Round Trips

[James4368]

10/05/15
0725 957 (2136) Gilbertstone Avenue-Moor Street
0800 65 (4480) Corperation Street-Aston
Went Rotala Long Acre Depot (Photographing)
1005 67 (4242) Aston-Corperation Street
1110 60 (4629) Moor Street-Digbeth
Went NXWM BC Depot (Waiting for Sam to start his duty on 2136)
1157 957 (2136) Digbeth-Moor Street
1200 957 (2136) Moor Street-Gilbertstone Avenue

[Kevin]

Had to be in work early morning and again later so killed time between them thus:

LM 323xxx - 06:41 Hamstead to Aston
Work for 2 hours
NX 1905 - 66 - 09:04 Nechells to city
much needed coffee
NX 4737 - X51 - 09:20 city to Walsall
NX 1779 - 302 - 10:00 Walsall to Bloxwich
Arriva 2268 - 326 - 10:15 - Bloxwich to Bilston
Tram 26 - 11:06 Bilston to St George's
NX 1447 - 40 - 11:52 Wolves to Willenhall
NX 4573 - 28 - 12:15 Willenhall to wolves
Arriva 3738 - 530 - 13:10 wolves to Rocket Pool
Banga (no idea, was a Solo) - 530 - Rocket Pool to Bradley Lane
Tram 28 - 14:00 Bradley Lane to Snow Hill

Apparently from here my phone deleted the notes I made so ain't got the fleetnumbers

NX Omnilink - 66 - 14:40 (although was 10 late) city to Nechells
Work again
NX 42xx - 67 - 16:10 Salford Circus to Aston Uni
NX 47xx (leather Enviro) - X51 - 16:35 Children's hospital to Tower Hill

[Reece]

09/05/15 Yesterday I decided to get a nbus day ticket...

Chiltern Railways > Kidderminster Railway Station - Stourbridge Junction (82303+68015)
Diamond | 142 > Brook Road, Stourbridge Junction - Halesowen Bus Station (20002) KP02PUY
NXWM | 9 > Halesowen Bus Station - Birmingham, Colmore Row (6106) SN15LFP
Diamond | 56 > Birmingham, Lower Bull Street - Brownhills West, Hednesford Road (30828) BX09SNZ
NXWM | 10A > Brownhills West, The Rising Sun - Walsall Bus Station (4259) BU51RVT
( After taking a photo of 4259 which had layover at the time the driver started chatting to me about bus photography. )
NXWM | 89 > Walsall Bus Station - Bloxwich High Street, Wolverhampton Road (4775) BV57XKW

( I spent half an hour in Bloxwich and got some lunch from Greggs )

Arriva Sapphire | 1 > Bloxwich, The Bulls Head - Walsall, Hatherton Road (3309) FJ64EVM ( The charging points didn't work but I did find £1.20 on the seat in front of me so that more than made up for it! ) :D
NXWM | 934 > Walsall Bus Station - Birmingham, Lower Bull Street (4773) BV57XKT

( I met up with @Alex ,@Nathan ,@jack4325 and @NXDom in Birmingham )

NXWM | X51 > Birmingham, Lower Bull Street - Walsall Bus Station (4765) BV57XKJ ( Brilliant high back leather seats with exception to the lower deck back seats which have a horrible platic base! )

( I left @Alex ,@Nathan ,@jack4325 and @NXDom who all carried on to Wolverhampton on the 529 )

Diamond | 4H > Walsall, Bradford Place - Halesowen Bus Station (30407) YJ56YDO
( The 17:16 192 was a no show never rely on Diamond Bus Kidderminster!! )
NXWM | 9 > Halesowen Bus Station - Stourbridge Bus Station (6108) SN15LFS
LM | Stourbridge Shuttle > Stourbridge Town - Stourbridge Junction (139001)
London Midland > Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster Railway Station (172221+172220)
Arriva | 297 > Kidderminster, Oxford Street - Home (2721) Y361UON ( £3.30 for Single for a 1.5 Mile journey!! to the Co-op Unbelievable a Diamond singe is only £1.70.)

(Had a good day nice to make some more friends) 8)

[domino.99]

Today:

4535 Roseville - Dudley
4577 Dudley - Wolverhampton
4577 Wolverhampton - Dudley
0824 Dudley - Halesowen
4821 Halesowen - Birmingham, Snow hill queensway
4805 Snow Hill Queensway - Markets
4545 Markets - Roseville

[Alex]

My trip today (10/5/15):

4598-WN529, The Dale to Wton Bus Stn
Met Jack
4598-WN529, Wton Bus Stn to Field St
Ran home to get my camera, and ran back to get to The Dale
4324-WN529, The Dale to Walsall Bus Stn
Waited for Nathan
4875-WAX51, Walsall Bus Stn to Bham, Upper Bull St
Got lunch
4944-BC900, Moor St to Bham Airport
4901-BC900, Bham Airport to Moor St
XC-1501, Bham N St to Wton
AM 2157-WD28E, Wton Bus Stn to Lane Head TESCO
Stopped at my fans for a few hours
AM 2276-WD41, Cornwall Gate to Granville St

[the trainbasher]

Saturday 09/05/2015

226   20913   Diamond Bus   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station
141   4194   NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Bearwood, Interchange
126   4134   NXWM   Bearwood, Interchange   Birmingham, Upper Dean Street/Markets
16   4257   NXWM   Birmingham, Upper Dean Street/Markets   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
900   4901   NXWM   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Coventry, Pool Meadow Bus Station
8   4832   NXWM   Coventry, Pool Meadow Bus Station   Walsgrave Triangle, Parkway/Megabowl
8   4892   NXWM   Walsgrave Triangle, Parkway/Megabowl   Upper Stoke, Walsgrave Road/Harefield Road
4   6018   NXWM   Upper Stoke, Walsgrave Road/Harefield Road   Coventry, Pool Meadow Bus Station
8   4892   NXWM   Coventry, Pool Meadow Bus Station   Coventry, Railway Station
***Class 390/0 to Birmingham International***
900   4895   NXWM   Birmingham International, Railway Station   Lyndon End, Coventry Road/Gilbertstone Avenue
60   4947   NXWM   Lyndon End, Coventry Road/Gilbertstone Avenue   Yardley, Swan Island
957   4917   NXWM   Yardley, Swan Island   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station
87   4701   NXWM   Birmingham, Moor Street/Railway Station   Birmingham, Colmore Row/Snow Hill Railway Station
141   4354   NXWM   Birmingham, Colmore Row/Snow Hill Railway Station   Cradley Heath, High Street
241   4353   NXWM   Cradley Heath, High Street   Quarry Bank, High Street
208   2147   Arriva Midlands North   Quarry Bank, High Street   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2104   igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[the trainbasher]

Today

1523 226 Hawbush Road to Wordsley, Cat
4592 256S to Stourbridge, Bus Station
YJ57XVT 125 to Mary Stevens Park
1629 276 to Wollaston Junction
0521 227 to Stourbridge, Bus Station
6104 9 to Colley Gate, Windmill Hill
6103 9 to Halesowen, Bus Station
30880 002 to Merry Hill, Bus Station
2104 226 to Hawbush Road

[Chris2301]

10.02 PN X96 2096 (this bus knows how to accelerate) Penfields Road to priory road
10.54 WN 82 4593 Priory Road to Bilston Bus Station
11.37 WA 34 1447 Bilston Bus Station to Walsall Bradford Place
12.30ish WA 1768 Walsall St pauls to Brownhills high street
13.12 WA 4884 Brownhills high street to Birmingham bull street @BU07 LGO was driving and get nice view from Barr Beacon of Brum
14.18 WA 4769 (first time on the leather seated e400s) X51 Birmingham Bull Street to Walsall St pauls
15.00ish WA 1781 (had a hard time starting the engine) 311 walsall Bradford place to Dudley
15.42 PN 4353 246 Dudley to Russells Hall Hospital
16.00 PN 1641 246 Russell Hall Hospital to Stourbridge
16.28 PN B7 276 Stourbridge to Wollaston Junction
16.41 PN 2096 Wollaston Vicrage Road to Penfields Est.

[the trainbasher]

Friday 15/05/2015

226   1524      Hansons   Hawbush Road   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
297   1706      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
222   830      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Library
246   4190      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Library   Dudley, Bus Station
81   244      NXWM   Dudley, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   20913      Diamond Bus   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Five Ways
226   1540      Hansons   Brierley Hill, Five Ways   Merry Hill, Bus Station
004   1551      Hansons   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill
9   6104      NXWM   Colley Gate, Windmill Hill   Halesowen, Bus Station
002   30881      Diamond Bus   Halesowen, Bus Station   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2104      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[domino.99]

** Will update through out the day **

16/05/15

Vehicle        Journey         on       off
LM323217  CSY-BHM    09:25  09:45
Met @Alex
VT390153   BHM-COV   09:08  09:30
NXC4889         8           09:32  09:37
NXC1571         5           09:38  09:58
NXC4406         6           10:01  10:20
NXC4415        9A          10:28  10:49
TDC570          74          10:51  11:10
STG39682  Matrix 57     11:20  11:26
NXC6015         4           11:29  11:37
DIA30030        82          12:08  12:31
DIA30401        82          12:38  13:02
NXC4204        11            13:20  13:28
LM350115   COV-BIN      13:30  13:45
NXWM4897    900           13:50  14:29
NXWM4176     97            14:30  14:37
Met @Nathan and @jack4325
NXWM4750     87            15:03  15:07
MM18          BSH-WSG    15:25  16:05
LM323242    WVH-CSY    16:16 16:25

[Bryan]

Friday 15/5/15

NXWM 4042 - 11E Acocks Green Railway Station - Westley Road, Acocks Green
NXWM 1938 - 37 Warwick Road, Acocks Green - Birmingham Moor Street Station
NXWM 6103 - 9 Colmore Row, Birmingham - Stourbridge Interchange
NXWM 6105 - 9 Stourbridge Interchange - Birmingham Colmore Row
NXWM 4904 - 900 Moor Street Station - Swan Island, Yardley
NXWM 4038 - 11C Swan Island, Yardley - Acocks Green Railway Station

[Tara4352]

Saturday 16th May 2025.   Round trip
Nx WA 1889 4 to West Bromwich bus station
Midland metro 21 to Wolverhampton
Nx 640 11 to Underhill
Nx 640 11'to Wolverhampton
Nx 4016 629 to Walsall
LM class 323235 to Sandwell and Dudley

[James4368]

16/05/15
0705 900 (49xx) Gilbertstone Avenue-Moor Street
0730 67 (4283) Priory Queensway-Aston
Went Diamond Long Acre Depot
0820 67 (4304) Aston-Priory Queensway
Met @Michael Bevan
Photographed BN64CNY B8RLE
0945 952 (1906) Bull Street-PB One Stop
1015 952 (1866) PB One Stop-Moor Street
Met @Nathan and @jack4325 (photographed some MMC's on 50)
Stayed By Moor Street Till 1320 (Me and @Michael Bevan photographed D9009 (Deltic Railtour at 1105) and 68011/82301 at 1245 Chiltern MK3 Set)
1327 957 (4948) Moor Street-Gilbertstone Avenue

[MW]

16/05/15
0705 900 (49xx) Gilbertstone Avenue-Moor Street
0730 67 (4283) Priory Queensway-Aston
Went Diamond Long Acre Depot
0820 67 (4304) Aston-Priory Queensway
Met @Michael Bevan
Photographed BN64CNY B8RLE
0945 952 (1906) Bull Street-PB One Stop
1015 952 (1866) PB One Stop-Moor Street
Met @Nathan and @jack4325 (photographed some MMC's on 50)
Stayed By Moor Street Till 1320
1327 957 (4948) Moor Street-Gilbertstone Avenue

I'm surprised you guys didn't see 1384!

[Alex]

My trip today:

NX2017-0759-WN25-Harper St to Bilston Bus Stn
MM18-0813-ML1-Bilston Central to Bham S Hill
Met @NXDom
VT390153-0910-Bham N St to Coventry
NX4889-???-CV11-Coventry Rail Stn to Pool Meadow Bus Stn
NX1571-0938-CV5-Pool Meadow Bus Stn to Coventry Business Park
NX4406-1001-CV6A-Coventry Business Park to Pool Meadow Bus Stn
NX4415-1028-CV9A-Pool Meadow Bus Stn to University Hospital
TDC577-1051-74-University Hospital to Pool Meadow Bus Stn
STG39682-1120-SF57-Trinity St to Foleshill Rd
NX6015-1129-CV4-Foleshill Rd to Pool Meadow Bus Stn
DIA30030-1210-82-Pool Meadow Bus Stn to Birmingham Rd, Albert Rd
DIA30401-1238-82-Birmingham Rd, Albert Rd to Pool Meadow Bus Stn (Absolutely c**p bus!)
NX4204-1320-CV11-Pool Meadow Bus Stn to Coventry Rail Stn
LM350115/124-1330-Coventry to Birmingham Intl
NX4897-1350-BC900-Birmingham Intl Rail Stn-Birmingham Coach Stn
NX4176-1430-BC97-Birmingham Coach Stn to Birmingham Markets
Ran up to Moor St to catch up with 6142, with Nathan and Jack onboard
Met up with them after they got off
NX4750-1503-WB87-Priory Q'way to Colmore Row
MM18-1525-ML1-Bham S Hill to Wton St Georges
Walk to Wton Bus Stn
NX4306-1644-WA40-Wton Bus Stn to Sandbeds Rd
Stopped at my nans for a few hours
NX845-1843-WN28-Cornwall Gate to Bloxwich Rd South
Walk home