Round Trips

[the trainbasher]

03.04.2015

226   20543      Diamond Bus   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
228   2610      Hansons   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
24      KX08OLE   igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
141   4199      NXWM   Cradley Heath, Railway Station   Cradley Heath, High Street
289   2090      NXWM   Cradley Heath, High Street   Blackheath, Market Place/Barclays Bank
4H   30859      Diamond Bus   Blackheath, Market Place/Barclays Bank   Whiteheath, Gate
4   1880      NXWM   Whiteheath, Gate   Oldbury, Interchange
289   2090      NXWM   Oldbury, Interchange   West Bromwich, Bus Station
4   30407      Diamond Bus   West Bromwich, Bus Station   Tame Bridge Parkway, Railway Station
RAIL   79   YN05GXJ   Midland Classic   Tame Bridge Parkway, Railway Station   Walsall, Railway Station
RAIL      MX56HYA   Central Buses   Walsall, Railway Station   Bescot Stadium, Railway Station
RAIL   840      NXWM   Bescot Stadium, Railway Station   Tame Bridge Parkway, Railway Station
RAIL   1838      NXWM   Tame Bridge Parkway, Railway Station   Bescot Stadium, Railway Station
RAIL      MX56HYA   Central Buses   Bescot Stadium, Railway Station   Walsall, Railway Station
RAIL      MX56HYA   Central Buses   Walsall, Railway Station   Tame Bridge Parkway, Railway Station
***Class 350/2 to Aston***
67   4276      NXWM   Aston, Railway Station   Aston, Aston University
904   4929      NXWM   Aston, Aston University   Birmingham, Old Square/Corporation Street
X64   2135      NXWM   Birmingham, Old Square/Corporation Street   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
***Class 172/3 to Stourbridge Junction***
***Class 139/0 to Stourbridge Town***
256   4544      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Wordsley, Cat PH
226   2102      igo/WMSNT   Wordsley, Cat PH   Hawbush Road

[the trainbasher]

04.04.2015

226   1523      Hansons   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
255   4540      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
X96   2081      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Stourbridge, Bus Station
228   2610      Hansons   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Wollaston, Junction
251   0520      Hansons   Wollaston, Junction   Stourbridge, Bus Station
250   2601      Hansons   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Wollaston, Junction
228   2611      Hansons   Wollaston, Junction   Stourbridge, Bus Station
X96   2097      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station
***Lift back home from friend***

[the trainbasher]

4561 on  the 126 from Dudley Bus Station to Coronation Gardens, Dudley (Think I'm turning into @the trainbasher!)

I'd have probably been on and off all the way to Dudley from Great Bridge!! :)

[Tara4352]

Think he meant the Wright Solar bodied Scania L94UB's which Rhys mistaken for a Wright Eclipse Urban bodied Volvo B7RLE's.

@Rhys S, I presume you caught one of these:
http://wmbusphotos.com/MidlandClassic/82a.html

thankyou Nathan it was one of those i did catch

[James4368]

Only short day today
1025 957 (4912) Gilbertstone Avenue-Digbeth Coach Station
Photographed Coaches From 1045-1300
1315 60 (4905) Digbeth Coach Station-Gilbertstone Avenue

[PM]

Today's expedition

07:31 9 home to Halesowen (6117??)
07:40 192 to Kidder (30388 - very nice Dart albeit leaking despite it not having rained for ages?)
08:20 x3 to Stourport (30512 - oh dear...)
09:07 295 to Kidder (30438 - not bad, sounded nice)
09:34 192 to Hagley (30388)
~~then 2 hours in school~~
12:25 192 to Kidder (30388 again)
13:25 303 to Worcester (20136)
15:25 303 to Kidder (30931 - very nice)
16:41 x3 to Bromsgrove (30637 - came late at 16:56, but driver floored it and got to Bromsgrove at 17:20, just in time for the 202)
17:25 202 to Halesowen (30942)
18:27 002 home (30881 - do I show my nBus or Diamond day ticket?)

For someone who hates Diamond, you spent a lot of time travelling with them today by pure choice!  :P

[Alex]

My trip today (7/4/15):

Set off from home at 0740
4602 on 0758 WN529 from Gipsy Lane to Wton Bus Stn
Waited for @Nathan
0945 Virgin Class 221 Super Voyager from Wolverhampton to Coventry (Urgh, couldn't these have a little more legroom on there? ::))
2162 on CV9A from Coventry Rail Stn to Pool Meadow
1571 on CV18 to and from Tile Hill South
Got some food
4453 on CV6A from Pool Meadow to SkyDome
Walked slightly further down
16619 on STGX16 from Coventry to Coventry War Memorial (Yay, got an Olympian :D)
Walked around the memorial
18401 on STGX16 from Earlsdon Rd to city centre
Walked around and took some photos
deCourcey 546 from city centre to Coventry Rail Stn
1442 Virgin Class 221 Super Voyager from Coventry to Wolverhampton
851 on WN28 from Wton Bus Stn to Cornwall Gate
Stopped at my nans for a few hours hours
4136 on 1759 WA41 from Cornwall Gate to Bloxwich Rd South
Got home at 1804

[iamwilljh92]

I was pleasantly surprised though...not one of my buses had urban 90 seats which is a good start, and the Kiddy drivers are superb.

****** 😂

This personal attack warrants a 7 day ban which will be implemented shortly

[Kiewii]

Today

2031 (10) home - Dundee city centre (heap of crap)
54036 (X54) city centre - New Inn Roundabout (heap of crap, and broke down there)
54111 (X24) New Inn Roundabout - Glenrothes bus station
53721 (X54) Glenrothes bus station - Edinburgh bus station (replacement)
54103 (X59) Edinburgh bus station - Glenrothes bus station (completely full)
27550 (X42) Glenrothes bus station - Dundee city centre
2055 (11) Dundee city centre - home

[Tara4352]

06/04/15
1879 4 to West Bromwich
30408 4 to Walsall Bradford Place
Arriva Wednesfield 3509 Scania Omnilink - Paticuarly Good
1337 LM Service to Birmingham NEW STREET
1501 LM SERVICE TO Wolverhampton
1556 LM SERVICE TO Dudley Port
1702LM SERVICE TO Sandwell and Dudley

[Tara4352]

07/04/15
1124 VT SERVICE TO Wolverhampton
1156 VT Service to Coventry
1322 VT service to New Street
1405 LM SERVICE TO Sandwell and Dudley
1879 4 to West Brom
1848 4M to Walsall Bradford Place
Rail Replacement Bus to Tame Bridge Parkway which was NX 840
1637 LM SERVICE TO Wolverhampton
1745 VT SERVICE TO Sandwell and Dudley

[the trainbasher]

07.04.2014

1523 226 Hansons Hawbush Road to Merry Hill, Bus Station
2096 X96 NXWM Merry Hill, Bus Station to Stourbridge, Bus Station
2086 276 NXWM Stourbridge, Bus Station to Mary Stevens Park

spent a few hours at work!

2086 276 NXWM Mary Stevens Park to Stourbridge, Bus Station
4190 246 NXWM Stourbridge, Bus Station to Brierley Hill, Library
825 222 Brierley Hill, Library to Merry Hill, Bus Station
2104 226 igo/WMSNT Merry Hill, Bus Station to Hawbush Road

[James4368]

0715 957 (4913) Gilbertstone Avenue-City
0753 9 (6111) Colmore Row-Prospect Coaches
1010 9 (6110) Prospect Coaches-Stourbridge
1045 9 (6103) Stourbridge-Colmore Row
1200 2 (4392) Bull Street-Digbeth Coach Station
1445 900 (4943) Digbeth Coach Station-Gilbertstone Avenue

[Trident 4194]

10:00 142(20574) - stourbridge
10:30 256(4595) - wall heath
10:57 255( 4572)- Wolverhampton bus station
11:49 25(620)- bilston bus station
This is where our plan went wrong. Aimed to catch 12:25 82 back to Wolverhampton, but it was a b7rle, not a spectra. So we ran to get the 39 hoping for a b10, but it was an omnilink.
12:28 39(1894)- wolves
13:15 (daf alx 400)- ( - tettenhal wood
13:38 10( 2070)- wolves
14:00 82(4002)- dudley bus station
15:06 241(4202) - halesowen bus station
15:52 142(20574)

Highlight of the day the b6 and spectra, unfortunately didn't get a b10, but oh well. Although the 255 route is very nice through the countryside. The 10 is a bit of a boring route, and the 82 takes absolutely ages, the timetable needs adjusting as the driver was driving really slow, and still having waits at timing points. Also pleasantly surprised at the Wolverhampton bus station, it is very nice

[Alex]

My trip today:

4604 on WN529 from Gipsy Lane to Walsall Bus Stn
4530 on WAX51 from Walsall Bus Stn to Bham Carrs Lane
6124 on YW50 from Bham Selfridges to Moseley Village
4027 on AG1 from Moseley Village to Sheepcote St
5509 on BC22 from Sheepcote St to Colmore Row
Walked around for a bit and got lunch
Chiltern Class 168 on 1155 from Moor St to Solihull
Went and got some photos
London Midland Class 172 on 1217 from Solihull to Moor St
London Midland 170513 on 1242 from New St to Walsall
Met up with @jack4325 & @Nathan, but Jack buggered off
4686 on WAX51 from Walsall Bus Stn to Birmingham Carrs Lane
Waited around for an MMC to show on the 50
6125 on YW50 from Selfridges to Maypole Shops
20604 on 50 from Maypole to Bham Markets
London Midland 1601 from New St to Wolverhampton
17xx on WA69 from Wton Bus Stn to Broad Lane
850 on WN28 from Broad Lane to Cornwall Gate
Stopped at my nans for a few hours
1773 on WA41 from Cornwall Gate to Bloxwich Rd South