Round Trips

[Westy]

Any suggestions for a Cov bash?

[CL]

This past Tuesday, I went on a little bash around Arriva's definition of the West Midlands..  ;D I'll be looking forward to the incoming Commanders, if the rumours prove truthful.. That aside:

NX4966, 74 towards Birmingham
Hockley Circus to Birmingham, Old Square

AR4408, 110 towards Tamworth
Birmingham, Corporation Street to Tamworth

AR3505, X65 towards Lichfield
Tamworth to Lichfield Bus Station

AR3740, 60A towards Cannock
Lichfield Bus Station to Cannock Bus Station

AR3741, 25 Pye Green Circular
Cannock Bus Station to Hednesford, Victoria St

AR2748, 25 Pye Green Circular - quick snap in Hednesford before catching a ride.. been a few years since I've caught a Cadet!
Hednesford to Cannock Bus Station

AR3722, 3 towards Walsall - had a whale of a time on this! I was the only passenger on board from Brownhills through to Walsall!
Cannock Bus Station to Walsall, Hatherton Road

AR3304, 2 towards Huntington - forgetting that I've read they now follow part of the 29 route!  ::)
Walsall, Hatherton Road to Marlow Street

NX6754, X51 towards Cannock
Hospital Street to Walsall Garage

NX6746, X51 towards Birmingham
Walsall Garage to Great Barr, Scott Arms

NX4230, 5 towards Sutton Coldfield - haven't been on one in a while, too - since they left PB..
Scott Arms to Sutton Coldfield

AR4414, 110 towards Birmingham - a bit of a long-winded route from Walsall.. wanted to get my money's worth  :P and a ride on 4600 (which, evidently, I didn't manage to get)
Sutton Coldfield to Aston University

DIA30810, 16 towards Hamstead - heating turned the way up, much to the discomfort of passengers - myself included; lack of 'dials' in cab to turn them off!
Priory Queensway to Hockley Circus



May I ask, with parts of Wales (ie Wrexham) included in Arriva's 'West Midlands' zone map - is it actually possible to travel as far as there in a day? And has it been done/attempted before?
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/globalassets/documents/midlands-service-documents/maps/arriva-midlands-east--west-april-2017-lr1.pdf

[Busboy105]

I went on this trip to go on the Enviro400Hs for the first time (don't laugh!)
1796- 17 (Millhouse Road to Birmingham City Centre)
6102-126 (Birmingham City Centre to Dudley- bit upset that I couldn't get a Streetdeck)
5413-1 (Dudley to Wolverhampton St George's- I absolutely love hybrids it's a shame that they are on routes that I rarely take. Wish NX ordered more than they did.. Arriva London has over 100 of them)
2076- 25 (Wolverhampton St George's to Wolverhampton Bus Station)
6778-529 (Wolverhampton Bus Station to Walsall- much shorter than I imagined; probably why it's so popular) Surprisingly, it had next stop announcements despite it being a X8 branded bus.
6773-X51 (Walsall to Birmingham City Centre)
6884-X2 (Birmingham City Centre to Hay Mills) Didn't have any announcements even though it was X2 branded.
Then I walked home.
The End.

[2206]

6884-X2 (Birmingham City Centre to Hay Mills) Didn't have any announcements even though it was X2 branded.

6884 is X20/X21/X22 branded. Not X2 Branded.

[Busboy105]

Sorry I meant 6834.

[WMT3000]

Had to go to the business park today:

4530 Solihull Ice Rink - Meadway/Garretts Green Ln ag72
4797 Meadway/Garretts Green Ln - Helmswood Drive bc97
6711 Chelmsley Rd - Railway Bridge/B'ham Int'l agX12
6846 B'ham Int'l - Cov Rd/Lyndon Rd bcX1

[DJ]

05/10/19 - Decided to have a trip down to the capital, and technically Kent too:
West Midlands Railway 323xxx - Tipton to Smethwick Galton Bridge
Chiltern Railways 68xxx - Smethwick Galton Bridge to London Marylebone
Arriva HV402 - 2 - Marylebone to Dorset Street
Metroline VMH2492 - 30 - Dorset Street to Marble Arch
Central Line - Marble Arch to Liverpool Street
TfL Rail 345015 - Liverpool Street to Stratford
DLR 109 - Stratford to Woolwich Arsenal
Southeastern 465047+155 - Woolwich Arsenal to Dartford
Stagecoach 12383 - 96 - Dartford to Bluewater
Stagecoach 12390 - 96 - Bluewater to Dartford
Thameslink 700030 - Dartford to Greenwich
DLR 135 - Greenwich to Lewisham
Southeastern 376014 - Lewisham to London Bridge
Metroline BDE2646 - 43 - London Bridge to Angel
GAL SEe93 - 214 - Angel to Kings Cross
Hammersmith & City - Kings Cross to Hammersmith
RATP LT157 - 9 - Hammersmith to Kensington (Olympia)
London Overground 378202 - Kensington (Olympia) to Willesden Junction
Bakerloo Line - Willesden Junction to Marylebone
Chiltern Railway 168xxx - Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street
London Northwestern Railway 3503xx - Birmingham New Street to Tipton
Diamond B7RLE Eclipse 2 - 42 - Tipton Railway Station to down the road, as it was a bit wet, to say the least.

[Ashley 60171]

This past Tuesday, I went on a little bash around Arriva's definition of the West Midlands..  ;D I'll be looking forward to the incoming Commanders, if the rumours prove truthful.. That aside:

NX4966, 74 towards Birmingham
Hockley Circus to Birmingham, Old Square

AR4408, 110 towards Tamworth
Birmingham, Corporation Street to Tamworth

AR3505, X65 towards Lichfield
Tamworth to Lichfield Bus Station

AR3740, 60A towards Cannock
Lichfield Bus Station to Cannock Bus Station

AR3741, 25 Pye Green Circular
Cannock Bus Station to Hednesford, Victoria St

AR2748, 25 Pye Green Circular - quick snap in Hednesford before catching a ride.. been a few years since I've caught a Cadet!
Hednesford to Cannock Bus Station

AR3722, 3 towards Walsall - had a whale of a time on this! I was the only passenger on board from Brownhills through to Walsall!
Cannock Bus Station to Walsall, Hatherton Road

AR3304, 2 towards Huntington - forgetting that I've read they now follow part of the 29 route!  ::)
Walsall, Hatherton Road to Marlow Street

NX6754, X51 towards Cannock
Hospital Street to Walsall Garage

NX6746, X51 towards Birmingham
Walsall Garage to Great Barr, Scott Arms

NX4230, 5 towards Sutton Coldfield - haven't been on one in a while, too - since they left PB..
Scott Arms to Sutton Coldfield

AR4414, 110 towards Birmingham - a bit of a long-winded route from Walsall.. wanted to get my money's worth  :P and a ride on 4600 (which, evidently, I didn't manage to get)
Sutton Coldfield to Aston University

DIA30810, 16 towards Hamstead - heating turned the way up, much to the discomfort of passengers - myself included; lack of 'dials' in cab to turn them off!
Priory Queensway to Hockley Circus



May I ask, with parts of Wales (ie Wrexham) included in Arriva's 'West Midlands' zone map - is it actually possible to travel as far as there in a day? And has it been done/attempted before?
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/globalassets/documents/midlands-service-documents/maps/arriva-midlands-east--west-april-2017-lr1.pdf

I've covered the routes over to Wrexham a few times. If you get chance give it a go.

[CL]

The term 'getting about' would be an understatement!  :P Seems as though I was hither and thither today. All NX buses, after demoting my nBus pass in favour of an NX one...

7501   16    Hockley Circus to Handsworth Wood Road
431     54    College Road, University Campus to Perry Barr One Stop
6758   997   Wellhead Lane to Lower Tower Street
67xx   997   Lower Tower Street to Moor Street Queensway
6837   X22  Moor Street Queensway to Romsley Road Interchange
7520   18    Romsley Road to Cotteridge
4306   18    Cotteridge to Yardley Wood garage
4544   2      Yardley Wood garage to Billesley, Swanhurst Lane
4650   11C  Billesley to Perry Barr - in an effort to find 433, having found 431 earlier
4690   11A  Perry Barr to Handsworth, Church Lane
433     54    Church Lane to Somerset Road - managed to catch it - albeit running about 10 late from its timetabled times - delays at the Perry Barr end
7502   16    Somerset Road to Beauchamp Avenue
6998   16    Beauchamp Avenue to Hockley Circus - popped home for a bit, hence catching 6998 consecutively
6998   16    Hockley Circus to Priory Queensway
7503   16    Priory Queensway to Moor Street Queensway
6950   '666  Ghoulsville' (fundraising circular) - overall, a good and fun atmosphere; save for a few rambunctious yobs who were a little over-enthusiastic, let's say
7502   16    Bullring Markets to Old Square
4828   101  Livery Street to Goode Avenue

[DJ]

9/11/19
NXWM 1763 (Euro 3 B7RLE Eclipse Urban) - 11A Tipton to Walsall
Diamond 30827 (B7RLE Centro) - 35 Walsall to Rushall
Diamond 21106 (E200) - 35A Rushall to Walsall
NXWM 6723 (Platinum MMC) - X51 Walsall to Six Ways
NXWM 6744 (Platinum MMC) - 935 Six Ways to Walsall
Arriva 3762 (Pulsar 2) - 2 Walsall to Bloxwich
Diamond 30816 (B7RLE Centro) - 326 Bloxwich to Bilston
Banga CE52 UXF (Solo) - 530 Bilston to Wolverhampton
Travel Express X292 ABU (ALX200 Dart) - 11 Stafford Street to Bus Station
NXWM 5402 (E40H converted to Euro 6 E40D) - 1 Wolverhampton to Dudley
NXWM 855 (E200) - 11 Dudley to Tipton

[DJ]

Trip to Dundee, Aberdeen and Glasgow

12/1/20
NXWM 813 - 42 - Tipton to West Bromwich
NXWM 6979 - 5 - West Bromwich to Pheasey
NXWM 4734 - 934 - Pheasey to Birmingham
Parks of Hamilton LSK 832 - 336 - Birmingham to Glasgow

13/1/20
Megabus 50290 - M11 - Glasgow to Dundee
Broke down due to gearbox issues in Cumbernauld, Stirling and finally Perth
Megabus 50287 - M9 - Perth to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 6695 - 22 - Dundee to Ninewells
Xplore Dundee 6678 - 5 - Ninewells to Dundee
Stagecoach 27527 - 39A - Dundee to Perth Road

14/1/20
Xplore Dundee 7001 - 17 - Perth Road to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 2051 - 17 - Dundee to Perth Road
Xplore Dundee 7001 - 17 - Perth Road to Ninewells
Xplore Dundee 6691 - 22 - Ninewells to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 2090 - 29 - Dundee to Lochee
Xplore Dundee 2056 - 29 - Lochee to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 7051 - 1B - Dundee to The Stack
Xplore Dundee 6679 - 9 - The Stack to Ardler
Xplore Dundee 5422 - 10 - Ardler to Ninewells
Stagecoach 13041 - 73A - Ninewells to Perth Road
Stagecoach 13056 - 73 - Perth Road to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 7001 - 17 - Dundee to City Road
Moffat & Williamson LM18 DZC - 51 - City Road to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 1779 - 33 - Dundee to Fintry
Xplore Dundee 1783 - 32A - Fintry to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 4700 - 17 - Dundee to Perth Road
Xplore Dundee 4700 - 17 - Perth Road to Dundee
Stagecoach 13051 - 73 - Dundee to Perth Road

15/1/20
Stagecoach 13046 - 73 - Perth Road to Dundee
Scotrail 43031+43036 - 1A46 - Dundee to Aberdeen
Stagecoach 22867 - 290 - Union Street Bus Station to City Centre
First 10156 - 2 - City Centre to Ashwood
First 10161 - 2 - Ashwood to City Centre
First 38211 - 1 - City Centre to Danestone Tesco
First 10163 - 1 - Danestone Tesco to City Centre
Scotrail 170409 - 1T38 - Aberdeen to Dundee
Stagecoach 26120 - 99C - Rail Station to Bus Station
Stagecoach 54233 - X7 - Dundee to Ninewells
Stagecoach 13052 - 73 - Ninewells to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 7007 - 17 - Dundee to Perth Road

16/1/20
Xplore Dundee 5422 - 17 - Perth Road to Ninewells
Xplore Dundee 6680 - 10 - Ninewells to Dundee
Xplore Dundee 2249 - 22 - Dundee to Ninewells
Xplore Dundee 4682 - 17 - Ninewells to Dundee
Megabus 50288 - M9 - Dundee to Glasgow

17/1/20
Megabus 50252 - M11 - Glasgow to Birmingham
West Midlands Metro Tram 33 - Town Hall to Bull Street
NXWM 6754 - X51 - Birmingham to Walsall
NXWM 1842 - 11 - Walsall to Tipton

[2206]

Trip to Norwich.
NXWM BC 70 - 4948 - Ward End, Washwood Heath Road, Foley Road (08:05) to Coleshill Parkway Station (08:30)
Cross Country - 170 - Coleshill Parkway (08:36) to Ely.
East Midlands Railway - 158 - Ely (11:16) to Norwich (12:15)
First Norwich 26A - 36269 - Norwich Station to Norfolk and Norwich University Hosptial. Very tight along Northfields with parked cars on both sides.
First Norwich 26 - 36174 - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to Norwich Station.
Greater Anglia - 755416 - Norwich to Ely (17:15).
Cross Country - 170113 - Ely (18:16) to Birmingham New Street (20:45) - Arrived at Ely heavily overcrowded, though emptied a little bit by Peterborough.
NXWM BY 55 - 1805 - (21:00) Priory Queensway, Birmingham City Centre to Ward End Washwood Heath Road, Foley Road.

[2206]

NXWM 94 - 4804 - Ward End, Washwood Heath Road, Foley Road to City Centre, Priory Queensway.
NXWM 94 - 4779 - City Centre Priory Queensway to Ward End, Washwood Heath Road, Foley Road.
NXWM 94 - 4501 - Ward End, Washwood Heath Road, Foley Road to City Centre, Priory Queensway.
NXWM X22 - 6888 - City Centre, Priory Queensway to Woodgate, Wood Lane terminus.
Diamond 002 - 32237 - Woodgate, Wood Lane Terminus to Woodcock Hill, Cromwell Lane, Shenleys Park Road.
NXWM X21 - 6887 - Woodcock Hill, Moors Lane, Cromwell Lane to City Centre, Priory Queensway.
NXWM 55 - 1918 - City Centre, Priory Queensway to Ward End, Washwood Heath Road, Foley Road.

[CL]

Almost two years since I was last in Nottingham, and I've been meaning to check it off my to-do list.. The ex-igo Metrocitys (on loan) sealed the deal for me! ;) (Didn't get to ride them, though I did snap a photo of one!)

Megabus 55011 - M38 - Birmingham, Brunel Street to Nottingham, Station Street
NCT 637 - 48 - Nottingham Station to City, Beastmarket Hill
NET 223, Old Market Square to Beeston Centre
NET 215, Beeston Centre to Toton Lane
NET 223, Toton Lane to Beeston Centre
CT4N YJ15 AAV - L10 - Beeston Interchange to Nott. Trent University (City Campus)
NCT 983 - 34 - Victoria Centre to University Park Campus
TB 217 - indigo - University South Entrance to City
NCT 452 - 36 - City to Beeston Interchange
TB 212 - indigo - Beeston Interchange to University South Entrance
NET 206, University to Old Market Square
NCT 403 - 6 - Angel Row to Nottingham Station
Megabus 55025 - M38 - Nottingham to Birmingham

NCT - Nottingham City Transport
NET - Nottingham Express Transit (Tram)
TB - TrentBarton
CT4N - Community Transport for Nottingham

[DJ]

I went and did the Green Bus 582 yesterday, and then went for a ride with some friends, before taking the long way home from Walsall.

NXWM 1896 - 11 Tipton to Wednesbury
NXWM 4541 - 79 Wednesbury to Wolverhampton
The Green Bus 117 - 582 Wolverhampton to Kidderminster
The Green Bus 117 - 582 Kidderminster to Wolverhampton
Banga YJ55 BHY - 530 Wolverhampton to Bilston
Diamond 21235 - 23 Bilston to Wednesbury
NXWM 4512 - 47 Wednesbury to West Bromwich
Diamond 30832 - 16 West Bromwich to Birmingham
Arriva 4409 - 110 Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield
NXWM 4866 - 77 Sutton Coldfield to Walsall
Diamond 30926 - 32 Walsall to German Doner Kebab
NXWM 5426 - 69 Walsall to Wolverhampton
Diamond 21212 - 82 Wolverhampton to Wallbrook