The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

Absolutely nothing at all occurring here, so we wait for the 2124 Northern service 2C79 to Burley Park, arriving there at 2213 on Tuesday evening.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 22:44 Northern service to Harrogate, arriving there at 23:17 on a Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We stop off for the night here, where we walk to the bus station and board the 0545 Yorkshire Tiger Flying Tiger service 747 to Leeds Bradford Airport (Bus Stand), arriving there at 0615 on Wednesday morning.

 

[DerekC]

We have time for a coffee before catching the 06:40 Yorkshire Flying Tiger service to Leeds City Square where we arrive at 07:12 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

It's only a 1 minute walk to the station to board the 07:35 TransPennine Express service to Newcastle Central, arriving there at 09:06 on a Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

NOTE : When posting # 23166 was made, it correctly showed the day of arrival as being on Wednesday, but the two following postings # 23167 and # 23168 show the incorrect day of Tuesday, so this posting will show the day as being Wednesday

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Being mindful of the eight minutes minimum connection time that applies at this large station, we next board the 0935 Cross Country service to Glasgow Central that arrives there at 1212 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

Ooh, a 15 min connection time at Glasgow Central! Next we take the 12:40 Virgin Trains service as far as Preston, arriving at 14:59 on a Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1535 Northern service to Moss Side that arrives there at 1550 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

We are a bit short of buses here, so not much choice other than wait for the 16:50 Northern service to St Annes on Sea where we arrive at 17:10 on Wednesday afternoon.

PS - sorry for the time-shift in post #23167. Not sure what happened there!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we take the four minute walk to Our Lady's church on St Annes Road where we board the 1721 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire service 68 to Ashton-on-Ribble (Pedders Lane on Egerton Road) that arrives there at 1802 on Wednesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the six minute walk to the bus stop outside St Michael's Church, where we board the 1810 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire service 68 to Blackpool (Lytham Road/Lonsdale Road), arriving there at 1910 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

Due to it being a 0.6 mi walk to Blackpool South, we're forced to take a 5 minute walk to Manchester Square on the Blackpool Tramway. From there we'll take the 19:27 tram to North Pier, arriving at 19:32 on a Wednesday.

Edit: My bad

 

[Esker-pades]

Due to it being a 0.6 mi walk to Blackpool South, we're forced to take a 5 minute walk to Manchester Square on the Blackpool Tramway. From there we'll take the 19:27 tram to North Pier, arriving at 19:32 on a Wednesday.

Please add the day that one arrives at in the post (see how I've edited above). Thanks!

We take the 9 minute walk to North station to board the 19:58 Northern service to Heald Green, arriving there at 21:30 on a Wednesday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we take the two minute walk up the station approach incline to Finney Lane and there board the 2148 Stagecoach Manchester service 368 to Edgeley (Edgeley Road/Northgate Road) that arrives there at 2203 on Wednesday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We wait for the 22:32 Stagecoach Manchester service 11 to Altrincham Interchange (Stand B) where we arrive at 23:27 on Wednesday evening.

 

[Esker-pades]

We pop into the station to board the 00:08 Northern service to Delamere, arriving there at 00:50 on Thursday.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

As this is the last service of the night to the station, you sleep on a nearby bench and board the 07:23 Northern service to complete your journey to Chester, arriving at 07:42 on Thursday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0819 Transport for Wales service to Ludlow that arrives at 0945 on Thursday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1006 Transport for Wales service 1V37 to Neath, arriving there at 1217 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the station, we walk to the adjacent bus stop on Station Square where we board the 1235 New Adventure Travel service T6 to Ystradgynlais (Interchange on Brecon Road) that arrives there at 1301 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

We find a bite of lunch before boarding the 14:05 New Adventure Travel service 64 to Upper Brynamman, Derlwyn Arms where we alight at 14:32 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the three minute walk to Mountain Road and next board the 1459 First South and West Wales service 124 to Ammanford (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1526 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

To avoid retracing our steps I am hoping for a slight relaxation of the five-minute rule, aiming to catch the last First South and West Wales service 103 of the day at 15:30 which will take us to Ffairfach Railway Station where we arrive at 15:52 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[fishquinn]

I am hoping for a slight relaxation of the five-minute rule

Given the circumstances here that's fine

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We are in something of a quandary here, as the next train in any direction is the 1712 service to Swansea, a wait of some 80 minutes, so we decide to wait just the 12 minutes for the 1605 First South and West Wales service 103 to Llandybie (Woodfield Road) that arrives there at 1618 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

We walk 350 yards up Woodfield Road to the Springfield bus stop, in time to catch the 16:34 Stagecoach South West and Wales service 164 to Pontyberem Old Railway Station where we arrive at 17:32 on Thursday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the two minute walk to Coalbrook Road and there board the 1812 First South and West Wales service 195 to Carmarthen (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1836 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the seven minute walk across the River Towy to the railway station, where we board the 1850 Transport for Wales / Trafnidiaeth Cymru service 2B39 to Bridgend / Pen-y-Bont Ar Ogwr, arriving there at 2023 on Thursday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the railway station, we take the six minute walk to the bus station and there board the 2115 First South and West Wales service X2 to Porthcawl (Co-op Store on Lias Road) that arrives there at 2133 on Thursday evening.

 

[DerekC]

We are now in a bit of a quandary because the only bus leaving here tonight seems to be the return working of the X2, yet it's not really late enough to settle for the night! Also the only place that this X2 will take us (that has a chance of an onward connection) is Bridgend Bus Station, which is precluded by the rules. I recommend that we take an early night and in the morning walk to John Street and catch the first bus out, which is the 06:35 Stagecoach South and West Wales service 63 to Derwen, opposite Sarn Sainsbury, where we arrive at 07:10 on Friday morning.