Round Trips

[DJ]

Class 350 - West Midlands Railway - Tipton to Wolverhampton
Class 220 - CrossCountry - Wolverhampton to Manchester Piccadilly
Class 350 - TransPennine Express - Manchester Picadilly to Manchester Airport
Class 142 - Northern - Manchester Airport to Manchester Oxford Road
Class 158 - East Midlands Trains - Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
Class 507/8 - Merseyrail - Liverpool Lime Street to James Street
Class 507/8 - Merseyrail - James Street to Liverpool Lime Street
Class 350 - London Northwestern Railway - Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
Class 507 - Merseyrail - Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Central
Class 507/8 - Merseyrail - Liverpool Central to Chester
Class 150 - Arriva Trains Wales - Chester to Crewe
Class 175 - Arriva Trains Wales - Crewe to Stockport
Class 142 - Northern - Stockport to Hazel Grove
Class 150 - Northern - Hazel Grove to Newton Mills Newtown
Class 150 - Northern - Newton Mills Newtown to Stockport
Class 221 - CrossCountry - Stockport to Wolverhampton
Class 350 - West Midands Railway - Wolverhampton to Tipton

I've linked to all the ones that I have photos of from the day. 9 different classes of trains, from 7 or 8 different operators, depending on how you classify WMR And LNR. I make it around 280 rail miles in total, for the round trip. I think @Tony's trip to Dundee has me beat, though.

[Ian Hardy]

Class 350 - West Midlands Railway - Tipton to Wolverhampton
Class 220 - CrossCountry - Wolverhampton to Manchester Piccadilly
Class 350 - TransPennine Express - Manchester Picadilly to Manchester Airport
Class 142 - Northern - Manchester Airport to Manchester Oxford Road
Class 158 - East Midlands Trains - Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street
Class 502 - Merseyrail - Liverpool Lime Street to James Street
Class 502 - Merseyrail - James Street to Liverpool Lime Street
Class 350 - London Northwestern Railway - Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool South Parkway
Class 502 - Merseyrail - Liverpool South Parkway to Liverpool Central
Class 502 - Merseyrail - Liverpool Central to Chester
Class 150 - Arriva Trains Wales - Chester to Crewe
Class 175 - Arriva Trains Wales - Crewe to Stockport
Class 142 - Northern - Stockport to Hazel Grove
Class 150 - Northern - Hazel Grove to Newton Mills Newtown
Class 150 - Northern - Newton Mills Newtown to Stockport
Class 221 - CrossCountry - Stockport to Wolverhampton
Class 350 - West Midands Railway - Wolverhampton to Tipton

I've linked to all the ones that I have photos of from the day. 9 different classes of trains, from 7 or 8 different operators, depending on how you classify WMR And LNR. I make it around 280 rail miles in total, for the round trip. I think @Tony's trip to Dundee has me beat, though.

Don't you mean Merseyrail Class 507 or Class 508 rather than Class 502 which were all withdrawn by late 1980?

Ian Hardy

[DJ]

Don't you mean Merseyrail Class 507 or Class 508 rather than Class 502 which were all withdrawn by late 1980?

Ian Hardy

Yep, my bad. I was looking back at the photos while typing that post up, and I must've misread the 7 as a 2.

[Sh4318]

10:49 delayed by 13 minutes (arr. 11:02), Smethwick Galton Bridge to Wolverhampton, LN, 350110
11:27, Wolverhampton to Wellington, AW, 150240
12:24, Wellington to Wolverhampton, AW, 153312*
13:08, Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street, AW, 158831 & 150260
14:35, Birmingham New Street to Smethwick Galton Bridge, LN, 350259

*the 153s do get a lot of sh*t and are generally disliked by most, but the sounds the engine can produce are astonishing

[Ashley 60171]

19/05/2018

Lift to town
LNWR 350102 - Birmingham New Street
XC 170106 - Melton Mowbray
Centrebus 670 - 8 - Grantham Bus Station
Centrebus 779, 887, 888, 901 - 1 - Alma Park and return four times
Centrebus 777 - 7 - Barrowby Gate and return
VTEC 822"" + 91130 - Peterborough
Stagecoach
10869 - 1 - Werrington
10877 - 1 - Peterborough Queensgate
10879 - 1 - Werrington
10875 - 1 - Peterborough Queensgate
10880 - 6 - Serpantine Green
10874 - 6 - Peterborough Queensgate
10867 - 2 - City Hospital
34834 - 4 - Peterborough Queensgate
Walked to Asda then to London Road

20/05/2018
37232 - 5 - Peterborough Queensgate
Western National HTA844N - Whittlesey
Lincolnshire F105XCW - Peterborough and return
Lincolnshire B503PFW - Ramsey and return
Redfern Travel J132HMT - March and return
West Kent P112RGS - Yaxley and return
Sategcoach 15675 - Peterborough Railway Station
XC 170115+117 - Birmingham New Street
VT 390008 - Wolverhampton
NXWM 2020 - 3 - home

[Jack]

2/6/18 - WB open day

NX 1875, 28, Hassop Road, Grindleford Road to Scott Arms.
NX 1939, 46, Scott Arms to WB Bus Station.
Diamond 30211, 40, WB Bus Station to Friar Park Lidl.
Diamond 40630, 40 Friar Park Lidl to WB Bus Station.
Diamond 30639, 42, WB Bus Station to WB bus garage.
Spent a while at the Open Day.
Diamond 20846, 43, WB Bus Garage to WB bus station.
NX 1894, WB Bus Station to Bradford Place.
NX 1851, 70A Walsall to Walsall.
NX 6734, 997, Walsall to Aldridge Road, Thornbridge Avenue.

[DJ]

16/06/18 - Had a day out around the local area.

Cycled to Tipton Railway Station
West Midlands Railway - Class 323 - Tipton to Smethwick Galton Bridge
West Midlands Railway - Class 172 - Smethwick Galton Bridge to The Hawthorns
Midland Metro - The Hawthorns to Corporation Street
London Northwestern Railway - 350258 - Birmingham New Street to Marston Green
London Northwestern Railway - 350255 - Marston Green to Coventry
West Midlands Railway - 153371 - Coventry to Leamington Spa
Chiltern Railways - 68015 - Leamington Spa to Dorridge
West Midlands Railway - 172213/172217 - Dorridge to Widney Manor
West Midlands Railway - 172336 - Widney Manor to Birmingham Moor Street
Diamond - Streetlite WF - 16W - Birmingham Moor Street to Hamstead
West Midlands Railway - 323204 - Hamstead to Tame Bridge Parkway
West Midlands Railway - 323205 - Tame Bridge Parkway to Walsall
Diamond - 30407 - 4H - Walsall Bradford Place to West Bromwich Bus Station
Midland Metro - Tram 29 - West Bromwich Central to Bilston Central
Diamond - 20051 - 229 - Bilston Bus Station to Tipton Owen Street
Short walk to the Railway Station then cycled home.

If anyone's interested, I've uploaded my photos from the day here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/145227801@N02/albums/72157694898559532

[Ian Hardy]

Sorry these are a bit late but I was in Birmingham for a conference during the week of 2nd - 7th June 2018 so I took advantage and did some exploring with a week's Zone 1 -5 Swift Card:

Sat 2nd June 2018
Hounslow – London Waterloo - SWR - 707021 & 707012
Waterloo – Marylebone – Bakerloo Line – 3456
Marylebone – Birmingham Moor Street – Chiltern – 168217 & 168324
Priory Queensway – West Bromwich BS – NXWM 74E – 4968
West Bromwich BS – West Bromwich BG – NXWM 42 - 819
West Bromwich BG – Bilston BS – Diamond 43 – 20979
Bilston BS – Walsall Bradford Place – NXWM 39 – 1889
Walsall Station – Tame Bridge Parkway – WMR Rail Replacement (Johnsons) - YJ10JYC
Tame Bridge Parkway – Aston – WMR – 323205
Aston Station – Castle Vale – NXWM 67 – 4496
Castle Vale – Sutton Coldfield – NXWM 71 – 7028
Sutton Coldfield – Priory Queensway – Arriva Midlands 110 – 4411
Birmingham New Street – Coventry – Virgin Trains – 221110
Coventry Station – Pool Meadow – NXC 11U – 4773
Pool Meadow – Birmingham International – NXWM X1 - 6849
Birmingham International – Solihull Station NXWM X12 – 6708
Solihull Station – High Street NXWM 37 – 2224

Sunday 3rd June 2018
Birmingham New Street – Tame Bridge Parkway – WMR – 323242
Tame Bridge Parkway - Walsall Station– WMR Rail Replacement (Johnsons) - YJ12KGE
Walsall Bradford Place – Dudley BS NXWM 11 – 1887
Dudley BS – Merry Hill – NXWM 222 – 824
Merry Hill – Colmore Row – NXWM X10 – 6713
Birmingham New Street – Chester Road – WMR – 323204
Chester Road – Moor Street – NXWM X4 – 6796
Moor Street – Broad Street ICC – NXWM 22 – 6877
Broad Street ICC - Colmore Row – NXWM 9 – 6111
New Street Station - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 24 – 6885

Monday 4th June 2018
Five Ways – Coventry Road – NXWM 8A – 1813
Coventry Road – Moor Street – NXWM 60 – 4944
Grand Central – Bull Street – Midland Metro – 18
Colmore Row - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 126 – 6762

Tuesday 5th June 2018
Five Ways – Coventry Road – NXWM 8C – 1819
Coventry Road – Moor Street – NXWM 60 – 4876
Moor Street – Broad Street ICC – NXWM 22 – 6862
Five Ways - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 22– 6827

Wednesday 6th June 2018
Five Ways – Birmingham New Street – WMR – 323221
Colmore Row – Warstock Lane - NXWM 101 – 4809
Warstock Lane - Five Ways - NXWM 8A – 1788
Five Ways - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 29– 2138
Birmingham Moor Street – Whitlocks End - WMR – 170631 & 153366
Whitlocks End – Small Heath - WMR – 153366 & 170631
Small Heath - Five Ways - NXWM 8C – 1824
Five Ways - New Street - NXWM 98 – 2133
Birmingham New Street – Coventry – Virgin Trains – 390005
Coventry Station – Pool Meadow – NXC 11U – 4770
Trinity Street – Longford – NXC 20 – 2164
Longford – Bishop Street – Stagecoach Midlands 48 – 26203
Hales Street – Willenhall – NXC 13 – 4988
Willenhall – Hales Street - NXC 21E – 4836
The Burges – Birmingham International – NXWM X1 – 6833
Birmingham International – Wolverhampton – Arriva Trains Wales – 158818
Wolverhampton – Birmingham New Street – WMR – 323202

Thursday 7th June 2018
Moor Street – Bangor Road – NXWM 97 – 4462
Bordesley Green Road – Adderley Park – NXWM 8A – 1808
Adderley Park - Birmingham International – WMR – 350267
Birmingham International – Old Square –NXWM X12 – 6705
Moor Street – Frankley – NXWM X61 – 6859
Frankley – Carrs Lane – NXWM 63Sat 2nd June 2018
Hounslow – London Waterloo - SWR - 707021 & 707012
Waterloo – Marylebone – Bakerloo Line – 3456
Marylebone – Birmingham Moor Street – Chiltern – 168217 & 168324
Priory Queensway – West Bromwich BS – NXWM 74E – 4968
West Bromwich BS – West Bromwich BG – NXWM 42 - 819
West Bromwich BG – Bilston BS – Diamond 43 – 20979
Bilston BS – Walsall Bradford Place – NXWM 39 – 1889
Walsall Station – Tame Bridge Parkway – WMR Rail Replacement (Johnsons) - YJ10JYC
Tame Bridge Parkway – Aston – WMR – 323205
Aston Station – Castle Vale – NXWM 67 – 4496
Castle Vale – Sutton Coldfield – NXWM 71 – 7028
Sutton Coldfield – Priory Queensway – Arriva Midlands 110 – 4411
Birmingham New Street – Coventry – Virgin Trains – 221110
Coventry Station – Pool Meadow – NXC 11U – 4773
Pool Meadow – Birmingham International – NXWM X1 - 6849
Birmingham International – Solihull Station NXWM X12 – 6708
Solihull Station – High Street NXWM 37 – 2224

Sunday 3rd June 2018
Birmingham New Street – Tame Bridge Parkway – WMR – 323242
Tame Bridge Parkway - Walsall Station– WMR Rail Replacement (Johnsons) - YJ12KGE
Walsall Bradford Place – Dudley BS NXWM 11 – 1887
Dudley BS – Merry Hill – NXWM 222 – 824
Merry Hill – Colmore Row – NXWM X10 – 6713
Birmingham New Street – Chester Road – WMR – 323204
Chester Road – Moor Street – NXWM X4 – 6796
Moor Street – Broad Street ICC – NXWM 22 – 6877
Broad Street ICC - Colmore Row – NXWM 9 – 6111
New Street Station - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 24 – 6885

Monday 4th June 2018
Five Ways – Coventry Road – NXWM 8A – 1813
Coventry Road – Moor Street – NXWM 60 – 4944
Grand Central – Bull Street – Midland Metro – 18
Colmore Row - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 126 – 6762

Tuesday 5th June 2018
Five Ways – Coventry Road – NXWM 8C – 1819
Coventry Road – Moor Street – NXWM 60 – 4876
Moor Street – Broad Street ICC – NXWM 22 – 6862
Five Ways - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 22– 6827

Wednesday 6th June 2018
Five Ways – Birmingham New Street – WMR – 323221
Colmore Row – Warstock Lane - NXWM 101 – 4809
Warstock Lane - Five Ways - NXWM 8A – 1788
Five Ways - Broad Street ICC - NXWM 29– 2138
Birmingham Moor Street – Whitlocks End - WMR – 170631 & 153366
Whitlocks End – Small Heath - WMR – 153366 & 170631
Small Heath - Five Ways - NXWM 8C – 1824
Five Ways - New Street - NXWM 98 – 2133
Birmingham New Street – Coventry – Virgin Trains – 390005
Coventry Station – Pool Meadow – NXC 11U – 4770
Trinity Street – Longford – NXC 20 – 2164
Longford – Bishop Street – Stagecoach Midlands 48 – 26203
Hales Street – Willenhall – NXC 13 – 4988
Willenhall – Hales Street - NXC 21E – 4836
The Burges – Birmingham International – NXWM X1 – 6833
Birmingham International – Wolverhampton – Arriva Trains Wales – 158818
Wolverhampton – Birmingham New Street – WMR – 323202

Thursday 7th June 2018
Moor Street – Bangor Road – NXWM 97 – 4462
Bordesley Green Road – Adderley Park – NXWM 8A – 1808
Adderley Park - Birmingham International – WMR – 350267
Birmingham International – Old Square –NXWM X12 – 6705
Moor Street – Frankley – NXWM X61 – 6859
Frankley – Carrs Lane – NXWM 63 - 5509
Birmingham Moor Street – Marylebone – Chiltern – 68010
Marylebone – Waterloo – Bakerloo Line – 3450
London Waterloo - Hounslow – SWR - 707017

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Trip to Shrewsbury (22/06/2018):

AM 4 (Oakengates - Wellington) = 3322 (FJ64 ETY)
AM 7 (Wellington - Telford) = 3701 (FD52 GGO)
AM 96 (Telford - Shrewsbury) = 2702 (YJ54 CKF)
AM 27 (Shrewsbury - Meole Brace) = 2978 (YJ09 MKU)
AM 27 (Meole Brace - Shrewsbury) = 2960 (YJ11 OKA)
AM X4 (Shrewsbury - Telford) = 2995 (YJ09 MKL)
AM 4 (Telford - Oakengates) = 3322 (FJ64 ETY)

[Jack]

NX 7024 - 952 - Hassop Road to Birmingham.
NX 4530 - 31 - Birmingham to Acocks Green depot.
Discount Travel KV03 ZF? - 11C - Acocks Green depot to Hall Green.
NX 4387 - 6 - Hall Green to Stratford Road, Formans Road.
NX 4636 - 31 - Formans Road to Stoney Lane.
NX 2224 - 37 - Palmerston Road to Birmingham.
NX 46?? - 14 - Birmingham to Burney Lane.
NX 1867 - 28 - Burney Lane to Hassop Road.

[DJ]

Acocks Green Open Day Trip:

1841 - WA11 - Tipton to Dudley Bus Station
6774 - WN126 - Dudley Bus Station to Bearwood
4666 - AG11A - Bearwood to Selly Oak
4657 - AG11A - Selly Oak to Acocks Green Depot
C212 GTU - AG11E - Acocks Green Depot to Kings Heath
C212 GTU - AG11E - Kings Heath to Fox & Goose
C212 GTU - AG11E - Fox & Goose to Kings Heath
4671 - AG11C - Kings Heath to Bearwood
6774 - WN126 - Bearwood to Dudley
1892 - WA13 - Dudley to Tipton

[DJ]

Potteries Bus & Coach Rally and Running Day 2018
24/6/18

Cycled from Tipton to Walsall Bus Station
The Green Bus - 312 - W112 DOP - Walsall to Stoke Britannia Stadium
London Transport RM467 - WLT467 - Britannia Stadium to Trentham Gardens
London Transport RM467 - WLT467 - Trentham Gardens to Brittannia Stadium
Travel Bassetts - SUX 476X - Brittannia Stadium to Stone
Travel Bassetts - SUX 476X - Stone to Britannia Stadium
Potteries Motor Traction 604 - OEH 604M - Britannia Stadium to Hanley
London Transport RM467 - WLT467 - Hanley to Britannia Stadium
Ulsterbus 2599 - BXI 2599 - Britannia Stadium to Stone
The Green Bus 312 - W112 DOP - Stone to Britannia Stadium
The Green Bus 312 - W112 DOP - Britannia Stadium to Walsall
Cycled home from Walsall to Tipton

[Dylanbusboy45]

Saturday 16th June 2018
Stagecoach South themed day involving the Coastliner 700:

Virgin Trains 221102/107 Birmingham International - London Euston
London Underground 11005/006 Euston - Victoria (Victoria Line)
Gatwick Express 387225/209 London Victoria - Brighton
Stagecoach South 10942 SN18KNF - Brighton - Shoreham by Sea (700)
Stagecoach South 10965 SN18KOU - Shoreham by Sea - Worthing (700)
Stagecoach South 10963 SN18KOH - Worthing - Goring By Sea (700)
Southern 377403 Goring By Sea - Chichester
Stagecoach South 19078 MX56FTT - Chichester - Havant (700)
Stagecoach South 26163 SN67WWH - Havant - Cosham (23)
Stagecoach South 26156 SN67WWA - Cosham - Havant (23)
Southerm 377126 Havant - Southampton Central
CrossCountry 220016 Southampton Central - Birmingham International

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Trip to Madeley/Ironbridge (26/06/2018):

AM 4 (Oakengates - Wellington) = 3334 (FJ64 EUW)
AM 7 (Wellington - Telford) = 3704 (FD52 GGV)
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AM 4 (Telford - Madeley) = 3321 (FJ64 ETX)
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AM 96 (Ironbridge - Shrewsbury) = 3780 (FL63 DXM)
AM 7 (Telford - Wellington) = 3703 (FD52 GGU)
AM 4 (Wellington - Oakengates) = 3337 (FJ64 EUZ)

[Trident 4194]

6102-PN9- these seem so slow!!
4635-x12- not the quickest of Gemini's quite good though
4507-72 nice fast deafening Gemini
46**-72
6703-x12- average again
6848-X1- that was one fast bus driver really pushing it. Best ride on an mmc for a long time.
30852-16
6718- x10- another driver who didn't like hanging around great drive