Round Trips

[Alex]

My trip for today:

Short walk to Gipsy Lane
4571 on 0800 WN529 from Willenhall, Gipsy Lane>Wton Bus Stn
221119 on 0818 XC from Wolverhampton>Bham New St
Met up with @Reece on Moor St
4906 on 0910 BC957 from Moor St>Solihull Stn
30030 on 1000 88 from Solihull Stn>Balsall Common
30030 on 1038 88 from Balsall Common>Solihull Stn
YJ55 BMO on 87 from Solihull Stn>Solihull Town
(Food)
4909 on 1210 BC957 from Solihull Town>Sheldon, The Wheatsheaf
6701 on 1245 BC957 from Sheldon, The Wheatsheaf>Moor St
Went to the Bull Ring and looked at 6124 & 6702, as well as meeting up with Nathan, Jack and @Dom
Left @Reece at the Bull Ring
4770 on WAX51 from Upper Bull St>Walsall, Bus Stn
4598 on WN529 from Walsall, Bus Stn>Willenhall, Gipsy Lane
(Nathan, Jack & Dom continued to Wolverhampton)
4531 on 1600 WA41 from Willenhall, Union St>Cornwall Gate
(Stopped at my nans for a few hours)
848 on 1844 WN28 from Cornwall Gate>Bloxwich Rd South
Short walk home

[Reece]

06/06/2015 Yesterday I decided to get a nbus day ticket...

London Midland > Kidderminster Railway Station - Stourbridge Junction (172211)
Diamond | 142 > Brook Road, Stourbridge Junction - Halesowen Bus Station (20100) KP02PVA
NXWM | 141 > Halesowen Bus Station - Birmingham, Colmore Row (4351) BX02AVF
( I met up with @Alex )
NXWM | 957 > Birmingham, Moor Street - Solihull Interchange (4906) BX13JWF
Diamond | 88 > Solihull Interchange - Balsall Common, Island (30030) BF60OFA (A Beast of a Citaro)
Diamond | 88 > Balsall Common, Island - Solihull Interchange (30030) BF60OFA (A good Thrash!)
Johnsons | 87 > Solihull Interchange - Solihull, Station Road -> YJ55BMO ( We had a very interesting conversation with the driver he was telling us about the 3 brand new E400 MMC's Hybrid coming for the X20. Also hot off the press 5 brand new Enviro200s might be MMC or old design with full leather low back seats for the 87 and some other routes should be delivered later this year. )

( We spent an hour in Solihull and got some lunch )

NXWM | 957 > Solihull, Station Road - Sheldon, The Wheatsheaf (4909) BX13JWK
NXWM Platinum | 957 > Sheldon, The Wheatsheaf - Birmingham, Moor Street (6701) YX15OXT

( We then went up to the Bullring to see the NXWM E400 MMC's on display and I saw @Nathan ,@jack4325 ,@Dom ,@P419 EJW and @Will )
( Left @Alex in Birmingham )

NXWM | 9 > Birmingham, Colmore Row - Halesowen Bus Station (6102) SN15LFK
Diamond | 142 > Halesowen Bus Station - Stourbridge Interchange (20100) KP02PVA
Hanson's | 287 > Stourbridge Interchange - Brook Road, Stourbridge Junction (1512) SN51SZX
London Midland > Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster Railway Station (172331)
Diamond | 2L > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Home (30388) V388SVV

A short round trip on a nice sunny day :)

[Tara4352]

   
   I know at least a few of these round trips i did from may are outdated but will still post it

22nd May 2015

NXWM 289 1643 To West Bromwich Bus Station
Midland Metro 22 To Birmingham Snow Hill
Virgin Trains 221 124 to Wolverhampton
NXWM  2    2029  TO Warstones
NXWM 2    2001 TO Wolverhampton Inerchange
VT    390 001 TO  Sandwell and Duldey

23rd May 2015
LM 170 531 To Wolverhampton Station
NXWM 2023 2 TO Bushbury HILL
NXWM 2023 2 TO Wolverhampton
NXWM 4314 11 To Cannock Road
NXWM 4015 11 TO Wolverhampton Bus Station
NXWM 4576 529 TO Walsall Bus Station
DIA     30888 29  TO Blakenhall
DIA     30409 29 TO Walsall
NXWM  1750  302 TO Lower Farm East
DIA      30805 302 TO Walsall
NXWM  1848 4 to Oldbury Interchange
NXWM 1851 4 TO Blackheath
NXWM 1852 4 TO West Brom
Midland Metro 19 to Dudley ST Guns Village
Midland Metro 27 to The Hawthorns
Midland Metro 16 to West Bromwich Central
NXWM 1885 4H TO Sandwell and Dudley Station

27TH May 2015

STG CSL 17012 599 TO Ambelside Town
STG CSL  17016 599 TO Bowness PIER

28th may 2015

STG CSL 17224 599 to Ambleside
STG CSL  3799  555 TO Lancaster - it was rammed as well
STG CSL  3799 555 to AMBLESIDE
STG CSL   17016 599 to Lakeside

30th May 2015
DIA 30209 4 TO WALSALL
NXWM 1767 29 TO Blakenhall
DIA    30886 29 to Walsall
NXWM 4684 X51 TO Birmingham Lower Bull Street
London MidlAND 170 504 to Sandwell and Dudley
1854 4H TO West BROM
MIDLAND METRO 17 TO Wednesbury GREAT WESTERN STREET
4981 75 TO WEST BROM

06TH June

30411 4h to west brom
Midland  metro 25 to Birmingham Snow Hill
london midland 172 221 to BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
NXWM 6711 957 TO Sheldon
NXWM 6705 900 TO MOOR ST QUEENSWAY
MIDLAND METRO 27 TO WOLVERHAMPTON
VT 390 008 TO sandwell and dudley

[Alex]

My trip today:

2277 AM28E 1005>1039
Willenhall, Lion Hotel>Wton Bus Station
(Met up with @Dom & Nathan)
27   MMML1 1115>1153
Wolverhampton St Georges>Bham S Hill
(Food)
6701 BC957 1230>1300
Bham Moor St Q'way>Old Lode Lane, Frankton Ave
6711 BC957 1310>1400
Old Lode Lane, Frankton Ave>Bham, Moor St Q'way
(Met up with Jack)
30405 DIA16 1410>1416
Bham, Moor St Q'way>Bham,  Snow Hill Q'way
(Left them to continue on 30405)
Walked to New St
170501 LM    1440>1456
Bham, New St>Walsall
(Walked to the Bus Station)
1774 WA40E 1525>1544
Walsall Bus Stn>Stroud Ave
(Stopped at my nans for a bit)
2295 AM41  1823>1826
Cornwall Gate>Bloxwich Rd South

[the trainbasher]

07-06-2015

Igo 2101 226 Hawbush Road to Kingswinford Cross
Arriva 2150 257 Kingswinford Cross to wall heath church
Arriva 2159 257 Wall Heath Church to Stourbridge Bus Station
Arriva 2268 257 Stourbridge Bus Station to Wordsley, Cat
NXWM 2017 256 Wordsley, Cat to Stourbridge Bus Station
NXWM 6106 9 Stourbridge Bus Station to Halesowen Bus Station
NXWM 805 99 Halesowen Bus Station to Quinton church
NXWM 6103 9 Quinton Church to Halesowen Bus Station
Arriva 2168 142 Halesowen Bus Station to Stourbridge Road/Belle Vale
Arriva 2102 13 Stourbridge Road/Belle Vale to Merry Hill Bus Station
NXWM 2093 289 Merry Hill, Bus Station to Cradley Heath High Street
Diamond 30880 243 Cradley Heath High Street to Merry Hill Bus Station
Igo 4018 226 Merry Hill Bus Station to Hawbush Road

[Kevin]

A short but definitely round the houses trip this afternoon

NX 4871 - X51 - 13:42 Tower Hill to Walsall
NX 1754 - 301 - 14:10 Walsall to Bloxwich
iGo 2012 - 25 - 14:40 Bloxwich to Kingstanding (wow, what a route!)
NX 42xx - 5 - Kingstanding Circle to Asda Queslett (wasn't paying attention to the time or fleetnumber)
...Walk through the nature reserve, Booths Farm and Turnberry Park...
NX 4855 - 952 - 16:43 Perry Beeches to Tower Hill (yes I really am that much of a paradox, will happily walk that previous stretch but don't wanna walk up Beeches Road)

[the trainbasher]

06-06-2015

250   1511      Hansons   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station
141   4200      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
58   2137      NXWM   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Digbeth, Coach Station
957   4903      NXWM   Digbeth, Coach Station   Bordesley, Coventry Road/Railway Station
900   6707      NXWM   Bordesley, Coventry Road/Railway Station   Hay Mills, Coventry Road/Deakins Road
957   4706      NXWM   Hay Mills, Coventry Road/Deakins Road   Yardley, Swan Island
900E   6709      NXWM   Yardley, Swan Island   Birmingham International, Railway Station
966   4673      NXWM   Birmingham International, Railway Station   Birmingham International Airport
966   4524      NXWM   Birmingham International Airport   Birmingham International, Railway Station
75      SN04EFP   Central Buses   Birmingham International, Railway Station   Birmingham Business Park, Coleshill Heath Road/Coleshill Road
966   4664      NXWM   Birmingham Business Park, Coleshill Heath Road/Coleshill Road   Birmingham Business Park, Bickenhill Lane/Elmdon Trading Estate
97A   4458      NXWM   Birmingham Business Park, Bickenhill Lane/Elmdon Trading Estate   Birmingham International Airport
900   4897      NXWM   Birmingham International Airport   Birmingham International, Railway Station
900   6707      NXWM   Birmingham International, Railway Station   Sheldon, Coventry Road/The Wheatsheaf
60   4907      NXWM   Sheldon, Coventry Road/The Wheatsheaf   Lyndon End, Coventry Road/Keswick Road
60   4912      NXWM   Lyndon End, Coventry Road/Keswick Road   Lyndon End, Coventry Road/Gilbertstone Avenue
957   4911      NXWM   Lyndon End, Coventry Road/Gilbertstone Avenue   Yardley, Coventry Road/Clay Lane
900   6709      NXWM   Yardley, Coventry Road/Clay Lane   Yardley, Swan Island
58   2127      NXWM   Yardley, Swan Island   Hay Mills, Coventry Road/Deakins Road
957   4903      NXWM   Hay Mills, Coventry Road/Deakins Road   Bordesley, Coventry Road/Railway Station
900   6710      NXWM   Bordesley, Coventry Road/Railway Station   Digbeth, Coach Station
58   2127      NXWM   Digbeth, Coach Station   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
60   4947      NXWM   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Digbeth, Coach Station
957   4906      NXWM   Digbeth, Coach Station   Bordesley, Coventry Road/Railway Station
957   4168      NXWM   Bordesley, Coventry Road/Railway Station   Digbeth, Coach Station*
900   4897      NXWM   Digbeth, Coach Station   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
X64   2129      NXWM   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Birmingham, Old Square/Corporation Street
98   2128      NXWM   Birmingham, Old Square/Corporation Street   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
4M   1854      NXWM   Cradley Heath, Railway Station   Cradley Heath, High Street
141   4821      NXWM   Cradley Heath, High Street   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2102      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

* - Unusual Working

[MrBevan2000]

9/6/15
PB 33, 4851(I was not happy), Kingstanding-Pheasey
WA 997, 4682, Pheasey-Wellhead Lane
(Got a lift to Perry Common not on a bus)
PB 7, 4281, Perry Common-North Birmingham Academy
PB 907, 4779, North Birmingham Academy-Wellhead Lane
PB 907A, 4828 Wellhead Lane-North Birmingham Academy
(School)
PB 7, 4304, North Birmingham Academy-North Birmingham Academy (via Perry Common)
PB 28, 7033, North Birmingham Academy-Hawthorn
PB 33, 4856, Hawthorn-Kingstanding.

[MrBevan2000]

12/6/15
Diamond 30861, 56, Kingstanding-City Centre
PB 4918, 904, City Centre-City Centre (via Falcon Lodge)
PB  4482, 907, City Centre-North Birmingham Academy (via Sutton Coldfield)
PB 7030, 28, North Birmingham Academy-Hawthorn
Diamond 30827, 56, Hawthorn-Kingstanding.

[Alex]

Today (13/6/15):

861-WN28 0844>0927
Willenhall, Union St>Wton Bus Station
(Met up with Nathan and Jack)
4562-WN126 1011>1059
Wton Bus Station>Dudley Bus Station
4818-PN140 1100>1145
Dudley Bus Station>Bham, Colmore Row
(Food)
4821-PN140 1300>1320
Bham, Colmore Row>Quinton, Church
6115-PN9 1325>1340
Quinton, Church>Halseowen Bus Station
(Left Jack)
4425-PN241 1408>1443
Halesowen Bus Station>Merry Hill Bus Station
2092-PNX96 1444>1456
Merry Hill Bus Station>Stourbridge Bus Station
(Met up, and left Jack at Stourbridge)
4560-WN256 1500>1552
Stourbridge Bus Station>Wton Bus Station
4136-WN28 1555>1632
Wton Bus Station>Cornwall Gate
(Stopped at my nans for a bit)
(Got a lift home from my dad)

[Kevin]

NX 4860 - 51 - 06:07 Tower Hill to city
NX 42xx - 67 - 06:40 city to Salford Circus

--- WORK ---
(for a lot longer than expect, so ruined plans to have a quick round on a heritage bus of sorts for the Aston Heritage Day)
(but I got a lift from me boss to Kings Heath so picked up plan from there)

Diamond 30509 - 50 - 15:05 Kings Heath to Maypole
Johnsons YT13 HKZ - X50 - 15:17 Maypole to Kings Heath
NX 4338 - 76 - 15:31 Kings Heath to Solihull
Johnsons YJ55 BMY - 87 - 16:33 Solihull to Coventry
Diamond 30401 - 82 - 18:10 Coventry to Solihull
(didn't find the Diamond B8 but yay Merc!)
NX 6711 - 957 - 19:09 Solihull to City (first Platinum)
NX 4874 - 51 - 19:52 City to Tower Hill
Home
NX 7027 - 952 - 20:55 Tower Hill to One Stop
Pub

[domino.99]

14/06/15 (Will update as I go)

Vehicle        Journey         on       off
4552           WN126        09:35   09:50
Met @Alex
848             WN11          10:06  10:45
Met @Nathan
4591           WN126        10:52  11:29
4967           WB74          11:31  11:56
1851           WA4M         11:58  12:01
@Alex and @Nathan got pizza whilst I had something from Costa
4957           WB80         12:46   13:14
6105           PN9             13:17  13:35
Alex went to Birmingham
6103           PN9             14:14  14:36
4426           PN246         14:43  15:17
4552           WN126        15:28  15:46
Got off and left Nathan

[Niall]

6109 - 9 to Birmingham
YN63 BYP - X20 to Shirley
4361 - 49 to Maypole
4394 - 49 to Shannon Road
walk to 35 terminus
4721 - 35 to Kings Heath
4677 - 11A to Acocks Green
1950 - 37 to Solihull
4899 - 957 to Sheldon
Hoped to change on to the 900, it must have been late
4944 - 957 to Birmingham
6109 - 9 home

[the trainbasher]

13.06.2015 - Rain Made Play Interesting at Trent Bridge

226   0520   KX52RXS   Hansons   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station
241   4821   BX09PGU   NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
***Class 172/2 Cradley Heath to Smethwick Galton Bridge***
***Class 323/3 Smethwick Galton Bridge to Birmingham New Street***
***Class 170/6 Birmingham New Street to Nottingham***
6   953   YN08MLJ   Nottingham City Transport   Nottingham, Railway Station   Nottingham, Angel Row/Beastmarket Hill
Y36   3103   BD64NCA   Yourbus   Nottingham, Angel Row/Beastmarket Hill   Nottingham, Derby Road/Canning Circus
indigo   714   FJ58KKF   Trent Barton   Nottingham, Derby Road/Canning Circus   Lenton, Derby Road/Savoy Cinema
36   627   YN14MUV   Nottingham City Transport   Lenton, Derby Road/Savoy Cinema   Lenton, Derby Road/Faraday Road
indigo   715   FJ58KKG   Trent Barton   Lenton, Derby Road/Faraday Road   QMC, Main Entrance/Derby Road
eighteen   607   FJ07VVU   Trent Barton   QMC, Main Entrance/Derby Road   Beeston, Bus Station
Y36   3107   BD64NBX   Yourbus   Beeston, Bus Station   University of Nottingham, Derby Road/Charles Avenue
i4   333   YJ12GWO   Trent Barton   University of Nottingham, Derby Road/Charles Avenue   QMC, Main Entrance/Derby Road
i4   326   YJ12GWE   Trent Barton   QMC, Main Entrance/Derby Road   Lenton, Derby Road/Faraday Road
indigo   714   FJ58KKF   Trent Barton   Lenton, Derby Road/Faraday Road   Lenton, Derby Road/Savoy Cinema
Y36   3102   BD64NCN   Yourbus   Lenton, Derby Road/Savoy Cinema   Nottingham, Derby Road/Canning Circus
36   625   YN14MUP   Nottingham City Transport   Nottingham, Derby Road/Canning Circus   Nottingham, Talbolt Street/Hanley Street
28   748   YN06TGF   Nottingham City Transport   Nottingham, Talbolt Street/Hanley Street   Nottingham, Victoria Centre
35   756   YN07EYT   Nottingham City Transport   Nottingham, Victoria Centre   Nottingham, Angel Row/Beastmarket Hill
Centrelink   996   YJ12GVD   Trent Barton   Nottingham, Angel Row/Beastmarket Hill   Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station
Rushcliffe Greens   58   YRC181   Trent Barton   Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station   Trent Bridge, Bridgford Road/Cricket Ground ***Unusual Working***
Cotgrave Connection   620   FJ03VWK   Trent Barton   Trent Bridge, Bridgford Road/Cricket Ground   Nottingham, Friar Lane/Beastmarket Hill
Rushcliffe Greens   303   FD54JYB   Trent Barton   Nottingham, Friar Lane/Beastmarket Hill   Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station
Centrelink   998   YJ12GVF   Trent Barton   Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station   Nottingham, Victoria Bus Station
Red Arrow   74   FJ10OXP   Trent Barton   Nottingham, Victoria Bus Station   QMC, Main Entrance/Derby Road
35   672   YN07EYT   Nottingham City Transport   QMC, Main Entrance/Derby Road   Nottingham, Victoria Centre
Y36   3107   BD64NBX   Yourbus   Nottingham, Victoria Centre   Nottingham, Angel Row/Beastmarket Hill
Centrelink   996   YJ12GVD   Trent Barton   Nottingham, Angel Row/Beastmarket Hill   Nottingham, Broadmarsh Bus Station (late due to someone threatening to jump off the Arndale Car Park!
***EMT HST 2+7 load from Nottingham to Leicester***
***AXC 170/1 Leicseter to Birmingham New Street***
***LMD 172/3 Birmingham Moor Street to Cradley Heath***
208   2702      Arriva Midlands North   Cradley Heath, Railway Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   4019      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[Trident 4194]

86*- Halesowen
4353- 141- Birmingham ( stop before colmore row, great, fast bus)
30166- moor street station( fast and smooth)
6705-900- airport( fast driver, not bad announcements stuck)
6707- 900- Birmingham- packed, not very pleasant, traffic was bad
4800-16- colmore row( packed)
4359-141- Halesowen ( slow)
30407