The Transport Game (UK)

[ValleyLines142]

We have just enough time to walk to the bus stop outside the clinic, where we board the 1559 Arriva North West Sapphire service 575 to Lostock (Chorley New Road/Cambridge Road), arriving there at 1622 on Friday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1707 Diamond Bus North West service 574 to Leigh Town Hall, arriving at 1750 Friday afternoon

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk around the corner to the bus station and there board the 1800 First Manchester Vantage service V1 to Charlton-Upon-Medlock (Manchester Royal Infirmary/The Boulevard), arriving there at 1854 on Friday evening.

 

[A Challenge]

We walk to Stop F and get the 1909 Go North West service 53 orbits to Etihad Campus Tram (Stop A), arriving at 1940 Friday evening

 

[ValleyLines142]

Is this on the 1909 departure?

We head to the tram stop and board the 2000 Metroline Blue Line service to Pomona*, arriving there 2021 on Friday evening.

* certainly not trying to encourage the next move, as the next player is obviously free to travel where they wish, but this is our chance for our first trip on the new Trafford Park Line of the Metrolink!

 

[A Challenge]

Sounds good - didn't realise it was open!

We then get the 2028 Metrolink service Red Line to Intu Trafford Centre, arriving at 2042 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Yes, opened on 22nd March (was very hit and miss with everything going on at the moment but the opening carried on as normal)

We next board the 2052 Metroline Red Line service to Village, arriving there at 2100 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2120 Metrolink Red Line service to Imperial War Museum arriving there at 2123 on Friday.

 

[A Challenge]

We then walk to MediaCityUK and get the 2153 Metrolink service Blue Line to Eccles, arriving at 2204 Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We cross over to Eccles Interchange and board the 2230 Go North West service 2 to Kearsley (St Stephen's), arriving there at 2251 on Friday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2333 Diamond North West service 8 to Bolton, Interchange arriving at 2350 on Friday.

 

[DanTrain]

Here we wait ovenight for the 06:20 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire service 125 to Grimeford Village, opp Rivington Waterworks, arriving at 06:49 Saturday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0717 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire service 125 to Chorley Hospital arriving at 0744 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0816 Preston Bus service 114 to Leyland (Tesco), arriving there at 0854 on Saturday morning.

Just in time for some emergency shopping!

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 0913 Preston Bus service 112 to Bamber Bridge (Railway Station), arriving at 0944 Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1004 Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire Gold service 125 to Preston (Bus Station), arriving there at 1023 on Saturday morning.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1030 Stagecoach in Cumbria service 40 to Morecambe (Bus Station (Stand 3)), arriving at 1158 Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We enter the railway station opposite and board the 1232 Northern service 2Y62 to Shipley, arriving there at 1419 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

Aren't we using coronavirus timetables, with no rail services to Morecambe?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Aren't we using coronavirus timetables, with no rail services to Morecambe?

So there are. Real Time Trains is still displaying train services from there.

We then get the 1030 Stagecoach in Cumbria service 40 to Morecambe (Bus Station (Stand 3)), arriving at 1158 Saturday morning.

We next board the 1220 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 6A to Lancaster (Bus Station), arriving there at 1305 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Aren't we using coronavirus timetables, with no rail services to Morecambe?

Thought it was only the Lancaster to Morecambe leg that wasn't running?

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1315 Stagecoach in Cumbria service 555 to Keswick (Bus Station (Stand 2)), arriving at 1514 Saturday afternoon

3 hours on a local bus...

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1620 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Gold service X5 to Penrith (Railway Station), arriving there at 1702 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[A Challenge]

We then get the 1715 Stagecoach in Cumbria service 104 to Carlisle (Bus Station (Bay 4)), arriving at 1805 Saturday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the six minute walk to the railway station and board the 1853 Avanti West Coast service 1M18 to London Euston, arriving there at 2247 on Saturday evening.

I believe this is a COVID timetable working!

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 2321 London North Western Railway service to Wolverton arriving at 0033 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Seeing as nothing else is happening we may as well take the 0051 London North Western Railway service 2N43 to Northampton, arriving there at 0108 on Sunday morning.

 

[DerekC]

We take an overnight break and in the morning catch the 05:32 Stagecoach Northamptonshire service 55 to Swan Valley (Cygnet Drive) where we arrive at 05:50 on Sunday morning

 

[ValleyLines142]

Quite impressive that a bus runs so early on a Sunday!

Don't think the next bus is for another seven hours before this, so we quickly ensure we return on the 0610 Stagecoach in Northampton service 55 to Northampton Town Football Ground, arriving there at 0623 on Sunday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

A little stuck for inspiration, so we have a wander before catching the 0739 Stagecoach Northamptonshire service 55 to Swan Valley, Sepals Way arriving at 0745 on Sunday morning.