The Transport Game (UK)

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1442 CrossCountry service to Alnmouth arriving at 2000 on Wednesday.

 

[-Colly405-]

That was unexpected!

Continuing north, we await 1S27, LNER's 2100 service towards Edinburgh, from which we alight at Dunbar at 2140 on Wednesday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Looks like the best option at this time of the evening is to take the following service, the 2150 Cross Country service to Edinburgh Waverley arriving at 2213 on Wednesday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Next we take the 1147 Transport for Wales service to Gloucester arriving at 1318 on Wednesday.

Should have made the most of being in city that I live in!

 

[-Colly405-]

Or Bristol Parkway, my local station!!!

Continuing north, we take 2L53, Scotrail's 2236 service, alighting in Perth at 0004 on Thursday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We wait a few hours and then take the 0503 Scotrail service to Aviemore arriving at 0701 on Thursday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 0.3 mile (7 mins) to MacKenzies Hotel bus stop and board the 0712 service 337, operated by Stagecoach Highlands. We alight at Grantown-on-Spey (The Square) at 0742 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0857 Stagecoach Highlands service X37 to Inverness (Bus Station), arriving there at 1004 on Thursday morning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Well I suppose we will have to won't we...

We walk over to the Railway Station (4 min, 0.2 mile) and board the 1041 Scotrail service to Thurso arriving at 1424 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1632 Scotrail service 2H64 to Dingwall, arriving there at 1941 on Thursday evening.

Didn't realise how long the return service would be, Thurso to Wick is quite some distance!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Certain people who have been long-term contributors to this thread will recall the phrase...."Lybster Omnibus Syndrome" ....

 

[ValleyLines142]

Certain people who have been long-term contributors to this thread will recall the phrase...."Lybster Omnibus Syndrome" ....

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1632 Scotrail service 2H64 to Dingwall, arriving there at 1941 on Thursday evening.

Leaving the station, we take the three minute walk along Station Road to the bus stop where we next board the 2045 Hunter C&M 25A service to Charleston (Layby on the A9) that arrives there at 2104 on Thursday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Leaving the station, we take the three minute walk along Station Road to the bus stop where we next board the 2045 Hunter C&M service to Charleston (Layby on the A9) that arrives there at 2104 on Thursday evening.

What route number is this sorry?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What route number is this sorry?

25A...have amended my posting....

 

[ValleyLines142]

25A...have amended my posting....

Thanks Paul, however I'm still struggling to find a 25A service operated by this company and at that time. I can see a departure at 1945 and 2145 operated by Stagecoach? Sorry, just can't find anywhere called Charleston on Bus Times!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thanks Paul, however I'm still struggling to find a 25A service operated by this company and at that time. I can see a departure at 1945 and 2145 operated by Stagecoach? Sorry, just can't find anywhere called Charleston on Bus Times!

I use a journey planner that has nationwide coverage and it was from the information supplied on that planner that I made my posting.

Since returning to this quiz, this is the very first time that someone has queried what that journey planner has said.

 

[-Colly405-]

Bustimes shows the 25A times as changing tomorrow, so a forward look on there will show the impending timetable. However, Stagecoach's own website does show a 2045 journey, but operated by them, on a timetable compilation called "Easter Ross 27 Sept Temporary Version". Therefore I think the current (i.e. perhaps ending today) timetable, and as publicised by Stagecoach, has it as a permissible journey, albeit with a change of operator.

Therefore my view is that we proceed as having arrived at Charleston layby at 2104 on Thursday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take our life in our hands and cross the A9 dual carriageway, but have 18 minutes to do so, so should find a gap in the traffic at some point in that time. We then board Stagecoach Highlands service 26 at 2122, alighting at Cromarty (Victoria Hall) at 2213 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

I use a journey planner that has nationwide coverage and it was from the information supplied on that planner that I made my posting.

Since returning to this quiz, this is the very first time that someone has queried what that journey planner has said.

Not to worry, we've since found where we are!

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take our life in our hands and cross the A9 dual carriageway, but have 18 minutes to do so, so should find a gap in the traffic at some point in that time. We then board Stagecoach Highlands service 26 at 2122, alighting at Cromarty (Victoria Hall) at 2213 on Thursday.

On the assumption that the same bus returns on a new journey, we then board the 2215 Stagecoach Highlands service 26A to Inverness Stagecoach Depot, arriving there at 2310 on Thursday evening.

 

[Andy Pacer]

As it is post 23.00hrs we will take advantage of the overnight rule.

We can return in the morning and cross the road to the stop at Seafield Road, and board the 07.00 D&E Coaches service 424 to Rosemarkie, Spar Shop arriving at 0830 on Friday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0855 D&E Coaches service 421 to Artafallie (the bus stop opposite the Toll House on the B9161) that arrives there at 0915 on Friday orning.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 0945 Stagecoach Highlands service 22 to Inverness, Bus Station arriving there at 1005 on Friday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We await the 1100 Scottish Citylink service 919, which we take as far as Fort Augustus o/s Tourist Information, where we arrive at 1204 on Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Options are limited so we take the next Scottish Citylink service 919 just back down the route to Port Claire, Camp Site arriving at 1236 on Friday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1404 Scottish Citylink service 919 to Fort William (Bus Station), arriving there at 1505 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We take the 1 minute walk into the Railway Station and await the 1619 Scotrail service to Mallaig arriving at 1743 on Friday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1815 Scotrail service to Corpach that arrives there at 1926 on Friday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We exit the station and take the four minute walk to the bus stop outside the Co-op, where we board the 1943 Shiel Buses service N47 to Fort William (Nevis Sport), arriving there at 2005 on Friday evening.