arrives there at 2346 on Monday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

That appears to be it for the rest of the evening, so the following morning we return for the 0600 Stagecoach North East service 63 to Killingworth (Bus Station), arriving there at 0700 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0710 Stagecoach North East service 62 to North Walbottle (stop reference 07108 on North Walbottle Road) that arrives there at 0835 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I'm going to assume we're at the Northumberland Gardens bus stop, so we board the 0859 Stagecoach North East service 71 to Throckley (Newburn Road/Broomy Hill Road), arriving there at 0907 on Tuesday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Walking 0.4 miles to Throckley Roundabout, we then board the 10:05 Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire 'Cross Pennine' service 685 to Haltwhistle Market Place, arriving at 11:17 Tuesday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We take the 6 minute walk to the railway station where we board the 12:10 Northern service to Carlisle, arriving there at 12:43 on a Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1311 Virgin Trains service 9M55 to Crewe, arriving there at 1458 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the station and take the five minute walk to the Crewe Arms on Nantwich Road and board the 1512 Arriva North West service 37 to Haslington (Broughton Arms PH on Crewe Road) that arrives there at 1520 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

Popping into the pub for a bag of crisps, we then board the 15:53 Arriva North West service 38 to Macclesfield, Bond Street (Jct with Park Ln), arriving at 17:01 Tuesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1710 Arriva North West service 38 to Congleton (Bus Station), arriving there at 1742 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[DanTrain]

We then dash across the thankfully small bus station to catch the 17:45 D & G Coaches service 42 to Middlewich, outside Bull Ring, arriving at 18:27 Tuesday evening.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then dash across the thankfully small bus station to catch the 17:45 D & G Coaches service 42 to Middlewich, outside Bull Ring, arriving at 18:27 Tuesday evening.

Is a 3 minute connection time allowed? I thought it was 5 minutes unless otherwise stated.

 

[transportphoto]

Without setting precedent, if all things were on time I dare say that’s a realistic connection. I’m happy to continue if you guys are?

TP

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gameplay

The Aim of the game is to travel around the country using public transport in a pseudo-realistic fashion. To play, you must depart from the station or stop where the previous post arrived using a permitted timetabled public transport service. Having arrived at the destination, the minimum connection time for the station or stop must be allowed for. Where this is not published, a minimum interchange time is considered to be five minutes.

Is it not the case that people making postings upon this particular thread, which is the second reincarnation of it after the forum quizmaster team locked the original thread and re-wrote the rules and guide notes of the relaunched quiz, are expected to abide by these re-issued rules that were simplified by the forum quizmaster team when it was relaunched, rather than just to take a somewhat laissez-faire attitude to what is stated in the emboldened rules extract shown above?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Let's crack on

We then board the 1835 Arriva North West service 37E to Northwich (Interchange), arriving there at 1912 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1925 Arriva North West service 1 to Weaverham (Ring O'Bells on Wallerscote Road) that arrives there at 1939 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

It's Tuesday evening

That's it for the rest of the day as not a lot is happening here, so the following morning we return for the 0720 Arriva North West service 1 to Greenbank (Hotel), arriving there at 0730 on Wednesday morning.

 

[DanTrain]

Oops, it seems my running across the bus station caused a bit of a kerfuffle - sorry!

Entering Greenbank station, we then baord the 07:47 Northern service 2H33 to Stockport, arriving at 08:39 Wednesday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 08:52 Northern service to Chester, arriving there at 10:10 on a Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1025 Merseyrail service 2C21 to Birkenhead Hamilton Square, arriving there at 1105 on Wednesday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 11:15 Merseyrail service 2W17 to Bidston, arriving at 11:24 Wednesday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Changing TOC, we next board the 1132 Transport for Wales service to Cefn-y-Bedd that arrives at 1216 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the short walk to the Hollybush Inn, where we board the 1236 Townlynx service 28 to Wrexham (Bus Station), arriving there at 1250 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 13:10 Pat's Coaches service 146 to Whitchurch (Whitchurch), arriving at 14:10 Wednesday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1440 Arriva Midlands service 511 to Wem (Railway Station), arriving there at 1515 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Esker-pades]

We pop into the station to board the 15:59 Transport for Wales service to Shrewsbury, arriving there at 16:14 on a Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1650 Transport for Wales service 1W64 to Stockport, arriving there at 1758 on Wednesday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 18:13 CrossCountry service 1V67 to Plymouth, arriving 23:07 Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 2354 Great Western Railway service 1A40 to London Paddington, arriving there at 0503 on Thursday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 05:40 Scheduled bus service A6 on behalf of Great Western Railway service 0B00 to Stanstead Airport Bus Stop [XTH], arriving at 07:15 Thursday morning.