Round Trips

[BK63 YWP]

@Ashley 60171 I would of been on the Gemini round trip but I got called into work :(

[Trident 4194]

997 home to City
4940 - City to Harborne - 24
4058 - Harborne to Bearwood - 11C
4426 - Bearwood - Dudley- 140
2087 - Dudley to Merry Hill - X96
Will add rest later

Surprised I didn't see you @John

I've done:
Lift to manor way
4425-241- Halesowen bus station( love this bus)
870-244-Hayley green ( awful)
30942-4H- Halesowen ( great bus)
803-99-quinton tesco( quietly impressed, driver was driving very fast for e200)
5502-24- Harborne
4944-24- quinton tesco
805-99- Halesowen bus station( very fast again!!)
20539-142- Doors very slow

[Trident 4194]

@Kevin what round trip did you do today? You seem to be everywhere

[Will]

28/11/15

LM 172339 > Kidderminster > Birmingham Moor Street
(met up with @Michael Bevan)
NXWM (6729, SN15LDV) > X51 > Birmingham, Bull Street > Walsall
NXWM (1895, BX09PAO) > 4M > Walsall > West Bromwich (left Michael here who went to get the 5)
Diamond (30454, Y211HWJ) > 40 > West Bromwich > Wednesbury - I couldn't resist going for a bash on it certainly a HELLFIRE bus!!!
NXWM (4555, BL53EET) > 79 > Wednesbury > West Bromwich
NXWM (4971, SN64OCR) > 75 > West Bromwich > Birmingham
(met up with @RS)
Chiltern 168005 >Birmingham Snow Hill > Solihull Train Station
NXWM (2235, YX65PXA) > 71 > Solihull Train Station > Solihull Town Centre
NXWM (2213, YX15OZC) > 37 > Solihull Town Centre > Solihull Train Station
Chiltern 165011 > Solihull Train Station > Birmingham Moor Street
LM 323213 > Birmingham New Street > Sandwell & Dudley Station
(left @RS who went home)
Diamond (30943, BK13NZU) > 4H > Sandwell & Dudley Station > Halesowen
NXWM (6112, SN15LFX) > 9 >Halesowen > Stourbridge
LM 139001 > Stourbridge Town > Stourbridge Jn
LM 172343 > Stourbridge Jn > Kidderminster

A cold, wet & miserable day but all in all not bad

[RS]

Round Trip 28/11/15

NX WA 1885 BX09OZM 4 Sandwell&Dudley Station > West Bromwich Bus Station
(Stopped here for a spot of Breakfast)
NX WA 1853 BX58SXT 4 West Bromwich Bus Station > Walsall Bradford Place
NX WA 6738 SN15 LFD X51 Walsall St Pauls Bus Station > Great Barr,The Scott Arms
NX WA 4866 BX61 LLK 51 Great Barr,The Scott Arms > Newtown Row,Miller Street
NX WA 4865 BX61 LLJ 51 Newtown Row,Miller Street > Birmingham,Moor Street Queensway
NX BC 4904 BX13 JWD 45 Birmingham Moor Street Queensway > St Martins Queensway,New Street Station
XC 221 138 Birmingham New Street > Birmingham International
Airail Birmingham International > Airport
Airail Airport > Birmingham International
ATW 158 841 Birmingham International > Birmingham New Street
NX BC 2124 BX12 DGE X64 St Martins Queensway > Moor Street Queensway
CR 168 005 Birmingham Moor Street > Solihull
NX AG 2235 YX65 PXA 71 Solihull Rail Station > Solihull Town Centre,Touchwood
NX AG 2213 YX15 OZC 37 Solihull Town Centre > Soihull Rail Station
CR 165 011 Solihull Rail Station > Birmingham Moor Street
LM 323 212 Birmingham New Street > Sandwell&Dudley
(Somebody had threw up on one of the chairs)

[Kevin]

Yesterday - the long way to Wolves for a gig

NX 814 - 46 - 10:20 Hamstead Village to Scott Arms
NX 6753 - X51 - 10:26 Scott Arms to city
NX 2146 - X64 - 11:09 New Street Station to Weoley Castle
NX 2123 - 29 - 11:45 Weoley Castle to Northfield
NX 1944 - 48 - 12:10 Northfield to Weoley Castle
Diamond 30413 - 002 - 12:30 Weoley Castle to Halesowen (this bus sounds awesome)
Diamond Dart of some sort - 142 - 13:22 Halesowen to Wynall Hare and Hounds (didn't get a chance to ID it)
NX 2096 - 276 - 13:36 (only just, thanks to the live times working) Wynall to Merry Hill
NXC / NX 1591 - 297A - 14:20 Merry Hill to Stourbridge Road, Canal Street
NXC / NX 1571 - 297A - 14:36 Stourbridge Road, Canal Street to Merry Hill
NX 841 - 81 - 15:15 Merry Hill to Wolverhampton
NX 4033 - 69 - 16:58 Wolves.... With the intention of a quick run around Wednesfield and the 59 loop. Alas after 15 mins I was only just by Sun Street so gave up and walked back into town
--> pub
--> Slade Rooms for gig
NX 4603 - 529 - 23:20 Wolverhampton to Walsall
NX 4866 - 51 - 00:25 Walsall to Tower Hill (even I was surprised how busy this was, goes to show there is a demand for late buses)

[Trident 4194]

Yesterday - the long way to Wolves for a gig

NX 814 - 46 - 10:20 Hamstead Village to Scott Arms
NX 6753 - X51 - 10:26 Scott Arms to city
NX 2146 - X64 - 11:09 New Street Station to Weoley Castle
NX 2123 - 29 - 11:45 Weoley Castle to Northfield
NX 1944 - 48 - 12:10 Northfield to Weoley Castle
Diamond 30413 - 002 - 12:30 Weoley Castle to Halesowen (this bus sounds awesome)
Diamond Dart of some sort - 142 - 13:22 Halesowen to Wynall Hare and Hounds (didn't get a chance to ID it)
NX 2096 - 276 - 13:36 (only just, thanks to the live times working) Wynall to Merry Hill
NXC / NX 1591 - 297A - 14:20 Merry Hill to Stourbridge Road, Canal Street
NXC / NX 1571 - 297A - 14:36 Stourbridge Road, Canal Street to Merry Hill
NX 841 - 81 - 15:15 Merry Hill to Wolverhampton
NX 4033 - 69 - 16:58 Wolves.... With the intention of a quick run around Wednesfield and the 59 loop. Alas after 15 mins I was only just by Sun Street so gave up and walked back into town
--> pub
--> Slade Rooms for gig
NX 4603 - 529 - 23:20 Wolverhampton to Walsall
NX 4866 - 51 - 00:25 Walsall to Tower Hill (even I was surprised how busy this was, goes to show there is a demand for late buses)

@Kevin 30413 is really fast, over revs lots. It's basically on par with 30813. There was a lack of 002 branded centroid yesterday? There were 2 value and a leather seated?

[T840MAK]

28/11/15 - Some Enviros...

114 White Lane - Sheffield Station
220021 1V46 Sheffield - Birmingham New St
33401 144 Bromsgrove
67637 144A Worcester Crowngate
67658 33 Warndon
47518 34A Crowngate
53046 31A Worcester Royal Hosp
53045 31B Crowngate
66698 30 Dines Green
47520 30 Crowngate
67651 44 Malvern retail park
67664 44C Crowngate
35157 910 Sebright
32067 910 County Hall
33404 910 Crowngate
66696 35 Warndon
53048 31A Crowgate
67633 144 Birmingham
43378/43301 1E73 Birmingham New St - Sheffield
124 Sheffield Station - White Lane

[Trident 4194]

Handsworth trip:

866-244- Halesowen
4429-141- Birmingham( politest driver ever)
4809-16-handsworth( Crimson, I do miss these at pensnett)
4808-16- Birmingham
6116-141- broad street( typical, piece of sh*t)
5507-24- ridgacre road
4437-141- Halesowen
20543-142- home

[RS]

04/12/15

LM 172 343 Cradley Heath - Birmingham Snow Hill
CR 68 013 Birmingham Snow Hill- Birmingham Moor Street
Despite Spending an hour waiting for 4466 it never turned up so off i went ...
LM 172 222 Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill
NX 4971 74 SN64 OCK Snow Hill Q'way - St Pauls
MM 30 St Pauls - West Bromwich Central
NX 1699 V699 MOA 42 West Brom - Tipton- West Brom Garage
NX 1699 V699 MOA 42 West Brom Garage - Great Bridge
CB Solo 74A Great Bridge - West Brom
MM 23 West Brom- The Hawthorns
LM 172 332 The Hawthorns - Cradley Heath

[domino.99]

Saturday December 5th

Bus.             Route.               on          off
NX2063       WN81             08:57      09:22
NX5402       WN11             09:36      10:37
NX4571        WN11             10:45      11:08
NX5417         WN1              11:15       11:55
NX4198       PN222            12:07      12:28
NX1571       PN297A          12:32      12:50
DIA30880     002                13:09      13:30
DIA30834      4H                13:37     14:05
NX1585        WB43             14:20    14:56
ARR2103     WD229           15:06     15:19

[BK63 YWP]

Friday 4th December. Finally a day off to do a round trip


PN 2080 X96  Snowdon Road to Dudley Bus Station
WA 17** 311 Dudley bus station to Walsall Bradford place
WA 6746 934 Walsall St Pauls to Birmingham Moor Street
AG 2211 37 Birmingham Albert Street to Acocks Green (packed with school kids on a trip coming back from Birmingham)
AG 4034 11C to Acocks Green to South College Birmingham
AG 4064  11C South College Birmingham to kings heath
AG 4665  11C Kings Heath to Bearwood (Finally a Gemini going clockwise)
PN 6113 9 Bearwood to Stourbridge

Cheers @2206 I have corrected it, it was 4064

[Trident 4194]

20601-142-belle vale
1550-004-merry hill
2151-228- brierley hill
4317-255-merry hill
1591-297-Gornal wood
20003-282- Dudley
4740-87- two stops as saw 1585 entering Dudley
1585-42- West Bromwich
1607-49- bear wood
4429-141- Halesowen
30854-4H

[T840MAK]

Another local trip around today...8 scores in the local area isn't bad going for me :-)

First 37476 - 8a - Home->Arundel Gate
First 32220 - 72 - Sheffield Interchange->Handsworth
First 37482 - 52a - Handsworth->Woodhouse Station
Stagecoach 12171 - 52 - Woodhouse Station->Woodhouse Village
Stagecoach 22630 - 7 - Woodhouse Village->Crystal Peaks
Supertram 124 - Crystal Peaks->Shalesmoor
Supertram 108 - Shalesmoor->Hillsborough Interchange
Stagecoach 47467 - SL2 - Hillsborough->Stannington
First 47484 - 81 - Stannington->Hillsborough
Stagecoach 12161 - 52 - Hillsborough Interchange->Peace Gardens
First 69049 - 76 - Castlegate->Fir Vale
Stagecoach 19513 - 265 - Fir Vale->Sheffield Interchange
First 37231 - X78 - Sheffield Interchange->Rotherham Interchange
First 60738 - 66 - Rotherham Interchange->Chapeltown
Stagecoach 47469 - 201 - Chapeltown->Stocksbridge
Stagecoach 36456 - SL - Stocksbridge->Middlewood
Supertram 123 - Middlewood->Fitzalan Square
First 37521 - 8 - Fitzalan Square->Home

[Sh4318]

Today
08:40, delayed by 6 minutes, SGB-BHM, LM, Class 170, 170517
09:14, BHM-EUS, LM, Class 350, 350126+350239+350237
Northern Line, Euston to Waterloo
12:37, WAT-CLJ, SW, Class 450
345, Clapham Junction to Kings Road, Go-Ahead London, Enviro 400
District Line, Sloane Square to Victoria
Piccadilly Line, Victoria to Oxford Circus
137, Marble Arch to Clapham, Arriva, NBfL
345, Clapham to Clapham Junction, Go-Ahead London, Wright Gemini/B7TL
17:50, CLJ-WAT, SW, Class 455
Northern Line, Waterloo to Euston,
18:34, EUS-BHM, LM, Class 350, 350242
21:08, BHM-SGB, LM, Class 323, 323201

Station Codes:
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
BHM - Birmingham New Street
EUS - London Euston
WAT - London Waterloo
CLJ - Clapham Junction

Train operating companies:
LM - London Midland
SW - South West Train's