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Started by JB93, May 22, 2013, 05:24:48 PM

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Ronnoc

My outing today on the buses:

4375 on the 3 to city centre.
4634 on the 61 to Northfield.
4567 on the 18 to Yardley Wood bus garage.
Had a bit of a nosey near the garage.
4337 on the 2 to Haunch Lane.
4394 on the 76 to Solihull.
4646 on the 31 to Sparkbrook.

Sh4318

13:08, LM, SGB-BHM, 350113
13:30, XC, BHM-DBY, 221141
14:38, EM, DBY-CRE, 156413
17:13, AW, CRE-SHR, 175110
18:10, AW, SHR-WVH, 175106 *was expecting a 153, but was completely surprised to see a 175
19:22, LM, WVH-SGB, 323212

Station Codes
BHM - Birmingham New Street
CRE - Crewe
DBY - Derby
SHR - Shrewsbury
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
WVH - Wolverhampton

Train Operating Companies
AW - Arriva Trains Wales
EM - East Midlands Trains
LM - London Midland
XC - CrossCountry
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold

Will

19/07/2016

AM | 2501, YJ57EKB | > 114 > Bridgnorth > Telford Centre
AM | 3319, FJ64ETU | > 96 > Telford Centre > Shrewsbury
(Met up with 2 fellow spotters)
AM | 3698, YJ12PLO | > 519 > Shrewsbury > Newport Interchange
AM | 3782, FL63DXP | > 5 > Newport Interchange > Telford Centre
(At this point I gave up on my round trip owing due to it being too damn hot! 😪)
AM | 3732, YJ57AZD | > 9 > Telford Centre > Bridgnorth
Stourbridge   125

James4368

21/07/16

08:43 900E (6716 YX15OYL) Coventry Road/Sunnymead Road - Birmingham International Interchange.

09:20 CB 75 (YY16YJH) Birmingham International Interchange - Sutton Coldfield.

Did a bit of spotting until 11:15.

11:20 CB 75 (YY16YJJ) Sutton Coldfield - Birmingham International Interchange.

12:35 900 (6706 YX15OYA) Birmingham International Interchange - Coventry Road/Gilbertstone Avenue.

CB - Central Buses
Local Bus Routes
58 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
60 - Birmingham - Cranes Park
99 - Lea Village - Acocks Green
S16 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
X1 - Birmingham - Coventry
X2 - Birmingham - Solihull

Trident 4194

30881-002- Halesowen
30940-4H- blackheath- love these
30810-4H-
32307-4H
3302- Stourbridge- love them!!
2611- 251- merry hill
20**-276- Dudley
4199- blackheath- so slow!!!!
32307-4H- Halesowen
30810-4H

Did look for president in blackheath but no luck

Sh4318

12:31, AW, SGB-WVH, 1588** + 1588**
*waited an almost an hour for 4136, gave up*
NXWM, 82, 13:40, Wolverhampton, got off after a few stops as soon as I saw 4136 going the other way, 4572
NXWM, 529, 13:49, back to Wolverhampton, 45**
NXWM, 82, 14:00, Wolverhampton to Coseley, 4136
14:55, LM, CSY-BHM, 323207
NXWM, 5, 13:45, Birmingham to Solihull, 4534
*waited for 4529, only to see 4649 and realise I got my timings completely off*
17:45, CH, SOL-BMO, 168109
NXWM, 97, 18:10, Birmingham to Lea Hall, 4184
18:52, LM, LEH-BHM, 350373
19:08, LM, BHM-SGB, 323207

Station Codes
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
WVH - Wolverhampton
CSY - Coseley
BHM - Birmingham New Street
SOL - Solihull
BMO - Birmingham Moor Street
LEH - Lea Hall

Train Operating Companies
AW - Arriva Trains Wales
LM - London Midland
CH - Chiltern Railways
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold

RS

Friday 22nd July

LM 350 251   Sandwell & Dudley > Birmingham New Street

CH 68 010 Birmingham Moor Street > Solihull

DTS KV03 ZFN 966 Solihull > Birmingham Airport

XC 220 009 Birmingham International > Birmingham New Street

LM 350 114 Birmingham New Street > Sandwell & Dudley
London Euston

RS

Saturday 23rd July

LM 323 204 Sandwell & Dudley > Wolverhampton

XC 220 009 Wolverhampton > Manchester Piccadilly

First 33700 37 Piccadilly Gardens > Salford Central
First 33701 8 Salford Central > Bolton Bus Station
First 39652 582 Bolton Bus Station > Leigh Bus Station
First 39248 V1 Leigh Bus Station > Victoria Street

XC 220 029 Manchester Piccadilly > Wolverhampton

VT 390 050 Wolverhampton > Sandwell & Dudley
London Euston

T840MAK

Yesterday;

Supertram 105 - White Lane > Sheffield Station
East Midlands Trains 158866/158863 - 1R52 0732 - Sheffield > Stockport
Stagecoach 19285 - 330 - Stockport > Hyde
First 47468 - 346 - Hyde > Ashton
First 33680 - 409 - Ashton > Berkeley
First 33703 - 409 - Berkeley > Oldham
First 37457 - 59 - Oldham > Shaw
First 37547 - 182 - Shaw > Rochdale
First 37388 - 471 - Rochdale > Bury
First 66916 - 524 - Bury > Bolton
Stagecoach 22328 - 540 - Bolton > Westhoughton
Stagecoach 36790 - 540 - Westhoughton > Bolton
First 69164 - 582 - Bolton > Little Hulton
First 69521 - 582 - Little Hulton > Bolton
First 69153 - 524 - Bolton > Radcliffe
First 66848 - 524 - Radcliffe > Bury
First 12013 - 135 - Bury > Besses o' th' Barn
First 12005 - 135 - Besses o'th' Barn > Cheetham Hill
First 12010 - 135 - Cheetham Hill > Manchester
Stagecoach 19527 - X50 - Manchester > Trafford Centre
First 66902 - 52 - Trafford Centre > Eccles
Stagecoach 21245 (First 66926) - 33 - Eccles > Manchester
TransPennine Express 1851xx - 1B92 2020 - Manchester Piccadilly > Sheffield cancelled because TPE have managed to cause more RDW bans
TransPennine Express (on loan to Northern) 185125 - 1C71 2016 - Manchester Piccadilly > Manchester Oxford Road
East Midlands Trains 158852/158865 - 1L18 2039 - Manchester Oxford Road > Sheffield 158s were broken
Supertram 107 - Sheffield Station > White Lane
Twitter @TomCousins60054
Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/modeltrains33/

James4368

24/07/16 WMT30

08:55 957 (67xx YX15xx) Coventry Road/Gilbertstone Avenue - Moor Street Queensway
Met @Nathan and @Dom
09:35 50 (6135 - SN15LHE) Moor Street Queensway - Kings Heath
10:00 Shuttle (3305 - SL16YPP) Kings Heath - West Midlands Travel Sports & Social Club
Met @Rob2832 , @Jack6101 , @Ashley 60171 , @P419 EJW , @Reece , @Michael Bevan , @John
Looked around for a few hours and taking photos
14:4x Shuttle (3305 - SL16YPP) West Midlands Travel Sports & Social Club - Kings Heath
15:00 50 (6144 - SN15LHP) Kings Heath - Moor Street Queensway
15:45 957 (6715 - YX15OYK) Moor Street Queensway - Coventry Road/Sunnymead Road
Local Bus Routes
58 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
60 - Birmingham - Cranes Park
99 - Lea Village - Acocks Green
S16 - Yardley Swan - Solihull
X1 - Birmingham - Coventry
X2 - Birmingham - Solihull

Ashley 60171

Yesterday (Saturday)

NXWM 2001 - 3 - Wolverhampton
Virgin Trains 390122 - Crewe
Virgin Trains 390103 - Stockport

Quote from: T840MAK on July 24, 2016, 11:40:08 AM
Yesterday;

Stagecoach 19285 - 330 - Stockport > Hyde
First 47468 - 346 - Hyde > Ashton
First 33680 - 409 - Ashton > Berkeley
First 33703 - 409 - Berkeley > Oldham
First 37457 - 59 - Oldham > Shaw
First 37547 - 182 - Shaw > Rochdale
First 37388 - 471 - Rochdale > Bury
First 66916 - 524 - Bury > Bolton
Stagecoach 22328 - 540 - Bolton > Westhoughton
Stagecoach 36790 - 540 - Westhoughton > Bolton
First 69164 - 582 - Bolton > Little Hulton
First 69521 - 582 - Little Hulton > Bolton
First 69153 - 524 - Bolton > Radcliffe
First 66848 - 524 - Radcliffe > Bury
First 12013 - 135 - Bury > Besses o' th' Barn
First 12005 - 135 - Besses o'th' Barn > Cheetham Hill
First 12010 - 135 - Cheetham Hill > Manchester
Stagecoach 19527 - X50 - Manchester > Trafford Centre
First 66902 - 52 - Trafford Centre > Eccles
Stagecoach 21245 (First 66926) - 33 - Eccles > Manchester

Then...

Northern 150133/156455 - Stockport
Northern 323238 - Crewe
Virgin Trains 390130 - Wolverhampton
Arriva Midlands 4797 - 10 - Compton Square
Walked home

Today (sunday)

NXWM 2066 - 3 - Wolverhampton
London Midland 323214 - Birmingham New Street
Diamond 30826 - 50 - Kings Heath, High Street
NXWM 3305 - West Midlands Travel Sports and Social Club
WMT30
NXWM 3305 - Kings Heath, High Street
NXWM 4673 - 11C - Bearwood, Kings Heas
NXWM 2101 - 140 - Dudley Bus Station
NXWM 4535 - 126 - Wolverhampton Bus Station
NXWM 2003 - 3 - home

Sh4318

Yesterday
07:07, SGB-CRE, LM, 350375
08:31, CRE-MAN, NT, 323238
11:16, MCV-LDS, NT, 155346
13:26, LDS-MCV, NT, 155345
16:08, MAN-CRE, NT, 323230
17:49, CRE-SGB, LM, 350375

Station Codes
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
CRE - Crewe
MAN - Manchester Piccadilly
MCV - Manchester Victoria
LDS - Leeds

Train Operating Companies
LM - London Midland
NT - Northern
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold

Dylanbusboy45

Friday 29th July 2016

68011 Birmingham Moor St-London Marylebone
AL VLA22 Marylebone - Victoria (Route 2)
455837/828 Victoria - West Croydon
GAL PVL282 Croydon - Wallington (Route 154)
GAL DOE18 Wallington - Sutton (Route 151)
EB SD53 Sutton - Manor Place (Route S1)
GAL London DOE11 Manor Place - Sutton Post Office (Route 213)
GAL London VE2 Sutton Post Office - North Cheam (Route 213)
GAL VE3 North Cheam - Worcester Park (Route 213)
GAL PVL283 Worcester Park Station - North Cheam (Route 151)
GAL PVL281 North Cheam - Sutton (Route 151)
EB OM01 Sutton - Sutton Green (Route S1)
GAL E138 Sutton Green - Mitcham Tram Stop (Route 280)
GAL PVL393 Mitcham Tram Stop - Rose Hill (Route 280)
GAL DOE30 Rose Hill - Morden Station (Route 154)
GAL PVL296 Morden -South Wimbledon (Route 93)
GAL E117 South Wimbledon - Tooting Broadway (Route 57)
GAL PVL410 Tooting Broadway - Earlsfield (Route 77)
GAL E68 Earlsfield - Wandsworth Town (Route 44)
GAL E91 Wandsworth Town -Battersea Park (Route 44)
377316/312/433 Batrersea Park - Victoria
LU 11094/093 Victoria - Oxford Circus
LU 3560/3260 Oxford Circus - Marylebone
68011 Marylebone - Birmingham Moor St

GAL = Go Ahead London
AL = Arriva London
EB = Epsom Buses
LU = London Underground

T840MAK

Twitter @TomCousins60054
Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/modeltrains33/

Rob H

#1199
Devon (30/07/2016)

NXWM | 4948 | 60 Sheldon, Coventry Road, The Wheatsheaf – Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway (04:36 Cranes Park – Birmingham)
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Got Some Breakfast at McDonald's
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Walked to New Street Station
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Cross Country | 220005 | Birmingham New Street – Exeter St David's (1V41 06:42 Birmingham New Street – Paignton)
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Great Western Railway | 153318/153372/153361 | Exeter St David's – Plymouth (2C45 09:28 Exeter St David's – Penzance)
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Walked to Royal Parade
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Plymouth CityBus | 506 | 21A Royal Parade – Cumberland Road
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Walked to Devonport Rail Station
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Great Western Railway | 150202 | Devonport – Plymouth (2P85 11:52 Gunnislake – Plymouth)
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Filmed Trains; 12:35-13:25
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Great Western Railway | 57605 'Totnes Castle' | Plymouth – Teignmouth (2E75 13:35 Plymouth – Exeter St David's)
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Filmed Trains; 14:30-15:30
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Great Western Railway | 43091+43181 | Teignmouth – Paignton (1C83 12:35 London Paddington – Paignton)
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Cross Country | 43303+43384 | Paignton – Dawlish (1E67 16:37 Paignton – Leeds)
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Filmed Trains; 17:10-18:20
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Great Western Railway | 153333+143603 | Dawlish – Exeter St David's (2F51 17:51 Paignton – Exmouth)
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Cross Country | 43378+43285 | Exeter St David's – Birmingham New Street (1E75 16:25 Penzance – Leeds)
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Walk to Moor Street Queensway
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NXWM | 6712 | 957 Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway – Sheldon, Old Lode Lane, Hobs Moat Road (22:15 Birmingham – Solihull Station)
60 Birmingham - Cranes Park
72/72A Solihull Station - Chelmsley Wood
73 Solihull - Heartlands Hospital
X1 Birmingham - Coventry
X2 Birmingham - Solihull Station
A10 Solihull - Cranes Park / Chelmsley Wood

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