The Transport Game (UK)

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I think you may have not refreshed the page, as Post #51016 appeared three minutes before Post #51017 (the latter of which also needs striking through, by the way).

Posting # 51017 now duly struck-through, to tidy up the thread.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Leaving the station, we take the two minute walk to the Brunswick Gardens stop on Bedhampton Road and board the 1843 Stagecoach South service 23 to North End (North End Junction), arriving there at 1909 on Thursday.

We next board the 1919 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport service 7 to Cowplain (the bus stop near The Rainbow on Milton Road) that arrives there at 1953 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2013 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport The Star service 7 to Fratton (Hanway Road), arriving there at 2050 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2121 Stagecoach South service 18 to Paulsgrove (Almondsbury Road) that arrives there at 2150 on Thursday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2205 Stagecoach South service 18 to Southsea (Clarence Pier), arriving there at 2253 on Thursday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 2305 Stagecoach South service 18 to Hilsea (Lido on London Road) that arrives there at 2337 on Thursday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 23.37 First Portsmouth service 3 to Fareham Bus Station arriving at 00.10 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After a well-earned overnight travel break, we next board the 0645 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport service 9 to Gosport Interchange that arrives there at 0725 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

We next take the 07.30 First Portsmouth service E2 alighting at Fareham, Station Roundabout at 08.03 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 0808 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport service X5 to Portsmouth (The Hard Interchange) that arrives there at 0852 on F riday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Typically expected to jump on the GWR service towards Cardiff, we go against that this time and instead take the eleven minute/0.5 mile walk to the IOW car ferry terminal for the 0920 Wightlink Ferry service to Fishbourne Ferry Terminal, arriving at 1005 on Friday.

 

[RDP]

With no buses at the terminal apart from one each way in the early hours of the morning on service 9 and no other bus stop within range we have no option but to back track on the 10.20 Wightlink ferry to Portsmouth, IoW Car Ferry Terminal arriving at 11.05 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Oh that's annoying!

In that case, we'll take the eleven minute/0.5 mile walk back to Portsmouth Harbour station pier and board the 1215 Wightlink FastCat ferry to Ryde Pier Head*, arriving there at 1237 on Friday.

* I seem to remember that Ryde Pier Head station is currently closed until further notice, however both Ryde Esplanade and Ryde bus station are just within half a mile away.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We take the suggested bracing walk down the pier to the Transport Interchange and there board the 1250 Southern Vectis service 3 to Godshill (the bus stop adjacen to The Griffin on High Sreet) that arrives there at 1430 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1441 Southern Vectis service 2 to Lake (The Fairway), arriving there at 1508 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1518 Southern Vectis service 8 to Sandown (the bus stop near Fort Street on Culver Parade) that arrives there at 1531 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

With only the 8 available here we next board the 1539 Southern Vectis service 8 to Staplers (Buckbury Lane), arriving there at 1617 on Friday.

 

[Andy Pacer]

We continue with the 1702 Southern Vectis service to Newport Bus Station arriving at 1713 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 1740 Southern Vectis service 12 to Alum Bay (Needles Landmark Attraction), arriving there at 1831 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We board Southern Vectis service 7 at 1840, alighting at Calbourne (Sun Inn) at 1924 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1948 Sothern Vectis service 7 to Totland (War Memorial on The Broadway) that arrives there at 2020 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

At this time of night, we have jsut the 7 and 12. With 80 minutes until the next 12, we notice that it is just 2 minutes to the next service 7, the return working of our bus that has just terminated here. So we board the 2022 Southern Vectis 7 from which we alight back at Newport, Bus Station at 2105 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We next board the 2115 Southern Vectis service 1 to Cowes (Park Gates), arriving there at 2131 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

We walk (11 min / 0.5 mile) to the Cowes Floating Bridge terminal where we board the Cowes Floating Bridge at 2150. We alight at East Cowes Floating Bridge terminal at 2153 on Friday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

We take the two minute walk to Well Road and board the 2223 Southern Vectis service 5 to Fairlee (Medina Leisure Centre), arriving there at 2234 on Friday.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not wishing to retrace our journey on the number 5, we decide to go elsewhere and board the 2314 Southern Vectis service 9 to Binstead (the bus stop opposite Ringwood Road on Binstead Road) that arrives there at 2327 on Friday.

 

[-Colly405-]

To stay within the rules our only option is the 9/N9 so we cross the road and await the 2347 Southern Vectis 9, from which we alight back at Newport Bus Station at 0003 on Saturday.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Time for an overnight break. We return in the morning for the 0530 Southern Vectis service 3 to Ventnor (Spring Hill Gardens), arriving there at 0558 on Saturday.

 

[-Colly405-]

Lots of routes here but not within our allotted time window, so we stay with Southern Vectis 3 departing at 0640. We alight at Shanklin Railway Station at 0708 on Saturday.

 

[RDP]

We enter the station and take the 07.30 SWR (Island Line) service 2U08 to Ryde Pier Head arriving at 07.57 on Saturday.

With reference to post 51043 trains resumed running in early May.