| Bus | From | To | Service | Operator |
| W591 YBN | Blurton | Chell Heath | Charter | Z carz | MIB 236 | Chell Heath | Chester Zoo | Charter | Copeland's Tours |
| MIB 236 | Chester Zoo | Chell Heath | Charter | Copeland's Tours |
| W591 YBN | Chell Heath | Blurton | Charter | Z carz |
| 40116 | Smallthorne, Robinson Avenue (opp) | Ball Green, Wilding Road shops (adj) | 21A | First Potteries |
Matthew had is usual bus to School. Matthew went to Chester Zoo and back on Copeland's Tours MIB 236. He returned home on his usual bus.
Another Smallthorne trip after school. Back in 2009, the final 3 step entranced Darts in the First PMT fleet had been soldiering on for over a year. Matthew had noticed their demise before I had, and at one stage he would only travel on a step entranced Dart. About a year after this phase had ended, Matthew had clocked up quite a few miles on Darts 40115/6/26. The current phase of bus travel was to travel to Smallthorne and take the First interesting bus North to wherever.
We set off around 4:30 and when we reached Heron Cross we passed an ex PMT Dart which Matthew photographed out of the car window.
Ex First PMT Dennis Dart MIB 783 on a Copelands #40 Longton - Fenton Circular in Heron Cross (Matt)
20 or so minutes later we arrived at the stop in Smallthorne. Straight out of the car 40116 appeared and I knew he would want to catch this! A quick phone call was made to tell mum where to pick us up, and off we went...
40116 in Smallthorne (Matt)
One of the last few buses still with the grey and red moquette, Matthew as always took a few pictures inside.
The view forward inside 40116 (Matt)
15 minutes later we arrived at the Ball Green stop and Matthew took another photo of 40116. It is the one and only time we've been to Ball Green on the bus, and why else would anyone go there?
40116 on arrival at Ball Green (Matt)
Not the last time Matthew rode on 40116, but certainly the the one and only time he's done a step entranced Dart to Ball Green. On the way home we passed another step dart, 40126 in Blurton.
40126 in Blurton (Matt)
So, 2 of the 3 PMT Darts seen out today, plus another 1 on a Copelands service. (Mark)
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