Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

[kuyoyo]

RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews

(13/09/2012 18:47)kuyoyo Wrote:  My plans are as followed:

Tomorrow (Friday): Visit to South Shields, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Four Lane Ends and Newcastle, after certain targets
Saturday: Visit to Morpeth, Ashington and Blyth to get the soon-to-be-withdrawn Olympains, Stirders and MPDs (MPDs that I don't get tomorrow)

Change of plan today, thanks to the first 6 deciding not to bother turning up. Doing nothing.

[W179 SCU]

RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
Looks like I am off to Teesside tomorrow! - I am mainly visiting Middlesbrough, but might pop to Redcar or Stockton!

[P450 SWX]

RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
Yesterday
I had a Saveaway Day here is what I did

Arriva NW 4409 - 0940 - 432 New Brighton to Liverpool
(Took Pics at Queen Square and met A friend)
Stagecoach M&SL 15467 - 1206 - X2 Liverpool to Southport
(got a few pics)
Arriva NW 2293 - 1415 - 44 Southport to Carr Lane
Arriva NW 3336 - 1445 - 46 Carr Lane to Canning Road
(got a few pics)
Arriva NW 3312 - 1545 - 46 Canning Road to Southport
Arriva NW 3035 - 1630 - 48A Southport to Liverpool
Peoplesbus 0701 - 1800 - OOS Liverpool to Penny Lane
Arriva NW - 2589 - 1857 - 75 Penny Lane to Liverpool ONE
Arriva NW - 2601 - 1930 - 80A Liverpool ONE to Speke Morrisons
Arriva NW - 2461 - 2048 - 80A Speke Morrisons to Liverpool ONE
Arriva NW - 4417 - 2215 - 432 Liverpool to Liscard
Impera -2526 -2245 - 39A Liscard to New Brighton

[Metroline1511]

RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
I went to Hounslow and Acton in west London on Saturday 29th September. As well as Virgin class 390s to/from Euston and a Stagecoach E400H home (I walked to Stockport station in the morning), I rode the following:

Victoria Line to Vauxhall - 09 stock
SWT to Hounslow - class 455
281 to Twickenham - London United TA324
490 to Heathrow Terminal 5 - Abellio Enviro200 8789
Heathrow Express to Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 - class 332
U3 to Hatch Lane - First DMC41508
350 to Heathrow Terminal 5 - Abellio Trident 9771
Piccadilly Line to Hatton Cross - 73 stock
90 to Harlington - Metroline MM814
222 to Hounslow West - London United ADE38
203 to Hatton Cross - London United MCL4
423 to Hounslow Bus Station - London United DLE17
H37 to Richmond - London United OT11
London Overground to Acton Central - class 378
207 to Shepherd's Bush Market - First SN36034
H&C Line to Euston Square - C69 stock

By way of a mini-milestone, in 2012 I have had 4 tours of London bus changes for the first time in the same year since 2000!

[St Helens Rider]

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Today I took in the delights of the Peak District by bus and train as follows:

24177 Stagecoach Merseyside 10A - Prescot Road - St Helens
722 Arriva North West 35A - St Helens - St Helens Junction
Class 156 - St Helens Junction - Manchester Piccadilly
Class 185 106 - Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield
P337 ROO TM Travel 214 - Sheffield - Chatsworth House - Matlock - Picture from flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bubblin40/5921608018/
Credit: Bubblin40
690 TrentBarton 6.1 - Matlock - Bakewell. Picture from Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bens_transp...540860229/
Credit: D192FYM
788 High Peak TP - Bakewell - Buxton. Picture from Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guy_arab_uf/7441748090/
Credit: Guy Arab UF
Class 150 - Buxton - Manchester Piccadilly
Class 156 - Manchester Piccadilly - St Helens Junction
Taxi - St Helens Junction - Home

Credit to all from Flickr as I didn't manage to get pictures of the vehicles travelled on.

Highlight of the day has to be being on top deck of P337 ROO as we went to basically the front door of Chatsworth House as we couldn't turn round in the normal space due to coaches being in the way. All in all a superb day with brilliant weather.

[wirralbus]

RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
St Helens Rider , is Chatsworth House as good as they say it is .

Have always wanted to go and have a look around but never had the time .

[St Helens Rider]

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Looked fine this afternoon wirralbus and quite a lot of people around the grounds today as well with it being a fine and dry day. In fact apart from the recent Speke Hall Shuttle, the 214 (Sheffield - Chatsworth House - Matlock) and the Sunday variant 215 (Sheffield - Bakewell - Chatsworth House - Matlock) are the only bus services I know to actually run into the grounds of historic places of interest (unless of course someone knows different or I have forgetten something similar which is likely).

[Jack]

RE: Bus-Related Outings & Reviews
Am I right in saying the Arriva North West Weekly Ticket is £18 and that this also covers Wales?

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

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That's right Jack! See this link:- http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/multi-journey...orth-west/

[Jack]

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Yeah I saw that link earlier, just checking I'd found the right prices!