The Transport Game (UK)

[Esker-pades]

We pop into the adjacent New Street station to board the 05:48 West Midlands Trains service to Shrewsbury, arriving there at 06:58 on a Monday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 4 minute, 0.2 mile walk to the Bus Station and catch the 0745 Arriva Midlands service 8 to Sutton Farm, Tilstock Crescent arriving there at 0802 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Not sure if the same bus forms the return working but we'll take a break anyway and board the 0902 Arriva Midlands service 8 to Abbey Foregate (Shirehall), arriving there at 0913 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

I believe the service runs a terminal loop of Sutton Farm, so to continue anyway would imply we never alighted, which would seem unrealistic.

We take the 0953 Arriva Midlands service 436 to Harley, Stretton Junction arriving at 1012 on Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Fair enough! You know what Arriva town services are like!

We continue on the 1119 Arriva Midlands service 436 to Bridgnorth (Sainsburys), arriving there at 1140 on Monday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 4 minute 0.2 mile walk to the Harp Inn and catch the 1150 Arriva Midlands service 114 to Beckbury, Church arriving at 1223 on Monday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Seems to be a very infrequent service here so we wait for the 1636 Arriva Midlands service 114 to Telford (Bus Station), arriving there at 1704 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1718 Arriva Midlands service 7 to Trench, Pinewood Avenue arriving there at 1733 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We walk around the corner to the bus stop at the end of Teagues Crescent and board the 1745 Arriva Midlands service 7 to Oakengates (Bus Station), arriving there at 1750 on Monday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1755 Arriva Midlands service 15 to Admaston, Crowdale Road arriving at 1818 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1843 Arriva Midlands service 16 to Wellington (Bus Station), arriving there at 1850 on Monday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1903 Arriva Midlands service 4 to Leegomery, Leicester Way arriving at 1915 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1930 Arriva Midlands service 4 to Telford (Bus Station), arriving there at 2004 on Monday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Evening services are in short supply here and we are too far to walk to the Railway Station, so we stay overnight and catch the 0615 Arriva Midlands Service 5 to Newport, Bus Interchange arriving there at 0700 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0735 Arriva Midlands service 5 to Stafford (Guildhall Shopping Centre), arriving there at 0810 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 0905 Arriva Midlands service 75A to Dunston, School Lane arriving at 0926 on Tuesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We continue on the 1126 Arriva Midlands service 75A to Cannock (Bus Station), arriving there at 1153 on Tuesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1255 Arriva Midlands service 63 to Rugeley, Bus Station arriving at 1320 on Tuesday.

 

[NorthOxonian]

We now take the 1334 Arriva Midlands service 825 to Lichfield Bus Station, arriving at 1405 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1420 Midland Classic service 812 to Yoxall, The Crown arriving at 1451 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1611 Midland Classic service 812 to Barton-under-Needwood (Barton Lodge), arriving there at 1625 on Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1755 Midland Classic service 812 to Branston, Morrisons arriving at 1805 on Tuesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1816 Midland Classic service 812 to Lichfield (Trent Valley Hotel), arriving there at 1904 on Tuesday evening.

 

[NorthOxonian]

We now walk to Lichfield Trent Valley railway station, which is 3 minutes from that bus stop, and then board the 1921 West Midland Trains service to Crewe, arriving at 2003 on Tuesday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The minimum connection time of ten minutes here does not permit the use of the 2010 service, so instead we board the 2118 Transport for Wales service 1V66 to Newport, arriving there at 0001 on Wednesday morning.

 

[NorthOxonian]

Newport station has trains to Cardiff until very late at night, so we make use of these and board the 0014 Transport for Wales service (2G75) to Cardiff Central, arriving at 0039 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Alex365Dash]

We take a rest for the night before returning in the morning to board the 05:33 Transport for Wales service to Barry, arriving for 05:53 on Wednesday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and cross the road to the bus stop outside the Barry Hotel, where we board the 0635 Cardiff Bus service 94 to Penarth (The Dingle), arriving there at 0714 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

From the nearby Dingle Road station we take the 0730 Transport for Wales service to Cardiff Central arriving there at 0739 on Wednesday morning.

 

[Esker-pades]

We then board the 07:51 Transport for Wales service to Craven Arms, arriving there at 09:27 on a Wednesday.