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Re: The Journey

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And walk into the village centre because it has a better range of busses!
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So from a mystery village, you catch a mystery form of transport to an actual location. You find yourself transported to the WHSmith museum, in Newtown, Powys.
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:shock: :shock: :shock: That exists??? :shock: :shock: :shock:

From there you walk to the Elephant and Castle. No, not that one! The one in Newtown, Powys.
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The Orange One wrote: That exists???
https://newtownpowys.wordpress.com/2011 ... w-h-smith/

And after a swift half, walk to Newtown station.
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Get the Arriva Trains Wales service to Wolverhampton.
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Thence to the 32/33 bus to Northwood... Park.
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You then get the next 32 back to Wolverhampton Station (it is a circular route)
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And after picking up a Coke at the station WHSmith...
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You get a Virgin Trains West Coast Service to Edinburgh.
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Followed by a Virgin Trains East Coast service to King's Cross.
272 stations in 18:30:32
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And a Thameslink service to East Croydon (from St Pancras International) to revisit (again) the WHSmith at the station.
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You take the T33 - whoops, sorry, 433 to Addington Village.

(No WH Smiths here, I'm afraid, it's just a lonely deserted tram stop)
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And get a 314 all the way to Eltham Station.
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From where it's just a 600m walk to the WHSmith on the High St...

...so you do that. Then...
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...600m back to the station and get a train one station eastbound to Welling.
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