Trip to Mold / Chester 12-05-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
2662	Saltney, Sandy Lane	Mold BS	4	Arriva NW&W
CN04 NLL	Mold BS	Flint, Opp The Ship	28X	Townlynx
4637	Flint, Adj The Ship	Queensferry, Station Road	10A	Arriva NW&W
4480	Queensferry, Solar Services	Broughton, adj Glynne Arms	11	Arriva NW&W
3141	Brougton, adj Glynne Arms	Chester, Railway Station	4	Arriva NW&W

Today we decided to re-visit the Chester area. Since Arriva pulled out of the Chester to Liverpool service, as we usually travel down from Ellesmere Port we have be doing Stagecoach buses in the area recently. We formulated a plan to ride on Arriva buses by start at Saltney. We show this to Matthew on the map and he agreed to the plan. As we were starting in Wales we would also try to go further into Wales in this direction than we had previously travelled. Research for the trip consisted of checking the weather which was forecast for cool, dry weather with some sunshine. Matthew got up around 09:30 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. After getting ready we set off onto the A5035 and we passed Scraggs coach S50 EXE heading towards Longton. We turned right onto Stanley Matthews Way and we joined the Westbound SA50. At Sideway we joined the Northbound A500. The road were quiet today and we made good time up to the M6. We joined the motorway at Junction 19 and we ran Northwrds through the roadworks section. As we travelled up the M6 we saw Park's of Hamilton LSK 808(#570) & Kier WR17 JFU. We left the M6 at Junction 20 and we went Westwards along the M56. The M56 was a little busier than the M6 but it was still moving well. On the M56 we passed an unidentified Goodsir coach. We joined the Southbound M53 and we ran around the WEst side of Chester. The M53 became the A55 and after a couple of junctions we jeft the A55 and we headed towards Chester from the South side up the A483. On the A483 we saw Scraggs 1 HVT. We got to the roundabout at Hanbridge and we veered to the left onto the A5104. We ran through Lache out of England and into Wales and we stoipped at Morrisons where we planned to park and have dinner. Matthew went to the toilet and then we went to the cafe. He had a large breakfast washed down with a cup of Coke followed by a slice of lemon meringue pie. Once we had finished we said goodbye to mum and we walked out onto the A5104. We saw yellow minibus T49 LCA in an adjacent yard. We crossed over the road and we waited at a stop on the Westbound side of the road for a bus towards Mold. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was required Arriva NW&W 2662 on a #4 to Mold.

Arriva NW&W 2662 in Saltney

We got on the bus and we booked a Arriva Welsh Area Group Day ticket at £15 for the 3 of us. We sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off along the A5104 and we turned left into the Broughton Shopping Park. After a brief stop we contined along A5104. We turned right onto the B5125, and we turned right onto Manor Lane. We turned right ointo the industrial estate and we turned around at the roundabout. We stopped outside the garage for a driver change and we saw a couple of driver trainers and a couple of open topped buses. We returned onto Manor Lane and we turned right onto the B5125. We ran through Hawarden and up to Ewloe and we turned left onto Wood Lane. We ran Southwards under the A55 and into Drury. We turned right Drury Lane and then left onto Church Road. At the end of Church Road we turned right onto the A549. We ran into Buckley and we turned left onto Mill Lane. We turned right into Mold Road and we re-joined the A549. At Prenrigog we turned right omnto Park Ave and we ran through the estate and we turned right onto Llewelyn Drive. At the end we turned left onto Bryn Road. We turned right onto Chambers Lane and under the A494. We ran up to New Brighton and we turned left onto the A5119. We ran the last mile or so into town and we went forwards onto the B5444. We turned left and we entered the bus station. We let the bus empty and Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 2662.

Inside Arriva NW&W 2662

When we got off the bus there were a couple of other buses in the bus station. In front of us was Stagecoach Merseyside 34812 on a #5 to Ellesmere Port.

Stagecoach Merseyside 34812 in Mold bus station

We also saw Townlynx CN04 NLL on layover.

Townlynx CN04 NLL in Mold bus station

We crossed over to the other side of the bus station and Matthew used the toilet. As it was quiet we decided to go and find a shop. we walked around the corner onto A 5119 and we turned right onto a pedestrianised street with market stalls on. We walked up about 100 yards and we found a McColls on the left hand side. Matthew brought a can of Coke and a small bottle of Irn Bru, as well as a couple of bars of chocolate. We continued up the High Street and we turned right into the B5444. We came into the bus station from the north and we decided to stop for a short while to take a few pictures. We saw dud Arriva NW&W 2620 on a X4 to Chester.

Arriva NW&W 2620 in Mold bus station

Matthew didn't want to do this, he was interested in doing P&O LLoyd YJ12 PML on the #14 to Denbigh. We couldn't really do this bus as it wasn't due off for quite a while and it was also going in the wrong direction. We decided to look for something else to catch. We saw required P & O Lloyd YJ60 KFY which going to work the #8 to Sealand Manor.

P & O Lloyd YJ60 KFY in Mold bus station

That was a bus that we could of done but wasn't due off until 16:00! A few minutes later we saw required Townlynx Y72 YSO on a #28 to Wrexham.

Townlynx Y72 YSO in Mold bus station

A few minutes later we saw required Townlynx DK04 NNB which was going to do the #6A to Pantymwyn.

Townlynx DK04 NNB in Mold bus station

That was another bus that we couldn't do due to going in the wrong direction. There was a prmosing bus to Holywell which was due at 15:35. Across he way we saw Stagecoach Merseyside 47624 on a #63 to Higher Kinnerton.

Stagecoach Merseyside 47624 in Mold bus station

A few minutes later we saw M&H Coaches BU53 DJS on a #2 to Ruthin.

M&H Coaches BU53 DJS in Mold bus station

As few mnutes later we realised that the Dart that had been on layover all the time we had been in Mold was going to work the #28X to Holywell. When the bus pulled up onstand we decided to do this bus. We booked to Holywell which cost b£2.60 each for a single. We sat down towards the back of the bus and the bus set off out of the bus station onto the Northbound A5119. We followed the road to the left and at the roundabout we turned right onto the A5119. We then had a good fast run up towards Flint. We passed through Sychdyn and Northop and under the A55. As we gort closer to Flint we passed Townlynx YX17 NZA on a #28X to Mold. We passed through Flint Mountain and we ran into town. We turned right into Chappel Street and we followed the road around onto Duke Street. We turned left onto the A548 and we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took a picture of Townlynx CN04 NLL as it carried on towards Holywell.

Townlynx CN04 NLL in Flint

We crossed over the road and we checked the timetable. There was a bus due in 5 minutes and it was a #11 to Chester. THere was a #10A due 5 minutes after that. Matthew decided he wanted to go to the toilet so he took me into the adjacent pub. Matthew used the toilet and then had a bottle of Coke. We missed the #11 bus whilst we were in the pub and we came out to wait for the #10A. A minute or so later we saw the bus approaching in the distance. As it got closer we saw that it was dud Arriva NW&W 4637 on a #10A to Chester.

Arriva NW&W 4637 in Flint

We got on the bus and we flashed the Group Day Saver ticket to the driver. The lower salonnwas empty som Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 4637 before we went upstairs and sat down.

Inside Arriva NW&W 4637

The bus set off along the A548 and we travelled Eastwards out of Flint town centre. We passed through Oakenholt and we came off the A548 onto the B5129. We continued into Connah's Quay and through Wepre. We passed under the railway at Shotton and we continued to Quensferry. We turned left into Station Road where we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 4637 as it carried on towards Chester.

Arriva NW&W 4637 in Queensferry

Once off the bus we crossed over station Road andwe used the cash machine. We set off towards the stop by the A494 so we could catch the following #11 towards Chester. On the way we saw P & O Lloyd YJ56 ATK on the Shuttle 1 service to Garden City.

P & O Lloyd YJ56 ATK in Queensferry

We walked to the bus stop and we saw that we had a round 15 minutes to wait. Matthew had a Flake whilst we waited for the bus to appear. The time passed quickly and eventually we saw the bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was required Arriva NW&W 4480 on a #11 to Chester.

Arriva NW&W 4480 in Queensferry

We got on the bus and we flashed the Group day Saver ticket to the driver before we sat down upstairs. We set off Southwards down the A550 and we passed under the A494. We ran up the hill into Hawarden and we turned left onto the B5125. We ran Eastwards towards BroughtonWe joined the A5104 and we entered the Bfrought Shopping Park. We seemed to stop for a couple of minutes and whilst we were stopped we saw Arriva NW&W 4488 on a #11 to Holywell.

Arriva NW&W 4488 in Broughton

I had already check that the #4 was running right behind us. As we aited to depart it pulled up on the stand behind us. We set off first (thankfully!) and we left Brough Shopping Park onto the Eastbound A5104. We got up and got off the bus and we just had time to take a quick picture before we flagged down the following bus. As it got closer we saw that it was dud Arriva NW&W 3141 on a #4 to Chester Railway Station. We got on the bus and we flashed the Group Day Saver ticket to the driver for the final time today before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off along the A5104 and we passed through Salntey and into Lache. We entered Enngland and Chester and at the big roundabout we turned left onto Grosvenor Road. We crossed over the river Dee and we saw that there was a large fairground in town where there are often coaches parked up. We ran forwards onto the ring road and we went past the Roman Amphitheatre. We turned left onto Love Street and right onto Foregate where we saw Arriva 2646 on a #82 to Northwich. We went around The Bars and we ran down City Road to the railway station. We let the bus empty and Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 3141.

Inside Arriva NW&W 3141

In front of us was required Arriva NW&W 1004 on a #1 to Wrexham.

Arriva NW&W 1004 in Chester

We continued down City Road and we crossed over Station Road where we saw Helns 128 on a the City Rail Link bus service.

Helms 128 in Chester

We also saw Stagecoach Merseyside 17470 on the Chester City Sightseeing Tour service.

Stagecoach Merseyside 17470 in Chester

Also by the railway station was Stagecoach Merseyside 47513 on a #5 to Huntington.

Stagecoach Merseyside 47513 in Chester

We went into the railway station and Matthew used the toilet. Mum was still traveling down from Ellesmrer Port, so we decided to visit the shop on the corner of Brook Street. Matthew brought a can of Coke and a cpuple of the small bottles. We watched buses going past for a short while and we watched a train depart towards North Wales. Mum appeared and we got in the car. matthew had a Greggs sausage roll and a bottle of Coke. We set off onto Station Road and we followed the road around onto Brook Street. At the lights we turned sharp right onto the Northbound A56. We left town and we joined the Northbound M53. At the next junction we went Eastwards on the M56. Travelling back along the M56 we saw an unidentified R&J Travel midicoach, Selwyns SEL 853 and an unidentified AR Travel minibus. We came off the M56 at Junction 9 and we joined the Southbound M6. As we travelled Southwards down the M6 we saw AK private hire K19 AKP, an unidentified Furlongs midicoach, an unidentified Hean Travel coach, Selwyns YN11 AYC, 2 x unidentified Ava Coaches, an unidentified Swans Coaches coach, an unidentified Sole Coaches coach & YY17 GPV(came off the M6 and went towards Crewe). We joined the Southbound A500 and we had to stop at the parking area North of the A527 and Matthew was despearte for the toilet. Seen on the A500 was silver minibus SJ59 OTZ, Amans Coaches YD17 WXU & Lucky Seven SV12 VKD. At Sideway We went Eastwards along the A50 We came off the A50 at Longton where we saw Lightning Travel BX04 VKL going towards Heron Cross. We stoped At Z Carz to see what was parked up in the depot. In Willow Row we saw Z Carz PE10 MJK in the comnpound.

Z Carz PE10 MJK in Longton

Also seen was Z Carz Ford minibus DC12 KNG in the corner of the new yard. We went West along the A50 to Heron Cross and we turned left onto Blurton Road. By the BP garage we saw Alfa 64. We continued up to Church Road and we turned right into Beaconsfield Drive and we got back home at 19:30. When we got back for a late tea Matthew had bangers and mash with carrots followed by a millionaire's shortbread biscuit. We did an e-mail and we wrote some of the Blog. Matthew went to bed around 00:00.... Mark.

Trip to Ellesmere Port / Chester 17-10-2015

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
3007	Ellesmere Port BS	Chester BS	2	Arriva NW&W
673	Chester BS	Broughton, Glynne Arms (SW-bound)	12	Arriva NW&W
2794	Broughton, Glynne Arms (NE-bound)	Lache, o/s Brewery Arms PH	3	Arriva NW&W
4481	Lache, o/s Brewery Arms PH	Chester BS	11	Arriva NW&W
4640	Chester BS	Shotton B&Q (NW-bound)	10	Arriva NW&W
4637	Shotton B&Q (SE-bound)	Chester BS	10	Arriva NW&W

Today we decided to re-visit Ellesmere Port and Chester. We had checked the weather for the North West and Midlands areas and the weather was predicted for cool cloudy weather with a small chance of some sunshine. We gave Matthew a list of place from the area that we could visit and from the list chose Ellesmere Port and Chester. Research consisted of having a quick look on the Dennis Dart Forum to see if there had been any recent changes and checking the Arriva website to look at the area of the Deeside Day Saver. Matthew got up just before 10:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We set off a few minutes before 12:00 and we headed onto the A5035. We turned right onto Stanley Matthews Way and we headed up to the A50. As a short run Westbound on the A50 we joined the Northbound A500. Traffic was moving well and we got up to the M6 in no time. Traffic was slow on the Northbound M6 at first. There had been an accident on the Northbound between 17 & 18 and the traffic was just starting to move after the clear up. As we passed Knutsford services I saw a coach join the M6 behind us. A few miles up the road we were caught by SMS X Travel Mercedes midi coach LN15 RYK.

SMS X Travel LN15 RYK on the M6

We carried a further few miles to junction 20 and we left the M6 to travel West on the M56. A few miles up the road we ground to a halt. There had been an accident between junction 10 & 11. After around 5 minutes standing the traffic started to move. We passed junction 11 where a very smashed up car had been moved over to the chevrons out of the way of the once stationary traffic. From there on we made good time... Up to the M53 and then into Ellesmere Port town along the A5032 and then we parked up near to the market. We went into the market and Matthew used the toilet before we went to the food court. We found a table and Matthew sat with uncle Dave and mum ordered the food and I carried the drinks back to the table. Matthew had a breakfast which he washed with a bottle of Coke. After we had finished eating we said goodbye to mum and we walked passed the new Netto store (Netto?... I they had been brought out out by Asda) and into the bus station. The first thing we saw was GHA Solo T789 KNW about to work a #6 to Glenwood Road.

GHA T789 KNW in Ellesmere Port bus station

We walked to the top of the bus station and we took some pictures whilst we waited for the next Arriva bus to Chester. We saw another GHA Solo YM52 TPO on a service to Finney Grange.

GHA YM52 TPO in Ellesmere Port bus station

There was an older Stagecoach Merseyside Volvo B10BLE 21120 on #2 to Liverpool.

Stagecoach Merseyside 21120 in Ellesmere Port

A few minutes later we saw GHA's former Brighton & Hove single decker R226 HCD on a #36 service to Runcorn.

GHA R226 HCD in Ellesmere Port

We then saw another of the Stagecoach Merseyside B10BLE, 21123 on a #2 to Chester.

Stagecoach Merseyside 21123 in Ellesmere Port

We walked down to the board to check the bus times. The #2 bus was every 20 minutes and Stagecoach and Arriva work alternate services. We had another 20 minutes to wait and we must have just missed one. Another former Brighton & Hove GHA single decker R217 HCD arrived on the #36 from Runcorn.

GHA R217 HCD in Ellesmere Port bus station

The time seemed to pass quite quickly and having seen required Arriva NW&W 3126 work a #2 towards Liverpool, we saw another Arriva bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was Arriva NW&W 3007.

Arriva NW&W 3007 in Ellesmere Port

We got on the bus and we brought Deeside Day Saver tickets at £4.50 each. We sat down near to the back of the bus and the bus set off out off the bus station onto the Southbound A5032. A quick check of the Buses I have travelled on page revealed this bus to be a dud one. We had been on Arriva NW&W 3007 from New Brighton to Birkenhead back on October 2011. We travelled down the road a short distance to Whitby and we turned into Overpool Road. We turned into Hope Farm Road and we ran through a housing estate before emerging on the A41 out of Holm Oak Way. We then had a fast run along the A41 for around 3 miles before turning onto the A5116 for the run into Chester. As we started down the road we passed GHA coach FJ08 BYG. We ran into town and we passed the Stagecoach depot before we crossed the ring road and entered the town along Northgate. After we passed the old cinema which is now being converted back in to a theatre, we turned right into the narrow entrance of the bus station. Buses often used to drop passengers off at this point, but as the theatre refurbishment had taken over some of the bus station entrance road, it is impossible to stop here without blocking the entrance to the bus station. The bus went onto stand, and even had to reverse into the space as there was little room. Once the bus had stopped, the bus emptied out and Matthew got a picture inside Arriva NW&W 3007.

Inside Arriva NW&W 3007

One we got off the bus we walked over to Matthew's usual perch on top of the concrete bunker that covers the stairway to the car park basement. Pretty much as soon as he sat down the buses started to come by as they left the bus station. On the Chester Sightseeing Tours was Stagecoach Merseyside ALX400 double decker 17479.

Stagecoach Merseyside 17479 in Chester bus station

This was followed by one of the new arrivals since Stagecoach took over from First, Stagecoach Merseyside Enviro200 36806 on a #16 to Saltney.

Stagecoach Merseyside 36806 in Chester bus station

A few minutes later we saw required Arriva NW&W 3144 on a #1 to Blacon.

Arriva NW&W 3144 in Chester bus station

Dud Arriva NW&W arrived and came in on the #11 to Rhyl via Holywell. This was followed shortly by Arriva NW&W Solo 673 on a #12 to Connah's Quay. We decided to do the Solo as we haven't had many runs on the Chester Solo's. We crossed over the bus station and Matthew took a picture of the Solo before we got on it.

Arriva NW&W 673 in Chester bus station

We flashed the Deeside Day Saver tickets to the driver and we purchased an addition piece for Matthew as we were crossing the border into another country... the bus set off out of the bus station and onto the anti-clockwise ring road. A quick check of the page and we discovered this bus was also dud... The bus stood for a while as there was a near gridlock for a short while. The #11 to Holywell which had left the bus station a few minutes before we did was only a few hundred yards ahead of us. As we slowly moved forwards in the traffic we saw a number of buses and coaches going the other way. We saw GHA coaches FJ06 GGU & FJ08 BYT on some kind of shuttle service, as well as GHA bus SN04 EFS. We also passed MacPherson coach BU59 MCL. We passed the only stop on the ring road and we moved over to the right hand lane and we started to move much faster. The bus turned right onto the the A483 and we went South over the river Dee. We turned right onto the A5104 and we passed through Lache before crossing the border into Welsh Wales and the town of Saltney. We trundlec through the town and as we passed Saltney Ferry the route become more rural and the bus was able to barrel along towards Broughton. The bus was now empty in front of and Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 673.

Inside Arriva NW&W 673

As we got towards the roundabout near to the Broughton Shopping Park we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 673 as it carried on towards Connah's Quay.

Arriva NW&W 673 in Broughton

Behind us at the stop was Arriva NW&W 4485 on the #11 to Holywell, which we had somehow passed as we travelled up to Broughton.

Arriva NW&W 4485 in Broughton

We had been on Arriva NW&W 4485 back in July 2015, as we caught ths bus from Chester to this very stop on the #11 to Holywell. We crossed the road which was surprisingly easy today, and we sat on the wall to wait for a bus towards Chester. We had just missed a #4 service, and there was a #4 due in around 5 minutes, this was to be followed shortly after that by a #11. We saw a single decker turn into the Shopping Park and we assumed this would be the #3. Matthew drank a small bottle of cola and we shared a couple of Milky ways between us. As the single decker came out of the shopping park we saw the following double decker enter it on the #11. The single decker re-joined the A5104 and as it got closer we saw that it was dud Arriva NW&W 2794.

Arriva NW&W 2794 in Broughton

We got on the bus and we flashed the Deeside Day Saver to the driver before sitting down towards the back of the bus. Unusually for a bus along this corridor it was nearly empty. As the bus was empty in front of us Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 2794.

Inside Arriva NW&W 2794

The bus passed through Saltney and over the border into English England and into Lache, where we got up and got off the bus. We sat at the bus stop and almost immediately we saw the bus trundling down the road towards the border. As it got closer we saw that it was required Arriva NW&W 4481.

Arriva NW&W 4481 in Lache

We got on the bus and we flashed the Deeside Day Saver tickets to the driver. Unusually the lower saloon was empty so Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 4481.

Inside Arriva NW&W 4481

We went upstairs and the rear of the upper saloon was empty too, so he took another picture inside Arriva NW&W 4481.

Inside Arriva NW&W 4481

The bus set off through Lache and left onto the A483. We crossed over the river Dee and we went clockwise around the ring road where we passed Hunters white coach L938 NWW going the other way. We turned into the bus station and we arrived on the stand where the #11 & #12 services depart from. Before we returned to the the perch we saw Stagecoach Merseyside #16 branded Enviro200 36803 on a #53 to Kingsway.

Stagecoach Merseyside 36803 in Chester bus station

Matthew sat back on his perch and we saw Pygalls blue coach K1 PYG on a feeder coach to Chester & Liverpool operating on behalf of National Holidays.

Pygalls K1 PYG in Chester bus station

Shortly afterwards we saw Stagecoach Merseyside Enviro300 bodied MAN single decker 24125 on a #2 to Liverpool.

Stagecoach Merseyside 24125 in Chester bus station

Dud Arriva NW&W 689 arrived on the #12 service. Neither of the buses going towards Broughton were required as the #11 was Arriva NW&W 4481 that we had just had into Chester. We decided to wait a few minutes to see what the next #10 or #10A service was going to be. A few minutes later we saw required Arriva NW&W 4640 on the #10 to Connah's Quay.

Arriva NW&W 4640 in Chester bus station

We walked over to the bus and we climbed aboard. We flashed the Deeside Day saver tickets to the driver and we went upstairs. These new buses are equipped with leather seats and plug sockets to charge electrical devices such as phones and laptops, they also have 2 + 1 on the top deck, so passengers on the right can sit on their own. Matthew chose to sit on one of these seats and we sat in front and behind him. Matthew took a picture inside the top deck of Arriva NW&W 4640.

Inside Arriva NW&W 4640

The bus set off out of the bus station and onto the anti-clockwise ring road. We turned right onto Sealand Road and we headed out of town Westwards and we left the edge of town into rural Wales. We crossed the A494 and we stopped briefly in Garden City for a driver change. We carried on over the river Dee and into Queensferry. We turned right onto the B5129 and we went a few stops along the road before we got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 4640 as it carried on towards Connah's Quay.

Arriva NW&W 4640 in Shotton

As we were near to the Esso petrol station we went in to stock up the trip bag. Matthew had a can of Coke and and some chocolate as well as a Millionaires Shortbread. We crossed the road and we looked at the stop to see when the next Chester bound Arriva bus was due. There was a #10 due shortly, but before that was a Townlynx T1 service to Chester. We sat down at the stop and we saw the bus in the distabce as it got closer we saw that it was Townlynx Y978 WDM.

Townlynx Y978 WDM in Shotton

Not far behind that was required Arriva NW&W 4637 on a #10 to Chester.

Arriva NW&W 4637 in Shotton

We got on the bus and we flashed the Deeside Day Saver ticket to the driver for the final time today. Once again the lower saloon was empty and so Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 4637.

Inside Arriva NW&W 4637

The bus set off Eastwards down the B5129 and we turned left onto the B5441 to cross the river Dee and run through Garden City. We crossed over the A494 and we ran along fast straight rural road the Sealand and into the Western edge of Chester town As we got closer to the centre of town we saw the Halifax team coach coming out of Bumper's lane and going across Sealand Road towards the M56. We went over the railway line and canal and under the ring road. We turned right onto Canal Street and we turned into Northgate before going under the city wall and turning right into the bus station. We pulled onto the end stand and on adjacent stand was a GHA double decker. We got off the bus and we went over to the double decker. It was GHA Alexander double decker K129 DAO on the #82 to Northwich.

GHA K129 DAO in Chester bus station

We also saw Stagecoach Merseyside 28550 on a #1 to Birkenhead.

Stagecoach Merseyside 28550 in Chester bus station

We headec into the car park where mum was waiting for us. We dropped of the bag and we visited the toilet before returning to the car. After validating the parking ticket we drove out of the car park and onto the ring road. We followed the road around town and we left Northwards past the railway station up the A56 and onto the M53. A single junction up we went onto the Eastbound M56. This time the road was relatively clear and we made good time as we went to the M6. We went South and down the M6 to junction 16. It was now dark as we went South down the A500. At Sideway we joined the A50 which we did up to Longton to check out what was parked up at Z Carz this evening. The minibuses are still parked in two rows and in the first row was the minibus we had seen earlier on the M6, Z Carz BN03 OVS.

Z Carz BN03 OVS in Longton

We also saw Z Carz Renault minibus Y568 XFV.

Z Carz Y568 XFV in Longton

The nearest minibus in the front row was Z Carz YE52 UZX.

Z Carz YE52 UZX in Longton

Closest minibus on the second row was Z Carz Silver minibus CN57 HWA.

Z Carz CN57 HWA in Longton

We turned left into Willow Row to see what was parked up in the compound. The only minibus we could see was Z Carz Volkswagen minibus S973 OVP.

Z Carz S973 OVP in Longton

We headed onto the high level A50 road and we went into Tesco to fill up with diesel. We left Tesco and we got onto the Westbound A50, which we come off at Heron Cross. We ran through Blurton along Blurton Road and we passed First Potteries 40367 on a #22 to Longton. We went forwards onto Church Road and we turned right into Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 19:20. For a late tea Matthew had bangers and mash with carrots followed by a jam filled shortbread biscuit. Matthew then chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 01:30... Mark