Saturday 1 July 2023

Trip to Wythall BusFest 01-07-2023
















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2462GaydonGaydonCharterWM
2462GaydonGaydonCharterWM
RLE747GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterEastern Counties
RLE747Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterEastern Counties
2976GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterWM
2976Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterWM
2418GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterMidland Red
2418Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterMidland Red
5919GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterMidland Red
5919Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterMidland Red
227GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterMidland Red
227Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterMidland Red
OM5GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterMidland Red
OM5Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterMidland Red
97GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterStevensons
97Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterStevensons
2813GaydonLighthorne HeathCharterWestern National
2813Lighthorne HeathGaydonCharterWestern National


Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out a bus rally, which was being held at Wythall Transport Museum. Matthew got up around 06:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We went downstairs and We walked onto Temple Street and left onto Christchurch Street. We stopped at the Co-op and Matthew had a bottle of Coke. We got in the car. As we went down to the car and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road and we headed down the road into Stoke. We turned left onto the Southbound A500 and we ran down to the motorway. We got onto the Southbound M6 we ran through Staffordshire and the West Midlands down to junction 8. We joined the Southbound M5 and we ran through the West Midlands down to the M42. We headed Eastwards and we joined the Southbound M40. We came off the B4100 and we headed Southwards down to Jaguar Land Rover Car Park South. We went into the museum and Matthew visited the toilet and afterwards we left the museum. As we went down the first row we saw Midland Red 2418.


Midland Red 2418 in Gaydon
Also there was preserved Midland Red OM5.


Midland Red OM5 in Gaydon
At the corner of the site were a group of stalls. Supporting one of the stalls was Midland Red 227.


Midland Red 227 in Gaydon
At the Southern end of the site we saw Midland Red 5919 parked up.


Midland Red 5919 in Gaydon
We had a quick walk around the site and we saw London Transport RCL2233.


London Transport RCL2233 in Gaydon
At the top end we saw Citibus XIL 8125.


Citibus XIL 8125 in Gaydon
As we waited we saw dud Stevensons 97.


Stevensons 97 in Gaydon
We had a look around to to see what we might catch. We saw Kenzies D30 BEW.


Kenzies D30 BEW in Gaydon
We said hell to the ice cream man who is our own ice cream man, and we went to the top end of the site where there more coaches and buses parked up. We saw De-Luxe C951 GWO in this row.


De-Luxe C951 GWO in Gaydon
We stopped for a break and we had a drink. Matthew had a can of cherry Coke. Afterwards we went to catch one of the buses .We saw i was West Midlands 2462 on a shuttle service. We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off out of the british motor museum and we ran to the roundabout. We turned left and at the next roundabout we turned around and headed back to the site. We got off by the museum and we waited for another bus. A short time later it appeared. It was Eastern Counties RLE747 on a shuttle to Lighthorne Heath.


Eastern Counties RLE747 in Gaydon
We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we went to get an ice cream. Once we eaten that we headed into the motor museum and we looked at all the old cars. We came out of the museum and we waited for the next shuttle. It was West Midlands 2976 on a Lighthorne Heath shuttle. We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took a picture of West Midlands 2976 before it went off to park up.


WM 2976 in Gaydon
A short time later we saw the next shuttle. It was Midland Red 2418 on a run up to Lighthorne Heath.


Midland Red 2418 in Gaydon
We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. We waited for the next shuttle. A short time later it appeared and we saw it was Midland Red 5919 on a run up to Lighthorne Heath.


Midland Red 5919 in Gaydon
We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. When we got off we went back into the motor museum and Matthew went to see the Shaun the Sheep Land Rover. WE visited the toilet and afterwards we went outside to catch the next shuttle. The next shuttle was Midland Red 227. We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we waited for the next shuttle. This was Midland Red OM5. We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. We went into the museum and Matthew used the toilet. We went outside for the next Shuttle. It came up to the stop and we saw it was Stevensons double decker 97 on a Lighthorne Heath shuttle.


Stevensons 97 in Gaydon
We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. We headed back into the museum and we had another look around. When we came out the was another different vehicle on the shuttle. It was Western National 2813 on a shuttle to Lighthorne Heath.


Western National 2813 in Gaydon
We got on the bus and we sat down towards the back. The bus set off onto the B4100 We headed North through the village of Lighthorne Heath and we ran up Chesteron Hill. We ran to the roundabout by Silverstone Auctions and we turned around before headed back Southwards through Lighthorne Heath and into Gaydon. We re-entered the site and we ran to the motor museum where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the Matthew went to the toilet before we left and we got into the car. We set off out of the site onto car park south. We turned right onto Middle Lane and right onto the Southbound B4100. We turned right onto the Westbound M40. We ran to junction 20 and we turned right onto the Northbound M5. We ran through the Midlands for around 80 miles and we joined the Northbound M6. We ran along the M6 through the West Midlands and Staffordshire as far as junction 15 where we cam off onto the A500. We turned right onto City Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road. We turned left Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out and use his computer. For tea Matthew had Sausage and chips followed by cake. Matthew used his computer and watched music videos on the television. Later on Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark

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