Round Trips

[Reece]

24/10/2015
Pennsnett Open Day

Chiltern > Kidderminster Railway Station - Stourbridge Junction (82 305+68 011)
London Midland > Stourbridge Junction - Stourbridge Town (139 002)
( @chris h joined )
NXWM | 246 > Stourbridge Bus Station - Brierley Hill, Library (4354) BX02AVK
Hansons | 226 > Brierley Hill, Bell Street - Kingswinford, Park Street (1522) KU52YKZ
Diamond | 226 > Kingswinford, Park Street - Merry Hill Bus Station (30639) YJ06YPU
( met up with another mate )
NXWM | 222 > Merry Hill Bus Station - Russells Hall Hospital (828) BX62SZE
NXWM | 205 > Russells Hall Hospital - Pennsnett, Ketley Road (2108) BX12DFA
( Had a look round the Pennsnett Garage and had some fun changing the blind on 6115 )
NXWM | "Pennsnett Shuttle" > Pennsnett, Garage - Dudley Bus Station (4798) BX14TJV (Surprising how quiet this Hybrid is)
NXWM | 74 > Dudley Bus Station - West Bromwich Bus Station (4950) SL14LSD (full and standing!!)
Midland Metro > West Bromwich Central - Birmingham Snow Hill (32)
( Got some photos of a tram at Snow Hill as it was the stops last day )
Diamond | 56 > Birmingham, Lower Bull Street - Aldridge, Shopping Centre (30861) MX07OYT (My last ever trip on the 56 and the roof was leaking not helped by the heavy rain but this is Diamond so it's only traditional.)
Arriva | 35 > Aldridge, Shopping Centre - Walsall Bus Station (2730) BU03HRC
Diamond | 4H > Walsall, Bradford Place - Halesowen Bus Station (30859) WX58FSC
Diamond | 142 > Halesowen Bus Station - Stourbridge Bus Station (20855) LG02FFH (this dart is quick!!)
( left @chris h )
Central | 125 > Stourbridge Bus Station - Kidderminster Bus Station (EU06WGM)
Diamond | 2L > Kidderminster Bus Station - Home (20252) Y252KNB

A great day despite the heavy rain ::)

[James4368]

Day out with my cousins

0920 58 (2122) Coventry Road/Sunnymead Road - Clay Lane/Vineries
Walked to my cousins house/ then to Olton railway station
0957 LM (172222/172212) Olton - Birmingham Moor Street
1025 X51 (6730) Bull Street - Walsall Bus Station
1100 6 (4326) Walsall Bus Station - Aldridge Shopping Centre
1132 7A (4128) Aldridge Shopping Centre - Walsall Bus Station
Got Lunch

1215 LM (170514) Walsall - Birmingham New Street
1250 VT (390125) Birmingham New Street - Coventry
1322 VT (221143/221113) Coventry - Birmingham International
Air Rail ( Birmingham Interchange - Airport and Back)
1353 VT (221142) Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street
Left my Cousins at Moor Street
1425 900 (6707) Moor Street - Coventry Road/Sunnymead Road ( With @Michael Bevan and stayed on to Birmingham Airport)

LM - London Midland
VT - Virgin Trains

[Alex]

My trip on Monday:

4600-WN 529| 0557| 0558>0612
Gipsy Lane to Wton Bus Stn
390 032-VT 1R09| 0627| 0620>0648
Wolverhampton to Bham New St
220 027-XC 1020 | 0703| 0654>0743
Bham New St to Derby
765-N+D 6| 0748| 0747>0750
Derby Rail Stn to Morledge
86-Red Arrow| 0755| 0759>0835
Derby Bus Stn to Nottingham Victoria
771-TB 2| 0855| 0905>0909
Nottingham Victoria to Upper P'ment St
(Spotted for a bit, and got a shot of an OmniTown)
775-TB 2| 0925| 0925>0929
Upper P'ment St to Nottingham Victoria
998-Centrelink| 0935| 0933>0943
Victoria Bus Stn to Broadmarsh Bus Stn
506-Keyworth Connection| 0950>0954
Broadmarsh to Rail Station
170 102-XC | 1010| 1004>1130
Nottingham to Bham New St
6740-WA 997E| 1213| 1218>1248
Bham, Bull St to Pheasey Church
4274-WB 5| 1250| 1251>1300
Pheasey Church to Scott Arms
6758-WA X51| 1305| 1306>1318
Scott Arms to Walsall Bus Stn
4294-WA 10| 1350| 1349>1412
Walsall Bus Stn to Brownhills High St
4299-WA 10A| 1422| 1422>1429
Brownhills High St to Brownhills West
(Met up with Nathan & Dom on 6742)
6742-WA 937| 1441| 1441>1446
Brownhills West to Brownhills High St
4294-WA 10| 1450| 1450>1515
Brownhills High St to Walsall Bus Stn
4128-WA 40| 1525| 1529>1556
Walsall Bus Stn to Gipsy Lane

[Reece]

28/10/2015
Diamond | 4A > Home - Kidderminster, Swan Centre (30801) WX58FRU (Very Rare!)
Diamond | 3 > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Stourport, York Street (30806) WX58FRV
Coniston | 15 > Stourport, High Street - Kidderminster Bus Station > CE52UWS
Central | 125 > Kidderminster Bus Station - Bewdley, Load Street > YJ57XVY
Central | 125 > Bewdley, Load Street - Kidderminster Bus Station > MX56HYA
Diamond | X3 > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Loom and Shuttle (30382) V382SVV
Diamond | 3 > Loom and Shuttle - Kidderminster, Town Hall (30805) KX08HMY
Diamond | 7 > Kidderminster Bus Station - Sion Hill (30302) SN09FUW
Diamond | 7 > Sion Hill - Kidderminster, Swan Centre (30302) SN09FUW
Diamond | 2 > Kidderminster, Swan Centre - Home (20252) Y252KNB

[James4368]

Another day out with my cousins

0920 58 (2116) Coventry Road/Sunnymead Road - Clay Lane/The Vineries
0957 LM (172220/172218) Olton - Birmingham Moor Street
1025 X51 (6739) Bull Street - Walsall Bus Station
1101 529 (4600) Walsall Bus Station - Bentley Mill Close
Checked Out Volvo Truck / Bus
1132 529 (4590) Bentley Mill Close - Walsall Bus Station
Had Lunch
1215 LM (170506) Walsall - Birmingham New Street
1250 VT (390130) Birmingham New Street - Coventry
1318 8 (4893) Coventry Rail Station - Pool Meadow
Chilled in Coventry for a bit
1415 8 (4885) Pool Meadow - Coventry Rail Station
1442 VT (221109/221117) Coventry - Birmingham International
Air Rail (International Interchange - Airport and back)
1512 900 (6703) Birmingham International - Gilbertstone Avenue

LM - London Midland
VT - Virgin Trains

[James4368]

Dayout in Walsall today

0753 900 (6701) Gilbertstone Avenue - Moor Street
0820 51 (4861) Bull Street - Miller Street
Looked at Miller Street ( 4004/4018 and 3601 were shunting about 0830)
Met @Michael Bevan
0932 52 (4482) Miller Street - Aston University
0935 X51 (6737) Aston University - Walsall Bus Station
Checked Out Walsall Town Hall ( Comic Con) and Got arrested by a Stormtrooper :) (Had my picture taken)
Met @Nathan and @bensweeney14 at Walsall Rail Station
Met @John at Walsall Bus Station
1205 X51 (6731) Walsall - Moor Street
1253 900 (6701 again) Hotel Latour - Coventry Road/Sunnymead Road

[Will]

Daytripper Day: 31/10/15

LM 172??? > Kidderminster > Birmingham, Snow Hill
(Walked over to New Street purchased my Daytripper)
LM 170506 > Birmingham New Street > Walsall
(Met up with @Michael Bevan, @James4368 and @bensweeney14)
(Photographed Central Buses EU06WGM which was on rail replacement)
@Michael Bevan and @James4368 went back to the bus station
I was then stood talking to Ben for about 20 mins he then also departed for Birmingham
I departed shortly after Ben
NXWM (1856, BX58SXW) > 4 > Walsall, Bradford Place > Oldbury Interchange (where myself & Michael who re-joined me at West Brom bumped into @John)
NXWM (760, YY14WHK) > 121 > Oldbury Interchange > Dudley Bus Station (@Nathan joined myself, Michael & John)
NXWM (2080, BX61XCC) > X96 > Dudley Bus Station > Merry Hill Bus Station (I went to get something to eat at this point so Nathan & Michael continued onwards)
Hansons (1550, BV55URA) > 004 > Merry Hill Bus Station > Harborne (Nice THRASH on this bus :D)
NXWM (5514, BX13JNN) > 22 > Harborne > Birmingham, Colmore Row (Beautiful buses! I love the stop/start technology I can see why @Nathan likes these hybrid buses)
(Walked over to Snow Hill where I bumped into @Reece which was a coincidence)
LM172221 > Birmingham, Snow Hill > Cradley Heath
(Myself & Reece both got on this train which ended up being chocca block with West Brom supporters
😤 I hopped off at Cradley bid Reece farewell & went to my mates house)

It was a good day all said & done.

[RS]

29/10/15

LM 172 219 Cradley Heath - Smethwick Galton Bridge (There was major overcrowding issues on here as there only 2 coaches)
ATW 158 824 Smethwick Galton Bridge - Birmingham New Street
VT 390 042 Birmingham New Street - Coventry
TDC 1003 YJ 12 GWZ 85 Railway Station - Bus Station
NXC 4838 BX61 LNF 8A Bus station to Cafe Rouge
TDC 545  AE54 MVW 85 The Litten Tree to Bus Station
NXC 4222 Y831 TOH 11 Bus Station - Railway Station
VT 390 036 Coventry - Birmignham New Street
LM 172 335 Birmingham Moor Street - Cradley Heath

Codes
LM = London Midland
ATW - Arriva Trains Wales
VT - Virgin Trains
TDC - Travel De Courcey
NXC - National Express Coventry

[Will]

Another Daytripper Day - 01/11/2015

LM172217 > Kidderminster > Birmingham, Snow Hill
(Walked over to New Street to buy my Daytripper then spent a couple of hours in Birmingham)
LM350104 > Birmingham New Street > Wolverhampton
(Then spent an hour or so stood on Pipers Row photoing buses coming out)
NXWM (4315, BX02APZ) > 126 > Wolverhampton > Dudley Bus Station
NXWM (4425, BJ03ETR) > 246 > Dudley > Stourbridge Bus Station
(At this point I decided to go home as it was going very misty/foggy dark and cold)
LM139001 > Stourbidge Town > Junction
LM172331 > Stourbridge Junction > Kidderminster

Unfortunately I didn't go as far as I had originally planned still never mind!

[Rob H]

Leamington Spa & Banbury (07/11/2015)

NXWM - 6710 - 900 - 06:49 Sheldon, Coalway Avenue - Birmingham International Station
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London Midland - 350130 - 07:05 Birmingham International - Coventry
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London Midland - 350110+350125 - 07:50 Coventry - Birmingham International
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Air Rail - International Station to Airport
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NXWM - 6710 - 900 - 08:29 Birmingham Airport - Birmingham Moor Street
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Walked to New Street
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Met Up with Kieran
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CrossCountry - 220xxx - 10:33 Birmingham New Street - Leamington Spa
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Filmed Trains 11:05-12:25
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Chiltern Railways - 168113 - Leamington Spa - Banbury
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Filmed Trains 12:40-13:30
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CrossCountry - 220015 - 13:29 Banbury - Birmingham New Street
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Kieran left here he boarded the 15:12 CrossCountry Train to Plymouth
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London Midland - 323201 - 15:39 Birmingham New Street - Birmingham International
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Air Rail - International Station to Airport
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NXWM - 6708 - 900 - 16:03 Birmingham Airport - Sheldon, Coalway Avenue

[T840MAK]

07/11/15 - new changes have happened.

60696 8a Arundel Gate
22439 88 Ecclesfield Morrisons
15716 265 Sheffield Interchange
Walk to Castlegate
37121 52a Wisewood
37112 52a Hillsborough
37483 52a Arundel Gate
Walk to High Street
69024 75 Woodseats
69026 76 Arundel Gate
108 Castle Square - Meadowhall
113 Meadowhall - Cathedral
110 Cathedral - Spring Lane
119 Spring Lane - Malin Bridge
119 Malin Bridge - Manor Top

[Sh4318]

Today - a much needed Trident bash
12:46, SGB-BMO, LM, Class 172, 172220+172212
13:15, NXWM, 3, Birmingham - Shirley, Dennis Trident 2, 4395
13:51, NXWM, 49, Shirley - Cotteridge, Dennis Trident 2, 4370
14:18, NXWM, 18, Cotteridge - Yardley Wood, Dennis Trident 2, 4383
14:45, NXWM, 76, Yardley Wood - Solihull, Dennis Trident 2, 4360
17:05, NXWM, 76, Solihull - Selly Oak, Enviro 400, 4698
18:23 delayed by 10 minutes, SLY-BHM, LM, Class 323, 323220+3232??
19:15, BMO-SGB, LM, Class 172, 172333

Station Codes:
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
BMO - Birmingham Moor Street
SLY - Selly Oak
BHM - Birmingham New Street

[domino.99]

Monday 9th November  2015 (Will Update As I Go Along)

Vehicle         Route          On        Off
NX4535       WN126       07:44    09:14
NX4807         PB16        09:14    09:18
VT390115  BHM-COV      09:30   10:02
NX4775         CV11         10:05   10:15
NX4222         CV6          10:49    11:04
NX4411          CV6          11:05   11:18
NX4772       CV12X         11:25     

[T840MAK]

A local bash today outside of college to try and photograph a Streetdeck.

32216 8 Castle Markets
Walk to Sheffield Interchange
31777 56 Herdings
30576 56 Arundel Gate diverted from Sheffield Interchange
Walk to Sheffield Interchange
60696 8 Home
106 White Lane - Moss Way
Walk to Crystal Peaks
32216 8 Home
60696 8 Arundel Gate
Walk to Sheffield Interchange
37473 56 Herdings
108 Herdings Park - Gleadless Townend
105 Gleadless Townend - White Lane

[Will]

Daytripper day (again!): 10/11/15

LM 172??? > Kidderminster > Stourbridge Junction
(Purchased my Daytripper)
LM 139002 > Stourbridge Jn > Stourbridge Twn
Diamond (20100, KP02PVA) > 142 > Stourbridge Bus Station > Tesco, Quinton
NXWM (809, BX62SKV) > 99 > Tesco, Quinton > Birmingham City Centre
NXWM (1902, BX09PCU) > 6 > Birmingham, High Street > Solihull
NXWM (2248, YX65PXO) > Solihull > Train Station
LM 172331 > Solihull > Moor Street
NXWM (2085, BX12DBV) > 141 > Birmingham, Colmore Row > Merry Hill
Arriva Midlands (2148, MX12JXK) > Merry Hill > Quarry Bank