The Transport Game

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We now board the 0912 Chiltern Railways service to Dorridge that arrives there at 0928 on Friday morning.

 

[Trainfan344]

We then board the 09:46 London Midland departure to Solihull arriving there at 09:53 Friday Morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next board the 1054 LM service to Worcester Foregate Street that arrives there at 1210 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

We then wait a little bit to admire the station before getting the 12:24 London Midland train to Birmingham New Street, arriving there at 13:13 Friday Afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time now to head north and over the border and we board the 1420 Virgin Trains service to Haymarket that arrives at 1812 on Friday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

we then board the 18:38 First Scotrail Service to Dunblane Arriving there at 19:38 Friday evening

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Away again to seek an evening meal with plenty of neeps, before returning to the station to board the 2114 First ScotRail service to Stonehaven that arrives there at 2300 on Friday evening.

 

[Trainfan344]

Deciding to squeeze the most out of the day we then board the 23:41 First Scotrail service to Perth arriving there at 01:07 Saturday morning.

 

[gnolife]

We sit down to make a phonecall, but are so tired that we fall asleep.When we wake up, we join the 09:56 East Coast service to York, arriving 13:56 Saturday

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Only time for a hot drink at the station before we board the 1425 First TPE service to Liverpool Lime Street that arrives there at 1644 on Saturday afternoon.

 

[Trainfan344]

we have time to explore before getting the 17:52 EMT service to Norwich arriving there at 23:20 Saturday night

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

At least we have no problems in sourcing overnight accommodation there and we book an early morning alarm call, which enables us to return to the station to board the 0700 GA service to Witham that arrives there at 0817 on Sunday morning.

 

[Trainfan344]

A quick connection sees us board the 08:27 GA service to Braintree arriving there at 08:44 Sunday morning

 

[dzug2]

We take the short walk to the bus station and take the airportbybus 133 service at 0905 to Takeley Four Ashes arriving at 0951 Sunday morning

 

[Trainfan344]

We then have a quick wait before grabbing the First Essex 42A Bus at 10:06 towards Chelmsford Bus Station arriving there at 10:54

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time for a snack and a hot drink before we board the 1210 National Express coach service 481 to Felixstowe (Hamilton Drive) that arrives there at 1335 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We transfer to the station and catch the 1425 GA service to Derby Road, arriving 1438 Sunday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not daring to put our hopes on onwards omnibus travel on a Sunday from here, we stroll around to pass the time, before boarding the 1538 GA service to Ipswich that arrives there at 1550 on Sunday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

The 1555 GA service to March is in the minimum connecting time, so we take it, arriving at 1708 Sunday afternoon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time now to fill the inner man and to change to mode of travel, so after an excellent repast, we walk to the bus stop on Broad Street, where we board the 1910 National Express Shuttle service 011 to Kings Lynn bus station that arrives there at 1955 on Sunday evening.

 

[dzug2]

We stay in the bus station, where we catch the First X1 departure at 2150.

We get off at Wisbech Bus station at 2218 under the impression there is a steam tram that will take us to Upwell. Sadly, we are totally disillusioned as it closed to passengers almost before our mother was born.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We stay in the bus station, where we catch the First X1 departure at 1850.

We get off at Wisbech Bus station at 1918 under the impression there is a steam tram that will take us to Upwell. Sadly, we are totally disillusioned as it closed to passengers almost before our mother was born.

Can you check your posting again, please. We arrived at Kings Lynn bus station at 1955, so a departure of 1850 stated above is really not possible.

 

[dzug2]

Can you check your posting again, please. We arrived at Kings Lynn bus station at 1955, so a departure of 1850 stated above is really not possible.

Done - entirely misread the arrival time.

Times corrected to next departure on the route

Mind you I seem to be running 85 years late anyway

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We decide that enough is enough for this particular Sunday, so noting that the coming week awaits us, we find a hostelry to rest our tired limbs for the night having made our usual request for an early morning alarm call and we set off back to the bus station where we board the 0651 First in Suffolk and Norfolk service X1 to Dereham (Market Place) that arrives there at 0852 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

We switch to the Konectbus 4 service which leaves at 0900 and takes us to Norwich Bus Station, arriving at 1005 Monday morning

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Next we take the 1025 Norfolk Green service X25 to Fakenham (Oak Street) that arrives there at 1134 on Monday morning.

 

[dzug2]

There's a one minute (?official?) connection into Norfolk Green's 29 service to Wells next the Sea, arriving at The Buttlands at 1205 Monday lunchtime.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We are delighted to have arrived there in the final week of the timetable of the Wells and Walsingham Light Railway where the special limited October timetable is running and this gives us time to take a good lunch then a walk along the quayside, before making our way to the small terminal station where we board the 1430 Wells and Walsingham Light Railway service to Walsingham that arrives there at 1515 on Monday afternoon.

 

[dzug2]

We spend some time exploring the Abbey and Shrine before returning to Wells on the Norfolk Green 29 bus at 1635, arriving at 1650 Monday afternoon.

We also unsuccessfully try to remember more than a few words of 'Walsingham Matilda' by Sid Kipper. Just as well maybe.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Time for scones and tea before boarding the 1755 Norfolk Green Coastliner service CH2 to Hunstanton bus station that arrives there at 1837 on Monday evening.