The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Making our way into the railway station we see the famous Treorchy Male Voice Choir who give a rendition of an apt song for this time of the night "Ar Hyd y Nos (All through the night)" until we next board the 0341 Thameslink service to Bedford that arrives there at 0559 on Saturday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 0618 Thameslink service 9T09 to London Bridge, arriving there at 0735 on Saturday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

Descending to the London Underground Northern Line platforms we await the 0804 northbound departure. This deposits us at Mill Hill East at 0836 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Making use of heading to a relatively new station, we next board the 0858 London Underground Northern Line service to Battersea Power Station, arriving there at 0937 on Saturday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (9 minutes / 0.4 mile) to Queenstown Road Battersea station, where we board 2S23, South Western Railway's 0959 service. We alight at Egham at 1052 on Saturday.

 

[A0]

From Egham, board the 1106, 567 White Bus Service to Staines arriving at 1116 Saturday morning.

 

[NorwichRailFan]

We then Board the 1145 First Berkshire 8 to Slough,Wellington Street (Stop B)(Staines to Slough, What a depressing route) where we arrive at 1244 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the four minute walk the Queensmere Centre, where we board the 1255 Metroline service 81 to The Avenue, Cranford, arriving there at 1341 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[A0]

From The Avenue at Cranford board a TFL route 105 (TFL don't give exact times, simply every 11-13 mins, so we'll assume 13 mins ~ 1354) to Greenford Station arriving at 1429 Saturday afternoon.

 

[NorwichRailFan]

Bustimes.org do and they say it leaves at 1351 and arrives at 1448. Funnily enough this was the exact route I was typing out but you posted before me.

We then go into the station Board the 1458 Central Line Service to Epping where we arrive at 1613 on Saturday.

 

[A0]

No prob - I'd used the TFL website which doesn't give specific times.

From Epping Station at 1645 take Vectare route 13 to Waltham Cross arriving at 1713 Saturday afternoon.

 

[NorwichRailFan]

We next board the 1725 Arriva Herts and Essex 310 to Hertford Bus Station where we arrive at 1823 on Saturday.

 

[A0]

Having found an accomodating hostelry for a quick pint of locally brewed McMullen's AK, return to Hertford bus station for the 1859 Green Line 724 to Heathrow Airport arriving at 2117 Saturday evening.

 

[NorwichRailFan]

We then wait for the 2305 National Express 250 to Ipswich,Cardinal Park Cinema (S-bound) where we arrive at 0220 on Sunday.

 

[A0]

Alas, a tedious wait through the 'wee small hours', but at 0615 National Express 251 will take us to Stansted Airport arriving at 0800 Sunday morning.

 

[NorwichRailFan]

We then enter the Rail Station and board the 0818 Greater Anglia Service to Wymondham where we arrive at 0956 on Sunday Morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1015 Greater Anglia service to Ely that arrives there at 1101 on Sunday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Intrigued as to how we've ended up back on Greater Anglia territory, we next board the 1150 East Midlands Railway service 1R58 to Warrington Central, arriving there at 1557 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We leave the railway station and take the four minute walk to the bus interchange across the way and there board the 1610 Arriva North West service 329 to Broad Oak (the bus stop opposite Nicholson Street on Broad Oak Road) that arrives there at 1638 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1652 Huyton Travel service 39 to Newton-le-Willows (Railway Station), arriving there at 1743 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1755 Arriva North West service 34 to Earlestown (Bus Station) that arrives there at 1806 on Sunday evening.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the six minute walk to the railway station, where we board the 1822 Transport for Wales service 1D38 to Helsby, arriving there at 1845 on Sunday evening.

 

[A0]

From where we take the 1945 TFW service to Manchester Airport arriving at 2056 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 2130 megabus service M36 takes us from "The Station" Stand A to Birmingham, Navigation St where we arrive at 2300 on Sunday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the four minute walk into New Street station and there board the 2314 West Midlands Trains service 2C37 to Hampton-in-Arden, arriving there at 2337 on Sunday evening.

 

[-Colly405-]

We take advantage of the overnight rule, and find a comfy platform bench to have a nap.
Rememebring to set our alarm, at 0548 we board 1Y06, West Midlands Trains service towards London, from which we alight at Long Buckby at 0625 on Monday morning.

 

[A0]

We wait at Long Buckby until 0728 when the Stagecoach D4 arrives to take us to Daventry Council Offices arriving at 0738 Monday morning.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the six minute walk to the bus station and board the 0910 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service 200 to Banbury (Bus Station), arriving there at 1005 on Monday morning.

 

[-Colly405-]

At 1045 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S4 takes us to Kidlington (Black Horse) where we alight at 1140 on Monday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1150 Stagecoach Oxfordshire service S7 to Oxford* (Magdalen Street East), arriving there at 1211 on Monday afternoon.

* Whilst we are in this area, remember journey planners should have taken into account the closure of the line between Didcot and Oxford!