Today basically Metrolink extensions, associated First buses and Finglands Farewell Special, as follows:
Walk to/from East Didsbury
Metro Shaw - M5000 3029
58 Oldham - First Eclipse 69566
81a Holts Estate - First Enviro300 67423
425 Oldham - First Eclipse 66846
409 Ashton - First Enviro400 33748
333 Ashton via Smallshaw - First Marshall 41787
Metro Piccadilly Gardens - M5000 3001
Metro Market Street to Old Trafford - T68A 2001
Metro Sale - M5000 3018
41 Wilmslow Road Finglands Depot (where else!) - ex-Go-Ahead London Volvo B7TL-President 1803
42 East Didsbury - Finglands Volvo B7TL-President 1761 (not refurbished no different moquette to above)
Rawtenstall, Bury and Bolton today, using a Wayfarer printed from a National Rail station ticket machine for the first time.
Train from Heaton Chapel to Piccadilly - Northern class 323 (not stopping at Levenshulme!)
X43 Rawtenstall - Transdev Burnley & Pendle Volvo B9TL 2773
464 Bacup - Rosso ex-Reading Scania-Solar 229
465 Rawtenstall - Rosso Dart-EL 140
483 Bury - Rosso ex-Ireland (Bus Eirann?) Volvo B7TL-EL 101
484 Ramsbottom - Rosso ex-Metroline Volvo B7TL-President 103
477 Bury - Rosso Solo 53
471 Bolton - First Scania bendi 12006
535 Astley Bridge - Arriva ex-London DAF-President 4171
525 Bolton - CumfyBus Hybrid Solo YJ12GXG
524 Bury - First Eclipse 66909
Metrolink Piccadilly Gardens - M5000 3027
130 East Didsbury - Arriva Pulsar 2 2939
370 Heaton Mersey - Arriva Pulsar 2 3097
Romford today. And unlike my Winter Manc outings, I did treat Mr Souter to my feet (and derrier as I did not have to stand!) on 3 buses! Anyway, apart from trains between Stockport/ Heaton Chapel and London Euston, my itin was as follows:
Walk to King's Cross
H&C Line Mile End - S7 stock
Central Line Redbridge - 1992 stock
66 Gants Hill - Arriva Enviro200 4079
462 Hainault The Lowe - Go-Ahead Streetlite WS4
247 Collier Row - Stagecoach Trident 17997
365 Romford Queen's Hospital - Stagecoach OmniCity 15035
193 Hornchurch - Go-Ahead Marshall DMN14
165 Elm Park - Stagecoach Enviro200 36580
District Line Upminster - D78 stock
Greater Anglia Romford - 317/5 stock
128 Bennetts Castle Lane - Arriva Volvo B7TL VA142
368 Barking - Go-Ahead Enviro200 SEN34
EL2 Dagenham Dock - Go-Ahead Volvo B9TL WVL344
c2c Fenchurch Street - 357/2 stock
Walk to Bank
Northern Line Euston - 1995 stock
I took a journey from Birkenhead to Manchester and back by Arriva buses yesterday, I generally don't take note of what vehicles I ride on, but I'll add the types of bus where I don't know the specific registration. You seriously can't moan for all the travel for a £5 day ticket!
217 - Bidston to Birkenhead - DAF SB120/Wright Cadet (X443 HJA)
1 - Birkenhead to Chester - Scania L94UB/Wright Solar
84 - Chester to Crewe - DAF DB250/Alexander ALX400 (S283 JUA)
38 - Crewe to Macclesfield - VDL DB300/Wright Gemini 2
130 - Macclesfield to Manchester - VDL SB200/Wright Commander
263 - Manchester to Trafford Bar - Alexander Dennis Enviro 300
263 - Trafford Bar to Sale - VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar 2
16 - Sale to Manchester - VDL SB200/Wright Commander
130 - Manchester to Macclesfield - VDL SB200/Wright Pulsar 2
38 - Macclesfield to Crewe - Optare Solo SR
84 - Crewe to Chester - VDL SB120/Plaxton Centro
1 - Chester to Birkenhead - Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban (YK53 GXM)
437 - Birkenhead to Upton Village - Volvo B5LH/Wright Gemini 2
118 - Upton Village to Bidston - DAF SB120/Wright Cadet
I had a variety of Arriva buses today whilst seeing some friends:
- MX59 JJO (3027) - 53A (Netherton > Crosby)
- MX10 BZU (3035) - 48 (Crosby > Southport)
- CX07 CPK (2624) - 49 (Southport > Woodvale > Southport)
- CX55 EAG (4101) - 385 (Southport > Wigan)
- X704 DBT (2704) - 360 (Wigan > Warrington)
- MX14 HRR (3162) - 6 (Warrington > Huyton)
- MX10 DBV (3052) - 15 (Huyton > Liverpool)
- Y717 KNF (2717) - 13 (Liverpool > Stockbridge Village)
- X236 ANC (2236) - 12 (Stockbridge Village > West Derby)
- Y457 KNF (2720) - 13 (West Derby > Liverpool)
- CX58 FZF (2924) - 52 (Liverpool > Netherton)
Today I came to Merseyside to do Kirkby & Keswall! I used Stagecoach Manchester Enviro400/H to/from Manchester and National Express (Selwyn) Levante coaches to/from Liverpool. In the area, my itin was as follows:-
19 Kirkby - Stagecoach Trident 17269
walk to Kirkby station
Merseyrail Moorfields - class 507
walk to Sir Thomas Street via Mann Island and Pret-a-Manger, Lord Street
464 Bebington - Arriva B5LH 4509
419 Upton - Arriva Cadet 2424
Arriva Trains Heswall - class 150
walk to Heswall bus station
38 Birkenhead - Stagecoach Enviro200 36818
492 Laird Street - Arriva "VLW" 4205
walk to Birkenhead Park
Merseyrail Liverpool Central - class 508
I thank those of you who have given me advice recently. Knowing in advance about Tridents on route 19 helped. Other vehicles, including modern Enviro300s, I can do on my next "Liverpool heartland" trip, together with imminent Enviro400s, next time I come. I should be able to do these all on an Arriva ticket! This was the first time I rode a Stagecoach bus on the Wirral, and the first time I had seen the refurbished ticket hall at Liverpool Central.
Went down the Pier Head over the weekend to check out the Mersey River Festival.
While I was down there, I recognised a familiar-looking bus.
Impera 2675 (Y675 NLO), ....that's this one.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/8614049740
(Photo Credit; DMC1947)
.....is now a chippy!
You think I'm joking, don't you?
I'm not joking.
Currently parked-up near Albert Dock.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fulton2014/14396271996
(Photo Credit; fulton2014)
(By the way, tried to put this into the Impera thread, but it's been locked.)
Croydon then Orpington last Saturday, 28th June. Having reached London Euston on a Virgin Train class 390, I proceeded as follows:-
Victoria Line to Victoria - 2009 stock
Southern to Whyteleafe - 377 704
434 to Purley - Metrobus mini E200192
60 to West Croydon - Arriva Gemini DW270
X26 to Carshalton - Quality Line Versa OV07
short walk
154 to Roundshaw - London General Olympus DOE4
455 to Waddon Marsh - Abellio Caetano 8497
289 to West Croydon - Arriva long Enviro200 ENX9
450 to Thornton Heath - Arriva Pointer PDL99
Southern to West Croydon - 377 615
410 to Norwood Junction - Arriva Cadet DWS4
75 to Whitgift Centre for West Croydon - Stagecoach E400H 12283
Tramlink to Beckenham Junction - 2545 (Too late for Stadler tram but never mind)
South Eastern to Orpington - class 465, where I stayed for the rest of the weekend
(16/06/2014 14:32)mathias Wrote: [ -> ]Went down the Pier Head over the weekend to check out the Mersey River Festival.
While I was down there, I recognised a familiar-looking bus.
Impera 2675 (Y675 NLO), ....that's this one.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/8614049740
(Photo Credit; DMC1947)
.....is now a chippy!
You think I'm joking, don't you?
I'm not joking.
Currently parked-up near Albert Dock.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fulton2014/14396271996
(Photo Credit; fulton2014)
(By the way, tried to put this into the Impera thread, but it's been locked.)
That is one of the wackiest things I've ever seen done to a bus!
(16/06/2014 14:32)mathias Wrote: [ -> ]Went down the Pier Head over the weekend to check out the Mersey River Festival.
While I was down there, I recognised a familiar-looking bus.
Impera 2675 (Y675 NLO), ....that's this one.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/8614049740
(Photo Credit; DMC1947)
.....is now a chippy!
You think I'm joking, don't you?
I'm not joking.
Currently parked-up near Albert Dock.....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fulton2014/14396271996
(Photo Credit; fulton2014)
(By the way, tried to put this into the Impera thread, but it's been locked.)
Yes please, I would like some salt and vinegar on mine!!