Round Trips

[Kevin]

Many trips I've done recently I haven't posted or got round to blogging about, but here's one from last week (blog clicky)

Thursday 28/6/18
Getting some more roads ticked off

NXWM 4929 - 5 - 10:08 Scott Arms to All Saints
Diamond 20056 - 4 - 10:15 All Saints to Stone Cross
Diamond 20886 - 30 - 10:39 Stone Cross to West Brom
iGo KX09 CKC - 64 - 11:25 West Brom to Wednesbury
Walsall Community Transport SJ66 SYO - 67 - 12:15 Wednesbury to Yew Tree
NXWM 4249 - 45 - 12:50 Yew Tree to Walsall
NXWM 1773 - 13 - 13:46 Walsall to Wednesbury
Diamond 30638 - 40 - 14:10 Wednesbury to Friar Park
Diamond 20538 - 65 - 14:38 Wood Green to Darlaston
Diamond 20885 - 310 - 15:05 Darlaston to Willenhall
Diamond 20885 - 310 - 15:20 Willenhall to Wednesbury
Diamond 20809 - 41A - 15:55 Wednesbury to West Brom
NXWM 4236 - 5 - 16:29 West Brom to Red House Park
and a nice walk home

That chunk around Wednesbury now completed, happy days

[Trident 4194]

Arriva day trip:

1858 4H
671*-x10 top of mucklow hill
611*-140- Dudley
5401-1- Coronation gardens- these buses need new seats seriously!
6794-126- Wolverhampton
Y reg dart- 11- Stafford street- haven't been on a dart that sounded like that in ages
3762-70- Cannock bus station- yay pulsar
3904-74- Stafford- not a great B7RLE would've preferred another pulsar or commander, seemed to really struggle on inclines
3911-825- litchfield- what a amazing route especially going over them right bridges, and fast stretches
3505-765- Tamworth- haven't been on an Arriva omnilink before- certainly faster than nx counterparrts and layout much more comfortable. Driver a bit slow.
44**-110 Brum- was hoping for the B9 but oh well I did see the B9 in Ventura park heading the opposite direction. Love this route, nice fast stretches
6115-9- Broad street is awful at about 15:30 and must only get worse!! Everything becomes blocked!

Overall good day have achieved what I wanted in the Cannock area now and the next trip will be heading out to Telford direction!!

[Dom]

Y reg dart- 11- Stafford street- haven't been on a dart that sounded like that in ages

What, idle? You don't get more than that in that journey. Probably could've walked it quicker aswell!

[Trident 4194]

What, idle? You don't get more than that in that journey. Probably could've walked it quicker aswell!

I was in no rush. And well the bus had to accelerate to move doesn't it?

[Dom]

And well the bus had to accelerate to move doesn't it?

Technically not.

[Straightlines]

Technically not.

Do you know something we all don't?

[Trident 4194]

First time in Shrewsbury/ Telford:

30851-4H- blackheath
4435-241- Dudley
67**- 126- wolvo- it had stop start when in stationary traffic or waiting a t traffic lights which is something I haven't experienced before
3312-9- Bridgnorth- going to pain me to say but I like Arriva streetlites especially with the leather interiors- very full entire journey- certainly seems a good money spinner
2975-436- Shrewsbury- waheyyy Versa running 15 minutes late, lovely route and never been on a bus as fast as this before, liked the bit through Much Wenlock and past that church on that very narrow road
2960-X4- Telford- pretty quick versa not as good as 2975 it seems
2731-10- Wolverhampton- 3754 was on the 9 ready to head to Bridgnorth, so I asked the driver if he was carrying on to wolves he replied yes but it's a long journey, the direct route is only 10 minutes behind this one, I merely said ok as to not look silly, and to be honest I had only rode on a pulsar on the 70 the other week, so was riding my luck on a nice bus to get on the 10. Having seen an e200 I was expecting a bad bus to turn up, however 2731 arrived and what a bus that is. This cadet flew down the roads and I have to say was probably my favourite journey of the day due to the bus.
4556-256- Stourbridge- was running 10-15 minutes late the entire journey- nice journey on a trident however
6101-9- Halesowen- nothing to say on this thing

[Ashley 60171]

First time in Shrewsbury/ Telford:

30851-4H- blackheath
4435-241- Dudley
67**- 126- wolvo- it had stop start when in stationary traffic or waiting a t traffic lights which is something I haven't experienced before
3312-9- Bridgnorth- going to pain me to say but I like Arriva streetlites especially with the leather interiors- very full entire journey- certainly seems a good money spinner
2975-436- Shrewsbury- waheyyy Versa running 15 minutes late, lovely route and never been on a bus as fast as this before, liked the bit through Much Wenlock and past that church on that very narrow road
2960-X4- Telford- pretty quick versa not as good as 2975 it seems
2731-10- Wolverhampton- 3754 was on the 9 ready to head to Bridgnorth, so I asked the driver if he was carrying on to wolves he replied yes but it's a long journey, the direct route is only 10 minutes behind this one, I merely said ok as to not look silly, and to be honest I had only rode on a pulsar on the 70 the other week, so was riding my luck on a nice bus to get on the 10. Having seen an e200 I was expecting a bad bus to turn up, however 2731 arrived and what a bus that is. This cadet flew down the roads and I have to say was probably my favourite journey of the day due to the bus.
4556-256- Stourbridge- was running 10-15 minutes late the entire journey- nice journey on a trident however
6101-9- Halesowen- nothing to say on this thing

How many of the people on the StreetLite had  ENCTS passes? A full bus doesn't always mean pound signs.

[Trident 4194]

How many of the people on the StreetLite had  ENCTS passes? A full bus doesn't always mean pound signs.

Well it took a good 4 minutes to load, and from my understanding there were a few paying passengers including myself. Would say 40% were fare paying passengers

[PointerDart]

Couple of updates.

Journey to Stoke (12/7)
- AM3336 - 4 > Telford
- AM3792 - 5 > Stafford
- PMT65036 - 101 > Hanley
[break in Hanley for 3 hours]
- PMT65035 - 101 > Stafford
- AM3793 - 5 > Telford
- AM3331 - 4

Telford Carnival (15/07)
- AM2143 - 4 > Wellington
- AM3780 - 7 > Telford
[Went to Carnival]
- AM2731 - 7 > Wellington
- AM3337 - 4

[PointerDart]

First time in Shrewsbury/ Telford:

3312-9- Bridgnorth- going to pain me to say but I like Arriva streetlites especially with the leather interiors- very full entire journey- certainly seems a good money spinner
2975-436- Shrewsbury- waheyyy Versa running 15 minutes late, lovely route and never been on a bus as fast as this before, liked the bit through Much Wenlock and past that church on that very narrow road
2960-X4- Telford- pretty quick versa not as good as 2975 it seems
2731-10- Wolverhampton- 3754 was on the 9 ready to head to Bridgnorth, so I asked the driver if he was carrying on to wolves he replied yes but it's a long journey, the direct route is only 10 minutes behind this one, I merely said ok as to not look silly, and to be honest I had only rode on a pulsar on the 70 the other week, so was riding my luck on a nice bus to get on the 10. Having seen an e200 I was expecting a bad bus to turn up, however 2731 arrived and what a bus that is. This cadet flew down the roads and I have to say was probably my favourite journey of the day due to the bus.

Although rattly as, the earlier Streetlites (3310-3312) feel faster than the others, especially the 4-branded batch. Also, just had 2731 for the first time ever today (was on the 7), absolute gem of a bus (although I'm personally a fan of the 03-plate batch), so can agree with you on that bus fully.

[Sh4318]

12:16, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Wolverhampton, Class 323, 323217, West Midlands Railway
12:42, Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury, Class 158, 158834 + 158828, Arriva Trains Wales (these 158s are so comfy - when the aircon's working anyway)
16:10, Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, Class 153, 153367, Arriva Trains Wales (what a train, definitely in my top 3 Arriva 153s)
17:22, Wolverhampton to Smethwick Galton Bridge, Class 323, 323240, West Midlands Railway

[Sh4318]

Had a look at a few of the new/modified services in South Birmingham

13:13 (arr 13:16), Smethwick Galton Bridge to Birmingham Moor Street, West Midlands Railway, Class 172, 172219 + 172341
15:03, Birmingham New Street to Northfield, West Midlands Railway, Class 323, 323210
15:32, 48, Northfield Station to Northfield Town Centre, NXWM, 807
15:40, 27, Northfield Town Centre to Metchley Lane, NXWM, 1917
16:21, X20, University to Lickey Lane, NXWM, 6854
17:35, 49, Longbridge Station to Kings Norton Station, NXWM, 4367
17:58, 18, Kings Norton Station to Adams Hill, NXWM, 4573
18:22, X22, Adams Hill to Birmingham, Moor Street, NXWM, 6850
19:15 (arr 19:25), Birmingham Moor Street to Birmingham Snow Hill, WM, Class 172, 172341 + 172219 (172219 detached at Snow Hill, due to a fault)
19:44, 89, Birmingham, Colmore Row to Home, NXWM, 4268

[Jack]

23/7/18

NX 1900, 28, Hassop Road to Scott Arms.
NX 816, 46, Scott Arms to All Saints Way.
Diamond 20050, 4, All Saints Way to Walsall.
NX 4606, 70A, Walsall to Sainsbury's.
NX 4586, 69, Sainsbury's to Walsall.
NX 1768, 10, Walsall to Brownhills.
NX 1773, 10, Brownhills to Walsall.
Diamond 30886, 301, Walsall to Bloxwich.
NX 85*, 70, Bloxwich to Sainsbury's.
NX 4586, 69, Sainsbury's to Walsall.
NX 6729, 997, Walsall to Aldridge Road, Beeches Road.

[tphi12000]

Trip to the big cat sanctury and a few days in Paris:-
26/7
350102 18.13  delayed Lichfield TV- Euston
395025 20.37 St Pancres-Ashford Int
SC 47681 Service B-  Station - Holiday Inn
27/7
SC 47664 Service B Holiday Inn - Station
395028 17.43 Ashford Int - St Pancres
4029/4030 20.01 delayed  St Pancras-Gare du Nord
30/7
4019/4020 17.15 Gare du Nord - St Pancres
390152 20.30 Euston-Lichfield TV