TIMETABLE CHALLENGE #1: 2 trains, 2 buses, 3 Calmac ferries 82 miles in 7½ hours of public transport

Рет қаралды 32,841

Күн бұрын

With Covid-19 affecting timetables and services, I decided to try my first ever timetable challenge:- to travel on 2 trains, 2 buses and 3 Calmac ferries covering 82 miles on a 7½ hour journey. I visit Gourock, Dunoon, Isle of Bute and Rothesay. I try the three most popular Scottish transport methods around the Firth of Clyde.
Follow me at:
Web: www.planestrainseverything.com
Twitter: @planestrainsev1
Facebook: / planestrainseverything
Instagram: / planestrainseverything
MUSIC:
Leg 1 and Leg 2: JazzyFrenchy by Bensound.com from www.bensound.com
Leg 3 and Leg 4: Everybody by Markvard @markvard. Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs • (Free Music for Vlogs)...
Leg 5 and Leg 6: Sunset Paradise by Wonki @wonkimusic. Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs • (Free Music for Vlogs)...
0:00 Introduction
0:50 PLANES, TRAINS, EVERYTHING
0:55 Train to Gourock
0:59 Glasgow Airport
1:06 Dumbarton Rock
1:22 Gourock Station
1:25 Calmac pier, Gourock
1:29 Ferry from Gourock to Dunoon
1:46 Calmac pier, Dunoon
2:48 Bus from Dunoon to Colintraive
3:00 Holy Loch
3:07 Glen Lean
3:12 Loch Tarsan
5:15 Ferry Colintraive-Rhubodach
7:41 Bus Rhubodach to Rothesay
7:50 Kyles of Bute
8:06 Kames Bay
8:11 Port Bannatyne marina
8:47 Rothesay marina
9:09 Ferry Rothesay to Wemyss Bay
10:24 Wemyss Bay station

Пікірлер: 69

@josephbarrie5380 Жыл бұрын

I'm a retired bus driver a year ago and your videos are very good and the scenery is excellent hope you keep making more thanks and like you say on one this is a very good channel

@liviadrusilla6778 Жыл бұрын

Nice wee round trip doon the watter 🤣

@hilandmalt 12 күн бұрын

Fan of the timetable challenges.

@scottycat6822 3 ай бұрын

Just watched this today and you have inspired me to do this trip hopefully when the weather is better. Thanks Scott .

@boxer180 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, just a wee note from a Scot who moved to Canada a million years ago (1965). I do go home to Scotland at least every second year. I love your videos. So down to earth and aimed at the budget travel. Keep up the great work. I was home two weeks ago and hope to get back next year. Great insights, entertaining, educational. Enjoying from Toronto.. Keep em coming.

@terranceparsons5185 2 жыл бұрын

The timetable challenges are a really great way to see the country, but a teensy bit stressful!

@josephbarrie5380 5 күн бұрын

Hi scot me and my wee grandson who is ten are doing your timetable challenge 1 just now its been fine nothing has gone wrong brilliant thanks to you we tried it and going on another one 2

@crawfordg 3 жыл бұрын

As a Greenockian exiled in the South of England for may years in was great to see all the places I used to visit and I particularly enjoyed the trip to Bute and to see Rossie again. Went there 3 years ago and visited Mount Stuart House quite spectacular. Great video thank you.

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a beautiful part of Scotland... when the sun's shining!

@traintrambus Жыл бұрын

I rarely comment on videos but I genuinely love your travel videos and promoting public transport. I do have a car but using it less and less so support to public transport is important to me. So thank you for your videos on this subject.

@eddywilko 3 ай бұрын

Great idea

@josephbarrie5380 Жыл бұрын

It's the first time I've ever watched them and I'm hooked will keep watching them keep them going scot brilliantly done

@xix94 Жыл бұрын

Please bring these videos back

@peterhubbard7665 2 жыл бұрын

This is a lovely travel channel, I'm glad I found it and have been binge watching the videos. The time table challenges are great. Thanks.

@pauljohnson4525 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed that

@marygarner5249 3 жыл бұрын

Always a great Adventure thanks for taking us with you take care 😊

@davehedgehog4391 3 жыл бұрын

Was in Rothesay for a few nights last month and got glorious weather. Enjoyed your trip 👍

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

I was telling a few friends about this connection I did in Rothesay, from bus to ferry, and how this was the first time I had set foot in the town. They thought I was kidding as EVERYONE from the Glasgow area has been to Rothesay. Obviously not everyone!

@boxer180 2 жыл бұрын

@@PlanesTrainsEverything As a Torontonian I feel lucky. I was in Rothesay few weeks ago, and that is my second visit. Lovely.

@GraemeBT 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an exile in Texas. Loving this.

@DayOwlify 3 жыл бұрын

That was interesting. I like touring Scotland with you. Thank you for sharing.

@mattcampbell1421 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact about the linkspan in Dunoon. It was designed for car vehicles boats and no car had ever used it. Sometimes in rougher weather they use a boat capable of car travel but the service remains foot passenger only.

@gavinharrison7497 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks really enjoyed will give it a go next year.

@clairedoran4024 2 жыл бұрын

Planning a whistle stop tour of Scotland in July by bus and train, your insight is very helpful! Glad I found you.

@michaelsansom6 Жыл бұрын

Very good! Yes! Do more timetable challenges, You are vert positive i your outlook, always creating very enjoyable clips. Thank you.

@myrabenson1603 9 ай бұрын

I am enjoying your videos 😊

@binflynn1 Жыл бұрын

Great research and commentary, Scotland is beautiful,keep up the good work

@kevinellis8869 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed it, planning my own sort of challenge in June to visit, Bo'ness, Caledonian, Keith & Dufftown and Strathspey Railways over a week by public transport.

@rossstewart9417 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the timetable challenges keep doing them

@Kenbur 3 жыл бұрын

keep them coming please

@edwardlees4585 7 ай бұрын

I keep setting myself similar ferry challenges. My record so far is 3 different crossings (excluding returns because that's cheating) in a single day. 1) Guernsey to Herm and back with about 3 hours ashore. 2) Guernsey to Jersey. 3) Jersey to France. I reckon if I was really clever with the timings in the summer I could get 4 or more: France-Jersey-Sark-Guernsey-Herm and back to Guernsey-Jersey. But there are very few days when the tides would work in my favour.

@alanreid3063 3 жыл бұрын

New subscriber. Great vids good views and well explained, good camera work

@themysteriousman2907 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great

@JimbobsTransportVideos 3 жыл бұрын

That was an amazing video

@KrumTats 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your videos! I liked the timetable challenge and hope to see more. For those of us who are unfamiliar with Scotland would you show a map of the area you are traveling at the start of the video like you did for the End to End series?

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for the idea. I think around half of all views are from outside of the UK, so I'll keep that in mind. A great tip!

@beith28 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the timetable challenge, would be interested to see more.

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm working on the next one at the moment, but I have a bad feeling Scotland will have Covid-19 transport restrictions coming shortly. Hopefully I'll be able to do it.

@jamesdoyle8442 Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@medwaymodelrailway7129 3 жыл бұрын

like the video very much .Take care.

@greenockmortonfan7240 2 жыл бұрын

I like your timetable challenge! I basically have a caravan in dunnon made lot of friends

@maryreid4273 Жыл бұрын

These videos bring back childhood memories of sailing to Rothesay or Dunoon, though we never did the 'loop' like you did. I remember the Clyde 'Streakers' that went across to Rothesay and Dunoon (when Calmac's Dunoon - Gourock service was a vehicle service and not passenger only!). The newer Calmac Rothesay boats (which I want to call Argyle and Bute, but might be wrong) are nice though, we were on one about 13 ish years ago. I live much further north now but it's nice to see your videos of locations closer to where I was brought up.

@josephbarrie5380 Жыл бұрын

Hi Scot I am retired bus driver one year and four months retired after 35 years with first bus and central Scottish buses I'm a new subscriber I've watched your videos and they are great it shows that Scotland has beautiful scenery

@josephbarrie5380 Жыл бұрын

I'm 67 and the one you did at Tarbert and on the big coach to Tarbert me and my wife did in our motorhome last summer

@johnclements8534 2 жыл бұрын

Spt should keepthere timetables up to date

@Madjock1965 3 жыл бұрын

I have myself have done this trip a couple of years ago but in the opposite direction, were the bus from Rothesay went on to the ferry at Rhubodach then straight on to Dunoon. As you seen the scenery from the bus from Auchenbreck to Dunoon was just fantastic . The other trip I wanted to do was to Portavadie then over to Tarbert then carry on the CalMac down to Lochranza. But this only operates from October to March than carry on through Arran and back to Glasgow via the Ardrossan ferry. But this was cut due to the storm that was over Scotland in March and then we went down in lockdown. Many thanks

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

Hi - The Tarbet/Lochranza connection is on my Timetable Challenge #2, but at the moment we are requested not to leave the Glasgow area because of a spike in Covid-19 cases. Once things settle down, I plan to feature this. Challenge #2 has 1 train, 3 ferries and 6 buses. A nice little day trip.

@Madjock1965 3 жыл бұрын

I was watching one of your other videos were you went to Fort William and then on to Inverness, but as the bus back to Glasgow from Inverness was full and you had to get train I have two ideals for you incase something like this happens again and you need to catch the train the first is to invest in a senior railcard which gives around a third of your train ticket which cost £30 a year or for 3 years it’s £70 giving small saving, the other a a website called ‘ splitticketing.trainsplit.com ‘ here is a example from Inverness to East Kilbride a open single is £59.70 and using splitmyticket website it’s only £50.27 and if you were to have a senior rail card this would drop down to £33.16 I hope you find this helpful. Really been enjoying your videos and your little adventures. I once did a bus trip,on the island of Lewis were you had to book the bus by phone the day before. You are bringing back memories as I once did trip on the Shetland island and got bus from Lerwick to Tingwall airport where again you had to book 24 hours before hand but it was not a bus it was a taxi but you only paid a small bus fare as it was subsidised by the council as a link to the airport.

@johnmacleod4481 3 ай бұрын

Scott im sad that Aberlour are no longer in charge of the railways in scotland our own fair country and now part of scotrail nevertheless as long as the services get you to destination after destination

@madtrainspottermacrae6744 3 жыл бұрын

Yes do more

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. The next Timetable Challenge will have 9 legs, but of course I have to wait for Covis-19 travel restrictions to be lifted. I'll then have to check the times to ensure timetables haven't changed to dramatically.

@madtrainspottermacrae6744 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlanesTrainsEverything I love ur videos what's is ur name

@brianbell4937 2 жыл бұрын

Several years ago that trip would have been easier, as the buses used to actually go across on the ferry. I think they had to cease that when legislation came in forcing the use of low floor buses, which, because they sit too low would ground getting on and off the ferry.

@doobz444 3 жыл бұрын

Ah the Ali cat on dungeon service the mv loch dunvegan 2nd vessel u got on the colintrave - the other side cant remember what its called

@clive.r1414 3 жыл бұрын

That was good! Do you carry a small tent and sleeping bag just in case or do the film crew have a motorhome?

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! The tent is a good idea. That timetable challenge had a point of no return. Once I reached it, there was no going back because the timetables wouldn't work out for me, so I had to keep going in the same planned direction. I'm looking at an 8-leg challenge at the moment, but I'm waiting to see what happens with Covid-19 travel restrictions. I think we will be restricted to **essential travel** only, so we'll see.

@clive.r1414 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlanesTrainsEverything It was a good challenge to watch. Look forward to more.

@eugenedonaghy1 Жыл бұрын

Any chance of #4

@billyshearer1 3 жыл бұрын

Have made this journey several times, always worked like clockwork. Mind you I had two weeks in Colintraive in between so not quite as urgent!

@PlanesTrainsEverything 3 жыл бұрын

Two weeks in Colintraive? That must have been a relaxing break!

@billyshearer1 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlanesTrainsEverything My gran lived there in the eighties. Going back was just lovely.

@billyshearer1 3 жыл бұрын

@@PlanesTrainsEverything My gran lived so it our family holiday for years!

@lucapezzella1853 3 жыл бұрын

Non e giusto che in alcuni locali dove fanno discoteca non ci devo entrare e ingiusto

@azoguero 2 жыл бұрын

Ecco, scozzessimo so o. L, oration anticipatory, cibo appena adequato, tempo deorimete. La populations solan to la meta del Passat o,Scusando I soliti errori. T

@johnclements8534 2 жыл бұрын

Campbeltown is near dunoon its a ghost town

@paparobbo62 Жыл бұрын

Can someone please explain to me the point to these videos.

@azoguero 2 жыл бұрын

Ok, where on earth am I? Very clear yr videos, where are you from? What is concern wi ice cream and chips. Scotia drizzle nondescript food, dismal beaches. Your trip is what I plan. In griannaig huastec obs3rv3r object to fonne#⎌s for kilt and collapse o churches. Population decimated, streets now ploughed fields. I was now informed in scotia parliament that second scottisch lingo is polish, chi ci crede. Auguri senyor, in bocca al lupo.

@s125ish 2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?