The Transport Game (UK)

[-Colly405-]

Don't forget that we need to know that it arrives at 1602 on Friday...

We take the very short walk around the corner to the stop by the Dog Inn and await Claribel Coaches service 75A which we board at 1632. We alight at NEC / Birmingham International Station, stop SB at 1701 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We leave Leicester by taking the 0.4 mile walk to Charles St (stop CJ) and awaiting the 1400 Arriva Midlands service X6 towards Coventry which we take as far as Hinckley (The Crescent bus station, stand CB) where we alight at 1448 on Friday.

I was actually going to use this service all the way to Coventry!

 

[ValleyLines142]

Don't forget that we need to know that it arrives at 1602 on Friday...

We take the very short walk around the corner to the stop by the Dog Inn and await Claribel Coaches service 75A which we board at 1632. We alight at NEC / Birmingham International Station, stop SB at 1701 on Friday.

We next board the 1717 National Express West Midlands Platinum service X1 to Spon End (Alvis Retail Park), arriving there at 1747 on Friday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take the 1753 Johnsons Excelbus service X20 to Shirley (Longmore Rd) where we arrive at 1841 on Friday (this is shown as a through journey on the company's own website, despite showing as two connecting services at Solihull on bustimes).

 

[ValleyLines142]

We cross over the road to St James' Church, where we board the 1906 National Express West Midlands service 76 to Harborne (Vivian Road), arriving there at 1957 on Friday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We cross the road and await National Express West Midlands' Outer Circle service 11C at 2014, from which we alight at Perry Barr (Birchfield Rd, stop PM) at 2057 on Friday.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

We walk around the corner, where we board the 2110 NX West Midlands service 907 to Birmingham (Bus Mall), arriving at 2120 on Friday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk the 8 mins (0.4 mile) to New St station and board 1V17, Cross Country's 2130 service towards Gloucester, from which we alight at Worcestershire Parkway at 2158 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sadly, the last X50 departed over two hours ago so we have a bit of a wait at this very open station, as we head up to platform 3 and wait for the 2245 Great Western Railway service 1W41 to Worcester Foregate Street, arriving there at 2258 on Friday evening.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

Taking advantage of the overnight travel relaxation rule, we take the 0627 First Worcestershire service 38 to Worcestershire Royal Hospital (A & E Unit), arriving at 0643 on Saturday morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0715 First Worcestershire service 38 to Ronkswood (the bus stop opposite Turnpike House on Newtown Road) that arrives there at 0722 on Saturday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's stroll for 8 minutes (0.4 mile) to Shrub Hill station. We wait a while, but well within the 2 hour ask, and board 2C10, GWR's 0858 service towards Westbury, alighting at Bradford-on-Avon at 1116 on Saturday.

 

[Bacon_BMW]

We exit the station and board the 1144 First Bristol, Bath, and Beyond service D1x to Trowbridge (Town Hall), arriving at noon on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1207 Faresaver service X34 to Chippenham (Bus Station), arriving there at 1258 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Andy Pacer]

Next we take the 1335 Faresaver service X31 to Box, Post Office arriving at 1421 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's walk for 6 minutes to The Ley and await the Faresaver's service 272 at 1506, which we take to Melksham (Market Place) where we arrive at 1522 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1554 Faresaver service 272 to Ashley (the bus stop opposite Northey Arms on Bath Road) that arrives there at 1611 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We stay with Faresaver and await their X31 at 1623, continuing towards Bath but alighting at Batheaston (Stambridge) at 1629 on Saturday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the nine minute walk to the bus stop at Westwoods on Box Road and there board the 1657 Faresaver service 272 to Devizes (Market Place) that arrives there at 1744 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[DerekC]

We wait for the 18:10 Stagecoach South West service 49 to Swindon (Bus Station) where we arrive at 19:00 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1935 Stagecoach West service S6 to Faringdon (Market Place) that arrives there at 2014 on Saturday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

S6 is the only bus serving Faringdon, so to save heading back to Swindon we wait the next service, the 2117 Stagecoach West Gold service S6 to Oxford (Frideswide Square), arriving there at 2200 on Saturday evening.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the six minute walk to Gloucester Green bus station and there board the 2243 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S3 to Chipping Norton (West Street) that arrives there at 2334 on Saturday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

Let's take advantage of the overnight rule, but then without waiting an hour and a half after the frst bus out to avoid another S3, we are stuck, so let's take the 0633 Stagecoach Oxfordshire S3 as far as Woodstock (opp Blenheim Palace) where we arrive at 0656 on Sunday.

I'm noting this as Stagecoach Oxfordshire rather than West as whilst from a management perspective they are now both managed from Goucester as one, the brand on bustimes and their own website is still showing as Oxfordshire. Also, DVSA still shows them as two separate legal entities (Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Co Ltd and Thames Transit Ltd).
Either way, hopefully my intentions are crystal clear!

 

[ValleyLines142]

That is correct!

We next board the 0813 Oxford Bus Company Park & Ride service 500 to Summertown (Shops), arriving there at 0841 on Sunday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We await the 0922 journey on Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S5, which we take as far as Bicester (Village) where we alight at 0944 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1022 Stagecoach East service X5 to Milton Keynes Central Station, arriving there at 1121 on Sunday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk into the railway station itself and board 1S58, Avanti West coast's 1133 service towards Glasgow, from whihc we alight at Wigan North Western at 1326 on Sunday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We walk to the bus stop at the station entrance on Wallgate and there board the 1331 Stagecoach Manchester service 10A to Lowton (the bus stop near Ashwood Avenue on Church Lane) that arrives there at 1409 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[-Colly405-]

We await the 1439 Stagecoach Manchester service 10, which we take to Leigh Bus Station, arriving at 1454 on Sunday.