Round Trips

[Reece]

16/05/15 Yesterday I decided to get a Country Connecta Day for £7 and a Stagecoach Explorer Day for £6.70...

Diamond | 294 > Kidderminster Bus Station - Worcester Bus Station (30203) V464TVV
First | 373 > Worcester Bus Station - Tewkesbury, The Crescent (43874) EG52FFY ( The Best Route Out of Worcester By Far )
( Met Up With a Mate )
Stagecoach | 41 > Tewkesbury, The Crescent - Cheltenham, Ambrose Street (28687) YN64AOT
Stagecoach Gold | 10 > Cheltenham, Promenade - Gloucester, Station Road (15847) VX62CVW
Stagecoach Gold | 94 > Gloucester, Market Parade - Cheltenham, Promenade (15523) VX09NBF
( Got Some Lunch in Cheltenham )
Stagecoach | 41 > Cheltenham, Ambrose Street - Tewkesbury, The Crescent (28687) YN64AOT
( Left My Mate In Tewkesbury )
First | 363 > Tewkesbury, The Crescent - Worcester Bus Station (53044) VU03YJW
Diamond | 294 > Worcester Bus Station - Kidderminster Bus Station (20652) V652HEC
Diamond | 2L > Kidderminster, Town Hall - Home (30932) VX54MUP

Nice day out to Gloucestershire on a rather nice sunny Saturday 8)

[James4368]

Short Day Today 17/05/15
0827 60 (4905) Gilbertstone Avenue-Adderley Street
Went NXWM BC Depot Photographing (Permission From Head Of Engineering And Clive (Who Took Me Around Premises)
0945 900 (4903) Adderley Street-Gilbertstone Avenue

[Ashley 60171]

Saturday 16th May

NXWM 2008 - 3 - Home to town (this is the only one that doesn't rattle)
NXWM 853 - 54 - Wolvertrampton to Stafford (not sure if they finished building this given the racket from the back)
FP 65034 - 10 - Stafford to Newcastle under Lyme (generous padding in all the seats that are usually flat)
FP 65568 - 2 - Newcastle to Longton (still spotless but a bit dull)
FP 65578 - 2 - Longton to Stoke (better example from the ex Northampton batch)
FP 65728 - 3 - Stoke to Newcastle (loud ZF)
FP 60205 - 3 - Newcastle to Stoke (second best Foline)
FP 53830 - 23 - Stoke town centre to Stoke rail station (not a proper Solo)
FP 40029 - 21B - Stoke rail station to Hanley City Centre (proper Solo)
FP 60175 - 7A - Hanley to Sneyd Green (positioning move)
FP 60171 - 7 - Sneyd Green to Kidsgrove (BEAST!!!!!!)
FP 32054 - 3 - Kidsgrove to Tunstall (slow and steady up the hills)
FP 66845 - 3 - Tunstall to Hanley (a B7 beast after a bacon baguette)
FP 53119 - 17 - Hanley to ASDA (because it was required and had a whiny Allison)
FP 43876 - 17 - ASDA to Hanley (bit of smoke out the back)
FP 60074 - 2 - Hanley to Bentilee (its been a while)
FP 60006 - 2 - Bentilee to Hanley (ULTRALOW!!!)
FP 60128 - 9 - Hanley to Sneyd Green (this ones been away a while)
FP 60013 - 9 - Sneyd Green to Hanley (nice)
FP 66314 - 4 - Hanley to Newcastle (groans abit this one)
FP 61235 - 2 - Newcastle to Longton (ULTRALOW!!!)
FP 63178 - 6 - Longton to Hanley (better Streetlites are available)
FP 50281 - 43 - Hanley to Badderley Green
FP 65004 - 18 - Badderley Green to Hanley
FP 37160 - 32A - Hanley to Stoke rail Station (thrash)
FP 43877 - 3 - Stoke rail Station to Newcastle (not an April fool)
FP 32630 - 10 - Newcastle to Stafford (thrash)
NXWM 2019 - 54 - Stafford to Wolverhampton (worst Eclipse 2 at WN)
NXWM 2008 - 4 - town to Merry Hill island (least I know one of my Saturday lates now)
Walk home

Key
NXWM - National Express West Midlands
FP - First Potteries

[Sh4318]

Today:

London Midland, 15:24, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Solihull, Class 172, 172338
NXWM, 49, 16:05, Solihull to Pool Farm, Dennis Trident 2, 4364
NXWM, 35, 16:45, Pool Farm to Kings Heath, Enviro 400, 4723
NXWM, 11C, 17:10, Kings Heath to Selly Oak, Wright Eclipse Gemini, 4525
NXWM, 76, 17:37, Selly Oak to Stirchley, Dennis Trident 2, 4393
NXWM, 47, 17:55, Stirchley to Birmingham Markets, Dennis Trident 2, 4170
London Midland, 18:27, Birmingham, Moor Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge, Class 153 + Class 170/6, 153366 + 170635

[Trident 4194]

Saturday 16th May

NXWM 2008 - 3 - Home to town (this is the only one that doesn't rattle)
NXWM 853 - 54 - Wolvertrampton to Stafford (not sure if they finished building this given the racket from the back)
FP 65034 - 10 - Stafford to Newcastle under Lyme (generous padding in all the seats that are usually flat)
FP 65568 - 2 - Newcastle to Longton (still spotless but a bit dull)
FP 65578 - 2 - Longton to Stoke (better example from the ex Northampton batch)
FP 65728 - 3 - Stoke to Newcastle (loud ZF)
FP 60205 - 3 - Newcastle to Stoke (second best Foline)
FP 53830 - 23 - Stoke town centre to Stoke rail station (not a proper Solo)
FP 40029 - 21B - Stoke rail station to Hanley City Centre (proper Solo)
FP 60175 - 7A - Hanley to Sneyd Green (positioning move)
FP 60171 - 7 - Sneyd Green to Kidsgrove (BEAST!!!!!!)
FP 32054 - 3 - Kidsgrove to Tunstall (slow and steady up the hills)
FP 66845 - 3 - Tunstall to Hanley (a B7 beast after a bacon baguette)
FP 53119 - 17 - Hanley to ASDA (because it was required and had a whiny Allison)
FP 43876 - 17 - ASDA to Hanley (bit of smoke out the back)
FP 60074 - 2 - Hanley to Bentilee (its been a while)
FP 60006 - 2 - Bentilee to Hanley (ULTRALOW!!!)
FP 60128 - 9 - Hanley to Sneyd Green (this ones been away a while)
FP 60013 - 9 - Sneyd Green to Hanley (nice)
FP 66314 - 4 - Hanley to Newcastle (groans abit this one)
FP 61235 - 2 - Newcastle to Longton (ULTRALOW!!!)
FP 63178 - 6 - Longton to Hanley (better Streetlites are available)
FP 50281 - 43 - Hanley to Badderley Green
FP 65004 - 18 - Badderley Green to Hanley
FP 37160 - 32A - Hanley to Stoke rail Station (thrash)
FP 43877 - 3 - Stoke rail Station to Newcastle (not an April fool)
FP 32630 - 10 - Newcastle to Stafford (thrash)
NXWM 2019 - 54 - Stafford to Wolverhampton (worst Eclipse 2 at WN)
NXWM 2008 - 4 - town to Merry Hill island (least I know one of my Saturday lates now)
Walk home

Key
NXWM - National Express West Midlands
FP - First Potteries

How long did that take? How much was the ticket?
@Ashley 60171

[domino.99]

How long did that take? How much was the ticket?
@Ashley 60171

Knowing @Ashley 60171 all day dawn til dusk i'd imagine.

[Ashley 60171]

Knowing @Ashley 60171 all day dawn til dusk i'd imagine.

I left my house at 0730 and got back at 2325

NXWM daysaver -;4.20
First Potteries day ticket - £5.50
Bacon and egg baguette - £1.80
All other drinks and snacks slowed me down

[Niall]

Tried to get some non-NX bashing done today now I have my nbus. Checked some things off my to-do list.

Diamond 30854 - 002 to Halesowen
Diamond 30860 - 4H to West Brom
NXWM 819 - 46 to Hamstead
Diamond 30166 - 16 to Birmingham
Claribels YJ12 CKO - 94 to Chelmsley Wood
NXWM 1808 - 55A to Birmingham
Arriva 4414 - 110 to Sutton Coldfield
Arriva 4413 - 110 to Birmingham
NXWM 6117 - 9 back home

[James4368]

23/05/15
0800 60 (4946) Sunnymead Road-Sheldon Wheatsheif
0808 70 (4151) Sheaf Lane-Coleshill Heath Road
(Photographed Eddie Stobarts)
1044 70 (4151 Again) Coleshill Heath Road-Sheaf Lane
1133 900 (4904) Sheldon Wheatsheif-Gilbertstone Avenue

[Alex]

Stuck in Lancashire for the weekend, so decided to get a Child North West Explorer ticket (Seriously, why can't there be a multi operator ticket round here?):

STG15909-PT61-Marton, Clifton Arms to Preston Bus Stn (50mins)
STG15471-PTX2-Preston Bus Stn to Southport, Lord St (45mins-1hr)
Spotting for a bit (20mins)
STG15467-PTX2-Southport, Lord St to Preston Bus Stn (45mins)
Sat around, got lunch, and did some spotting (2hrs)
STG15910-PT61-Preston Bus Stn to Marton, Clifton Arms (53mins)
Walked back the caravan (13mins)

Slightly shorter trip than i'm used to, but never mind, that can be sorted tomorrow...

[Alex]

It's called nbus??

Meant Lancashire, or at least Blackpool/Preston

[Kevin]

Hsd plans, plans got scuppered by work, ended up with a quick run around on some of the city centre diversions on offer atm

NX 4771 - X51 - 12:12 Tower Hill to city
Claribels YJ10 DHX - 94 - 12:46 city to Washwood Heath / Aston Church rd
Work
NX 4820 - 67 - 15:26 Salford Circus to city
NX 4826 - 16 - 15:55 markets to St Pauls metro
NX 4804 - 16 - 16:07 st Pauls to Priory Queensway
NX 4707 - 82 - 16:17 Priory Queensway to Spring Hill
NX 4750 - 82 - 16:27 Spring Hill to Old Square
NX 4804 - 16 - 16:40 Old Square to St Pauls metro
NX 4744 - 74 - 16:47 St Pauls metro to Old Square
NX 4680 - X51 - 17:22 city to Tower Hill

Might pop out again in a bit because my plan for the evening has gone tits up as well

[domino.99]

23/05/15

Vehicle      Route        Time On       Time Off

NX4546    WN126        08.51           09.05
NX4544    WN82          10.00           11.02
NX4564    WN126        11.10           11.23
(Met my Mom to grab something off her)
NX4596    WN126        11.59           12.09
NX2102    PN120         12.20           13.20
AR4410    TW110         13.29           13.37  (Was in need of a quick phone charge)
NX4498    PB16            13.44           13.50
(Saw/Spoke to @Tony , grabbed lunch and messed about waiting for diverted buses)
AR4411    TW110         14.36           14.45
NX492      PB904          14.46           14.59
NX4759    WB82           15.02           15.04
NX5514    BC24            15.05           15.09 (Wish these stayed at WN instead of E400H)
NX6103    PN9              15.09           15.42
DIA30808 TIV002         15.42           16.01 (Shocking Bus)
DIA20841 TIV226         16.17           16.24
NX827      PN222          16.26           16.29
(Went to ASDA to grab some shopping and a drink)
NX2095    PNX96          17.15           17.35
NX4137    WN82           17.53           18.15 (Late from DUDLEY BUS STATION!! Despite pulling in at 17.36 & Scoooooooooore)
(Went to my sisters house for half hour)
NX4568    WN82           18.59           19.09
Walk Home.

[the trainbasher]

23/05/15

Vehicle      Route        Time On       Time Off

NX4546    WN126        08.51           09.05
NX4544    WN82          10.00           11.02
NX4564    WN126        11.10           11.23
(Met my Mom to grab something off her)
NX4596    WN126        11.59           12.09
NX2102    PN120         12.20           13.20
AR4410    TW110         13.29           13.37  (Was in need of a quick phone charge)
NX4498    PB16            13.44           13.50
(Saw/Spoke to @Tony , grabbed lunch and messed about waiting for diverted buses)
AR4411    TW110         14.36           14.45
NX492      PB904          14.46           14.59
NX4759    WB82           15.02           15.04
NX5514    BC24            15.05           15.09 (Wish these stayed at WN instead of E400H)
NX6103    PN9              15.09           15.42
DIA30808 TIV002         15.42           16.01 (Shocking Bus)
DIA20841 TIV226         16.17           16.24
NX827      PN222          16.26           16.29
(Went to ASDA to grab some shopping and a drink)
NX2095    PNX96          17.15           17.35
NX4137    WN82           17.53           18.15 (Late from DUDLEY BUS STATION!! Despite pulling in at 17.36 & Scoooooooooore)
(Went to my sisters house for half hour)
NX4568    WN82           18.59           19.09
Walk Home.

Noticed you used one of Tividales finest ;)

[domino.99]

Why is 30808 a shocking bus?

Rattles, no real engine noise, loud heater, uncomfortable seats, Lack of head room at the back.