Round Trips

[MrBevan2000]

20/6/15
WA 934, 4879, Kingstanding-Pheasey
PB 33, 4845 Pheasey-Kingstanding
WA 936, 4878, Kingstanding-Perry Barr
WA 997E, 4776, Perry Barr-Perry Park
(Got a lift to Falcon Lodge)
PB 904/902, 4918, Falcon Lodge-City Centre (via City and Hill Hook)
WA 997E, 4769, City Centre-Pheasey
PB 33, 4843, Pheasey-Kingstanding.

[James4368]

23/06/15
0845 957 (6712) Gilbertstone Avenue-Moor Street
0920 X51 (4870) Bull Street-Walsall
Photographed Buses/Trains
1210 X51 (4775) Walsall-Moor Street
1250 900E (6707) Moor Street-Hay Mill's
Visited Meadway Executive's Depot
1315 60 (4895) Hay Mill's-Gilbertstone Avenue

[Sh4318]

13:43, 87, Smethwick to Birmingham, 4756
14:38, 900, Birmingham to Coventry, 6705
16:00, 2, Coventry to Ringway St. Johns, 873
16:42, Coventry to Nuneaton, London Midland, Class 153, 153365
17:10, Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street, CrossCountry, Class 170, 170110
18:25, 87, Birmingham to Smethwick, 4754

[Tony]

Class 170 Hednesford-New Street
Class 220 New Street-International
Flybe Birmingham Airport-Edingburgh Airport
Lift Edinburgh Airport - Alexander Dennis
Lift Alexander Dennis - Edinburgh Airport
Flybe Edinburgh Airport - Bimringham Airport
Class 350 International - New Street
Class 170 New Street - Hednesford!

[Kevin]

NX 4530 - X51 - 10:28 Tower Hill to city
... Go to bank
... Realise wallet is still at home
...Back to bus
NX 4774 - X51 - 11:03 city to Tower Hill
...home to get wallet
Diamond 30952 - 11:32 Hamstead Village to city
... Back to bank..
... Then i can get on with the rest of my day, later than planned (because I'm a bellend)
NX 6121 - 141 - 12:30 (probably late?) Colmore Row to Halesowen
Diamond 30828 - 002 - 13:25 Halesowen to Merry Hill
Hansons 0030 - 251 - 14:30 Merry Hill to Stourbridge
NX 1593 - 276 - 15:18 Stourbridge to Merry Hill
NX 1743 - 276 - 16:18 Merry Hill to Dudley
NX 6118 - 140 - 17:22 Dudley to city

[the trainbasher]

NX 4530 - X51 - 10:28 Tower Hill to city
... Go to bank
... Realise wallet is still at home
...Back to bus
NX 4774 - X51 - 11:03 city to Tower Hill
...home to get wallet
Diamond 30952 - 11:32 Hamstead Village to city
... Back to bank..
... Then i can get on with the rest of my day, later than planned (because I'm a bellend)
NX 6121 - 141 - 12:30 (probably late?) Colmore Row to Halesowen
Diamond 30828 - 002 - 13:25 Halesowen to Merry Hill
Hansons 0030 - 251 - 14:30 Merry Hill to Stourbridge
NX 1593 - 276 - 15:18 Stourbridge to Merry Hill
NX 1743 - 276 - 16:18 Merry Hill to Dudley
NX 6118 - 140 - 17:22 Dudley to city

Did you enjoy going all the way round on the 251? :) (one of my locals)

For future reference, if you wished to avail yourself of a Central buses versa on that plan, a very quick pint at the waggon and horses (right by Mary Stevens park) would get you one off the 251...

[MrBevan2000]

26/6/15
WA 936, 4735, Kingstanding Circle-Moor Street
PB 907, 4780, Moor Street-North Birmingham Academy
The Green Bus 203, North Birmingham Academy-North Birmingham Academy (went to Kenilworth Castle on a school trip)
PB 907, 4278, North Birmingham Academy-Lancaster Circus
PB 115, 4935, Lancaster Circus-Square Peg
WB 82, 4749, Moor Street-Snow Hill (got off since a guy got on and started begging in a not very convincing Brummie accent for £1.00 before exiting via the emergency exit while the bus was moving at slow speed)
PB 914, 4781, Square Peg-Lancaster Circus
PB 65, 4486, Lancaster Circus-Perry Common (4486 had been broken down at Lancaster Circus, but an engineer came out and cleared it to continue. Alarms kept sounding again and power loss again so Miller Street told the driver to return to depot)
(Got a lift to Lancaster Circus)
PB 65, 4280, Lancaster Circus-Crown Court
PB 33, 4849, Crown Court-Lancaster Circus
WA 935, 4878, Lancaster Circus-Kingstanding Circle.


27/6/15
PB 33, 4852, Kingstanding Circle-Warren Farm
PB 33, 4848, Warren Farm-Hawthorn
PB 33, 4843, Warren Farm-Perry Barr (via Pheasey and City)
WA 997, 4735, Perry Barr-Moor Street
WA 997, 4773, Moor Street-Bull Street
WA 934, 4880, Bull Street-Lancaster Circus
WA 935, 4882, Lancaster Circus-Kingstanding Circle.

[Kevin]

Did you enjoy going all the way round on the 251? :) (one of my locals)

For future reference, if you wished to avail yourself of a Central buses versa on that plan, a very quick pint at the waggon and horses (right by Mary Stevens park) would get you one off the 251...

Have to say I do like the route yeah  :D
Was tempted to catch the 125 but think I'll save that for a bit of a longer distance exploring out Kiddy / Bromsgrove way

[Trident 4194]

Anyone recommend a trip around merry hill/ Stourbridge/ gornal wood lasting a few hours?

[BK63 YWP]

30/06/15

Nice trip with hot platinums...

09.00 LM 139002 Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction
09.08 LM 172342 Stourbridge Junction to The Hawthorns
09.28 NXMM 22 The Hawthorns to West Bromwich Central
09.47 WB4709 5 West Bromwich to Pheasey Church

Met @BU07 LGO 

10.20ish WB4086 5 Pheasey Church to West Bromwich
11.01 WB1667 48 West Bromwich to Bearwood
11.30 PN6122 9 Bearwood to Birmingham Colmore Row
12.05 BC6709 900 Birmingham Moor Street to Airport
13.14 AG45** 966 Airport to Chelmsley Wood

@BU07 LGO carried on to Erdington

13.36 AG1932 71 Chelmsley Wood to Sheldon
14.01 BC6712 957 Sheldon to Birmingham Moor Street
(Talk about a hot bus and a near miss with a scooter at Yardley think he could pull out before the bus passed his exit)

14.39 LM 153***/170*** Birmingham Moor Street to Stourbridge Junction
15.15 LM 139002 Stourbridge Junction to stourbridge town

Walked home

[the trainbasher]

29/05/2015 - Swoops, Barbie and Diamonds

Monday I decided to head to manchester...

226   1526   KU522RXT   Hansons   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station   29.06.2015   
53   4425      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Cradley Heath, Railway Station
***CR Class 68+MK3s Cradley Heath to Birmingham Snow Hill***
***Walked to the Town Hall***
M35   53639   KX61GDZ   Stagecoach Midland Red   Birmingham, Town Hall   Manchester, Shudehill Bus Station      
10   4493   MX62KTD   Arriva Manchester   Manchester, Shudehill Bus Station   Manchester, Victoria Railway Station      
100   37827   MX08BSY   First Manchester   Manchester, Victoria Railway Station   Deansgate, Blackfriars Street/Parsonage      
97   60254   W332RJA   First Manchester   Deansgate, Blackfriars Street/Parsonage   Blackfriars Road/Silk Street      
97   60239   W317JND   First Manchester   Blackfriars Road/Silk Street   Blackfriars Road/Chapel Street      
110   69198   MX06VPV   First Manchester   Blackfriars Road/Chapel Street   Deansgate, Deansgate/St Mary's Gate      
8   37405   MX58DXS   First Manchester   Deansgate, Deansgate/St Mary's Gate   Manchester, Shudehill Bus Station      
73   20838   YJ54BUO   Diamond Bus North West   Manchester, Shudehill Bus Station   Manchester, Victoria Railway Station
***NO Class 156 Manchester Victoria to Salford Crescent***
***NO Class 142 Salford Crescent to Manchester Piccadilly***
***TP 2xClass 156 Manchester Piccadilly to Wigan North Western***
628   36801   MX62LXM   Stagecoach Manchester   Wigan, North Western Railway Station   Wigan, Bus Station      
352   2968   MX09OWW   Arriva Merseyside   Wigan, Bus Station   Wigan, North Western Railway Station      
607      SN56AXD   Wigan Buses LTD   Wigan, North Western Railway Station   Wigan, Bus Station      
635   30815   FJ57CYS   Diamond Bus North West   Wigan, Bus Station   Woodhouse Lane/Newark Street      
635   30533   PF09LCL   Diamond Bus North West   Woodhouse Lane/Newark Street   Wigan, Bus Station      
600   27833   MX62LSU   Stagecoach Manchester   Wigan, Bus Station   Wigan, North Western Railway Station
***NO Class 156 and Class 142 Wigan Wallgate to Salford Crescent***
25   69148   MX06VOA   First Manchester   Salford, Salford Crescent Railway Station   Salford, The Crescent/Oldfield Road      
37   33721   SN12AKO   First Manchester   Salford, The Crescent/Oldfield Road   Salford, Salford Central Railway Station      
32   19520   MX09KTA   Stagecoach Manchester   Salford, Salford Central Railway Station   Manchester, John Dalton Street/St James Square      
37   69168   MX06VNC   First Manchester   Manchester, John Dalton Street/St James Square   Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station      
263   2747   CX58EVW   Arriva Manchester   Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station   Manchester, Whitworth Street/India House      
111   12031   MX10MVV   Stagecoach Manchester   Manchester, Whitworth Street/India House   Oxford Road/Chester Street      
41   63156   SN14DXJ   First Manchester   Oxford Road/Chester Street   Oxford Road/University Shopping Centre      
42   33836   SN14TSU   First Manchester   Oxford Road/University Shopping Centre   Rusholme, Oxford Road/St Mary's      
42   12257   SL63GDK   Stagecoach Manchester   Rusholme, Oxford Road/St Mary's   Rusholme, First Manchester Garage      
42   63146   SN14DXK   First Manchester   Rusholme, First Manchester Garage   Rusholme, Wilmslow Rd/Rusholme Centre      
42   33856   SN14TUV   First Manchester   Rusholme, Wilmslow Rd/Rusholme Centre   Rusholme, Oxford Road/St Mary's      
143   17631   W631RND   Stagecoach Manchester   Rusholme, Oxford Road/St Mary's   Oxford Road/Royal Infirmary      
42   33843   SN14TTJ   First Manchester   Oxford Road/Royal Infirmary   Oxford Road/University Shopping Centre      
143   17635   W635RND   Stagecoach Manchester   Oxford Road/University Shopping Centre   Oxford Road/All Saints      
147   4   BU11OCS   Bullocks Coaches   Oxford Road/All Saints   Manchester, Piccadilly Rail Station/Fairfield Street      
147      YN05GZX   Bullocks Coaches   Manchester, Piccadilly Rail Station/Fairfield Street   Oxford Road/University Shopping Centre      
18   39207   BN61MWE   First Manchester   Oxford Road/University Shopping Centre   Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Boulevard      
18   39207   BN61MWE   First Manchester   Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Boulevard   Manchester Chinatown, Portland Street/Dickinson Street      
43   19405   MX58FTA   Stagecoach Manchester   Manchester Chinatown, Portland Street/Dickinson Street   Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station
***MM Double Tram Piccadilly Gardens to Shudehill***
M35   54056   KX09NCU   Stagecoach Midland Red   Manchester, Shudehill Bus Station   Birmingham, Town Hall
***Walked to Birmingham Moor Street***   
***LM Class 172/3 Birmingham Moor Street to Stourbridge Junction***
***LM Class 139/0 Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town***
***Lift from brothers work with him and a colleagues of his

[the trainbasher]

30.06.2015 - Half Day at work

It was a busy afternoon at a hot office...

226   20869      Diamond Bus   Hawbush Road   Merry Hill, Bus Station
297   868      NXWM   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Library
246   4425      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Library   Stourbridge, Bus Station (and duly got spotted by @Nathan)
125      EU06KOX   Central Buses   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Mary Stevens Park
***Few hours at work :( ***
276   1630      NXWM   Mary Stevens Park   Stourbridge, Bus Station
246   4190      NXWM   Stourbridge, Bus Station   Brierley Hill, Library
222   828      NXWM   Brierley Hill, Library   Merry Hill, Bus Station
226   2104      igo/WMSNT   Merry Hill, Bus Station   Hawbush Road

[James4368]

Birmingham (Short Day)
0940 900 (6706) Gilbertstone Avenue-Moor Street
Met @jack4325 and @Dom
Photographed 2201/2202
@Dom boarded 2201 to Solihull with @trident4370
Me and @jack4325 waited for 2202 and photographed
@jack4325 went to Colmore Row
1130 957 (6713) Moor Street-Sunnymead Road

[Alex]

Forgot to put this on last Saturday, so yeah...

27/6/15:

4139-WN529 0731>0749
Gipsy Ln>Walsall Bus Stn
2703-AMX35 0804>0833
Walsall Bus Stn>Lichfield Bus Stn
323212-LM 0842>0922
Lichfield City>Birmingham New St
158839-AW 0924>0944
Birmingham New St>Wolverhampton
(Walked to Bus Station and waited for Nathan)
4596-WN529 1023>1056
Wolverhampton Bus Stn>Walsall Bus Stn
4772-WAX51 1100>1143
Walsall Bus Stn>Birmingham Moor St Queensway
(Food)
4638-AG37 1209>1248
Birmingham Carrs Ln>Solihull Town Centre
YJ57 xxx-CLA71E 1255>1324
Solihull Town Centre>Chelmsley Wood Interchange
4623 (14)-BC70 1338>1442
Chelmsley Wood Interchange>Birmingham Priory Queensway
220026-XC 1557>1612
Birmingham New St>Wolverhampton
4263-WA69 1623>1628
Wolverhampton Bus Station>Post office
845-WN28 1631>1702
Post office>Cornwall Gate

[MrBevan2000]

3/7/15
PB 33,4852, Kingstanding Circle-Hawthorn (via City and Pheasey)
(Walked to North Birmingham Academy and did school)
PB 907, 4781, North Birmingham Academy-City Centre
BC 900E, 6710, City Centre-Birmingham Airport
BC 900, 6706,  Birmingham Airport-Birmingham International
BC 900, 6708, Birmingham International-Birmingham Airport
BC 900, 6710, Birmingham Airport-City Centre with @nxwmbusfan1999
PB 67, 4251, Priory Queensway-Lancaster Circus
PB 902, 4801, Lancaster Circus-Sutton Coldfield with @John at the wheel (however a drunk woman gave me some abuse)
WB 5, 4087, Sutton Coldfield-Kingstanding Circle.