Round Trips

[Reece]

06/11/2015

Diamond | 4A > Home - Kidderminster, Town Hall (20853) LG02FFD
Diamond | 3 > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Stourport, York Street (30806) WX58FRV

Diamond | 3 > Stourport, High Street - Kidderminster, Town Hall (30831) MX54MUO
Diamond | 2L > Kidderminster Bus Station - Home (20851) KU52RYN

[Reece]

31/10/2015
A Day Out to Trent Barton Land

Chiltern > Kidderminster Railway Station - Birmingham Moor Street (82 305+68 011)
( @Alex joined )
CrossCountry > Birmingham New Street - Derby Railway Station (220 002)
T Barton | 'Red Arrow' > Derby Bus Station - Nottingham, Q.M.C Hospital (85) YX65ZHP
T Barton | 'Indigo' > Nottingham, Q.M.C Hospital - Long Eaton, Green (716) FJ58KKH
T Barton | 'my15' > Long Eaton, Town Hall - Ilkeston, Wharecliffe Road (801) YJ11ENC
T Barton | 'The Two' > Ilkeston, Wharecliffe Road - Nottingham Victoria (777) BD65EWJ (I do like these new Eclipse 3)
T Barton | 'Rushcliff Mainline' > Nottingham Broadmarsh - Radcliffe-on-Trent, Vicarage Lane (506) YD63VDR (Solo Thrash!)
T Barton | 'Rushcliff Mainline' > Radcliffe-on-Trent, Vicarage Lane - Nottingham, Trent Bridge (305) FD54JYE (Tempo THRASH!!)
T Barton | 'Ruddington Connection' > Nottingham, Trent Bridge - Nottingham Broadmarsh (498) YJ12NAE
( Left @Alex )
T Barton | 'Keyworth Connection' > Nottingham Broadmarsh - Keyworth, Square (313) YJ07VSK
T Barton | 'Keyworth Connection' > Keyworth, Square - Nottingham Broadmarsh (313) YJ07VSK (BEAST!!)
T Barton | 'Red Arrow' > Nottingham Victoria Bus Station - Derby Bus Station (85) YX65ZHP
CrossCountry > Derby Railway Station - Birmingham New Street (220 024)
London Midland > Birmingham New Street (323 216) The train got cancelled due to not having a driver!!! 😤
( I then had to run across Birmingham on Halloween to get to Snow Hill with only 10 minutes to do it I only just made it!! )
( bumped into @Will )
London Midland > Birmingham Snow Hill - Kidderminster Railway Station (172 341+172 221) West Bromwich had a match on so the train was full and standing!!
Diamond | 2L > Kidderminster Bus Station - Home (20572) W572JVV

( The high light of this round trip was discovering the 'Rushcliffe Mainline' route what a great route for a THRASH of a Tempo or even a Solo SR!! :D )

[Sh4318]

Today:
08:16, SGB-SAD, LM, Class 350, 350246
08:19, SAD-CRE, VT, Class 390
09:23, CRE-CTR, AW, Class 158, 158841
10:57, CTR-MAN, NT, Class 159, 150225
12:46, MAN-EDY, NT, Class 323, 323231
13:00, SMR, 142, East Didsbury to Piccadilly Gardens, Dennis Trident 2, 17269
13:55, SMR, 105, Piccadilly Gardens to Manchester Airport, Enviro 400, 19515
15:40, MIA-MAN, NT, Class 319, 319362
17:19, MAN-CTR, AW, Class 175, 175110
18:55 delayed by 7 minutes, CTR-CRE, AW, Class 158, 158830
20:02 delayed by 31 minutes, CRE-WVH, VT, Class 390
21:29, WVH-SGB, LM, Class 323, 323221

Station Codes:
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
SAD - Sandwell and Dudley
CRE - Crewe
CTR - Chester
MAN - Manchester Piccadilly
EDY - East Didsbury
MIA - Manchester Airport

Train Operating Companies:
LM - London Midland
VT - Virgin Trains
AW - Arriva Trains Wales
NT - Northern Rail

SMR - Stagecoach Manchester

[Will]

Round Trip day 14/11/15

Chiltern *didn't bother checking the loco number* > Kidderminster > Stourbridge Junction
(Went and bought my Daytripper Plus)

LM 139 001 > Stourbridge Jn > Stourbridge Twn
NXWM (2079, BX61XCB) > 276 > Stourbridge > Dudley
NXWM (4962, SN64 OCF) > 74 > Dudley > West Bromwich
NXWM (4966, SN64 OCK) > 74 > West Bromwich > Birmingham, Snow Hill Queensway
Virgin 221117 > Birmingham New Street > Coventry
Travel De Courcey (558, AE05 OVC) > 585b > Coventry Rail Station > Pool Meadow (This bus was pure hellfire I do love the sound that those MCV Evolution' make!)
NX Coventry (4765, BV57 XKJ) > 12X > Pool Meadow > Rail Station
Virgin 221108 > Coventry > Birmingham New Street
LM 172336 > Birmingham Moor Street > Jewellery Quarter
Tram (29) > Jewellery Quarter > West Bromwich Central
(Spent an hour or so in West Brom went and got something to eat)
Tram (29) > West Bromwich Central > The Hawthorns
LM 172332 > The Hawthorns > Stourbridge Jn
LM 172222 > Stourbridge Jn > Kidderminster

Spent pretty much the whole day going round in circles but was an excellent day & also lovely to see a mate of mine in West Bromwich who I hadn't seen for a while!

[RS]

Round Trip 14/11/15

London Midland (172 222) Cradley Heath - The Hawthorns  :o
Midland Metro (27) The Hawthorns - West Bromwich Central
NXWM (4966) 74 West Bromwich Bus Station - Colmore Circus  (SN64 OCK)  ::)
Virgin Trains (221 117) Birmingham New Street - Coventry
Travel De Courcey (558) 585B Coventry Railway Station - Pool Meadow Bus Station (AE05 OVC)
NXC (4765) 12X Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station - Railway Station (BV57 XKJ)
Virgin Trains (221 108) Coventry - Birmingham New Street
London Midland (172 336) Birmingham Moor Street - Jewellery Quarter
Midland Metro (29) Jewellery Quarter - West Bromwich Central
Midland Metro (29) West Bromwich Central-The Hawthorns
London Midland (172 332) The Hawthorns - Cradley Heath

[T840MAK]

Stagecoach Manchester B10M farewell day...and Salford

14/11/15

Supertram 101 White Lane - Sheffield Station
East Midlands Trains 158773/158866 1R52 Sheffield - Hazel Grove
Stagecoach 20983 192 Piccadilly Gardens
First 33709 37 Salford Shopping Centre
First 33697 36 Piccadilly Gardens
Stagecoach 20982 192 Stockport
Stagecoach 12213 192 Heaton Chapel
Stagecoach 20711 192 Hazel Grove P&R
Stagecoach 12088 192 Davenport
Stagecoach 12184 192 Stockport
Stagecoach 20457 192 Hazel Grove P&R
Stagecoach 20945 192 Stockport
Stagecoach 22394 325 Brinnington
Stagecoach 37149 325 Stockport
Arriva Trains Wales 175105 1558 Stockport - Man Picc
Walk to Piccadilly Gardens
Stagecoach 19501 38 Salford Shopping Centre
Arriva 4500 10 Manchester Shudehill
First 69205 93 Salford Peel Park
Arriva 4502 10 Manchester Shudehill
First 69195 110 Salford Shopping Centre
First 37452 67 Manchester Shudehill
Metrolink 3092 Shudehill - Piccadilly
TransPennine Express 350401 1916 Man Picc - Oxford Rd
East Midlands Trains 158862/158856 1L17 Oxford Rd - Sheffield
Supertram 112 Sheffield Station - White Lane

[Rob H]

14/11/2015

NXWM - 2243 - 71 - 07:13 Sheldon, Sheaf Lane, Mardon Road - Chelmsley Wood
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NXWM - 4637 - 966 - 07:34 Chelmsley Wood - Birmingham Airport
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NXWM - 6707 - 900 - 07:49 Birmingham Airport - Birmingham Moor Street
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NXWM - 4573 - 126 - 08:48 Birmingham Moor Street - Dudley Bus Station
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Met Up with Jack, @Alex @Nathan @P419 EJW @Michael Bevan
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NXWM - 4191 - 246 - Dudley Bus Station - Russell's Hall Hospital
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NXWM (NXC) - 1571 - 297A Russell's Hall Hospital - Merry Hill - Russell's Hall Hospital
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NXWM - 4191 - 246 - Russell's Hall Hospital - Dudley Bus Station
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NXWM - 811 - 42 - Dudley Bus Station - West Bromwich Bus Station
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@Alex @Nathan left here
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NXWM - 1695 - 45 - West Bromwich Bus Station - Walsall, Bradford Place
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Diamond - 30862 - 4 - Walsall, Bradford Place - West Bromwich Bus Station
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NXWM - 4955 - 74 - West Bromwich Bus Station - Birmingham, Snow Hill Queensway
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NXWM - 4633 - 70 - 15:23 Birmingham, Priory Queensway - Sheldon, Sheaf Lane, Mardon Road

[Kevin]

Not much of a trip but feel the need to share this.
Was in London last night for a gig and club night afterwards, got bored of it by 2am though and had over 5 hours to kill before the first train back this morning. So naturally this happened:

(didn't bother with any fleetnumbers)
N9 Aldwych to Heathrow T5
N9 Heathrow T5 to Harlington corner (McDonald's)
140 Harlington Corner to Harrow and Wealdstone
N18 Harrow to Euston

I love public transport in London

[Westy]

Not much of a trip but feel the need to share this.
Was in London last night for a gig and club night afterwards, got bored of it by 2am though and had over 5 hours to kill before the first train back this morning. So naturally this happened:

(didn't bother with any fleetnumbers)
N9 Aldwych to Heathrow T5
N9 Heathrow T5 to Harlington corner (McDonald's)
140 Harlington Corner to Harrow and Wealdstone
N18 Harrow to Euston

Are the London night services decent frequencies, compared to the Brum network of one an hour?

[Ashley 60171]

Are the London night services decent frequencies, compared to the Brum network of one an hour?

Depends how close to the centre you are I think. Some in the central areas are every few minutes at night. Further out it gets slightly less frequent but you can still have a half decent bash at night by all accounts.

[Kevin]

Are the London night services decent frequencies, compared to the Brum network of one an hour?

Oh hell yes.
N9 was running like every 10 mins. And all of them were busy. Both directions. And not just with people going to/from Heathrow.
140 out in the sticks (granted it serves Heathrow but still) every 20. And it was dead. Max 8 people on board. But still every 20.
N18 into London at half 4 in the morning just as busy as those coming out of the city.

[Sh4318]

Today - reviewing the new changes for myself
13:37, SGB-SMR, LM, Class 350, 350257
13:56, 50C, Smethwick Rolfe Street to Warley George, NX, Enviro 400, 4746
14:31, 129, Warley George to Merry Hill, NX, Dennis Trident 2, 4359
16:00, 289, Merry Hill to Blackheath, NX, Volvo B7RLE, 2111
16:59, ROW-BSW, LM, Class 170/6 + Class 153, 170635+153354
18:01, BHM-SGB, LM, Class 350, 350105

Station Codes:
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
SMR - Smethwick Rolfe Street
ROW - Rowley Regis
BSW - Birmingham Snow Hill
BHM - Birmingham New Street

[John]

997 - Aldridge Rid to City
31 - City to Acocks Green - 4529 (Only because it was a Crimson Gemini there as I walked past the stop
37 - Acocks Green to Solihull - 2248
957 - Solihull to City - 6713 (I think)
Currently on 6739 on a 997 home

[Trident 4194]

865-244- Halesowen
6114- 9-Birmingham
Walk to bullring
30929- 16- colmore row
4231-128E- top of broad street( love these)
6114- German markets( the chances)
There's a store at German market taking the pi** out of nxwm reliability. I like it.
4445-22- harborne
0030-004- Halesowen
30827- 4H

[Kevin]

865-244- Halesowen
6114- 9-Birmingham
Walk to bullring
30929- 16- colmore row
4231-128E- top of broad street( love these)
6114- German markets( the chances)
There's a store at German market taking the pi** out of nxwm reliability. I like it.
4445-22- harborne
0030-004- Halesowen
30827- 4H

Local artist. Forget his name but me best friend got me one of his pictures for Christmas last year. Love it!