Trip to Hanley / Longton 09-02-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63348	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
63348	Newcastle BS	Hanley BS	11	First Potteries
63178	Hanley BS	Longton, Market Street	6	First Potteries
63346	Longton, stop C	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
35940	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, opp Cherry Tree	25	First Potteries
67143	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Stoke, stop Q	11	First Potteries
67152	Stoke, adj stop X	Fenton, Fenton Manor	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. whilst waiting for the time to go to the dentist and we saw Roseville BV60 BAA. We went downstairs and we and we cut through onto City Road to wait a bus to Newcastle. At the Afford garage we saw Afford rent-a-car YG23 PXM parked up. We continued to the stop outside the flats and we waited for a bus to Newcastle. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was First Potteries 63348 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63348 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre. along Church Street. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. We had a look around and we saw First Potteries 67147 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 67147 in Newcastle bus station

A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. It was First Potteries 63348 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63348 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton. we sat down. We set off onto Barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee roundabout. We ran onto the A53 and around the one-way system onto the A52. We ran up George Street into Hartshill and we ran down the hill into Stoke town centre. After a brief stop we continued along Church Street out of Stoke and over the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road and we continued forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton town centre. We ran up Market Street and we turned left onto Anchor Road. We ran up the hill to the top and ran down to the roundabout in Adderley Green. At the roundabout at the East end of Bentilee we turned right onto Beverley Drive and then left onto Dawlish Drive. We ran to the end and we turned left onto Beverley Drive. At the end we turned right onto Dividy Road and we ran down the hill to Bucknall. We turned left onto the A52 and we ran to limekiln lights and we went across onto Bucknall New Road. We climbed the hill up to Hanley and we joined the clockwise ring road. We turned right onto Bethesda Road and we turned right onto John Street. Once in the bus station we got up and got off the bus. the bus and Matthew visited the toilet. In the bus station we saw First Potteries 63171 on a #3 to Crewe. We set off onto Lichfield Street. We walked out towards the bus station and we saw Lucky Seven NK16 EEH parked outside. We crossed onto Birch Terrace and we cut down towards the crossing over the ring road. We stopped at Venus Fish Bar and Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down can of Coke. Afterwards we crossed over the ring road and headed up to Birch Terrace, We crossed over Lichfield Street and we waited for a bus back towards Fenton. We went to the shop in the bus station and Matthew bought a can of dandelion & burdock. A short time later we saw a bus come on stand. It was First Potteries 63178 on a #6 to Park Hall.

First Potteries 63178 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Longton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Lichfield Street and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed the roundabout onto Victoria Road. City Road and we continued forwards onto King Street. We passed through Foley. We ran forwards into Longton and under the railway line into Longton town centre. The bus stopped on Market Street and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we crossed Market Street and walked up Transport Lane and crossed over The Strand and to the bus stop. We waited for a bus back towards Fenton. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63346 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down The Strand and we ran under the railway line onto King Street. We ran through Foley into Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We went past KFC. We ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we went down to the bottom end of the bus station and we saw Arriva Midlands 2964 on a #64 to Market Drayton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 35940 on a #25 to Keele. We got on the bus and we booked to the Hospital before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. We ran Southwards onto the A34. We got up and got off the bus by the Cherry Tree. Afterwards we went outside to we waited for the taxi to Fenton. When it arrived we saw it was an Intercity taxi. We set off onto onto the A34 and we saw First Potteries 67148 on a #101 to Hanley. We ran down into Trent Vale past the site of a new Greggs. We continued through Trent Vale and we turned left onto London Road and we ran through Oak Hill and the the West End before running into Stoke Town centre and Campbell Place and onto the one way system. We followed the one-way system to the left onto Church Street and we veered left onto Liverpool Road. We veered right onto Elanora street and we followed the road to the right onto Copeland Street. We ran forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the one way-system onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500 and we ran forwards onto City Road. We went under the railway line and we ran up City Road into Fenton. We turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. For tea Matthew had a Lamb Mince Pasta Bake Cheese & Bacon with chips followed by cake. We went out to catch the bus. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We walked to the stop to wait for a First Potteries bus to Stoke. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 67143 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street. We got off the bus and we saw First Potteries 67157 on a #23 to Hanley. We crossed over Church Street and walked to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. After we had finished we set off onto Church Street. We continued along Church Street and we turned left onto Glebe Street. We crossed over the road and we headed to the bus stop to wait for a bus towards Fenton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Newstead. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down at the back of the bus. We set off along Glebe Street and we followed the one-way system onto Church Street we continued into Fenton up the A52, over the A500 and under the railway line. We ran up City Road and we got off just before the swimming baths turn. Once of the bus we crossed over and we walked down the hill to The Range. Matthew did some shopping and afterwards returned to Fenton in a Lucky Seven taxi. We got in the taxi and we set off onto City Road. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and we turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew chilled out in his room using his computer. 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.