Bus |
From |
To |
Service |
Operator |
|
1450 |
Blurton |
Abbey Hulton |
Charter |
Wardle Transport |
GN53 EZT |
Abbey Hulton |
Newcastle |
Charter |
Blackfriars |
GN53 EZT |
Newcastle |
Abbey Hulton |
Charter |
Blackfriars |
1450 |
Abbey Hulton |
Blurton |
Charter |
Wardle Transport |
40138 |
Ladybank Grove, Blurton |
Newstead |
23 |
First Potteries |
40138 |
Newstead |
Stoke railway station |
23 |
First Potteries |
66841 |
Stoke railway station |
Stoke-upon-Trent, adj St Dominic's School |
25 |
First Potteries |
60176 |
Stoke-upon-Trent, adj Richmond Street |
Church Street, Stoke |
26 |
First Potteries |
66851 |
Church Street, Stoke |
Stoke railway station |
25 |
First Potteries |
2279 |
Stoke railway station |
Stanley Matthews Way |
500 |
Wardle Transport |
Todays was another PA traing day. Matthew started the day around 07:45 with his usual transport in the form of Wardle Transport 1450.
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| Wardle 1450 in to Abbey Hulton |
He arrived at college around 08:50. later, he went out on GN53 EZT, one of the minibuses from college on a trip up to Newcastle and back around 12:00. He returned home on Wardle Transport 1450 and arrived home around 16:00. As arranged the PA turned up at 20:00. The weather was forecast for rain turning to snow some time in the evening. The plan was to emulate the move we did on Monday which worked our really well. After the long walk up to the bus stop ,dud First Potteries 40138 was on the #23 tyrn which we did out towards Newstead. The bus emptied out and Matthew got a picture of the inside of this ex Chester beast.
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| Inside First Potteries 40138 |
I got up and booked tickets back towards Stoke railway station. The bus made good time, and we passed 40154 heading towards Blurton on the #23A just outside Stoke. In Stoke, unusually we passed a Hanley bound #25. We got off the bus outside the railway station and Matthew got a picture of 40138.
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| 40138 outside Stoke railway station |
Right behind us at this point was that Hanley bound #25 which was 66841. i had thought it was an early bus at this point. Matthew want to use the toilet so we went into Stoke station to use the facilities. We arrived back at the Stoke bound stop at 20:49, which was after the Keele bound #25 should have been. The thinking that 66841 was running early was dismissed when another #25 turned up with ALX200 Dennis Dart 40152.
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| 40152 on a Hanley bound #25 |
At this point we realised that the move might still be on as 66841 was the late running #25 and we hadn't missed it. Shortly after 40152 headed up to Hanley, 66841 returned on the Keele bus.
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| 66841 outside Stoke railway station |
It had gone 21:00 now, and the #26 should have already set off from Newcastle. I thought that if we went through Stoke and we hadn't passed the #26, we could get off in Harsthill and hopefully still catch it. We did make it through Hartshill without passing the bus so we got off and Matthew took a picture of the Volvo.
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| 66841 in Harthsill |
We crossed the road and waited for the #26. It was about 21:10 now and it was obvious the bus we were waiting for was a couple of minutes late. It eventually turned up and it was required Scania 60176. As we got off Mathew took a picture of this bus.
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| 60176 in Stoke town centre |
We crossed the road and waited at the stop for the #23. As we checked the time it looked certain that we had missed this bus. This would mean that we would get to ride on ALX200 Dennis Darts 40152 and 154. Both buses aren't required but Matthew quit likes these vehicles. We crossed the road to the Hanley bound stop for the #25. 40152 pulled up opposite on the Keele bus, and a minute or so later, dud 66851 appeared on the Hanley bound #25. We did this to stoke station where we got off and Matthew got a picture.
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| 66851 outside Stoke railway station |
We now had a wait of around ten minuted in which we would see 40154 on the #23 also appear before the #500 service. Sure enough it did turn up and Matthew got a picture.
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| 40154 outside Stoke railway station |
We did give Matthew the chance to do this but he turned it down in favour of seeing what turned up on the #500. This turn out to be the right thing to do as the bus that appeared on the #500 was required Wardle Transport Dennis Dart 2279, Which was formerly D&G 11. This is the first time we have had one of these ex D&G buses on the #500. When we left the railway station it was damp and cold, but by the time we got on to Stanley Matthew way the temperature had plummeted and there was a heavy frost starting to form. We got off at the end of Stanley matthews Way and Matthew got a picture of 2279.
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| Wardle Transport 2279 on Stanley Matthews Way |
We then had a short walk home. It took longer that usual as Matthew had developed a fascination with breaking up frozen snow as walked home. we arrived back in the house around 22:10...Mark
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