Round Trips

[GeminiFan1991]

Imagine a trip from Stafford to Lemington Spa ! 54 -->126 --> 900 --> 11 !

[Tony]

409 - Digbeth - Victoria
NIS - Victoria - Abellio, Battersea
NIS - Abellio Battersea - Victoria
444 - Victoria - Cheltenham - Worcester
NIS - Worcester - Walsall

Oh sorry, that wasn't a round trip, it was a duty!

[Westy]

On the subject of Stoke, where is the main shopping centre & where is the main railway station in relation to it?

[Tony]

On the subject of Stoke, where is the main shopping centre & where is the main railway station in relation to it?

Stoke on Trent has it's on small centre which is an easy walk from the railway station, but the 'City Centre' generally referred to is Hanley which is a ten minute bus ride from the station

[Alex]

Bit of an odd one for me today...no NX vehicles!! :o Even my train was run by a company partly owned by Arriva!

2154 on AM 41 from Granville St, to Walsall Bus Station| 1032>1106
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3308 on AM 2E from Walsall, Hatherton Rd to Cannock Bus Station| 1110>1150
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3798 on AM 62A from Cannock Bus Station to Lichfield Bus Station| 1205>1254
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3006 on AM 785 from Lichfield Bus Station to Tamworth, Victoria Rd| 1258>1327
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4407 on AM 110 from Tamworth, Victoria Rd to Birmingham, Square Peg| 1335>1438
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221122 on XC 1501 from Birmingham New St (BNS) to Wolverhampton (WVH)| 1452>1516
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2210 on AM 28E from Wolverhampton Bus Station to Lane Head TESCO| 1527>1557
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               (Stopped at my nan's for a few hours)
(Walked to Barcroft via ZF to see what was there, nothing other than Arriva 4742)
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2731 on AM 28E from Barcroft to Willenhall, Red Lion
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                 (Walk home from the Red Lion)

[Westy]

Stoke on Trent has it's on small centre which is an easy walk from the railway station, but the 'City Centre' generally referred to is Hanley which is a ten minute bus ride from the station

Thanks Tony.

Last time I went that way was with the school to the Old Vic to see a play & that was 30 odd years ago!

[Tara4352]

Saturday 1st August 2015
NX 4191 PN 53 Merry Hill Bus Station > Cradley Heath Bus Station
LM C172 331 Cradley Heath Railway Station > Smethwick Galton Bridge Railway Station
LM C323 232 Smethwick Galton Bridge Railway Station > Birmingham New Street Railway Station
NX 2218 AG 37 Birmingham Carrs Lane > Birmingham Markets
NX 4902 BC 47 Birmingham Markets > Birmingham Carrs Lane
LM C172 231 Birmingham Moor Street Railway Station > Stourbridge Junction Railway Station
LM C139 002 Stourbridge Junction Railway Station > Stourbridge Town Railway Station
NX 1641 PN X96 Stourbridge Bus Station > Merry Hill Bus Station
IGO 4017 14 Merry Hill Bus Station > Cradley Heath Bus Station
NX 4193 241 Cradley Heath Bus Station > Merry Hill Bus Station

[Tara4352]

Sunday 2nd August
20855 TE 205 Russells Hall Hospital > Russells Hall Road Maughun Street
868 NX 222 Russells Hall Road Maughun Street > Corbyn Road Ashenhurst Road
30821 TE 205 Ashenhurst Road Montrose Drive > Birmingham Street
IGO 4017 226 Dudley Bus Station > Kingswinford Road Holly Hall School
30820 TE 205 Ashenhurst Road > Dudley Bus Station
830 NX 222 Dudley Bus Station > Home

[Trident 4194]

A non nx day:
20852-142- belle vale( excellent bus)
30881-002-merry hill( best centro by far)
1512-004-Halesowen( nice whiny engine)
30861-4H- Hayley green( crap bus)
30943-4H-harvester( I do like these)
30411-4H- halesowen( boring)
Arriva 2277- 13- merry hill( cut out in fatherless barn, nice dart though)
Arriva 2702-17- halesowen( bonus, brilliant bus)
30410-4H-Hayley green( boring)

[Alex]

Mine for today:

4561 on WN 529 from Willenhall, The Dale to Wolverhampton Bus Stn| 0855>0910
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350... on LM 09:31 Wolverhampton (WVH) to Birmingham New St (BHM)|0931>0947
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168001 on CR 10:15 Birmingham Moor St (BMO) to Solihull (SOL)|1015>1023
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20026 on DIA S4 from Solihull Station to Cheswick Green, The Saxon|1025>1048
           on DIA S2 from Cheswick Green, The Saxon to Solihull Station|1048>1103
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YY15 NJK on JHN 87 from Solihull Station to Knowle|1132>1147
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30134 on DIA S3 from Knowle to Solihull Station|1150>1206
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172337 on LM 12:17 Solihull (SOL) to Birmingham Moor St (BMO)|1217>1230
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4805 on PB 16 from Moor St Queensway to Priory Queensway|1242>1244
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2227 on AG 72E from Priory Queensway to Saltley|1245>1255
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1801 on BY 55 from Saltley to Priory Queensway|1258>1309
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4768 on WA X51 from Birmingham, Old Square to Walsall Bus Station|1310>1342
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                                 (Met up w/Jack)
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N227 TPK on ST 333X from Walsall, Bradford Place to Stroud Ave, Sherlock Close
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                      (Stopped at my nan's for a bit)
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844 on WN 28 from Lucknow Rd, Cornwall Gate to Bloxwich Rd South, Granville St (I have no idea what the mechanics have done with this bus, but i'm not going to refer to it as WN's resident shed anymore! :o)

[Alex]

Bit of an out of bounds trip for me! (Shropshire):

861 on WN 28 from Bloxwich Rd South, Granville St to Wolverhampton Bus Station|0731>0816 (SN15 LCF)
(Jack got on 861 at Wood End)
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3755 on AM 8 from Wolverhampton Bus Station to Telford Bus Station|0832>0925 (YJ59 BUW)
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2981 on AM X5 from Telford Bus Station to Shrewsbury Bus Station|0935>0959 (YJ09 MKZ)
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2941 on AM 24 from Shrewsbury Bus Station to Harlescott TESCO|1022>1048 (YJ61 MJF)
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2992 on AM 25 from Harlescott TESCO to Shrewsbury Bus Station|1104>1128 (YJ09 MKF)
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2942 on AM 81 from Shrewsbury Bus Station to Wellington Bus Station|1145>1210 (YJ61 MJE)
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3335 on AM 4 from Wellington Bus Station to Telford Bus Station|1225>1259 (FJ64 EUX)
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(Food, and a wander around)
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3754 on AM 8 from Telford Bus Station to Wolverhampton Bus Station|1435>1529 (YJ59 BUV)
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(Left Jack with Nathan at Wolverhampton Bus Station as i had to run for my 40)
1446 on WA 40 from Wolverhampton Bus Station to High Rd, Ashmore Lake Way|1545>1616 (P446 JOX)
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(Stopped at my nan's for a bit)
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844 on WN 28 from Lucknow Rd, Cornwall Gate to Bloxwich Rd South, Granville St|1715>1720 (SN64 ODW)

[jack5512]

861 on WN28 from wood end to wolverhampton
met alex on the bus
3755 on AM8 from wolverhampton to telford
2981 on AM X5 from telford to shrewsbury
2941 on AM24 from shrewsbury to   Harlescott tesco
2992 on AM25 from Harlescott tesco to shrewsbury
2942 on AM81 from shrewsbury to wellington bus station
3335 on AM4 from wellington to telford bus station
3754 on AM8 from telford to wolverhampton
2014 on a round trip on WN5 from wolverhampton to codsall back to wolverhampton (to kill some time)
844 on the last 28 from wolverhampton to wood end

[Trident 4194]

868 on PE244 to Dudley
4566 on WN126 to wolves
1447 on WA40 to Walsall
18** on WA4 to blackheath
1883 on WA4M to merry hil
4351 on PE141 to Cradley hearth
823 on PE244 to Hayley green

B10 was great!!

[domino.99]

868 on PE244 to Dudley
4566 on WN126 to wolves
1447 on WA40 to Walsall
18** on WA4 to blackheath
1883 on WA4M to merry hil
4351 on PE141 to Cradley hearth
823 on PE244 to Hayley green

B10 was great!!

Bit of a walk!

[Sh4318]

11:37, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Birmingham New Street, London Midland, Class 350, 350327
12:19, Birmingham New Street to Nottingham, CrossCountry, Class 170, 170103
14:26, Nottingham to Worksop, East Midlands Trains, Class 156, 156497
16:14, Worksop to Sheffield, Northern, Class 144, 144001
17:44, Sheffield to Worksop, Northern, Class 142, 142036 + 142050
18:37, Worksop to Nottingham, East Midlands Trains, Class 156, 156403
20:05, Nottingham to Derby, East Midlands Trains, HST
20:54, Derby to Birmingham New Street, CrossCountry, Class 220, 220020
21:39, Birmingham New Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge, London Midland, Class 323, 323201
*I felt right at home being back on a Class 323 after being on all those Diesels*