Trip to Heron Cross 16-05-2011

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
T408 JUX	Blurton	Abbey Hulton	Charter	Z carz
S973 OVP	Abbey Hulton	Blurton	Charter	Z carz
3	Blurton, Magdalen Road	Blurton, Longton Hall Road (opp)	22	D&G
40751	Blurton, Longton Hall Road (opp)	Blurton, Highfield Drive (adj)	23	First Potteries
40383	Blurton, Highfield Drive (opp)	Newstead, Shepley Grove (adj)	23A	First Potteries

Matthew did his usual transport T408 JUX to College and had the rarer VW bus S973 OVP for his return.

The Internet was going a little slow tonight, so after tea I asked Matthew if he fancied a quick trip out. The D&G 22 will be finished by the end of May, so I thought it would be a good opportunity for Matthew to get in another D&G Solo nearby before the end. We took the long walk to the Magdalen Road stop and Waited for the bus. Within a few minutes D&G 3 appeared from around the corner.


D&G Optare Solo 3 on tonight 22 Newcastle - Longton (Matt)

After the Short trip to the Bottom of Blurton Road, we got off and Matthew took another picture of this fine beast,


D&G 3 disappears towards Longton (Matt)

When we got off I realised that we were in front of the similarly timed 23 to Hanley, so I worked out we could do this to the top of Heron Cross. A very short while later Ex first Glasgow UVG 40751 appeared.


My First UVG... First PMT 40751 on a 23 Hanley (Matt)

These buses having arrived from Glasgow around August 2009, Matthew has had to waited nearly 21 months to ride on his first UVG bus. Inside was nice neat and the seats were quite plush and soft. We did it to the Highfield Drive stop and then crossed the road. After a very short wait 40383 turned up on the 23A to Newstead. This bus was quite full and it would have been very full had this turn been a Solo tonight. The bus emptied out stop by stop and by the time we got to Shepley Grove we were the only ones left on. As we got off Matthew took a picture of the inside.


Inside Ex First Manchester 40383 on a 23A to Newstead (Matt)

Matthew didn't get a very good picture of the bus driving away as it was starting to go dark. we then took the short walk home. (Mark)