Round Trips

[P419 EJW]

Not for much longer, though

That means my commute gets doubled because of traffic!

Poor you. ::)

[the trainbasher]

Not for much longer, though

That means my commute gets doubled because of traffic!

Poor you. ::)

Could be worse...if i went one way to work I'd probably end up having a pole from a wolverhampton trident somewhere painful!

[the trainbasher]

20.2.15

226   20541      Diamond Bus   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
297   823      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
250   2601      Hansons   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Amblecote, Corbetts Hospital
X96   2097      NXWM   Amblecote, Corbetts Hospital   Stourbridge, Bus Station
142   30500      Diamond Bus   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Oldswinford, Queensway/Walker Avenue
299   4012   SN59AXA   igo/WMSNT   Oldswinford, Queensway/Walker Avenue   Lye, Cross
276   1640      NXWM   Lye, Cross   Merry Hill, Bus Station
004   1550      Hansons   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Quarry Bank, High Street
208   0387      Hansons   Quarry Bank, High Street   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
241   4349      NXWM   Cradley Heath, Railway Station   Cradley Heath, High Street
17   2261      Arriva Midlands North   Cradley Heath, High Street   Fatherless Barn, Drews Holloway/Belle Vale
142   30500      Diamond Bus   Fatherless Barn, Drews Holloway/Belle Vale   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road
4H   30860      Diamond Bus   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   Halesowen, Bus Station
002   30881      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Lapal, Manor Lane/Spies Lane
9   4803      NXWM   Lapal, Manor Lane/Spies Lane   Quinton, Church
9   4823      NXWM   Quinton, Church   Halesowen, Bus Station
244   1657      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hayley Green, Portsdown Road/Mendip Road
244E   1657      NXWM   Hayley Green, Portsdown Road/Mendip Road   Halesowen, Bus Station
141   4347      NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Cradley Heath, High Street
241   4194      NXWM   Cradley Heath, High Street   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
208   2707      Arriva Midlands North   Cradley Heath, Railway Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2013   YJ10EYR   igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
222   827      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   138      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[Alex]

My trip for today:

(Had to get haircut and send off application for direct debit nNetwork pass)
4602 on WN529 from Willenhall, Gipsy Lane to Walsall, Bus Stn
(Thought i was meeting @jack4325 and @Nathan there, but i was wrong)
4600 on WN529 to try to get from Walsall Bus Stn to Wton Bus Stn, instead, got of at Walsall, Crown Wharf
4766 on WA40 from Walsall, Crown Wharf to Walsall Bus Stn
(Darted it to Bradford Pl, hoping for a B7 on the 311)
1895 on WA311 from Bradford Pl to Dudley Bus Stn (Doh, why am i always stuck with an OmniLink?)
(Met up with @jack4325 and @Nathan )
5409 on WN1 from Dudley Bus Stn to Wton, Pipers Row
4768 on WA69 from Wton to Wednesfield, High St
(Got a pork sandwich :))
5404 on WN59 to Wton Bus Stn from Wednesfield High St
4020 on WN5 from Wton, Lichfield St to Codsall, Bakers Way
4556 on WN5 rom Codsall, Bakers Way to Wton Bus Stn
(Left @jack4325 and @Nathan to go to Pendeford, so i could go home)
1784 on WA89 from Wton, Bus Stn to New Invention Square
4769 on WA41 from New Invention Square to Cornwall Gate
(Stopped at my nans for a few hours)
4125 on WA41 from Cornwall Gate to Granville St

Well, that was my last trip of the holiday :( (Won't be doing one tomorrow as i'm going to Cosford  :D)

[Kevin]

Friends birthday yesterday, went on a pub crawl along the 110 route from Tamworth.

NX 4874 - X51 09:43 Tower Hill to city
Arriva 3006 - 116 10:02 city to Tamworth (obviously was planning on getting the 110... But theres was a Merc)
- Pub (Silk Kite)
- Pub (Boot Inn)
- Pub (Tamworth Arms)
Arriva 4413 - 110 12:08 Tamworth Arms - Ventura Park
- Pub (ish... Bar at the bowling alley)
Arriva 4414 - 110 12:55 Ventura Park - Fazeley
- Pub (Three Tuns)
Arriva 3007 (wohoo a Merc) - 110 13:55 Fazeley - Mile Oak
- Pub (The Longhorn - for lunch)
Arriva 3017 (wohoo another Merc!) - 110 15:35 Mile Oak - Whitehouse Common
- Pub (The White Horse)
Arriva 4410 - 110 16:40 Whitehouse Common - Sutton Trinity Church
- Pub (The Gate)
- Pub (The Bottle of Sack)
Arriva 4414 - 110 18:10 Sutton - Wylde Green
- Pub (Wylde Green)
Arriva 4407 - 110 18:25 Wylde Green - Yenton
- Pub (The Yenton)
Arriva 4413 - 110 19:25 Yenton - Erdington
- Pub (Charlie Hall)
Arriva 4200 (yay! More non sapphire buses) - 110 21:00 Erdington - City
- Pub (Square Peg)
NX 4871 - 51 00:07 city - Tower Hill

[Trident 4194]

Yesterday

9 home to Halesowen (4822)
9 Halesowen to home (4810)
9 home to Halesowen (4819 I think)
241 Halesowen to Blackheath (4356 - terrible bus)
127 Blackheath to Dudley (4226 - great bus)
244 Dudley to Halesowen (1627)
142 Halesowen to Hagley Rd opposite old fire station (20263 I think)
192 Hagley Rd to Halesowen (VX54 MUO)
4H Halesowen to Walsall (30808)
57 Walsall to AMRTM (4041)
53 Streetly Circular (RC7927)
57 AMRTM to Walsall to AMRTM (4041)
935A Northgate to Birmingham (4871 - dunno why people moan about these, this one was rapid)
9 Birmingham to home (4808 - oh dear, starting to sound like 4800 used to)

4356 wasn't bad, and 4226 needs a refurb, if you would have done it my way, we would have got a nice refurbed Gemini, and a walsall b7 😉😉

[P419 EJW]

Yesterday

10:59 82 home to Wolverhampton Bus Station (2007 I think)
11:16 39 Wolverhampton Bus Station to Walsall Bradford Place (1436)
12:10 X51 Walsall Bus Station to Bull Street, Birmingham (4774)
30 minutes in Birmingham
13:18 X51 Bull Street, Birmingham to Walsall Bus Station (4776)
50 minutes in Walsall, @trident4370 saw me and had a chat for a bit
14:40 7 Walsall Bus Station to Castlefort (4140) Wasn't sure where to get off, checked on my phone, seems that I missed the bus stop I intended to get off so carried on to the end
15:08 7 Castlefort to Northgate, Leighswood Avenue bus stop (4140)
Walked to AMRTM, didn't have a clue which buses went where so get on the first bus arrived (had no programme ::))
15:30 57 AMRTM to Walsall Bus Station to AMRTM (4041 ex-WMPTE Dalmier Fleetline)
16:15 16 AMRTM to Lichfield Cathedral to AMRTM  (3002 ex-BCT Dalmier CLG5)
17:30 57 AMRTM to Walsall Bus Station (4041)
18:05 39 Walsall Bradford Place to Wolverhampton Bus Station (1447)
18:50 529 Wolverhampton Bus Station to home (4598)

[trident4370]

@P419 EJW
I can't go anywhere in peace  ;)

I Think I had 4743 into town (35),
4771 X51 to Walsall,
1439 to Stowlawn and back (34), then to Wednesbury (38) followed by a 40 minute photo stop,
1446 back to Walsall,
Leather Enviro 10A to Brownhills West (possibly 4773),
Arriva 2376 33 back to Walsall,
Spotted and harassed Liam (P419 EJW) for about half an hour,
4714 (JOV 714P) to the museum,
3002 (LOG 302) to Lichfield Cathedral and back,
4714 (JOV 714P) Bristol VR again (imo the best bus there), on a trip to Streetly and back,
and finally Fleetline 4041 (XON 41J), to Walsall and back completed by a lift home.
Not a bad little day out!

[Tara4352]

@P419 EJW I can't go anywhere in peace  ;)

I. Can though
21/02
Class 170 Sandwell and dudley to Birmingham New street
class 170 Birmingham New Street to  Walsall
Go to AMRTM
Class 323 Walsall to Birmingham new street
Class 170 Birmingham new street to Sandwell and dudley

[the trainbasher]

21.1.15

226   1526   Hansons   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
222   827   NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
004   1550   Hansons   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill
9   4825   NXWM   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road
9   4811   NXWM   Short Cross, Stourbridge Road/Alexandra Road   Halesowen, Bus Station
192   30931   Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road
142   20113   Diamond Bus   Hasbury, Hagley Road/Albert Road   Halesowen, Bus Station
244   1630   NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Hayley Green, Portsdown Road/Mendip Road
244E   1630   NXWM   Hayley Green, Portsdown Road/Mendip Road   Halesowen, Bus Station
141   4198   NXWM   Halesowen, Bus Station   Cradley Heath, High Street
241   4347   NXWM   Cradley Heath, High Street   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
4M   1786   NXWM   Cradley Heath, Railway Station   Quarry Bank, High Street
208   2154   Arriva Midlands North   Quarry Bank, High Street   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   138   igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
222   830   NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
276   1515   NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Stourbridge, Bus Station
246   4201   NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Library
255   30821   Diamond Bus   Brierley Hill, Library   Merry Hill, Bus Station
4M   1856   NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Cradley Heath, High Street
243   30455   Diamond Bus   Cradley Heath, High Street   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2103   igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[Tara4352]

22/02/15
class 390 to Brum from wolvo
Class 221 to wolvo form Brum
Class 390 to brum from wolvo
Class 350 to Coventry from brum
Class 390 to brum from Coventry
Class 350 to Wolverhampton from brum
Class 323 to Sandwell and Dudley from Wolverhampton

[Sh4318]

I love Coventry at the moment, and getting to know the bus routes around the area, and Trident bashing :) (for the most part):

14:47, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Sandwell and Dudley, London Midland, Class 350, 350254
14:55, Sandwell and Dudley to Birmingham New Street, Virgin Trains, Class 390 (can't believe this was my first Pendolino of the year)
15:14, Birmingham New Street to Tile Hill, London Midland, Class 350, 350128 + 350127
15:58, 18, Torrington Avenue to Coventry Business Park, NXC, 1610
16:15, 6A, Coventry Business Park to Banner Lane, NXC, 4207 (best ride of the day, words can't describe how much I love these buses)
16:45, 10, Broad Lane to Allesley Old Road, NXC, 4404
17:15, 23, Allesley Old Road to Coventry, Pool Meadow, NXC, 4211 (has a distinct whistle, which makes it unique)
17:30, 16, Coventry, Trinity Street to Binley Road, NXC, 4450
18:14, 13, Binley Road to Coventry, Trinity Street, NXC, 4886
18:30, 585, Coventry, Trinity Street to Coventry, Rail Station, DeCourcey, MCV (poor legroom, rattles and shakes a lot, great acceleration)
18:53, Coventry to Birmingham New Street, London Midand, Class 350, 350119
19:23, Birmingham New Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge, Class 158, 158(?) + 158833

[the trainbasher]

Today

Diamond 20538 226 Hawbush Road to Merry Hill Bus Station
NXWM 4347 X96 Merry Hill to Stourbridge Bus Station
NXWM 2092 276 Stourbridge to Mary Stevens Park
NXWM 1643 276 Mary Stevens Park to Stourbridge bus station
NXWM 1630 246 Stourbridge to Brierley Hill library
NXWM 4541 255 Brierley hill to merry hill bus station
igo 2103 226 merry hill to Hawbush Road

[Stu]

Little work related round trip today!

37 from Acocks Green to Sparkbrook, to get to work as normal, and sort a few odd tasks out first.
Walked up to Bordesley station, and got the 900 to Birmingham International station
Spent a few hours in the NEC visiting an exhibition.
Got the 900 back from the station towards Birmingham.
After checking back at the office by phone, they didn't need me back there, so got off at Swan Island.
Finally got the 11C home to Acocks Green.

Not very often I get to mix business and pleasure on the bus!

[Westy]

Decided to go out today for a change.

Plan of action is Bloxwich to Cannock, Cannock to Stafford, Stafford to Lichfield, Lichfield to Walsall, Walsall to home.