Round Trips

[Rob H]

Blackpool 130th Celebrations (26/09/2015)

NXWM - 4945 - 60 - Sheldon Wheatsheaf - Birmingham Moor Street (04:36 from Cranes Park)
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Virgin Trains - 390104 - Birmingham New Street - Preston ((1S36) 06:15 Birmingham New St - Edinburgh)
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Northern - 156460 - Preston - Blackpool North (08:19 Preston - Blackpool North)
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BTS - Balloon 723 - North Pier - Bispham (09:43 from North Pier)
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BTS - Centenary 648 - Bispham - Little Bispham - Pleasure Beach (09:53 from North Pier & 10:17 from Bispham)
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BTS - Twin Car - 675+685 - Pleasure Beach - Fleetwood - North Pier (11:00 from Pleasure Beach & 12:00 from Fleetwood)
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Bought Souvenirs off 719
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BTS - Illuminated Frigate F736 - North Pier - Pleasure Beach
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Photographed a Few Trams
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BTS - Balloon 715 - Pleasure Beach - Little Bispham - Cabin
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BTS - Flexity 014 - Cabin - Bispham
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BTS - Boat 600 - Bispham - North Pier
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BTS - Balloon 723 - North Pier - Pleasure Beach
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BTS - Centenary 642 - Pleasure Beach - Starr Gate
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BTS - Flexity 006 - Starr Gate - Tower
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Got Some Food and Drink
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Walked to Blackpool North Station
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Northern - 150206 - Blackpool North - Preston (20:21 Blackpool North - Preston)
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Virgin Trains - 390001 - 21:00 Preston - Birmingham New St ((9M19) 18:40 Glasgow Central - Birmingham New St)
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NXWM - 6710 - 900 - Birmingham Moor St - Sheldon, Coalway Avenue (23:00 Birmingham - Coventry)

BTS - Blackpool Transport

[Trident 4194]

I'm doing the buses I go onto to school and back will edit it throughout the week

Monday: 30816-4H
             30804-4H

Tuesday: 30828-4H
              30859-4H

Wednesday: 867-244
                   30488-4H- like being on a aeroplane and crystal leisure centre

Thursday:  30413-4H
                30413-4H

Got to be the best luck I have had regarding buses on my local route this week with e300s and mans

[Sh4318]

Sunday (27/9)
11:49, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Liverpool Lime Street, London Midland, Class 350, 350102
13:47, Liverpool Lime Street to Preston, Northern Rail, Class 150 + Class 142, 150210 + 1420**
18:25, Preston to Liverpool Lime Street, Northern Rail, Class 156 + Class 150, 156463 + 150268
20:34, Liverpool Lime Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge, London Midland, Class 350, 350124

[Trident 4194]

30822- 4H-Halesowen-Walsall
Nx1447-301-Walsall- Mosley
Nx4017-301-Mosley- bus garage
Arriva 3309-bus garage-Walsall
Diamond 30833- garage
Nx 4001- Mosley terminus hope others enjoyed the packed 1641
1754-301- garage
30822- Halesowen
6115- quinton
Lift home

[James4368]

Farewell Day 03/10/15

1015 957 (6714) Gilbertstone Avenue - Birmingham Moor Street

Met @Nathan , @Dom , @Alex , @Trident4583 , @trident4370 , @Rob2832 , @Ashley 60171 , @P419 EJW , @bensweeney14 , @T840MAK   @Reece , @Nxcal2014 ,and @jamesodonoghue126 ,

1105 X51 (1613) Bull Street - Walsall Bus Station with @Tony at the wheel

1150 301 (4021) Walsall Bus Station - Mossley Terminus
Met @Matt.N0056

1250 301 (1436) Mossley Terminus - Walsall Bus Station

1325 301 (4017) Walsall Bus Station - Mossley Terminus

1350 301 (1447) Mossley Terminus - NXWM Walsall Depot

Met @John

1420 NIS (1641) Walsall Depot - Walsall Bus Station (Start of journey was trip around the depot)

1440 301 (1641) Walsall Bus Station - Mossley Terminus

1525 301 (1447) Mossley Terminus - Walsall Bus Station

1605 X51 (6735) Walsall Bus Station - Moor Street Queensway

1640 900 (6704) Moor Street Queensway - Coventry Road/Sunnymead Road
 

[Rob H]

Farewell Day (03/10/2015)

NXWM - 4946 - 60 - 07:09 Sheldon Wheatsheaf to Birmingham Moor Street
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Filmed 47773 departing Birmingham Moor Street
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Chiltern Railways - 82301+68011 - 07:55 Birmingham Moor Street - Solihull
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NXWM - 4659 - 966 - Solihull Town Centre - Birmingham International Rail Station
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London Midland - 323214 - 09:18 Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street
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Bumped into Kieran (Unexpectedly) at Birmingham New Street as he was heading to Nottingham.
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Walked to Lower Bull Street
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Met Up with the lads (You know who you are) :)
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NXWM - 1613 - X51 - 11:05 Birmingham Lower Bull Street - Walsall (with @Tony at the Wheel)
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NXWM - 4021 - 301 - Walsall Bus Stn - Mossley
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NXWM - 1436 - 301 - Mossley - Walsall Bus Stn
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NXWM - 4017 - 301 - Walsall Bus Stn - Mossley
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NXWM - 1447 - 301 - Mossley - Walsall Bus Garage
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NXWM - 1641 - Walsall Bus Garage - Walsall Bus Stn - 301 Walsall Bus Stn - Mossley
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NXWM - 1447 - 301 - Mossley - Walsall Bus Stn
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@James4368 left here
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NXWM - 4021 - 301 - Walsall Bus Stn - Miossley - Walsall Bus Stn
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NXWM - 4021 - X51 - Walsall Bus Stn - Birmingham Moor Street
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I left here
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NXWM - 6709 - 900 - Birmingham, Park Street - Sheldon, Coalway Avenue

[Kevin]

Inevitable posts of probably exactly the same buses everyone else caught yesterday....

NX 7028 - 28 - 09:20 Tower Hill to Scott Arms
walk down Newton Road to a flat for a viewing, then walk down Green Lane
Diamond 30410 - 16 - 10:10 Hamstead Green Lane to Old Square

Then the X51s and a few 301s... just a few...
Merc 1613 City - Walsall six ways
Spectra 4021 Six ways - Bus station
Spectra 4017 Bus station - Mossley
B7RLE 1751 Mossley - Bloxwich
B10 1436 Bloxwich - Mossley - Sneyd Lane
Merc 1641 Sneyd Lane - Bus station
B10 1447 Bus station - Mossley - Bus station
lunch
B10 1447 Bus station - Bloxwich
Merc 1641 Bloxwich - Walsall
Merc 1641 Walsall - Mossley
Spectra 4021 Mossley - Leamore Lane
Merc 1641 Leamore Lane - Walsall
Merc 1641 Walsall - Tower Hill
Spectra 4021 Tower Hill - city
Merc 1641 city - Tower Hill

pop home, then out to town again to Weird Al gig
NX 4286 - 16 - 18:26 Hamstead Village to city
NX 4488 - 52 - 23:07 city to Tower Hill

[Dylanbusboy45]

Farewell day yesterday:

4895:45 West Heath-Birmingham
4021:X51 Birmingham-Walsall
4017:301 Walsall-Mossley
1751:301 Mossley-Bloxwich
1436:301 Bloxwich-Mossley
1641:301 Mossley-Walsall
1447:301 Walsall-Mossley
4264:301 Mossley-Bloxwich
4020:301 Bloxwich-Walsall
6720:X51 Walsall Bus station-Walsall town centre
Noticed 4001/4020 and got a pic of them.
6724:X51 Walsall-Birmingham
4909:47 Birmingham-Cotteridge
4109:49E Cotteridge-West Heath

[T840MAK]

Trip down for yesterday's farewell

106 White Lane - Sheffield Station
221121 1V48 Sheffield - Birmingham New St
4021 X51 Walsall
4017 301 Mossley
4021 301 Bloxwich
4264 301 Walsall
1436 301 Mossley
1447 301 Walsall bus depot
1641 000 Walsall
1641 301 Mossley Shops
1447 301 Mossley
1436 301 Bloxwich
1839 302 Walsall garage
1754 301 Walsall
4532 8 Pelsall
4131 8 Walsall
4259 7 Aldridge
4328 6 Sutton Coldfield
4114 5 Sutton Vesey
4278 907 Sutton Coldfield
4928 904 Birmingham
220019 1E67 Birmingham New St - Sheffield
120 Sheffield Station - White Lane

[646]

3rd October 2015:

10B Perton to Wolverhampton (Arriva 4797 - W368 VGJ)
39 Wolverhampton to Walsall (NXWM 1885 - BX09 OZM)
301 Walsall to Bloxwich (NXWM 1613 - S613 VUK)
301 Bloxwich to Walsall (NXWM 1436 - P436 JJW)
X51 Walsall to Birmingham (NXWM 6723 - SN15 LDF)
37 Birmingham to Solihull (NXWM 2223 - YX15 OZN)
966 Solihull to Birmingham Airport (NXWM 4668 - BX54 DHF)
900 Birmingham Airport to Birmingham (NXWM 6706 - YX15 OYA)
X51 Birmingham to Walsall (NXWM 6729 - SN15 LDV)
89 Walsall to Wolverhampton (NXWM 4295 - BU51 RYA)
1 Wolverhampton to Tettenhall Wood (NXWM 5421 - BX13 JRO)

Excellent turn-out in Walsall for the heritage run - thanks Tony.

Impressed by the E200MMC which seems to be the best "imitation heavyweight" at the moment. Time will tell whether durability is sufficient.

[Ashley 60171]

Trip down for yesterday's farewell

106 White Lane - Sheffield Station
221121 1V48 Sheffield - Birmingham New St
4021 X51 Walsall
4017 301 Mossley
4021 301 Bloxwich
4264 301 Walsall
1436 301 Mossley
1447 301 Walsall bus depot
1641 000 Walsall
1641 301 Mossley Shops
1447 301 Mossley
1436 301 Bloxwich
1839 302 Walsall garage
1754 301 Walsall
4532 8 Pelsall
4131 8 Walsall
4259 7 Aldridge
4328 6 Sutton Coldfield
4114 5 Sutton Vesey
4278 907 Sutton Coldfield
4928 904 Birmingham
220019 1E67 Birmingham New St - Sheffield
120 Sheffield Station - White Lane

Mines almost the same

2068 - 3 - town
4572 - 126 - Dudley
6121 - 241 - some island with a pub on the left
6102 - 9 - Birmingham
As above until Tom left then
4195 - 141 - Halesowen
4358 - 241 - Dudley
4574 - 126 - Wolverhampton
2071 - 10 - Compton

[2206]

Omnilink  - 55 to City Centre
2142 - 98 City Centre to Edgbaston
4662 - 1 Edgbaston to Broard Street
5503 - 22 Broard Street to City Centre
1613 - X51 City Centre to Walsall
4017 - 301 Walsall to Bloxwich
1436 - 301 Bloxwich to Walsall
1436 - 301 Walsall to Bloxwich
4021 - 301 Bloxwich to Walsall
6725 - X51 Walsall to City Centre
2246 - 72 City Centre to Washwood Heath Road ( by Ward End Park )
B7TL ALX400 - 94

[MrBevan2000]

NXWM B10L, B6, O405N & Spectra Farewell Event 3/10/15.

NXWM, WA 934. 6739, Kingstanding Circle-Birmingham Moor Street
NXWM, WA X51. 4021, Bull Street-St. Pauls Bus Station.
NXWM, WA 301. 4020, St. Pauls Bus Station-Mossley Terminus.
NXWM, WA 301. 1436, Mossley Terminus-Syned Lane, Cresswell Crescent.
NXWM, WA 301. 1447, Syned Lane, Cresswell Crescent-Mossley Terminus.
NXWM, WA 301. 4017, Mossley Terminus-Walsall Bus Garage.
(Went in WA to photograph the Merc's)
NXWM, Dead/WA 301. 1641, Walsall Bus Garage (drive around the site)-Walsall Bus Garage (via St. Pauls Bus Station).
Wythall Transport Museum, Dead. 4001, Walsall Bus Garage-Hatherton Road.
NXWM, Dead/WA 301. 4021, Hatherton Road- St. Pauls Bus Station (via St. Pauls Bus Station and Mossley Terminus).
NXWM, WA X51. 1641, St. Pauls Bus Station-Bull Street.
Arriva Midlands, Tamworth, 110. 4415, Square Peg-Erdington Six Ways.
NXWM, PB 905. 4924, Erdington Six Ways-Gravelly Hill North, Fentham Road.
(Visited my Father for a bit)
NXWM, PB 904. 4922, Gravelly Hill North, Fentham Road-Horse & Jockey.
NXWM, WB 5. 822, Horse & Jockey-Kingstanding Circle.

[Will]

17/09/15 (Daytripper):

Central Buses: 125 > Bridgnorth, Sainsbury's > Stourbridge (MX56 HYA)
London Midland ("Parry People Mover"): 139002 > Stourbridge Town > Stourbridge Junction
London Midland ("Parry People Mover"): 139002 > Stourbridge Junction > Stourbridge Town
NXWM: 256 > Stourbridge > Wolverhampton (4312, BP51 HDL)
NXWM: 126 > Wolverhampton > Dudley (4567, BU04 BHZ)
NXWM: 1 > Dudley > Wolverhampton (5421, BX13 JRO)
Arriva Midlands: 9 > Wolverhampton > Bridgnorth (3734, YJ57 AZG)

19/09/15 (Arriva Daysaver):

Arriva: 9 > Bridgnorth > Telford (3734, YJ57 AZG)
Arriva: 5 > Telford > Stafford (3755, YJ59 BUW)
Arriva: 76 > Stafford > Wolverhampton (2704, BU02 URY)
Arriva: 9 > Wolverhampton > Bridgnorth (3736, YJ57 AZN)

[Sh4318]

11:07, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Birmingham New Street, London Midland, Class 350, 350116
11:30, Birmingham New Street to Sheffield, CrossCountry, Class 220, 220021
12:50, Sheffield to Leeds, Northern, Class 150, 150214
14:29, Leeds to York, Northern, Class 150, 150110
16:45, York to Birmingham New Street, CrossCountry, Class 221, 221140
19:25, Birmingham New Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge, Arriva Trains Wales, Class 158, 158837