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

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DJ

Had a lovely day visiting the museum up in Aldridge, and taking the long way home. :)

NXWM Omnilink - WA11 - Tipton to Walsall
Preserved 2222 - Walsall to Aldridge
Preserved 4413 - Aldridge to Walsall
Preserved 4413 - Walsall to Aldridge
Preserved 2222 - Aldridge to Chasewater Heaths
Chasewater No. 6 - Chasewater Heaths to Brownhills West
Chasewater No. 6 - Brownhills West to Chasewater Heath
Preserved RM506 - Chasewater Heaths to Aldridge
Preserved RM506 - Aldridge to Sutton Coldfield
Preserved RM506 - Sutton Coldfield to Aldridge
NXWM 2957 (Preserved Metrobus) - Aldridge to Walsall
Midland Classic 1 - Walsall to Tame Bridge Parkway (Rail Replacement)
WMR 1705xx - Tame Bridge Parkway to Birmingham New Street
Midland Metro 31 - St Chads to West Bromwich
NXWM E400 - WB74 - West Bromwich to Dudley St Guns Village
Midland Metro - Dudley St Guns Village to Wednesbury Great Western Street
NXWM Omnilink - WA11A - Wednesbury to Tipton

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

Kevin

30/10/2018

NXWM 4862 - 51 - 11:06 Scott Arms to Walsall
NXWM 1770 - 10 - 12:20 Walsall to Brownhills West and back to Brownhills
NXWM 1751 - 10A - 13:03 Brownhills to Lichfield
WMR 323217 - 13:47 Lichfield City to Blake Street
NXWM 6796 - X3 - 14:00 Hill Hook to Sutton Coldfield
NXWM 6816 - X4 - 14:31 Sutton to Minworth and back to Walmley
NXWM 6797 - X14 - 15:31 Walmley to City
NXWM 6758 - X51 - 17:05 City to Cannock
NXWM 6754 - X51 - 18:55 Cannock to Stafford Road / Sanstone Road
NXWM 2118 - 32 - 19:19 Lower Farm to Walsall
NXWM 1882 - 3 - 19:40 Walsall to Brownhills
NXWM 6730 - 937A - 20:21 Brownhills to Queslett Island
NXWM 6736 - 997 - 20:59 Queslett Island to Asda
NXWM 4931 - 5 - 21:25 Asda to Scott Arms
Now in exile in Oxfordshire....
 

Kevin

Saturday 03/11/18

NXWM 6734 - X51 - 09:05 Scott Arms to city
NXWM 4904 - X70 - 09:50 City to Chelmsley Wood (Helmswood Drive)
NXWM 6707 - X12 - 10:44 Helmswood Drive to Airport
NXWM 6848 - X1 - 10:58 Airport to Parkhill Drive
NXC 4402 - 10 - 11:34 Eastern Green Lane to Eastern Green
NXC 4405 - 10 - 11:45 Eastern Green to Butts Road
NXC 4212 - 5 - 12:20 Albany Road to Tile Hill South
NXC 4422 - 18A - 12:43 Tile Hill South to Coventry Station Bridge
NXC 4766 - 12X - 13:15 Coventry Station Bridge to Warwick University
NXC 4765 - 12X - 13:52 Warwick University to Kenilworth Road
NXC 2175 - 9 - 14:17 Leasowes Avenue to Pool Meadow
NXC 2177 - 20C - 15:08 - Coventry to Walsgrave
NXC 4894 - 8 - 16:01 Walsgrave to Pool Meadow
NXC 2166 - 23A - 16:52 Coventry to Fenside
NXC 2166 - 23 - 17:15 Fenside to Allesley Park
Diamond 30168 - 82 - 18:14 Allesley to Solihull
NXWM 4655 - 31 - 19:04 Solihull to Acocks Green
NXWM 4300 - 1 - 19:15 (+20 late and progressively getting later) Acocks Green to Edgbaston Church
NXWM 6884 - X20 - 20:08 Edgbaston Church to city
NXWM 6719 - X51 - 20:30 City to Scott Arms
Now in exile in Oxfordshire....
 

Ashley 60171

Saturday 3rd

NXWM 2020 - 3 - Wolverhampton, Market Street
Banga YT51EBA - 530 - Bilston Bus Station
Travel Express SN64CUO - 303 - Willenhall, The Dale
Igo YJ18CZX - 326 - Bloxwich, High Street
Diamond 30926 - 32 - Walsall Bus Station
Diamond 30852 - 4H - Halesowen Bus Station
Diamond 30950 - 202 - Bromsgrove Bus Station
First Wyvern 69450 - 144 - Worcester Crowngate Bus Station
DRM, Bromyard DM10DRM - 420 - Hereford County Bus Station
WMR 172212+172222 - Worcester Foregate Street
First Wyvern 63363 - 144 - Birmingham, Smallbrook Queensway
VT 390132 - Wolverhampton
NXWM 201X - 3 - home

Ian Hardy

Piccadilly Line 138 - Hounslow East to Piccadilly Circus
Bakerloo Line 3342 - Piccadilly Circus to Marylebone
Chiltern Railways 168001 - Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street
Midland Metro 25 - Grand Central (Arrival Platform) to Corporation Street
NXWM 6147 - 2 to Carrs Lane to Yardley Wood
WMPTE 2957 - Open Day Special
NXWM 4566 - 18 – Yardley Wood to Bartley Green
Diamond 30002 - 002 – Bartley Green to Halesowen
NXWM 6711 - X10 – Halesowen to Snow Hill Queensway
NXWM 4808 - 16 – Snow Hill Queensway to Moor Street Queensway
Chiltern Railways 168003 - Birmingham Moor Street to Marylebone
Bakerloo Line 3366 - Marylebone to Baker Street
Hammersmith & City Line 22421 - Baker Street to Edgware Road
District Line 24554 - Edgware Road to Earls Court
District Line 24516 - Earls Court to Barons Court
Piccadilly Line 192 - Barons Court to Hounslow East

Sh4318

#1520
Yesterday *times are approximate*

13:35, SGB-BSW, WM, 172220 + UID 172/2
14:04, X14, Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield, NXWM, 6815
15:15, 6, Sutton Coldfield to Walsall, NXWM, 4155
16:25, 529, Walsall to Wolverhampton, NXWM, 4365
16:55, 79, Wolverhampton to Bilston, NXWM, 4136
17:17, 82, Bilston to Dudley, NXWM, 4317
17:59, 12A, Dudley to Oldbury, NXWM, 4955
18:40, 12, Oldbury to home, NXWM, 4430

SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
BSW - Birmingham Snow Hill

WM - West Midlands Railway
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

DJ

18/11/2018 - Trip up to Wolverhampton for no real reason

Diamond 20745 - 82 - Dimmocks Avenue to Bilston Bus Station (1645)
Diamond 20743 - 26A - Bilston Bus Station to Stowlawn (1657)
Diamond 20743 - 26A - Stowlawn to Wolverhampton Bus Station (1702)
Travel Express NK51MKE - 11 - Wolverhampton Bus Station to Underhill (1740)
Travel Express NK51MKE - 11 - Underhill to Wolverhampton Bus Station (1800)
West Midlands Metro - Tram 29 - Wolverhampton St Georges to Bilston Central (1830)
Diamond 20745 - 229 - Bilston Bus Station to Roseville (1848)
NXWM 6773 - WNX8 - Roseville to Sedgley Road (1904)
Diamond 20056 - 229 - Sedgley Road to Sedgley (1921)
NXWM 4542 - WN1 - Sedgley to Dudley Bus Station (1935)
NXWM 812 - WB42 - Dudley Bus Station to Central Avenue, Tipton (1950)

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

CL

Today's little trip.. Haven't posted here in a while, mainly due to the fact that I usually forget to keep track of fleet numbers! 😅

4821 - National Express West Midlands
101       All Saints Street to Livery Street

4529 - National Express West Midlands
X12       Priory Queensway to Solihull Town Centre

2228 - National Express West Midlands
58       Solihull Town Centre to Yardley Swan Island

6845 - National Express West Midlands
X1       Yardley Swan Island to Coventry, Pool Meadow

4766 - National Express Coventry
12X       Pool Meadow to Warwick University

4763 - National Express Coventry
12X       Warwick University to Pool Meadow

6854 - National Express West Midlands
X1       Pool Meadow to Birmingham Moor Street Queensway

4805 - National Express West Midlands
16       Moor Street Queensway to Colmore Circus

4494 - National Express West Midlands
101       Livery Street to Goode Avenue
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DJ

Saturday 8th December
Quick trip out to try and catch one of the outgoing B7TLs

NXWM 4338 - WN82 - Dimmocks Avenue to Bilston Bus Station
Tram 27 - Bilston Central to Wednesbury Great Western Street
Diamond 20740 - 41A - Wednesbury Bus Station to West Bromwich Bus Station
NXWM 4226 - WB40 - West Bromwich Bus Station to Heath Lane Cemetery (Success!)
Diamond 30889 - 40 - Heath Lane Cemetery to Wednesbury Bus Station
NXWM 1763 - WA11 - Wednesbury Bus Station to Tipton

Monday 10th December
Had to pop up to uni to return a camera, but I got lucky with the Tridents it seems

NXWM 4134 - WN82 - Dimmocks Avenue to Loxdale Metro
Tram 30 - Loxdale to Wolverhampton St Georges
Tram 28 - Wolverhampton St Georges to Bilston Central
NXWM 4160 - WN82 - Bilston Bus Station to Dimmocks Avenue

How long do these Y reg Tridents and the non-trapped B7TLs have left, if anyone knows? It could be the last time I ride them.

Any views/comments are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

P419 EJW

Quote from: StourValley98 on December 10, 2018, 11:46:29 AM
Saturday 8th December
Quick trip out to try and catch one of the outgoing B7TLs

NXWM 4226 - WB40 - West Bromwich Bus Station to Heath Lane Cemetery (Success!)

@StourValley98 4226 has been withdrawn for several months. I presume you might have had 4236? If not then, WB also has 4246 and 4266.

DJ

Quote from: P419 EJW on December 10, 2018, 12:23:52 PM
@StourValley98 4226 has been withdrawn for several months. I presume you might have had 4236? If not then, WB also has 4246 and 4266.

My bad, I must've made a typo while typing on my phone in the cold then. I guess I'll never know which one it was. :(

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Tony

Quote from: StourValley98 on December 10, 2018, 12:26:56 PM
My bad, I must've made a typo while typing on my phone in the cold then. I guess I'll never know which one it was. :(

4258; 4269 & 4273 were all on the 40 on Saturday

DJ

Quote from: Tony on December 10, 2018, 12:37:16 PM
4258; 4269 & 4273 were all on the 40 on Saturday

Ah, well that rules out a tiny typo then, thanks for the help anyway, at least that narrows it down.

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Sh4318

Last Monday

08:07, SGB-BHM, Class 350, 350/2, LN
08:30, BHM-DBY, Class 220, XC
09:15, DBY-SHF, Class 222, 222015, EM
10:18, SHF-LDS, Class 150, 150/1 x 2, NT
13:18, LDS-MCV, Class 156, 156468, NT
16:01, MAN-CRE, Class 319, 319357, NT
17:20, CRE-SHR, Class 153, 153362, AW
18:33, SHR-SGB, Class 158, 158/8, AW

Station Codes:
SGB - Smethwick Galton Bridge
BHM - Birmingham New Street
DBY - Derby
SHF - Sheffield
LDS - Leeds
MCV - Manchester Victoria
MAN - Manchester Piccadilly
CRE - Crewe
SHR - Shrewsbury

Train Operating Company:
LN - London Northwestern Railway
XC - CrossCountry
EM - East Midlands Trains
NT - Northern
AW - Transport for Wales

Yesterday

12:42, SGB-WVH, Class 350, 350372, LN
13:08, WVH-BHI, Class 150/2 + Class 153, 150217 + 153367, AW
14:09, BHI-SHR, Class 153 + Class 150/2, 153367 + 150217, AW
15:33, SHR-WVH, Class 158, 158823 + 158835, AW
16:22, WVH-SGB, 323204, WM

Station Codes:
WVH - Wolverhampton
SHR - Shrewsbury

Train Operating Company:
WM - West Midlands Railway

Today

12:24, SGB-BMO, Class 172, 172339, WM
13:46, X3, Birmingham, Old Square to Blake Street, 4476, NX
14:52, BKT-SUT, Class 323, 323212, WM
15:08, 907, Sutton Coldfield, Lower Parade to Birmingham, Moor Street, 4800, NX
16:25, BHM-SGB, Class 158, 158834 + 158824, AW

Station Codes:
BMO - Birmingham Moor Street
BKT - Blake Street
SUT - Sutton Coldfield

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

CL

Fleet Details        Route           Start Point                     End Point
DIA 30827        16W           Hockley Circus                           Birmingham, Moor Street Queensway
NXWM  6139        5           Moor Street Queensway           Solihull Town Centre
NXWM 2222        4           Solihull Town Centre                   Solihull Station
NXWM 6948       X2           Solihull Station                           Park Street, Selfridges
NXWM 6906       50            Moor Street                           Druids Heath
NXWM 6907       50             Druids Heath                           Kings Heath, Addison Road
NXWM 4664      11C           Kings Heath                           Winson Green, Tram Stop
WMM 19           ML1           Winson Green Outer Circle           Jewellery Quarter
WMM 35             ML1           Jewellery Quarter                   Winson Green, Outer Circle
NXWM 4826        101           Willes Road                            All Saints Street, Goode Avenue

DIA - Diamond
NXWM - National Express West Midlands
WMM - West Midlands Metro

I can only apologise for the slapdash formatting; I was trying to make it a little easier on the eyes.
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