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ValleyLines142

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With a desire to move away from South Yorkshire, we enter the railway station opposite and board the 1500 CrossCountry service 1V85 to Reading, arriving there at 1809 on Sunday evening.
 

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We wait at the station for 18 minutes, and then board the 1845 GWR service up the branch line to Henley-on-Thames, arriving at 1857.
 

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We exit the station and take the eight minute walk to Bell Street, where we board the 1952 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 800 to High Wycombe (Bus Station), arriving there at 2025 on Sunday evening.
 

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We then call it a night and catch the 0645 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 32 to Micklefield, Woodside Road arriving at 0705 on Monday morning.
 

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We return on the same bus that forms the 0708 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 32 to High Wycombe (Asda) (not returning to the same place), arriving there at 0751 on Monday morning.
 

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We take the 6 minute walk to John Hall Way where we wait for the 0808 Carousel Buses service 8 to High Wycombe (Station Interchange), arriving at 0820 on Monday Morning.
 

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We take the 8 minute 0.4 mile walk to Oxford Street and catch the 0856 Arriva Beds and Bucks service 30 to Downley, Cross Court Shops arriving there at 0907 on Monday morning
 

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Sadly we're just too far away from the many buses services on the A40, so we'll have to wait for the 1007 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 30 to High Wycombe (The Pastures), arriving there at 1013 on Monday morning.
 

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We walk 9 minutes to Wycombe Road and board the 1122 Carousel Buses service link40 to Thame (Town Hall), arriving at 1212 on Monday afternoon.
 

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Thame is a pleasant town to visit, and we linger for a while, having our lunch and buying supplies for the journey ahead. We then return to the bus stops at the Town Hall, and take the 1237 Arriva Beds & Bucks service 280 to Aylesbury Bus Station, arriving at 1321 Monday afternoon.
 

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We next board the 1410 Arriva Beds & Bucks Sapphire service 280 to Oxford (High Street), arriving there at 1548 on Monday afternoon.
 

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We take a 10 minute, 0.5 mile walk to George Street and catch the 1630 Stagecoach Gold Service S1 to Carterton, Broadshires Health Centre arriving at 1731 on Monday afternoon.
 

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We next board the 1801 Stagecoach Oxfordshire Gold service S1 to Witney (Market Square), arriving there at 1830 on Monday evening.
 

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There are no services for the night, so we head into the tavern and enjoy the company. We then check into a nearby hotel, and request an early call in the morning, so that we can return to the bus stop to catch the 0746 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 19 to Ducklington, opposite the Green, arriving at 0815 on Tuesday morning.
 

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We next board the 0936 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 15 to Abingdon (Stratton Way), arriving there at 1023 on Tuesday morning.
 

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We decide to take a short train journey, and board the 1038 GWR service to Tilehurst, arriving at 1056 on Tuesday morning.
 

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Accidentally bumped the times an hour up on post #26657, meaning the posts after it are invalid.

We take the 1044 Thames Travel service X2 to Didcot Parkway Station, arriving at 1110 on Tuesday morning.
 

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Accidentally bumped the times an hour up on post #26657, meaning the posts after it are invalid.

We take the 1044 Thames Travel service X2 to Didcot Parkway Station, arriving at 1110 on Tuesday morning.
Would have been easier to just edit your original post, add a note, and then play could continue with everything an hour later.
 

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I'll just move my move an hour back then - in fact the connection at Didcot is a bit better, with the service being 55 minutes later not an hour.

We decide to take a short train journey, and board the 1133 GWR service to Tilehurst, arriving at 1153 on Tuesday morning.
 

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Accidentally bumped the times an hour up on post #26657, meaning the posts after it are invalid.

We take the 1044 Thames Travel service X2 to Didcot Parkway Station, arriving at 1110 on Tuesday morning.
Instead we take the 1136 Great Western Railway service to Oxford arriving at 1148 on Tuesday morning.
 
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I'll just move my move an hour back then - in fact the connection at Didcot is a bit better, with the service being 55 minutes later not an hour.

We decide to take a short train journey, and board the 1133 GWR service to Tilehurst, arriving at 1153 on Tuesday morning.

Tilehurst only appears to have an hourly service at the moment but thankfully we can exit the station and take the five minute walk to the bus stop at Overlanders End, where we board the 1230 Reading Buses Sky Blue service 16 to Reading (Waylen Street), arriving there at 1242 on Tuesday afternoon.
 

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We now choose to explore more of the area's bus network, and decide to make a journey across the town centre. We board the 1255 Reading Buses Purple service 17, travelling to the terminus at Wokingham Road, Three Tuns, where we arrive at 1316 on Tuesday afternoon.
 

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We next board the 1413 Reading Buses Lion service X4 to Bracknell (Bus Station), arriving there at 1447 on Tuesday afternoon.
 

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We now decide to head towards the capital, boarding the 1458 Reading Buses Greenline service 703 to Heathrow Terminal 5, arriving at 1622 on Tuesday afternoon.
 

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