Round Trips

[Tony]

Class 170 Hednesford to Bloxwich
B7/Eclipse Bloxwich - Walsall garage
6111 Walsall-Birmingham, various odd places and on to Pensnett
Trident Pensnett to Merry Hill
246 Trident Brierley Hill to Dudley
B7/Eclipse Dudley-Walsall
Enviro 400 (Premier spec) 301 Walsall-garage
Diamond 30834 Garage-Walsall
Class 170 home to Hednesford

[Tara4352]

827 home to Russell's hall hospital 222
4194 Russell's Hall Hospital to Stourbridge 246
A long drop back in Stourbridge
1707 Stourbridge to Wollaston Junction 276
1707 Wollaston Junction to Stourbridge 276
2096 Stourbridge to Merry Hill X96
1551 Merry Hill to Halesowen 004
6105 Halesowen to Colmore row
Photographed for about an hour with James Emberton
Split up and walked around Brum
16:10 Virgin train service Brum to Coventry class 390
16:42 Virgin super voyager service Coventry to Sandwell and dudley
1858 4 Sandwell and Dudley to Oldbury Interchange
4716 87 Oldbury to Dudley
827 Dudley back home 222

[Reece]

Today I decided to get up early and get a Arriva Midland Day Saver...

( Met up with @Will )
07:45 | 297 > Kidderminster Bus Station - Bridgnorth Low Town (2730) BU03HRC
08:40 | 101 > Bridgnorth Low Town - Bridgnorth Sainsbury's (2729) BF52NZM
08:50 | 99 > Bridgnorth Sainsbury's - Telford Bus Station (2725) Y346UON
10:15 | 841 > Telford Bus Station - Newport Bus Interchange (3781) FL63DXO
(We spent had a lunch break in Newport for an Hour)
12:04 | 519 > Newport Bus Interchange - Shrewsbury Bus Station (3745) YJ59BVG
(We spent a few hours in Shrewsbury)
14:40 | 436 > Shrewsbury Bus Station - Bridgnorth Sainsbury's (3699) YJ12PLN
15:49 | 101 > Bridgnorth Sainsbury's - Sydney Cottage Drive - Bridgnorth Sainsbury's (2729) BF52NZM
( @Will stayed in Bridgnorth )
17:05 | 297 > Bridgnorth Sainsbury's - Kidderminster Bus Station (6007) FN04AFJ
17:45 | 297 > Kidderminster Bus Station - Ferndale (6007) FN04AFJ

I Had A Great Dayout :D

[iamwilljh92]

Today I decided to get up early and get a Arriva Midland Day Saver...

( Met up with @Will )
07:45 | 297 > Kidderminster Bus Station - Bridgnorth Low Town (2730) BU03HRC
08:40 | 101 > Bridgnorth Low Town - Bridgnorth Sainsbury's (2729) BF52NZM
08:50 | 99 > Bridgnorth Sainsbury's - Telford Bus Station (2725) Y346UON
10:15 | 841 > Telford Bus Station - Newport Bus Interchange (3781) FL63DXO
(We spent had a lunch break in Newport for an Hour)
12:04 | 519 > Newport Bus Interchange - Shrewsbury Bus Station (3745) YJ59BVG
(We spent a few hours in Shrewsbury)
14:40 | 436 > Shrewsbury Bus Station - Bridgnorth Sainsbury's (3699) YJ12PLN
15:49 | 101 > Bridgnorth Sainsbury's - Sydney Cottage Drive - Bridgnorth Sainsbury's (2729) BF52NZM
( @Will stayed in Bridgnorth )
17:05 | 297 > Bridgnorth Sainsbury's - Kidderminster Bus Station (6007) FN04AFJ
17:45 | 297 > Kidderminster Bus Station - Ferndale (6007) FN04AFJ

I Had A Great Dayout :D

As Above :D I also had a good day with @Reece except it was bloody cold in Shrewsbury

[Ashley 60171]

My trip today, to get some of the MMC's:

Woke up MUCH later than intended, so couldn't do the first part of my trip :(
4600 on WN529 from Willenhall, The Dale to Wton Bus Stn
(Met up with @Nathan ,@jack4325 and @Rob2832 )
4592 on WN126 from Wton Bus Stn to Dudley Bus Stn
(@Ashley 60171 got on at Wolverhampton, Cleveland St)
(Met up with @NXDom )
1573 on PN244 from Dudley Bus Stn to Halesowen Bus Stn
6107 on PN9 from Halesowen Bus Stn to Stourbridge Bus Stn (First ever ride on an E400MMC! Not disappointed by it, although a little underwhelmed)
(Met up with @nxwmbusfan1999 )
6102 on PN9 from Stourbridge Bus Stn to Bham Colmore Row
(Went for food)
4686 on WA997 from Bham Carrs Lane to Pheasey
4737 on WA997 from Pheasey to Bham Carrs Lane
(Group got split up at this point)
(@Nathan, @jack4325 , @NXDom , @Rob2832 and i got on 4350 on PN141, @nxwmbusfan1999 stayed in Bham taking photos, and i have no idea where @Ashley 60171 went ??? )
4350 on PN141 from Bham Colmore Row to Halesowen Bus Stn (Mucklow Hill might've been to blame for my ears going funny >:()
(@NXDom got off at Broad St, i think?)
6105 on PN9 from Halesowen Bus Stn to Stourbridge Bus Stn (Yes, got all of the buses i needed to find!)
(Parted ways with Rob2832 at Stourbridge)
4556 on WN256 from Stourbridge Bus Stn to Wton Bus Stn
(@jack4325 got off at Cleveland St)
(Left @Nathan in Wton Bus Stn)
4529 on WA40 from Wton Bus Stn to Stroud Ave
(Stayed at my nan's for a few hours)
848 on WN28 from Cornwall Gate to Granville St

@nxwmbusfan1999 was at Colmore row at half 2 Photoing with me

I started Arriva 2114 - 10 Compton - Wolvertrampton

Then above until I got off 6105 on Hagley Road
NXWM 4552 - 126 - to somewhere near the M5 bridge when we were asked to transfer on to 4311
NXWM 1665 - 244 - Dudley - Halesowen
NXWM 808 - 99 - Halesowen - Harbourne Road
Diamond 20851 - 202 - Halesowen Road - Halesowen
NXWM 803 - 99 - Halesowen - Halesowen Road
Diamond 30905 - 202 - Harbourne Road - Bartley Green
NXWM 5507 - 22 - Bartley Green - Harbourne
NXWM 2133 - 29 - Harbourne - Broad Street
NXWM 5505 - 23 - Broad Street - Colmore Row
NXWM 4906 - 24 - Colmore Row - Broad Street
NXWM 5504 - 23A - Broad Street - Harbourne
NXWM 4032 - 11C - Harbourne - Bearwood
NXWM 6101 - 9 Bearwood - Halesowen
NXWM 6102 - 9 - Halesowen - Stourbridge
NXWM 1705 - 276 - Stourbridge - Pedmore Road
NXWM 1515 - 276 - Pedmore Road - Stourbridge
NXWM 4347 - 246 - Stourbridge - Dudley
NXWM 5413 - 1 - Dudley - Wolvertrampton
NXWM 2014 - 3 - home

I hadn't gone mad with all the plastic, but I cleared all my 62 plate E200's. Had a good day with the gang. I fear I may have joined the MMC fan club, I was quite impressed and even the branding looks good in the flesh, even though the plan for the afternoon was to clear B7TL's but anyway, 14 scores in alot of journeys it seems

[Kevin]

A quick afternoon play around on the various diversions in the city centre / digbeth

NX 4870 - 12:51 - X51 Tower Hill to city
NX 4391 - 13:15 - 3 City to camp hill via ring road
walk to Highgate
Diamond 30929 - 50 into city via Leopold st
NX 4648 - 5 to camp hill via ring road
NX 4654 - 31 back to city via ring road
NX 4754 - 50 to Highgate via Pershore st and ring road
NX 4760 - 50 back to city via Leopold st
NX 4702 - 82 Colmore Row to Spring Hill via Newhall st
aimed to catch a DTS dart back into the city but he was early so...
NX 1806 - 15:39 - 8C round to Saltley
NX 4319 - 14 into city
NX 4736 - 16:54 - X51 back home

[Ashley 60171]

Yesterday (14/03/15)

Lift to Broad Street (I missed the 05:32 9 and it took that long to overtake it!)
9 to Colmore Row (4809)
06:25 Megabus to Leeds (30 mins late from Birmingham but 5 mins early in Leeds)
09:53 255 to Halifax (Arriva VDL DB300 1544)
560 Halifax to Rishworth and back to Ripponden (First Volvo B7TL ALX400 30855 mega thrash!)
561 Ripponden to Barkisland (Yorkshire Tiger Optare Solo S625JRU)
901 Barkisland to Hebden Bridge (Yorkshire Tiger Optare Solo MX03YCZ - ridiculous route, and never been on a bus in service driven as crazily as this! Gear selectors being used too)
590 Hebden Bridge to Todmorden (First Volvo B7RLE 69584)
T1 Todmorden to Cross Lee and back (TLC Optare Solo SR 90815)
590 Todmorden to Halifax (First Volvo B7TL Gemini 32525)
600 Halifax to Ovenden Way (TJ Walsh Mercedes minibus)
800 Ovenden Way to Halifax (another TJ Walsh Merc mini)
576 Halifax to Bradford (First Volvo B7TL Gemini 32526)
Staff shuttle to First Bradford depot and back (First Volvo Olympian Alexander RH 31766 - enormous depot and car park!)
72 Bradford to Leeds (First Leeds Volvo B7LA Streetcar 19001 - loved it!)
444 outside bus station to rail station (Arriva VDL SB200 1403)
20:11 CrossCountry service Leeds to Birmingham New Street (Left Leeds on time, but arrived about 10 mins late causing me to miss my 9)
22:30 140 Birmingham to the Stag (the noisy beast 4811)
23:12 9 Stag to home (a non-tracking MMC, think 6108)

That 2011 XC Leeds to Brum hasn't once been on time on a saturday for as long as I've been going to South Yorkshire (since May 2013)

[Ashley 60171]

Yesterday (14/03/15)

Lift to Broad Street (I missed the 05:32 9 and it took that long to overtake it!)
9 to Colmore Row (4809)
06:25 Megabus to Leeds (30 mins late from Birmingham but 5 mins early in Leeds)
09:53 255 to Halifax (Arriva VDL DB300 1544)
560 Halifax to Rishworth and back to Ripponden (First Volvo B7TL ALX400 30855 mega thrash!)
561 Ripponden to Barkisland (Yorkshire Tiger Optare Solo S625JRU)
901 Barkisland to Hebden Bridge (Yorkshire Tiger Optare Solo MX03YCZ - ridiculous route, and never been on a bus in service driven as crazily as this! Gear selectors being used too)
590 Hebden Bridge to Todmorden (First Volvo B7RLE 69584)
T1 Todmorden to Cross Lee and back (TLC Optare Solo SR 90815)
590 Todmorden to Halifax (First Volvo B7TL Gemini 32525)
600 Halifax to Ovenden Way (TJ Walsh Mercedes minibus)
800 Ovenden Way to Halifax (another TJ Walsh Merc mini)
576 Halifax to Bradford (First Volvo B7TL Gemini 32526)
Staff shuttle to First Bradford depot and back (First Volvo Olympian Alexander RH 31766 - enormous depot and car park!)
72 Bradford to Leeds (First Leeds Volvo B7LA Streetcar 19001 - loved it!)
444 outside bus station to rail station (Arriva VDL SB200 1403)
20:11 CrossCountry service Leeds to Birmingham New Street (Left Leeds on time, but arrived about 10 mins late causing me to miss my 9)
22:30 140 Birmingham to the Stag (the noisy beast 4811)
23:12 9 Stag to home (a non-tracking MMC, think 6108)

That 2011 XC Leeds to Brum hasn't once been on time on a saturday for as long as I've been going to South Yorkshire (since May 2013)

Leeds is West Yorkshire, and it was on time all the way until having to stop coming into New Street

I didn't explain properly. When I go to Sheffield, the return train either 2024, 2054 or 2124 Sheff to brum so I think you'd of been on the latter, are always late for one reason or another. Ive never been to Leeds, I just met Yorkshire veg when I dabbled in my crap Facebook page. Thought Id chip in but now I feel like a burk for doing so

[Tara4352]

828 to Dudley
828 to Russell's hall hospital
823 to Dudley
823'to merry hill
Plaxton centro on the 205
And back
All together what I did today

[Alex]

My trip today:

Had to get a lift from my dad to Wolverhampton, Pipers Row
(Met up with @Nathan , @jack4325 and @NXDom )
(@Nathan did his normal routine on the 59's)
4581 on WN126 from Wolverhampton, Bus Stn to Dudley Bus Stn
2104 on PN241E from Dudley Bus Stn to Halesowen Bus Stn
(Missed 6106 in Halesowen >:()
4800 on PN9 from Halesowen Bus Stn to Bham Colmore Row
(Walked to Carrs Lane with @nxwmbusfan1999, after @NXDom left @jack4325 and i at Colmore Row )
(Walked around for a bit to get some photos)
DTS R935 FOO on 87 from Moor St to Colmore Row
unidentified B7RLE on PN140 from Colmore Row to Quinton Church
(Met up with @Nathan )
4800 on PN9 from Quinton Church to Halesowen Bus Stn
(Waited for a late 6105, which didn't show up on time)
30861 on 002 from Halesowen Bus Stn to Merry Hill Bus Stn
2090? on PN276 from Merry Hill Bus Stn to Dudley Bus Stn
45xx on WN126 from Dudley Bus Stn to Wton Bus Stn
(Left @Nathan  and @jack4325 )
4597 on WN529 from Wton Bus Stn to Willenhall, Sikh Temple
Walked up Clarkes Lane to my nans
Got a lift home

[Chris2301]

Whilst on my trip to Yorkshire, decided to go around their bus network. Day ticket cost me £5.50 and covers the whole of West yorkshire.

496 Arriva Kinsley to Wakefield. Wright Pulsar
110 Arriva Wakefield to Leeds. Wright Gemini 2
72 First Leeds to Bradford. Wright Streetcar
680 First Bradford Broadway back to Bradford Wright b10 i think
X6 First Bradford to Leeds Wright Gemini
28 First Leeds to Liberty Docks for royal armoury museum Wright Gemini 2
28 First Liberty Docks to Leeds. Wright Gemini 2
110 Arriva Leeds to Wakefield. Wright Gemini 2
496 Arriva Wakefield to Kinsley. Wright Cadet

You can say i have had a wright all day

[iamwilljh92]

My Trip(s) Today;

2721 (Y361 UON); 99 - Bridgnorth > Telford (Bus packed up in Madeley due to an ECU problem me and the rest of the passengers got transferred onto a 44 service which had just pulled in 3335 [FJ64 EUX] which unfortunately happened to be one of Arriva's new Streetshites!)

3746 (YJ59 BVH); 891 - Telford > Wolverhampton

2109 (Y385 HKE); 57 - Wolverhampton > Wednesfield
(I had intended on going to Bilston go get some pictures however it would of made me miss the last bus back to Bridgnorth so on that basis I decided to get off in Wednesfield and return to Wolverhampton

2257 (Y257 YBC); 57 - Wednesfield > Wolverhampton

2725 (Y346 UON); 890 - Wolverhampton > Bridgnorth
(Bearing in mind that this bus is 14 years old it's got some serious THRASH!!)

[Ashley 60171]

My Trip(s) Today;

2721 (Y361 UON); 99 - Bridgnorth > Telford (Bus packed up in Madeley due to an ECU problem me and the rest of the passengers got transferred onto a 44 service which had just pulled in 3335 [FJ64 EUX] which unfortunately happened to be one of Arriva's new Streetshites!)

3746 (YJ59 BVH); 891 - Telford > Wolverhampton

2109 (Y385 HKE); 57 - Wolverhampton > Wednesfield
(I had intended on going to Bilston go get some pictures however it would of made me miss the last bus back to Bridgnorth so on that basis I decided to get off in Wednesfield and return to Wolverhampton

2257 (Y257 YBC); 57 - Wednesfield > Wolverhampton

2725 (Y346 UON); 890 - Wolverhampton > Bridgnorth
(Bearing in mind that this bus is 14 years old it's got some serious THRASH!!)

I had 2724 on a late 481 last week. Left Telford 20 late because of a faulty headlight but arrived in Stafford smack on time. They are nippy and I like Allison boxes so I'm biased

[iamwilljh92]

My Trip(s) Today (18/03);

10; 30905 (W905 JNF) - Home > Kidderminster Town Hall

3; 20654 (V654 HEC) - Kidderminster Town Hall > Walshes Estate (and back)

133; 20136 (Y36 YVV) - Kidderminster Town Hall > Station Hill

LM 172; Kidderminster Train Station > Stourbridge Junction

LM 139 001; Stourbridge Junction > Stourbridge Town

9; 6104 (SN15 LFM) - Stourbridge Bus Station > Birmingham, Colmore Row
(Spent a few hours in Birmingham met up my uncle went for lunch at the Square Peg went and got a few photos on Moor Street then got the 99)

99; 809 (BX62 SKV) - Moor Street Queensway > Halesowen Bus Station
(This was the worst bus journey I have ever had owing due to the fact that the bus was FULL & STANDING and yet the dumbass driver was STILL letting people get on!!)

142; 20263 (Y263 KNB) - Halesowen Bus Station > Stourbridge Bus Station

LM 139 001; Stourbridge Town > Stourbridge Junction

LM 172; Stourbridge Junction > Kidderminster Train Station

[Tony]

My Trip(s) Today (18/03);


99; 809 (BX62 SKV) - Moor Street Queensway > Halesowen Bus Station
(This was the worst bus journey I have ever had owing due to the fact that the bus was FULL & STANDING and yet the dumbass driver was STILL letting people get on!!)

And I suppose he lalo would have been a dumbass driver if he had driven past you because he had standing passengers