Trip to Oakengates / Telford 22-08-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
3321	Oakengates BS	Telford BS	4	Arriva Midlands
4417	Telford BS	Brookside, Centre	3	Arriva Midlands
2945	Brookside, Centre	Telford BS	3	Arriva Midlands
2002	Telford BS	Wellington BS	99C	Arriva Midlands
2150	Wellington BS	Telford BS	99A	Arriva Midlands
2142	Telford BS	Madeley, Stand C	8	Arriva Midlands
3780	Madeley, Stand B	Hortonwood, Hortonwood 7	100	Arriva Midlands

Today we decided to re-visit Oakengates. We asked Matthew where he wanted to go on the previous evening, and he chose Telford. Research consisted of looking where we ate the time before, and checking the weather. It was forecast for dry sunny weather with a small chance of a rain shower. Matthew woke up around 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up around 10:00 and had orange juice and toast for breakfast. We got ready and we set off to pick up uncle Dave around 11:30. We set off through Blurton and onto Beaconsfield Drive. We turned left onto Church Road and at the roundabout we veered left onto Blurton Road. We ran through Blurton and into Heron Cross and over the A50. At Heron Cross lights we turned left onto Grove Road. We ran forwards onto Wheildon Road and we picked up uncle Dave. After picking up uncle Dave we continued down Wheildon Road and under the railway line. We crossed over the canal and we joined the Northbound A500, and we saw Travel Express YJ62 LSX parked up in Woodhouse Street. We turned left onto Church Street and onto the one-way system. We turned left onto London Road and we stopped at the petrol station. After filling up we set off onto London Road and we ran forwards onto Campbell Place. We followed the one-way system onto Church Street and onto Hartshill Road. We ran through Hartshill and we ran forwards onto George Street and into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout onto Ryecroft and we stopped to pick up our friend. We continued along Ryecroft and we turned left onto the A34. We ran Southwards through Trent Vale and Hanford and through Trentham. We continued Southwards through Tittensor to Darlaston and we turned right onto the A51. We travelled Westwards over the M6 and we turned left onto the Southbound A519. We continued through Eccleshall and we ran past a new development. We continued through Wootton and Woodseaves at Forton We headed Southwards along the A41 Newport by-pass. We ran past Aldi and we turned right to re-join the A518. We headed down to trench and we turned left onto the A442. We turned left onto Woodwardine Way and we turned right onto New Road. We continued onto Stafford Road and we ran into Oakengates. We went into the main car park and we parked up. We walked alongside the theatre which has been demolished and is currently being re-developed. We walked into Theatre Square and we headed into the council building. We went upstairs and into the cafe. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we sat at a table. Matthew had a breakfast washed down with a can of Coke. For afters he had a slice of chocolate cake. Matthew looked at a post for a soft play event. We said goodbye to mum and we headed downstairs. We walked across the square onto Limes walk and up to the bus station. We had a look around to see what we could catch. We saw Arriva Midlands 2142 on a #5B to Telford.

Arriva Midlands 2142 in Oakengates bus station

We hesitated and we did not get to it in time. A short time later we saw another bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva Midlands 3321 on a #4 to Madeley.

Arriva Midlands 3321 in Oakengates bus station

We got on the bus and we booked a Telford Day Saver tickets at £6.50 before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We ran down Uxacona Way and by the railway station we turned left onto station Road. We crossed over the A442 and we ran East along the B5061 until we got to the A5. We went South over the M54 and we headed to Telford railway station. There we nobody there to get on or off the bus so we came straight back out and onto the roundabout. We crossed over the A442 and onto Hollinsgate before going forwards onto Grange Central. We turned right onto Northfield street and we ran into the bus station. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we headed into Costa Coffee. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we sat at a table and Matthew had a glass of Coke. When we had finished we went outside and we met up with uncle Dave. We walked around the outside of the bus station and we saw Arriva Midlands 3335 parked up on layover.

Arriva Midlands 3335 in Telford bus station

We considered what to catch next, A short time later we saw a double decker approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva Midlands 4417 on a #3 to Brookside.

Arriva Midlands 4417 in Telford bus station

We got on the bus and we placed the Telford Day Saver ticket under the scanner and We went upstairs, and as the rear of the bus was empty Matthew took a picture inside Arriva Midlands 4417.

Inside Arriva Midlands 4417

We set off out of the bus station onto Northfield Street and Near to the ice rink. We ran forwards onto St Quintins Gate and we crossed the roundabout onto Stirchley Avenue and we ran down to Randlay Avenue and right onto Grange Avenue. We turned right to follow Grange Avenue and we ran forwards onto Brookside Drive. We passed a pub and we decided that there wasn't much on this estate. We did a full lap of the estate and we turned left onto Grange Avenue. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus matthew took another picture of Arriva Midlands 4417 as it returned towards Telford.

Arriva Midlands 4417 in Brookside

We crossed over the road and we cut through into a car park and into the Co-op. Matthew bought a bottle of Coke and some chocolate bars to share later on. We headed back to the same stop on Grange Avenue. We had a couple of minutes to wait for the next bus. A short time later it appeared from around the corner. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva Midlands 2945 on a #3 to Telford.

Arriva Midlands 2945 in Brookside

We got on the bus and we placed the Telford day Saver ticket under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off up Grange Avenue and we headed Northwards. We turned left onto Randlay Avenue and we continued Northwards. We turned left onto Stirchley Avenue and we crossed the roundabout onto St Quentin Gate. We ran forwards onto Nortfield Streett and we turned right into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we looked around for something to catch. We saw an interesting looking red bus on an adjacent stand. As we got closer we saw it was Arriva Midlands 2002 on a #99C Telford circular.

Arriva Midlands 2002 in Telford bus station

We got on the bus and we placed the Telford day Saver ticket under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and we turned right onto Northfield Street. At the roundabout we turned left onto Brunel Road. We turned right onto Royal Way and we turned left onto St Leonards Road. We veered right onto Alma Avenue and we continued Southwards. At the end we turned right to re-joined Brunel Road. We ran forwards onto Church Road and we headed Westards. We ran forwards onto the B4373 and we continued Westards. At thr roundabout we turned right onto Heath Hill and we continued onto Dawley Road. We crossed the roundabout onto The Crescent past the new church. We continued onto Dawley Road and we ran into Wellington. We crossed over the B5061 and we ran forwards onto Mill Bank. We turned right onto King Street and we crossed over the railway line. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we turned right into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew got another picture of Arriva Midlands 2002 before it continued towards Telford.

Arriva Midlands 2002 in Wellington bus station

We walked through the bus station and we cut through onto New Street. We went into the pub and Matthew used the toilet. Afterwards we headed to the bar and Matthew had a small glass of Coke. When we had finished we walked back down the passageway and into the bus station. We saw D&G Bus 5025 on a #340 to Whitchurch.

D&G Bus 5025 in Wellington bus station

A few minutes later we saw another bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva Midlands 2150 on a #99A to Telford.

Arriva Midlands 2150 in Wellington bus station

We got on the bus and we placed the Telford day Saver ticket under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and we turned left onto Victoria Road. We turned right onto King Street and we continued onto Mill Bank. We crossed over the B5061 and we continued onto Dawley Road. We headed out of town and we crossed over the M54. We continued onto The Crescent and we ran past the modern church. We crossed the roundabout onto Dawley Road and at the roundabout we ran forwards onto Dawley Green Way. We ran forwards onto Church Road and we turned left onto Alma Avenue. We continued Northwards to St Leonards Road and we turned right onto Royal Way. We turned left onto Brunel Road and we crossed the roundabout onto Malinsgate. We continuned onto Northfield Street and we turned into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked around the outside of the bus station. We saw Arriva Midlands 2003 on a #2 to Sutton Hill.

Arriva Midlands 2003 in Telford bus station

We walked around the bus station and we sat down for a while to have a snack. Matthew had a toffee crisp that we had bought earlier on at the Co-op. We had a look around what we might consider catching. We turned down Banga Travel YX10 BFK on a #891 to Wolverhampton.

Banga Travel YX10 BFK in Telford bus station

We decided to catch the Bridgnorth bus on the adjacent stand as far as Madeley. We saw it was Arriva Midlands 2142 on a #8 to Bridgnorth. We got on the bus and we placed the West Midlands Day Saver Duo ticket under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bu station and we turned right onto Northfield Street. We turned left onto Milners Lane and left onto Cemetery Road. We continued onto Bank Road and we turned right onto Concorde. We turned left onto Station Road and Right onto Martingale Way. We turned left onto the B5072 and we headed Westwards. We ran forwards onto Peppermill and into an unsual modern housing estate. We turned left onto Glendale and we followed the road to the left and headed Southwards. We turned right into a little triangle junction on which the bus stop was situated. We turned right onto the other side of the traingle and left to rejoined Glendale. We turned left onto Smallhill Road and we ran forwards onto The Crescent. We crossed a roundabout and we ran forwards onto Dawley Road. We continued onto Heath Hill and we turned right onto the B4373. We turned right on to Station Road and we ran past the Telford Steam Railway. We continued onto Bridge Road and we headed Eastwards. We ran forwards onto Wellington Road and we continued onto Ellens Bank. We ran onto Little Flin and forwards onto Lightmoor Way. We turned left onto the A4169 and we ran fast to the edge of Madeley. We got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Arriva Midlands 2142 before it carried on towards Bridgnorth.

Arriva Midlands 2142 in Madeley

Once off the bus we checked the public toilets, and they were closed. We decided to go to the nearby Tesco. We walked along Park Avenue and we headed into Tesco. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we bought a small bottle of Irn Bru. We headed back to the bus stops and we noticed the next bus due was a #100 to Wellington via Telford Central. As this was the first bus due we decided to wait for this. A few minutes later the bus came around the corner. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva Midlands 3780 on a #100 to Wellington.

Arriva Midlands 3780 in Madeley

We got on the bus and we placed the Telford Day Saver ticket under the scanner for the final time today. As the bus was empty Matthew took a picture inside Arriva Midlands 3780 before we sat down.

Inside Arriva Midlands 3780

We set off along Park Avenue and we continued onto Park Street. The plan was to go back to Telford and to get mum to meet us there. We had made a slight miscalculation as it would become apparent later on... We ran forwards onto Ironbridge Road and we crossed the roundabout and carried on Westwards along Ironbridge Road. We turned right onto Woodside Avenue and we ran around the outside of the Woodside housing estate. We turned left ont the B4373 and we headed Northwards over the railway line. We crossed the A4169 and we continued North Eastwards along the B4373. We turned right onto Southall and we turned right onto Brookside Avenue. We turned right onto Holmer Road and we joined the Northbound A442. We turned right onto the A464 and we turned left to run through the Stafford Park industrial estate. We continued the the estate and at the roundabout we ran forwards into Telford Central railway station. After a brief stop by the railway station we crossed the roundabout and joined the Northbound A442. It was at this point we realised that we had made a mistake... Instead of going onto the centre of Telford, the bus only served Telord Central railway station. We had planned to go to a chip shop in Trench on the way home. We quickly formulated a plan to get off the bus as near to the chip shop as we could and to get mum to pick us up. We came off the A442 at Trench and we turned right onto Hortonwood 1. We turned right onto Hotonwood 7 and at the far end we got up and got off the bus with most of the other guys who were on their way to work. Once off the bus we headed down a footpath at the side of SSH self drive and we saw a couple of minibuses parked up. We went under the roundabout of the A518 and we followed a cycle path over a railway yard and past a playground. We came out on Trench Road and we saw Arriva Midlands 3773 on a #7 to Wellington.

Arriva Midlands 3773 in Trench

We crossed over the road and we walked up Furnace Lane. We called mum to let her knoe where we were and a few minutes later she appeared and we got in the car. We turned around and headed Southwards down Furnace Lane and we pulled up in the car park outside the chippy. I returned from the chippy and Matthew had sausage chips and gravy. He washed this down with the Irn Bru we had bought earlier on. When I had finished eating we headed Northwards up Furnace lane and we turned left onto Trench Road. We turned right onto the A442 and we joined the Eastbound A518. We headed Northwards for around 5 mile and we joined the Northbound A41. For some reason, instead of carry on Northwards to the A519, I turned right onto the A518. I realised my mistake immediately but I carried on Eastwards. Someone plotted a route to get back on the A519 and we carried on. When we reached Gnosall we saw Arriva Midlands 3726 on a #5 to Telford. We also caught up with Arriva Midlands 2976 on a #5 to Stafford. We headed Northwards through Knightley Dale and we ran forwards onto Gnosall Road into Knightley. We turned left onto the B5405 and right onto Gorse Lane. We turned right onto the A519 and we ran into Eccleshall. The Sat-Nav was taking us on a further adventure, so I decided to keep following it. We ran forwards onto the A5013 and we ran out of town. We continued for a further 5 miles or so an we reached junction 14 of the motorway. We got onto the M6 and we headed Northwards. As we travlled Northwards we saw taxi minibus NK18 CFV, an unidentified white coach, an unidentified Zen coach, 2 x unidentified Ellison's coaches and an unidentified 2 tone grey tri-axle coach. We came off the M6 at junction 15 and we turned left onto the A519. We ran into Newcastle and we past the sink hole in Brook Lane, which the council are currently looking into. We ran forwards onto Barracks Road and we turned left onto Ryecroft. We dropped off our friend and we did a u-turned and headed back along Ryecroft and onto the one-way system. We ran up George Street to Hartshill and we went forwards onto Shelton New Road past the site of the former furniture shop where they are now building new houses. We ran into the valley and we joined the Southbund A500. We ran to Stoke and we came off onto Wheildon Road.

Trip to Bromsgrove / Droitwich 08-08-2015

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DK55 NLF	Bromsgrove BS	Bromsgrove, adj Princess of Wales Hospital Reception	97	Euroliners
33405	Bromsgrove, Adj Princess of Wales Hospital	Droitwich Spa, Ombersley Street East (Stop 3)	144	First Worcester
33401	Droitwich Spa, Adj Victoria Square	Bromsgrove BS	144	First Worcester
67659	Bromsgrove BS	Droitwich Spa, Ombersley Street East (Stop 3)	144A	First Worcester
33405	Droitwich Spa, Adj Queen Street	Bromsgrove BS	144	First Worcester

Today we decided to revisit Bromsgrove. We had check the weather for today and it was for fine sunny weather all over the Midlands and North West. We gave Matthew a choice of place to go to and initial he chose Middleton. After he heard me and mum discussing car parking he decided to change his mind and chose Bromsgrove. As Matthew had chosen Bromsgrove we decided to got a little earlier than usual so that we could try and get a ride on the #97 to Sidemoor which is usually operated by a Mercedes minibus. Due to the traffic on the M6 we often get there just in time to see it arrive back in the bus station after its ;last run of the day! Matthew got up around 10:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We set off around 11:20 onto the A5035 and we saw First Potteries 60069 heading towards Newcastle on a #22 in front to us. We did the A5035 up to Trentham and we turned right onto the Northbound A34. We left the A34 at Whitmore Road and we joined onto the A519 for a short distance before going Southwards on the M6. On the opposite carriage way we saw that traffic was almost at a standstill. There were quite a few coaches including Leons, Dunwoods, Wicksons and Johnson which we believe we away fan travelling from Wolverhampton to Blackburn for their Cahmpionship clash. One of the coaches was Johnsons YD14 GDA. We also saw a North Birmingham Travel Mercedes minibus, Sovereign W613 FUM & Shearings 308 (BK11 GJX). We ground to a halt just after Junction 11 and we crawled down to junction 8 where we left the M6 and took the Southbound M5. We made good time around the West side of Birmingham and we came to a halt again as we left the M5 at junction 4. It didn't take long to get off the motorway and onto the Southbound A38. We over the M42 and we left the A38 to go into town along Birmingham Road. We parked up at Asda and we set off on foot into the bus station. On the way in we saw required First Worcester 32067 on a #144 to Birmingham.

First Worcester 32067 in Bromsgrove bus station

Matthew went to the toilet and mum and Dave went to order food and reserve a table in the the Market Plaice Fish Bar. When Matthew had done we joined mum and uncle Dave and we sat and waited for the food which was done very quickly. Matthew had sausage chips and gravy with a bap and a can of Coke to wash it down with. When we had finished eating we said goodbye to mum and we had the short walk into the bus station. The first thing we saw was required Rotala Diamond 20183 on a #143 to Redditch.

Rotala Diamond 20183 in Bromsgrove bus station

As sometime the smaller operators don't always sell the Worcester County Connecta ticlets, we purchased the tickets off the driver of Rotala Diamond 20183 at £7 each. We also saw Clearway Mercedes minibus PEZ 3058 on the #99 Charford circular.

Clearway PEZ 3058 in Bromsgrove bus station

By the time we had got to the bus station we had around 10 minutes to kill before the #97 to Sidemoor was due. Matthew sat and had a double milky way which he shared with me and uncle Dave. We saw required First Worcester 33401 on a Worcester bound #144 service. We sat in the appropriate stop and a few minutes before departure we saw required Euro Liners DK55 NLF arrive into the bus station.

Euro Liners DK55 NLF in Bromsgrove bus station

We got on the bus and we flashed the County Connecta tickets to the driver before we sat down. As we waited for departure Matthew turned and took a inside the plush interior of Euro Liners DK55 NLF.

Inside Euro Liners DK55 NLF

A few more people joined the bus and at departure time the slam door was shut and the bus set off out of the bus station on the A448. We turned right carrying on along the A448 before turning right again into Willow Road. We went around the housing estate before turning left onto Broad Street. a short way along Broad Street we turned left onto Lincoln Road before going right onto York Road. We wound through the estate eventually rejoining Broad Street off King Edward Road. We turned right onto the B4091 and we saw First Worcester 33403 on a Worcester bound #144 service. As we turned left into the Princess of Wales hospital we also saw First Worcester 67665 on a Worcester bound #144A service. At the hospital we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Euro Liners DK55 NLF as it carried on back towards Bromsgrove.

Euro Liners DK55 NLF in Bromsgrove

We looked at the stop information at the stop outside the hospital and there wasn't another bus for nearly an hour! So we decided to walk back onto the main road to wait for the next #144/144A going towards Bromsgrove. With 4 buses an hour we were confident we wouldn't have to wait too long. We sat on a bench by the bus stop and Matthew had a can of Vimto. After a while we saw required First Worcester 67601 going Northwards. After around 20 minutes I decided to look up the bus times using nextbuses.mobi. The next bus was due at 14:38 in a few minutes time. The buses didn't run at exactly 15 minute intervals... Pretty much bang on the time it was due, we saw a double decker approaching up the road. As it got closer we saw that it was dud First Worcester 33405.

First Worcester 33405 in Bromsgrove

We got on the bus and as it was now heading towards 15:00 we decided to go to Droitwich to check out the local services. We got on the bus and we flashed our Worcestershire County Connecta tickets to the driver and we went upstairs and sat down. We had a short run along the B4091 into town and we passed First Worcester 33402 going North on a Private Charter.We pulled into the bus station for a short booked recovery time period of around 5 minutes. The top deck was now empty and Matthew took a picture inside First Worcester 33405.

Inside First Worcester 33405

Whilst we waited for departure time we saw required Rotala Diamond 20851 on a X3 to Kidderminster and required Rotala Diamond 20304 on a #143 to Redditch. At departure time we set off out of the bus station and onto the A448. We joined the Southbound B4091 for the run out of town and we headed down to the A38. We saw dud First Worcester 67664 in Midland Red colours and we also saw required First Worcester 67648. We passed through Wychbold and we went under the M5. We left the A38 to run the last couple of miles into town. At the edge of town we turned right onto the by-pass and we saw required iGo Solo 2003 parked up in a lay-by between duties. We entered town from the Southern end and we got off at the first stop by the Spar shop. Matthew got another picture of First Worcester 33405 as it carried on towards Worcester.

First Worcester 33405 in Droitwich Spa

At the stop behind us we saw dud Rotala Diamond 20654 on the #19A town circular to Chawson.

Rotala Diamond 20654 in Droitwich Spa

This is a bus we had been on in our last visit to Bromsgrove when it was on the #149 to Webbs of Wychbold back in June. As we didn't required the bus we decided to use the time to go and visit the Spar shop. Matthew picked some chocolate and a couple of cans of pop to re-stock the trip bag. We headed off towards Victoria Square and on the way Matthew indicated that he wanted the toilet. We went in a new direction by following the sign for the shopping centre. Here we saw a Morrisons and a small shopping aracde that had a toilet block. Matthew used the toilet and then we headed back towards where we got off the bus originally. There was another Rotala bus on town circulars... It was an Alexander bodied Dart so we went to see if it was a required one. As we got closer we saw that it was dud Rotala Diamond 20252 on the #19C to Primsland Way.

Rotala Diamond 20252 in Droitwich Spa

This was another bus that travelled on back in June, when we had it around Droitwich on the same service. As far as we knew there were only two different buses on the town circulars, so we walked up to Victoria Square so that we could go after required First Worcester 32067. We had a few minutes to wait for the next Northbound #144, so Matthew sat down in the shade and drank a can of Cherry Coke. Just after he started drink required First Worcester 33401 made an appearance, turning the corner out of Heritage Way.

First Worcester 33401 in Droitwich Spa

Matthew quickly finished his can and threw it in the bin before climbed aboard the bus and we flashed the Worcestershire County Connecta ticket to the driver. We went upstairs and the bus was quite well filled. It was also quite warm too. The bus set off through town and left onto Worcester Road. We crossed the crossroads and onto the B4065 for the journey up to the A38. we carried on North and we went under the M5 and into Wychbold. It was at this point that we passed First Worcester 32067 going South towards Worcester on a #144... Drat! I was hoping we would make it up to Bromsgrove to catch this bus back. We carried on Northwards and we left the A38 to run into town along the B4091. We pulled into the bus station an we got up and got off the bus. Matthew got another picture of First Worcester 33401 as it loaded up with passenger for it continued run North up to Birmingham.

First Worcester 33401 in Bromsgrove bus station

It was a bit late in the day to off towards Redditch or Kidderminster, so we decided it would probably be best if we went back down to Droitwich to try and get First Worcester 32067 in. As we waited for a Southbound bus we saw required Rotala Diamond 30163 on a #143 to Redditch.

Rotala Diamond 30163 in Bromsgrove bus station

We also saw dud First Worcester 67658 come and go on a #144 to Worcester.

First Worcester 67658 in Bromsgrove bus station

We decided to wait for the next bus down. We also saw required Rotala Diamond 30302 on a X3 service to kidderminster.

Rotala Diamond 30302 in Bromsgrove bus station

Shortly afterwards we saw required iGo 2003 on a #145 to Longbridge.

IGo 2003 in Bromsgrove bus station

If we had not done First Worcester 33401 up from Droitwich, this was the bus we would have travelled up on. We sat on a bench and we shared a Galaxy Caramel. A few minutes later we saw required First Worcester 67659 come into the bus station on a #144A to Worcester.

First Worcester 67659 in Bromsgrove bus station

We got on the bus and we flashed the Worcestershire County Connecta tickets to the driver. The bus was nearly empty at this point, so Matthew took a picture of the empty rear of the bus before we sat down near to the back of the bus.

Inside First Worcester 67659

The bus had a few minutes recover time in the bus station and then it left and went southwards down the A448. We turned left onto the B4091 and we went Southwards to the A38. As this was the #144A, at Wychbold we headed into the garden centre to stop at the bespoke shed bus shelter. We then left the garden centre and we carried on Southwards through the village of wychbold and under the M5. On the edge of town we left the A38 to enter town along the B4065. We circled around the town to the South on the by-pass and we got up and got off the stop at Ombersley Stop East. Matthew took a another picture of First Worcester 67659 as it disappeared towards Worcester.

First Worcester 67659 in Droitwich Spa

A quick look at the stop revealed that the town circulars had all but finished for the day. We walked down to Victoria Square and the was a #144 due. It turned the corner and it was required First Worcester 67653. We turned it down hoping that maybe the next one would be required First Worcester 32067. As the variety of chocolate had been a little disappointing at the Spar shop, we decided to see if there was another shop we could use. We set off onto st Andrew Road and we turned left onto Worcester Road. We saw a small newsagents at the junction of High Street and Queen Street and it was right next the the Bromsgrove bound bus stop too. We went into the shop to get more chocolate and drinks and afterwards we sat at the bus stop. Matthew drank a can of Irn Bru and we turned down dud iGo 2001 on the #145. We also saw dud Rotala Diamond 20252 on the #20 town circular service. mum texted us to ask how much longer we would be... It was approaching 17:00 so we decided that we would do the next bus whatever turned up. We saw a double decker approaching down the road and as it got closer we that it was dud First Worcester 33405.

First Worcester 33405 in Droitwich Spa

We got on the bus and we flashed the Worcestershire County Connecta tickets to the driver for the final time today. We went upstairs and we sat down and the bus set off Northwards over the crossroads and onto the B4065. As we joined the A38 we passed required First Worcester Centro 66694 going south on a #147 to Worcester. We carried on further North and we went through Wychbold. Further Northwards we passed the dud Midland Red liveried First Worcester 67664 again. We came into town and we pulled into the bus station where mum was waiting for us. Matthew visited the toilet and then we walked over to the car. We left town up Birmingham Road and we stopped at the BP petrol station to take on Diesel. We carried on North and we had to stop briefly to let a wasp out of the car. We joined the A38 and we went North to the M5. The roads were nice and clear and we made good time up to the M6. We slowed at little as we joined the M6, but by the time we had got North of junction 9 we were almost up to full speed. As we went North we were passed by Walton's of Preston King Long midicoach BX13 CZH.

Walton's of Preston BX13 CZH on the M6

North of the roadwork we stormed up to junction 15 and we went North on the A500 up to Sideway. We joined the Eastbound A50 ans we came off it again at Longton so that we could go check out Z Carz. There were quite a few buses on the spare ground today, but some were right at the back or hidden behind cars. The first bus was Z carz Renault minibus YE52 UZX.

Z Carz YE52 UZX in Longton

We also saw Z Carz airport division Ford minibus DL03 HHU.

Z Carz DL03 HHU in Longton

Next to the maroon coloured Ford was Z carz Iveco minibus GK02 NWJ.

Z Carz GK02 NWJ in Longton

The last bus we could see clearly was another Airport division Ford minibus, Z Carz MJ03 DPU.

Z Carz MJ03 DPU in Longton

We turned into Willow Row to see what was in the compound. In the compound we saw a taxi minibus that I can't remember seeing before, Z Carz Renault minibus DS07 LSN.

Z Carz DS07 LSN in Longton

We also saw another Ford Minibus, Z Carz BN03 OVS.

Z Carz BN03 OVS in Longton

We rejoined the the A50 and we came off it again at heron Cross. We passed First Potteries 53207 on a #23 to Hanley and we travelled through Blurton. We went along Beaconsfield Drive and we got home around 18:30. For a late tea Matthew had bangers and mash with carrots followed by a couple of jammy shortbread biscuits. Matthew then chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 01:00... Mark