Round Trips

[Tara4352]

12/09/15
NXWM 6122 SN15 LGK 141 Cradley Heath Railway-Halesowen Bus Station
DIA 30826 BX09 SNV 4H Halesowen Bus Station-Loop-Halesowen Bus Station
NXWM 6101 SN15 LFJ 9 Halesowen Bus Station - Colmore Row
LM 323222 Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton
NXWM 4020 T420 UON 59 Wolverhampton Bus Station - Wednesfield High Street
NXWM 4304 ST02 MZU 89 Wednesfield High Street - Wolverhampton Bus Station
NXWM 4017 T417 UON 11 Wolverhampton Bus Station - Underhill
NXWM 4592 BU04 BLX 11 Underhill-Wolverhampton Bus Station
MM 18 WSG - TH
MM23 TH-JQ
LM 172 212 Jewlery Quarter - Cradley Heath

[Westy]

Derby, mark 2...

4597- WN 529-0807 The Dale to Walsall Bus Stn| 0809>0828
(BX54 DCZ)
2734-AM 35-0835 Walsall Bus Stn to Lichfield Bus Stn| 0832>0919
(BU03 HRG)
2-MC X12-0925 Lichfield Bus Stn to Burton, New St| 0930>0955
(KW14 MCL)
3768-AM X38-1005 Burton to Derby, Victoria St| 1002>1029
(FJ13 FYW)
732-TB Mickleover-1050 Albert St to Derby Bus Stn| 1050>1053
6xx-TB i4-1132 Derby Bus Stn to Nottingham Rd| 1132>1140
3560-AM 26-Nottingham Rd to Derby Bus Stn| 1141>1146
4600-AM 38-1150 Derby Bus Stn to somewhere| 1149>1156
(FJ64 GTZ)
4402-AM 38-1158 Somewhere to Derby Bus Stn| 1159>1207
(YY14 LHF)
730-TB Mickleover-1215 Derby Bus Stn to Albert St| 1213>1217
307-TB X38-1220 Victoria St to Burton| 1219>1250
(YJ07 VSA)
82-MC X12-1300 Burton to Lichfield Bus Stn| 1258>1328
(FX55 VLO)
2734-AM 35-1341 Lichfield Bus Stn to Walsall Bus Stn| 1342>1422
(BU03 HRG)
4299-WA 40-1425 Walsall Bus Station to Stroud Ave| 1427>1445
(BU51 RYx)
(Stopped at my nans for a bit)
863-WN 28-1744 Cornwall Gate to Bloxwich Rd South| 1746>1750
(SN15 LCJ)

Must admit I've been toying with that direction off & on, the thing putting me off is missing that last 35 from Lichfield to Walsall, but I suppose I could get to Burntwood & swop to a 10 or continue to Cannock & get a 1 or 2 back to Bloxwich.

How much did that cost altogether by the way?

[Alex]

£3 for a Trent Barton Child ZigZag (Equivalent to a daysaver)
£3 for a Midland Classic Day+ (Also for a child)
£4.10 for an Arriva daysaver

For an adult, that would be:

£6 for the ZigZag
£4 summat for the Day+
£6.20 for the Arriva daysaver

[MrBevan2000]

11/9/15
NXWM, WB 5, 4054 Kingstanding Circle-Sutton Coldfield
NXWM, PB 907, 4697 Sutton Coldfield-North Birmingham Academy
(Went to school)
NXWM, PB 907, 4286 North Birmingham Academy-Bull Street
(Walked around Town for a bit)
NXWM, PB 905, 4926 Lancaster Circus- Lancaster Circus (via Roughley)
NXWM, PB 907, 4697 Lancaster Circus-Perry Barr Diamond, Tividale 56, 20518 Perry Barr-Kingstanding Circle.

[Reece]

29/08/2015
The Very Last Day of First Midland Red in Hereford...

London Midland > Kidderminster Station - Worcester Shrub Hill (172 221+172 211+172 219)
Great Western > Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester Foregate Street (43 098+43 056)
London Midland > Worcester Foregate Street - Hereford Railway Station (170 630)
First Hereford | 71A > Hereford City Bus Station - Credenhill, Waterside (44515) MX10DXU (In Credenhill the bus had layover and the driver asked me to take a photo of him standing next to 44515 with his camera which I was more than happy to do.)
First Hereford | 71A > Credenhill, Waterside - Hereford City Bus Station (44515) MX10DXU
First Hereford | 75 > Hereford City Bus Station - Belmont - Hereford, Shire Hall (42354) Y354AUY (Begin exP&R Worcester from the early 2000s the interior was very retro)
First Hereford | 75 > Hereford, Shire Hall - Hampton Park, Sudbury Avenue (42354) Y354AUY (I got talking to some fellow enthusiasts)
First Hereford | 75 > Hampton Park, Sudbury Avenue - Hereford City Bus Station (42354) Y354AUY (Sadly this was also 42354 last day due to DDA relations.)
( I then walked across to Hereford Country Bus Station to meet @Niall off the 420 from Worcester. )
First Hereford | 74 > Hereford City Bus Station - Newton Farm (53042) VU03YJT
First Hereford | 74 > Newton Farm - Hereford City Bus Station (53042) VU03YJT
( I left @Niall in Hereford waiting for the next 420 back to Worcester )
Great Western > Hereford Railway Station - Worcester Shrub Hill (43 185+43 135) THRASH!! :D
London Midland > Worcester Shrub Hill - Kidderminster Station (172 220) The driver was very grumpy!
Diamond | 2L > Kidderminster Bus Station - Home (30203) V464TVV

( Its a goodnight from Midland and goodnight from Red in Hereford 1920 - 2015 ) :-[

[Tara4352]

13/09/15
LM 323204 Sandwell & Dudley - Birmingham New Street
XC 221135 Birmingham New Street - Coventry
NXC 4892 BX13 JVH  8A Coventry Railway Station - Pool Meadow Bus Station
Popped to CV
Wilts & Dorset HWV 294 Coventry Transport Muesum  - Coventry Transport Muesum
NXC 2158 9 Coventry Bus STN - Railway STN
NXC 4398 12X Coventry Railway - Coventry Central
NXC 4453 NIS THROUGH THE BUS WASH
NXC 4890 12X Coventry Bus STN - Railway
VT 390 136 Coventry - Sandwell & Dudley

[Rob H]

Round Trip (19/09/2015)

NXWM - 6703 - 900 - Sheldon, Coalway Avenue - Birmingham Intl Rail Station
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London Midland - 323242 - Birmingham Intl - Birmingham New Street (07:18 Birmingham Intl - Birmingham New Street)
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London Midland - 172221 - 07:49 Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
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Midland Metro - 27 - Birmingham Snow Hill -  Wolverhampton St George's
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Virgin Trains - 221114 - 09:05 Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street ((1B11) 08:18 Shrewsbury - London Euston)
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Meet Up with Kieran
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Virgin Trains - 221112+221115 - 10:10 Birmingham New Street - Coventry ((9M48) 05:50 Glasgow Central - London Euston)
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Filmed Trains 10:30-11:45
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London Midland - 350126+350370 - 11:48 Coventry - Rugby
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Filmed Trains 12:00-12:50
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Virgin Trains - 221142 - 12:51 Rugby - Birmingham New Street
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Kieran left here he boarded the 14:12 CrossCountry Service to Plymouth
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London Midland - 323242 - 14:39 Birmingham New Street - Birmingham International
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Air Rail to Airport
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NXWM - 6704 - 900 - Birmingham Airport - Sheldon, Coalway Avenue (15:33 from Airport)

[Tony]

I've done over 250 miles today on nothing older than a 65 plate!

[winston]

I've done over 250 miles today on nothing older than a 65 plate!

92 by any chance?

[Tara4352]

19/09/15
VT 390 137 Samdwell - Wolverhampton
NXWM 1436 39 Wolves- Preistfield
MM 24 Presitfield - West Bromwich Central
NXWM 1953 45 West Bromwich - Walsall
NXWM 6723 X51 Walsall - Brum
CR 68 001 Birmingham Moor Street- Solihull
JE 87 Railway-Town
NXWM 2212 37 Solihull town to. railway
LM 172 212 Solihull to Birmingham MS
LM 170 XXX Birmingham NS - Sandwell

[Bryan]

An interesting day on Friday 25 September 2015 which included rides on all the NXWM endangered species:

4521     BU53 UMY   Volvo B7TL - Wright Eclipse Gemini   11A   Acocks Green - Swan Island
            
6713     YX15 OYH   ADL Enviro400 MMC                           957   Swan Island - Birmingham Moor Street
            
4975     SN64 OCW   ADL Enviro400                                   75E   Birmingham - West Bromwich
            
4147     Y742 TOH   Dennis Trident - Alexander                   79   West Bromwich - Wolverhampton
            
620       S620 VOA   Volvo B6LE - Wright Crusader           11   Wolverhampton - Underhill
            
4017     T417 UON   Optare Spectra                                   11   Underhill - Wolverhampton
            
1447     P447 JOX   Volvo B10L - Wright Liberator                   39    Wolverhampton - Darlaston
            
4147     Y742 TOH   Dennis Trident - Alexander                   79   Darlaston - West Bromwich
            
1585     S585 VUK   Mercedes-Benz O405N                   43     West Bromwich - Great Bridge
            
1699     V699 MOA   Mercedes-Benz O405N                   42   Great Bridge - West Bromwich
            
4955     SN14 LSN   ADL Enviro400                                   75   West Bromwich - Birmingham
            
2115     BX12 DFK   Volvo B7RLE - Wright Urban Eclipse 2   37   Birmingham - Acocks Green

[BK63 YWP]

An interesting day on Friday 25 September 2015 which included rides on all the NXWM endangered species:

4521     BU53 UMY   Volvo B7TL - Wright Eclipse Gemini   11A   Acocks Green - Swan Island
            
6713     YX15 OYH   ADL Enviro400 MMC                           957   Swan Island - Birmingham Moor Street
            
4975     SN64 OCW   ADL Enviro400                                   75E   Birmingham - West Bromwich
            
4147     Y742 TOH   Dennis Trident - Alexander                   79   West Bromwich - Wolverhampton
            
620       S620 VOA   Volvo B6LE - Wright Crusader           11   West Bromwich - Underhill
            
4017     T417 UON   Optare Spectra                                   11   Underhill - West Bromwich
            
1447     P447 JOX   Volvo B10L - Wright Liberator                   39    Wolverhampton - Darlaston
            
4147     Y742 TOH   Dennis Trident - Alexander                   79   Darlaston - West Bromwich
            
1585     S585 VUK   Mercedes-Benz O405N                   43     West Bromwich - Great Bridge
            
1699     V699 MOA   Mercedes-Benz O405N                   42   Great Bridge - West Bromwich
            
4955     SN14 LSN   ADL Enviro400                                   75   West Bromwich - Birmingham
            
2115     BX12 DFK   Volvo B7RLE - Wright Urban Eclipse 2   37   Birmingham - Acocks Green

11 west bromwich to underhill what route. Me thinks its auto correction at its best @Bryan lol

[Bryan]

11 west bromwich to underhill what route. Me thinks its auto correction at its best @Bryan lol

Many thanks Chris for pointing my error out, it should have been Wolverhampton - Underhill. I've now corrected it.

[Trident 4194]

30811-142 to belle vale( yay)
4195-pe9- great bus- quinton
20205-54-quinton church
4439-141-Halesowen (great bus running late)
30412

[T840MAK]

Wouldn't usually post a wholly local bash to me as its nowhere near the forum's area but I thought I'd make an exception today. I mean, why not? Not long left for 9 of the 14 buses in here!

Route 44 Home - Arundel Gate Interchange - First Sheffield 62240 Y949CSF
Route 84 Angel Street - Hillsborough Interchange - First Sheffield 60702 T884ODT
Route 85 Hillsborough Interchange - Snig Hill - First Sheffield 60687 T869ODT
Route X78 Haymarket - Rotherham Interchange - First Rotherham 37494 YN58ERX
Route 71 Rotherham Interchange - Meadowhall Interchange - First Rotherham 60683 T865ODT B10BLE vice Volvo B7L
Route X78 Meadowhall Interchange - Rotherham Interchange - First Rotherham 37498 YN58???
Route 66 Rotherham Interchange - High Green - First Rotherham 60680 T862MAK B10BLE vice B7L...again
Route 85 High Green - Hillsborough Interchange - First Sheffield 63014 SM13NEO Streetlite vice B10BLE :(
Tram - Hillsborough - Castle Square - Stagecoach Supertram 123
Route 42 Arundel Gate Interchange - Crystal Peaks - First Sheffield 60698 T880ODT
Route 44 Crystal Peaks - Arundel Gate Interchange - First Sheffield 60700 T882ODT
Route 25A Arundel Gate Interchange - Intake, Woodthorpe Primary School - First Sheffield 60693 T875ODT
Route 25A Intake, Woodthorpe Primary School - Heeley Retail Park - First Sheffield 62234 Y943CSF
Route 25A Heeley Retail Park - Arundel Gate Interchange - First Sheffield 60655 T837MAK
Route 44 Arundel Gate Interchange - Home - First Sheffield 60697 T879ODT

Just a day in the life of a bus enthusiast in South Yorkshire...for anyone interested, down to 34 B10BLEs split between two depots, which was at 104 with the ones new to Mainline, and roughly 120 at one point, with that number to be at 8 by the beginning of November.