Round Trips

[the trainbasher]

17.07.2015 - Every Little Thing That I Could Find

226   1540      Hansons   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station
004   2640      Hansons   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Halesowen, Bus Station
9   6122      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Bearwood, Bus Station
126   4538      NXWM   Bearwood, Bus Station   Five Ways, Railway Station/Bath Row
99   801      NXWM   Five Ways, Railway Station/Bath Row   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station - Quick spot of breakfast from Subway in the Pallasades
900   6701      NXWM   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Digbeth, Coach Station
59   2149      NXWM   Digbeth, Coach Station   Bordesley, Railway Station
957   6711      NXWM   Bordesley, Railway Station   Hay Mills, Coventry Road/Deakins Road
900E   6710      NXWM   Hay Mills, Coventry Road/Deakins Road   Yardley, Coventry Road/Swan Island
S16   0570   FD55PZT   igo/WMSNT   Yardley, Coventry Road/Swan Island   Hobs Moat, Hobs Moat Road/Hobs Meadow - Tighter than a nuns purse!
71E      R823RCD   Sunny Travel   Hobs Moat, Hobs Moat Road/Hobs Meadow   Hobs Moat, Lode Lane/Land Rover Works
71   2115      NXWM   Hobs Moat, Lode Lane/Land Rover Works   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Rowood Drive
71E      YJ54CEN   Claribels   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Rowood Drive   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Grove Road
S1   1939   BX10ADU   NXWM   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Grove Road   Solihull, Poplar Road/Touchwood Centre - Quick pint in The White Swan Wetherspoons
966      X179CTG   Discount Travel Solutions   Solihull, Poplar Road/Touchwood Centre   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Grove Road
71E      YJ12CKO   Claribels   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Grove Road   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Rowood Drive
72   2118      NXWM   Lode Heath, Lode Lane/Rowood Drive   Hobs Moat, Lode Lane/Land Rover Works
71   1940   BX10ADV   NXWM   Hobs Moat, Lode Lane/Land Rover Works   Sheldon, The Wheatsheaf
70   4163      NXWM   Sheldon, The Wheatsheaf   Lyndon Green, Sheldon Heath Road/The Radleys
71E      V895DNB   Sunny Travel   Lyndon Green, Sheldon Heath Road/The Radleys   Kitt's Green, Mackadown Lane/Lidl Supermarket
14   4155      NXWM   Kitt's Green, Mackadown Lane/Lidl Supermarket   Tile Cross, Bell Lane/Tile Cross Island
71E      YJ56JXX   Claribels   Tile Cross, Bell Lane/Tile Cross Island   Marston Green, Tavern
91   10109   YX06CUW   igo/WMSNT   Marston Green, Tavern   Chelmsley Wood, Pine Square
966      R935FOO   Discount Travel Solutions   Chelmsley Wood, Pine Square   Bromford, Chester Road/Tameside Drive
966   4663      NXWM   Bromford, Chester Road/Tameside Drive   Erdington, Fire Station
38   4236      NXWM   Erdington, Fire Station   Erdington, Six Ways
11C   4032      NXWM   Erdington, Six Ways   Erdington, Wood End Road/Jaffray Crescent
11C      S301SHB   Social Travel   Erdington, Wood End Road/Jaffray Crescent   Ward End, Fox and Goose - Fancied a quick pint so nipped into The Hornet (A Wetherspoons Public House....Thats another one off the list!)
28A   123   SN59AXB   igo/WMSNT   Ward End, Fox and Goose   Alum Rock, Alum Rock Road/Woodwells Road
14   4611      NXWM   Alum Rock, Alum Rock Road/Woodwells Road   Alum Rock, Alum Rock Road/Foxton Road
14   4615      NXWM   Alum Rock, Alum Rock Road/Foxton Road   Saltley, Gate
94   4488      NXWM   Saltley, Gate   Birmingham, Priory Queensway/Argos
16   4803      NXWM   Birmingham, Priory Queensway/Argos   Deritend, Bradford Street/Bradford Street
16   4812      NXWM   Deritend, Bradford Street/Bradford Street   Birmingham, Upper Dean Street/Markets
16   4815      NXWM   Birmingham, Upper Dean Street/Markets   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
99   803      NXWM   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Birmingham, Old Square/Corporation Street - Stopped in Eat4Less for a spot of Luncheon!
99   809      NXWM   Birmingham, Old Square/Corporation Street   Halesowen, Bus Station
241   4428      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2103      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[the trainbasher]

18.07.2015 - Hop on the Next Bus That Comes Along

226   20541      Diamond Bus   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
228   2610      Hansons   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
17   2702   YJ54CKF   Arriva Midlands North   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Dudley Wood, Quarry Lane/New Village
289   1546      NXWM   Dudley Wood, Quarry Lane/New Village   Cradley Heath, High Dtreet
4M   1860   BX58SYC   NXWM   Cradley Heath, High Dtreet   Blackheath, Barclays Bank
4H   30408      Diamond Bus   Blackheath, Barclays Bank   Whiteheath Gate, Oldbury Road/Birchfield Lane
4H   1854   BX58SXU   NXWM   Whiteheath Gate, Oldbury Road/Birchfield Lane   Oldbury, Interchange
4   1842      NXWM   Oldbury, Interchange   Sandwell and Dudley, Railway Station
4   1861   BX58SYE   NXWM   Sandwell and Dudley, Railway Station   Lamberts End, Bromford Lane/Caroline Street
289   2094      NXWM   Lamberts End, Bromford Lane/Caroline Street   Lamberts End, Bromford Lane/Cambridge Street
4H   30002      Diamond Bus   Lamberts End, Bromford Lane/Cambridge Street   West Bromwich, Bus Station
79   4570      NXWM   West Bromwich, Bus Station   Carters Green, Clock
75   4960      NXWM   Carters Green, Clock   Wednesbury, Bus Station
38   1846      NXWM   Wednesbury, Bus Station   Darlaston, Bus Station - Since when did the seats become fabric instead of leather
34A   1881   BX09OZH   NXWM   Darlaston, Bus Station   Rough Hays, Hall Street/Micheal Road
334      T99NND   Thandi Transport   Rough Hays, Hall Street/Micheal Road   Rough Hays, Wilenhall Street/Yardley Street
34   1888   BX09OZP   NXWM   Rough Hays, Wilenhall Street/Yardley Street   Bilston, Bus Station
905      BIG8751   Coastal Liner   Bilston, Bus Station   Wolverhampton, Bilston Street/Police Station - Did a
1   5404      NXWM   Wolverhampton, Bilston Street/Police Station   Wolverhampton, Lichfield Street/Art Gallery
878      YX59BXZ   Select Bus Services   Wolverhampton, Lichfield Street/Art Gallery   Dunstall, Stafford Road/Gorsebrook Road - Pity they stopped accepting nBus :(
33      NK51MKE   Travel Express   Dunstall, Stafford Road/Gorsebrook Road   Low Hill, Bushbury Lane/Fordhouse Road
32      X312KRX   Travel Express   Low Hill, Bushbury Lane/Fordhouse Road   Dunstall, Stafford Road/Gorsebrook Road - Luncheon was in order I think so a Maccies visit for a Land, Sea and Air Burger (A Double Cheesburger, McChicken Sandwich and Fillet-O-Fish hybrid!)
33   601      NXWM   Dunstall, Stafford Road/Gorsebrook Road   Wolverhampton, Stafford Street/University
11      Y131GBO   Travel Express   Wolverhampton, Stafford Street/University   Wolverhampton, Bus Station
10   4797   W368VGJ   Arriva Midlands North   Wolverhampton, Bus Station   Wolverhampton, Lichfield Street/Art Gallery
1   5414      NXWM   Wolverhampton, Lichfield Street/Art Gallery   Sedgley, Market Place - Quick Pint in The Clifton Spoons
27E   848      NXWM   Sedgley, Market Place   Gornal Wood, Bus Station
257   2257   Y257YBC   Arriva Midlands North   Gornal Wood, Bus Station   Stourbridge, Bus Station
X96   2098      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station - Quick Pint in the Abraham Darby Spoons
226   2102      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[the trainbasher]

19.07.2015 - Double Spoons!

226   2101      igo/WMSNT   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station
4M   1853      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Quarry Bank, High Street
208   2152      Arriva Midlands North   Quarry Bank, High Street   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
141   6122      NXWM   Cradley Heath, Railway Station   Cradley Heath, High Street - Visited Tesco for a sandwich for Luncheon and The Moon Under Water Spoons for a quick pint
4M   1848      NXWM   Cradley Heath, High Street   Quarry Bank, High Street
208   2277      Arriva Midlands North   Quarry Bank, High Street   Merry Hill, Bus Station - Visited The Arbraham Derby Spoons for a quick pint
226   2102      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[James4368]

Trip To Birmingham Airport 20/07/15
0929 60 (4173) Sunnymead Road/Coventry Road-Sheldon Wheatsheif
0939 70 (4175) Sheldon Wheatsheif-Marston Green Rail Station
Sheldon Country Park (Recorded Hainan B767)
1135 70 (4630) Marston Green Rail Station-Sheldon Wheatsheif
1155 60 (4903) Sheldon Wheatsheif-Gilbertstone Avenue

[Trident 4194]

20574- Stourbridge bus station( crap dart)
2100-x96- merry hill( very fast)
1512-004-quinton( comfy)
6116-9- church
1525-004- Halesowen
30409-

[Alex]

My trip for today:

4320|WN 25|0720>0732
Harper St>Bilston Bus Stn
T25|MM ML1|0734>0804
Bilston Central>Bham Snow Hill
(Breakfast)
220xxx|XC|0854>0915
Bham New Street>Wolverhampton
(Met with Jack & Nathan)
1421|WA 40| 0957>1034
Wton Bus Stn>Walsall Bus Stn
4531|WA X51| 1037>1115
Walsall Bus Stn>Bham, Upper Bull St
(Food)
6715|BC 957|1213>1304
Bham, Moor St Q'way>Solihull Station
2201|AG 37|1320>1404
Solihull Stn>Bham, Carrs Ln
(Nathan & Jack caught 4577 on the 126)
220030|XC|1452>1511
Bham New Street>Wolverhampton
4306|WA 40|1514>1547
Wton Bus Stn>Ashmore Lake Way
(Stopped at my nans for a bit)
4305|WA 41|1727>1730
Cornwall Gate>Granville St

[Tara4352]

Monday 20th July
Route     Bus               to
222       829    Russells Hall Hospital
222       1704    Russells Hall Estate
222        827     Dudley Bus Station
  87       4739    Halesowen St Oldbury Interchannge
  4          1849   Oldbury Road Station Road
4             1851  Oldbury Interchange
87         4717  Dudley Bus STN
222        829   Russells Hall Estate

[Alex]

My trip today:

4559|WN 25| 0824>0828
Temple Bar, Harper St>Bilston St, The Dale
2268|AM 57| 0852>0901
Bilston St, The Dale>Bilston Bus Stn
4581|WN 82| 0904>0936
Bilston Bus Stn>Dudley Bus Stn
(Met up w/Dom & Nathan)
823|PN 205| 1000>1016
Dudley Bus Stn>Pensnett Trading Est, 2nd Avenue
1627|PN 297| 1024>1032
Pensnett Trading Est, 2nd Avenue>Russells Hall Hospital, Bus Mall
4433|PN 141| 1035>1048
Russells Hall Hospital, Bus Mall>Merry Hill Bus Stn
(Nathan left us here)
2610|HAN 228| 1125>1139
Merry Hill Bus Stn>Stourbridge Bus Stn
1704|PN 276| 1140>1155
Stourbridge Bus Stn>Wollaston Junction
2083|PN X96| 1157>1203
Wollaston Junction>Stourbridge Bus Stn
6122|PN 9| 1215>1234
Stourbridge Bus Stn>Halesowen Bus Stn
1641|PN 244| 1237>1310
Halesowen Bus Stn>Dudley Bus Stn
1769|WA 313| 1316>1328
Dudley Bus Stn>Princes End, High St
4086|WB 43| 1337>1351
St Marks St>Bilston Bus Stn
---- ---|iGo 303| 1400>1415
Bilston Bus Stn>Willenhall, Market St
2211|AM 326| 1424>1428
Willenhall, The Lion Hotel>Lane Head TESCO
(Stopped at my nans for a bit)
1845|WA 41| 1727>1732
Cornwall Gate>Willenhall, Union St
1845|WA 41| 1740>1742
Willenhall, Union St>Granville St

[MrBevan2000]

22/7/15 (Birthday Bus Bash)
NXWM WA 934, 4869 Kingstanding Circle-Perry Barr
(Met up with @Alex and @Reece and visited Central Buses, Perry Barr)
NXWM WA 936, 4869 Perry Barr-Aldridge
Arriva Midlands 35, 2730 Aldridge-Walsall
NXWM WA 41, 1447 Walsall-Stroud Avenue
NXWM WA 40, 1436 Stroud Avenue-Wolverhampton
NXWM WN 33, 4020 Wolverhampton-Wolverhampton (round trip)
(Left @Reece and walked to Stafford Street while having something to eat to photograph some buses)
NXWM WN 32, 4010 Stafford Street-Wolverhampton
(Met up with @Nathan)
NXWM WA 89, 4307 Wolverhampton-Bloxwich
Arriva Midlands 2, 3307 Bloxwich-Walsall
(Left @Alex and @Nathan)
NXWM WA X51, 4765 Walsall-Birmingham
(Photographed buses in Birmingham until I ran out of memory on my camera)
NXWM WA 936, 4882 Birmingham-Kingstanding Circle.

[Trident 4194]

30410- 4H- Halesowen
1647-244- dudley( best merc by far)
4608-126-wolves( another fast, whiny bus)
632- 11- Cannock road ( kenwyne Jones was driving )
Travel express for 3 stops ( nice dart)
4020 -11- wolves( pretty quick)
Look for b10 but 4306 appears. Gutted!
540*- 1-Dudley( these are very nippy off the mark!!!)
2087- 222- merry hill ( this route is chavs paradise)
1526- 004- Halesowen
865-

[BK63 YWP]

30410- 4H- Halesowen
1647-244- dudley( best merc by far)
4606-126-wolves( another fast, whiny bus)
632- 11- Cannock road
4020-11- wolves
Look for b10 but 4306 appears. Gutted!
540*- 1-Dudley
2087- 222- merry hill
1526- 004- Halesowen
865-

Theres a few b10s on the WA40/41

[P419 EJW]

30410- 4H- Halesowen
1647-244- dudley( best merc by far)
4606-126-wolves( another fast, whiny bus)
632- 11- Cannock road
4020-11- wolves
Look for b10 but 4306 appears. Gutted!
540*- 1-Dudley
2087- 222- merry hill
1526- 004- Halesowen
865-

4606 is on WN 25 today, I assume you meant 4608?

[Trident 4194]

4606 is on WN 25 today, I assume you meant 4608?

Yes sorry

[Reece]

22/07/2015

London Midland > Kidderminster Railway Station - Stourbridge Junction > (170 635+170 631)
Chiltern >  Stourbridge Junction - Birmingham Moor Street > (168 002)
NXWM | 997E > Birmingham, Lower Bull Street - Perry Barr, Nash Square (4768) BV57XKM
( Met Up With @Alex and @Michael Bevan we then had a tour of the Central Buses depot )
NXWM | 936 > Perry Barr, Nash Square - Aldridge Shopping Centre (4869) BX61LNM
Arriva | 35 > Aldridge Shopping Centre - Walsall Bus Station (2730) BU03HRC
NXWM | 41 > Walsall Bus Station - Willerhall, Stroud Avenue (1447) P447JOX
NXWM | 40 > Willerhall, Stroud Avenue - Wolverhampton Bus Station (1436) P436JJW
NXWM | 33 > Wolverhampton Bus Station - Wolverhampton Bus Station (4020) T420UON
( Left @Alex and @Michael Bevan in Wolverhampton )
NXWM | 529 > Wolverhampton Bus Station - Walsall Bus Station (4601) BX54DDJ
NXWM | 29 > Walsall Bus Station - Blacknall (4776) BV57XKX
Diamond | 29 > Blacknall - Walsall Bus Station (30887) KP54BYJ
London Midland > Walsall Railway Station - Smethwick Galton Bridge > (350 247)
London Midland > Smethwick Galton Bridge - Kidderminster Station > (172 218+172 213)
Diamond | 4A > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Home (20654) V654HEC (This bus has a serious electrical problem!)

[Reece]

25/07/2015

Diamond | X3 > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Redditch Bus Station (30202) V463TVV
Diamond | 143 > Redditch Bus Station - Bromsgrove Bus Station (30571) W571JVV
Diamond | 149 > Bromsgrove Bus Station - Bromsgrove Railway Station (30571) W571JVV
Hanson's | 318 > Bromsgrove Railway Station - Bromsgrove Bus Station (2641) YY15NHO
Igo | 145 > Bromsgrove Bus Station - Droitwich, Victoria Square (2003) KX04HPZ
First | 144 > Droitwich Bus Station - Worcester Bus Station (67660) VX05LWD
( Met Up With @Will and had a late lunch )
Diamond | 294 > Worcester Bus Station - Kidderminster Bus Station (30902) W902JNF (This bus just keeps over heating all the time!)
Diamond | 2L > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Home (30383) V383SVV (I HATE this bus!! It has a horrible burning smell all the time!)