Round Trips

[Kevin]

Saturday 17/03/18 - getting some Black Country Ales establishments in the bag and riding the Diamond network around Kidderminster

NXWM 4258 - 46 - 07:42 Scott Arms to West Brom
NXWM 1765 - 4H - 08:23 West Brom to Hayley Green
NXWM 1765 - 4H - 09:02 Hayley Green to Halesowen
Diamond 30005 - 192 - 09:20 Halesowen to Kidderminster
Diamond 31101 - 2 - 10:10 Kidderminster to Bewdley
--- Drink in the Wetherspoons and the Real Ale Tavern ---
Diamond 30974 - 125 - 11:25 Bewdley to Stourbridge
Diamond 21104 - 228 - 12:35 Stourbridge to Kinver
--- Drink in the Cross Inn ---
Diamond 20032 - 580 - 13:35 Kinver to Kidderminster
Diamond 30508 - 3 - 14:15 Kidderminster to Stourport
--- Drink in the Hollybush ---
Diamond 20032 - 295 - 15:51 Stourport to Worcester
--- Drink in the Imperial Tavern ---
Diamond 20851 - 303 - 17:35 Worcester to Kidderminster
WMR 172338 - 18:37 Kidderminster to Birmingham Snow Hill

Blog up now

[Jack]

NX 1904, 52, Hassop Road to City.
NX 6136, 50, City to Moseley Road, Highgate Middleway.
Diamond 30879, 50, Highgate Middleway to Kings Heath.
NX 4678, 11A, Kings Heath to Sarehole Mill.
NX 4501, 5, Sarehole Mill to Shirley.
NX 2247, 6, Shirley to City Markets.
Diamond 20057, 34, City Markets to Stoney Lane, Sparkhill Job Centre.
NX 1836, 8A, Highgate Road, Queen Street to Saltley Gate.
NX 4491, 94, Saltley Gate to The Fox and Goose.
NX 4660, 11A, The Fox and Goose to Erdington.
NX 6805, X5,  Erdington to City.
NX 1901, 52, City to Hassop Road.

[Sh4318]

Had a day off, so I went on the Cumbrian Coast line

06:07, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Crewe, London Midland, 350247
07:09, Crewe to Warrington Bank Quay, Virgin Trains, 390***
07:43, Warrington Bank Quay to Preston, Virgin Trains, 390***
08:25, Preston to Carlisle, Transpennine Express, 350402
10:54, Carlisle to Lancaster (via Barrow in Furness), Northern, 156425
14:57, Lancaster to Crewe, Virgin Trains, 390***
16:07, Crewe to Derby, East Midlands Trains, 153311
17:39, Derby to Birmingham New Street, CrossCountry, 170***
18:39, Birmingham New Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge, London Midland, 323241

Today - Did the Cumbrian Coast line in the opposite direction

09:07, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Crewe, LN, 350257
10:09, Crewe to Wigan North Western, VT, Class 390
10:44, Wigan North Western to Lancaster, TP, 350410 + 350405
12:19, Lancaster to Carlisle, NT, 156490
16:30, Carlisle to Wigan North Western, TP, Class 185
18:28, Wigan North Western to Wolverhampton, VT, Class 390
19:50, Wolverhampton to Smethwick Galton Bridge, WM, 323217

[Jack]

NX 1870, 28, Hassop Road to Tower Hill.
NX 4737, 51, Tower Hill to Walsall.
NX 2118, 302, Walsall to Bloxwich.
NX 4597, 301, Bloxwich to Walsall.
NX 6750, 934, Walsall to Birmingham.
NX 4824, 65, Birmingham to Short Heath (Tracline 65 terminus Stop).
NX 1873, 28, Short Heath to Hassop Road.
NX 4288, 52, Hassop Road to Birmingham.
NX 4286, 33, Birmingham to One Stop.
NX 4478, 52A, One Stop to Great Barr Swimming Baths.

[CL]

I've my journeys from last Thursday that I keep forgetting to post! It was the nicest day it had been in a while, I couldn't not have missed an opportunity to go outside for some photos...

05/03/2018:

DIA      30408      16      Hockley Circus         Moor Street Queensway (photographed some buses in the City Centre)
NXWM    2129      98      Smallbrook Queensway   Edgbaston Park Road

Walked         Edgbaston Park Road to Pritchatts Road, North Gate (photographed some buses at the University)
Walked         Pritchatts Road, North Gate to University Station

Detoured back into City Centre

NXWM      2138      X64      University Station      New Street Station
(finally got a photo of a pre-branded First Worcester B7RLE)

NXWM      2138      X64      Smallbrook Queensway   University Station

Walked         University Station to QE Hospital
Walked         QE Hospital to University Station

WMR      (XC) 323202   University         Redditch (photographed some buses in Redditch)
WMR      (XC) 323220   Redditch         University

NXWM      2129      98         University Station      Moor Street Queensway
NXWM      6757      935      Lower Bull Street      Kingstanding Circle
NXWM      4274      5         Kingstanding Circle      Queslett Rd, Nether Hall (photographed some 5 branded E400s)

Walked         Nether Hall to Great Barr, Scott Arms

NXWM      1874      28      Great Barr, Scott Arms   Erdington Six Ways
ARR         4414      110      Erdington Six Ways      Old Square (first time on an Arriva!)

Caught a lift home from Colmore Row

[Tony]

Class 170 Hednesford -Rugeley Trent Valley
Class 350 Rugeley Trent Valley - Stoke on Trent
Class 390 Stoke on Trent - Manchester Picadilly
Class 185 Manchester Victoria - Leeds
Class 158 Leeds -York
Class 91 York - Newcastle
Class 91 Newcastle- Edinburgh
Class 170 Edinburgh-Dundee
To be completed tomorrow with
734 Dundee-Walsall
Class 170 Bloxwich - Hednesford

Expect lots of North East photos on the main site soon

[Trident 4194]

Class 170 Hednesford -Rugeley Trent Valley
Class 350 Rugeley Trent Valley - Stoke on Trent
Class 390 Stoke on Trent - Manchester Picadilly
Class 185 Manchester Victoria - Leeds
Class 158 Leeds -York
Class 91 York - Newcastle
Class 91 Newcastle- Edinburgh
Class 170 Edinburgh-Dundee
To be completed tomorrow with
734 Dundee-Walsall
Class 170 Bloxwich - Hednesford

Expect lots of North East photos on the main site soon

@Tony how long did it take for you to drive 734 back? Limited to 62 right?

[BN]

@Tony how long did it take for you to drive 734 back? Limited to 62 right?

Read it............tomorrow!

[Jack]

11/4/18

NX 1870, 28, Hassop Road to Scott Arms.
NX 4928, 5, Scott Arms to Sutton Coldfield.
NX 4350, 6, Sutton Coldfield to Walsall.
NX 1764, 8, Walsall to Pelsall to Walsall.
Diamond 30861, 301, Walsall to Mossley Terminus.
NX 1882, 301, Mossley to Walsall.
NX 4309, 10, Walsall to Brownhills High Street.
NX 6751, 937, Brownhills High Street to Aldridge.
NX 4596, 6, Aldridge to Walsall.
NX 4860, 51, Walsall to Walsall Road, Old Walsall Road.
NX 1872, 28, Walsall Road, Old Walsall Road to Hassop Road.

[karl724223]

16/4/18
As it was car not day today I had to slum it on the bus
2108 205
4544 255 filthy downstairs
2105 276

2103 276
YX65 RHA 228 only me and one other passenger on the bus to RHH
6102 205 9 board
The nx app was used to check on time for all nx services and it was spot on for all of them

[Jack]

28/4/18

NX 7020, 952, Hassop Road to City.
NX 6847, X1, Birmingham to Coventry.
Diamond 30404, 82, Coventry to Solihull.
Diamond 21107, S1, Solihull to Solihull.
NX 4532, X12, Solihull to Bromford Drive, Chipperfield Road.
Diamond 20974, 25, Bromford Drive, Chipperfield Road to Erdington.
NX 1874, 28, Erdington to Hassop Road terminus.

[Sh4318]

Today:
13:47, Smethwick Galton Bridge to Wolverhampton, WM, 350369
14:12, 59, Wolverhampton to Lichfield Road, NXWM, 4582
14:38, 89, Lichfield Road to New Invention, NXWM, 4359
14:55, 41, New Invention to Walsall, NXWM, 4331
15:30, 77, Walsall to Kingstanding, NXWM, 4125
16:06, 937, Kingstanding to Brownhills, High St, NXWM, E400MMC
17:05, 10, Brownhills, High St to Rushall, NXWM, 4605
17:35, 8, Rushall to Pelsall, NXWM, 4594
18:05, 89E (to New Invention), Pelsall to Bloxwich, NXWM, 1890
18:42, Bloxwich to Birmingham New St, WM, 153354 + 170/5
19:25, Birmingham New St to Smethwick Galton Bridge, AW, 158/8 + 158/8

[Stu]

On Saturday, had to pop over to Mum and Dad's in the morning, then as it was such a lovely day "took the long way home"

X1 - Swan Island to Moor St Queensway
120A - Colmore Row to Warley Road

49 - The Merrivale to West Bromwich
5 - West Bromwich to Sutton Coldfield
X3 - Sutton Coldfield to Erdington
11C - Erdington to Yardley Road

[Jack]

12/5/18

NX 1877, 952, Perry Beeches to Birmingham.
NX 2222, 37, Birmingham to Acocks Green.
Diamond 20522, 30, Acocks Green to Solihull Town Centre.
NX 4527, X12, Solihull to Farnhurst Road.
NX 4508, 11A, Bromford Lane to Erdington.
NX 7031, 28, Erdington to Perry Beeches.

[Tony]

Class 170 Hednesford to Rugeley
Class 350 Rugeley to Stoke
Class 221 Stoke to Manchester
Class 155 Manchester to Halifax
Class 158 Halifax to Bradford
Class 150 Bradford to Leeds
Class 185 Leeds to York
Class 91 York to Edinburgh
Class 43 Edinburgh to Dundee

So 9 trains and 9 different classes on one journey