Round Trips

[Ashley]

Not feeling well at the moment, plus had to sort the house out this morning so just a mediocre one for today

NXWM 2019 - 3 home to Wolverhampton
NXWM 845 - 27A - Wolverhampton to Gornal Wood, Bus Station (ticked off another shakey)
NXWM 1637 - 297 - Gornal Wood Bus Station to Russells Hall Hospital
NXWM 4347 - 246 Russells Hall Hospital to Brierley Hill High Street (to get away from the chavs)
NXWM 4560 - 255 Brierley Hill High Street to Merry Hill Centre (trainbasher style positioning move)
Hansons 1512 - 004 Merry Hill Centre to Halesowen bus station (comfy with a whiney Allison box)
Diamond 20263 - 142 Halesowen bus station to Dunstall Road (first KR bus)
Diamond 20032 - 142 Dunstall Road to Halesowen bus station
Hansons 2600 - 004 Halesowen Bus station to Harbourne High street (better than 802)
NXWM 2146 - 29 Harbourne High Street to Harbourne Road, Morrisons (another score)
NXWM 2125 - 29A Harbourne Road Morrisons to Birmingham city centre, Colmore Row (why I'm letting Y reg Tridents go for these I don't know)
NXWM 4818 - 141 Colmore Row to Halesowen bus station (another culinder from this batch)
NXWM 1647 - 244 Halesowen bus station to Dudley bus station (revert to type)
NXWM 5416 - 1 Dudley bus station to Wolverhampton, Lichfield Street (didn't catch the fleet number but forgot how busy the 1 can get on a saturday evening)
Arriva Midlands 2108 - 10 Lichfield Street to Compton Road, Finchfield Hill

[the trainbasher]

why does it seem like everyone was in halesowen! ;)

[andrew1991]

why does it seem like everyone was in halesowen! ;)

I was in halesowen too  ::)

[Tara4352]

222  829 russels hall road to merry hill
222 1707 to commonside the dell stadium
255  4540 to merry hill
x96 4196 or 4198 to stourbridge
9     4804  Birmingham Comore Row
87   4275  to dudley bus station
222  forgot fleetnumber  back to russells hall

[andrew1991]

why does it seem like everyone was in halesowen! ;)

I was in halesowen too  ::)

15 minutes late as well, or is that early by your standards ?

I was on time towards Birmingham if that counts  8)

[Tara4352]

what bus number was it fleet wise

[Ashley]

NXWM 4818 - 141 Colmore Row to Halesowen bus station (another culinder from this batch)

Another what?

Other appropriate kitchen utensils are available. My point is E400's are freezing cold, even more than Cannocks MPD's and last weeks Versa, sorry Matthew

[Kevin]

So without prior organisation half of us were in Cov and half in Halesowen, imagine fine actually planned shit?

[the trainbasher]

226   1524   Hansons   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station   
4M   1853   NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Quarry Bank, High Street   
13   2113   Arriva Midlands North   Quarry Bank, High Street   Fatherless Barn, Drews Holloway/Belle Vale   
9   4804   NXWM   Fatherless Barn, Drews Holloway/Belle Vale   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road   
002   30806   Diamond Bus   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road   Halesowen, Bus Station   - after alighting this I bumped into @Matt who boarded...
141   4818   NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Quinton, Stag   ...@Matt thought this was a 9 but then it turned left at Maccies (I knew it was a 141 :) )
202   30637   Diamond Bus   Quinton, Stag   Lapal, Howley Grange Road/Spies Lane   
002   30828   Diamond Bus   Lapal, Howley Grange Road/Spies Lane   Halesowen, Bus Station   
4H   30413   Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   
142   20263   Diamond Bus   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   Halesowen, Bus Station   
4H   30826   Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   
4H   30412   Diamond Bus   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   Halesowen, Bus Station   
4H   30883   Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Halesowen, Bus Station   Via Hayley Green.
Then I bumped into Matt again to bash
244   1642   NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hayley Green, Portsdown Road/Mendip Road   
244E   1642   NXWM   Hayley Green, Portsdown Road/Mendip Road   Halesowen, Bus Station   
9   4808   NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Lye, Church   
9   4807   NXWM   Lye, Church   Halesowen, Bus Station   
241   4819   NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Lapal, Manor Lane/Spies Lane   Matt stayed on whilst I changed to...
9   4808   NXWM   Lapal, Manor Lane/Spies Lane   Quinton, Church   
141   4202   NXWM   Quinton, Church   Halesowen, Bus Station   
9   4813   NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Stourbridge, Bus Station   
X96   4199   NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station   
226   138   igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road   

[Alex]

My trip for today:

4539 on WN529 from Willenhall, The Dale to Walsall
3305 on Arriva 2E to & from Hednesford from & to Walsall
(Stop off to get food and wait for @Nathan )
4775 on WAX51 from Walsall Bus Stn to Birmingham Moor St Queensway
CrossCountry 1531 service form Bham New St to Wolverhampton
4546 on 1603 WN529 to Willenhall, The Dale from Wton Bus Stn
Arriva 2152 on 1629 41 from Willenhall Union St to Cornwall Gate
(Stopped for a few hours at my nans)
2155 on 1823 41 from Cornwall Gate to Bloxwich Rd South, Harper St

[the trainbasher]

Got sent shopping so only caught a trio...

226      YY64GVZ   Igo/WMSNT   Hawbush Road   Wordsley, Cat PH
226   139      Igo/WMSNT   Wordsley, Cat PH   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226      YY64GWC   Igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[the trainbasher]

Today:

226   1526      Hansons   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station   
228   2610      Hansons   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Stourbridge, Bus Station   
276   2103      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Mary Stevens Park   (Half Day at work then...)
125      YJ57XVY   Central Buses   Mary Stevens Park   Stourbridge, Bus Station   
X96   2093      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station   
12   2106      Arriva Midlands North   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill   
002   30855      Diamond Bus   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill   Fatherless Barn, Stourbridge Road/Belle Vale   
9   4800      NXWM   Fatherless Barn, Stourbridge Road/Belle Vale   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road   
004   1551      Hansons   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road   Halesowen, Bus Station   
9   4811      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Quinton, Church   
004   0315      Hansons   Quinton, Church   Halesowen, Bus Station   
4H   30880      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Halesowen, Bus Station   Via Hayley Green
4H   30413      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Halesowen, Bus Station   Via Hayley Green
4H   30941      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Halesowen, Bus Station   Via Hayley Green
4H   30883      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Halesowen, Bus Station   Via Hayley Green
4H   30881      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   
4H   30861      Diamond Bus   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   Halesowen, Bus Station   
192   30931      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Blackberry Lane   
142   20263      Diamond Bus   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Blackberry Lane   Halesowen, Bus Station   
002   30855      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road   
004   1551      Hansons   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road   Fatherless Barn, Stourbridge Road/Belle Vale   
9   4202      NXWM   Fatherless Barn, Stourbridge Road/Belle Vale   Stambermill, Viaduct   
9   4201      NXWM   Stambermill, Viaduct   Stourbridge, Bus Station   
246   4356      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Library   

[the trainbasher]

My trip into the third world was a success...

9 home to Snow Hill (4823)
16 Snow Hill to Priory Queensway (4242)
67 Priory Queensway to Bromford Lane (6030 - really liked it)
11A Bromford Lane - Bearwood (4673 - seemed to take forever! Left 20:08, arrived 21:04)
9 Bearwood to home (4823 again)

At least you survived :)

[Sh4318]

13:07, Smethwick Galton Bridge - Birmingham New Street, London Midland, Class 350(?)
13:??, 35 - Birmingham, Moor Street to Kings Heath, NXWM, 4718
14:??, 11A - Kings Heath to Stechford railway station, NXWM, 4104
15:20, Stechford - Tile Hill, London Midland, 350123 + 350128
15:50, 5 - Tile Hill South, Torrington Avenue to Coventry Ice Rink, NXC, 1703
16:??, 10 - Coventry Ice Rink to Banners Lane, NXC, 4323
17:16, 6A - Banners Lane to Canley, Sainsburys, NXC, 4407
18:14, Canley - Birmingham New Street, London Midland, 350234
19:01, Birmingham New Street - Smethwick Galton Bridge, London Midland, 350231

...I guess you could call that a mini Class 350 bash ;)

[the trainbasher]

06/02/2015

250   0797      Hansons   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
255   4570      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
222   4808      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Library
246   1630      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Library   Stourbridge, Bus Station
X96   2096      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Amblecote, Corbetts Hospital
X96   2094      NXWM   Amblecote, Corbetts Hospital   Merry Hill, Bus Station
002   20507      Diamond Bus   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill
9   4815      NXWM   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill   Fatherless Barn, Drews Holloway/Belle Vale
004   1551      Hansons   Fatherless Barn, Drews Holloway/Belle Vale   Halesowen, Bus Station
142   20252      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road
142   20263      Diamond Bus   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   Halesowen, Bus Station
231   0060      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Blackheath, Sainsburys
4H   30412      Diamond Bus   Blackheath, Sainsburys   Halesowen, Bus Station
241   4822      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station
225   1526      Hansons   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
255   4567      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   137      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road