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69630 | Fairfield, Willow Street | Bury Interchange | 468 | First Manchester |
4137 | Bury Interchange | Radcliffe BS | 524 | Go North West |
11845 | Radcliffe BS | Bury Interchange | 98 | Stagecoach Manchester |
27826 | Bury Interchange | Tottington, Stop D | 469 | Stagecoach Manchester |
27624 | Tottington, Stop D | Bury Interchange | 469 | Stagecoach Manchester |
1762 | Bury Interchange | Walmersley, Park Farm | 483 | Transdev Rosso |
2028 | Walmersley, Park Farm | Bury Interchange | 474 | Go North West |
Today we decided to re-visit Bury. We asked Matthew whefre he wanted to go today and he chose Bury. Research for the trip consisted of looking at past Blogs to see where we had eaten recently, Looking at the Bee Network bus tickets and to check the weather, which was forecast for grey weather with some showers. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up around 10:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We got ready to go out and we set off around 11:30. We set off through Blurton 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. Once we had picked up uncle Dave, we continued down Wheildon Road and we joined the Northbound A500. WE ran Northwards through Stoke and Etruria and up to the motorway. As we travelled Northwards we saw AJS Passenger Travel AJ15 BUZ on a day trip to Blackpool. The was a bit of a queue at the junction, but once on the M6 motorway the road was clear. There was a light on the car dashboard which I was sure would clear if we stopped, so I decided to stop at Knutsford services for a quick toilet stop and to see if the fault would clear. We stopped at the service and Matthew went to the toilet. We could see coaches parked outside so we went through the building to go and see them. We saw Robinsons Y5 RCT which was the Chadsetown FC coach who were away at Stalybridge Celtic.
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Robinsons Y5 RCT in Knutsford services |
We restarted the car and the fault cleared. Seen on the M6 travelling Northwads were. We came off the M6 onto the Eastbound M62. Seen on the M62 were. WE continued onto the clockwise M60. The traffic was busy through junctions 17 and 18. We saw . We headed North up the M66 and we came off at junction 2 onto the A58. We turned right onto the B6221 and right onto Willow Street. We turned left onto the B6222 and we stopped at the cafe. Matthew had a breakfast washed down with a can of Orange Fanta. When we had finished we got the trip bag from the car and we said goodbye to mum. WE headed the short distance to the bus stop and we waited for a bus into Bury as we had done before. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As we got closer we saw it was First Manchester 69630 on a #468 to Bury.
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First Manchester 69630 in Fairfield |
We got on the bus and we bought a Bee Network Family Day bus ticket at £9 before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off along the B6222 and we ran Westwards to the edge of town. We turned left onto Derby Way and we past the site of the old First bus garage which is now a car dealership. We turned right onto the A58 and we past the rear of the Market and we turned right onto Haymarket Street and right into the Interchange where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we headed over to the other side to visit the toilet. The toilets had been closed due to vandalism! We decided to catch out to somewhere else to use the toilet. whilst we decided what to catch we saw Stagecoach Manchester 11829 on a #135 to Manchester.
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Stagecoach Manchester 11829 in Bury Interchange |
We decided to head towards Radcliffe. We walked over to the correct stand and as we got close we saw it was Go North West 4137 on a #524 to Bolton.
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Go North West 4137 in Bury Interchange |
We got on the bus and we placed the Bee Network bus ticket under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the interchange and we turned left onto Haymarket Street. We crossed the A58 onto Knowsley Street and we turned left onto the A56. We headed Southwards for a short while before turning right onto the A6053. We turned left onto Rectory Lane and we contined onto Church Street West and we ran along Deansgate and we ran forwards onto Dale Street before entereing the bus station. Once off the bus we crossed over the road and Matthew got another picture of Go North West 4137 before it continued towards Bolton.
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Go North West 4137 in Radcliffe bus station |
Once off the bus we crossd over the road to Lidl. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we went around the shop. We bought a pack of Bakewell Slices. We crossed back over the road and we headed int one of the shelters to keep out of the light rain. Matthew sat down and we had bakewell slices followed by a can of Irn Bru. Whilst we decided what to catch we saw Rotala Diamond 20620 on a #513 to Bury.
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Rotala Diamond 20620 in Radcliffe bus station |
We decided to go back towards Bury and the next service was a #98. A short time later we saw the bus approach the stand. AS it came on stand we saw it was Stagecoach Manchester 11845 on a #98 to Bury.
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Stagecoach Manchester 11845 in Radcliffe bus station |
We got on the bus and we placed the Bee Network bus tickets under the scanner before we went upstairs and sat down. We set off onto the main Road and we went up Ainsworth Road. At goin into the housing to the West of the main road we returned onto Ainsworth Road along Turks Road. We went North up to the A58 and we turned right. At Watling Street we went North to Starling and we turned right again onto Ainsworth Road through Elton. We joined the A58 again on the edge of Bury and we ran around to Haymarket street and We saw Copeland's Tours MIB 978 setting back after a day trip to Bury Market. We turned right into the Interchange and we let the bus empty and Matthew took a picture inside Stagecoach Manchester 11845.
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Inside Stagecoach Manchester 11845 |
Once off the bus we had a look around to see what we might catch. We saw Stagecoach Manchester 44904 running out of service.
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Stagecoach Manchester 44904 in Bury Interchange |
Matthew had chosen to go towards Tottington, so we stood on stand F to wait for the next bus. A short time later we saw the bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Stagecoach Manchester 27826 on a #469 to Tottington.
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Stagecoach Manchester 27826 in Bury Interchange |
We got on the bus and we flashed the Bee Network bus tickets to the driver before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the interchange and we turned right into Haymarket Street. At going along Moss Street and Silver Street we turned left onto Bolton Street. Outside the ELR railway station. We forwards onto the A58. We turned right onto the B6213 and we ran up the hill and into Elton. We ran forwards onto Woolfold and Tottington. We got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Stagecoach Manchester 27826 as it continued towards Bury.
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Stagecoach Manchester 27826 in Tottington |
Once off the bus we walked further into town. We saw a Co-op so we went in to get supplies. We bought a bottle of Coke and a chocolte bar. On the way back Matthew spotted the pub and we went in. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards had a glass of Coke. After we had finished the drink we went outside and headed back to the us stop. As we apporached the bus stop we saw our bus. It got closer and we saw it was Stagecoach Manchester 27624 on a #469 to Bury.
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Stagecoach Manchester 27624 in Tottington |
We got on the bus and we flashed the Bee Network bus ticket to the driver before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off along the B6213 and we headed towards the Woolfold. We ran into Elton and we joined the A58 again on the edge of Bury and we ran around to Bolton Street and Market Street to the transport interchange and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we saw A gre Plaxton Centre across the other side. We saw it was Transdev Rosso 1762 on a #483 to Burnley.
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Transdev Rosso 1762 in Bury interchange |
We got on and we flashed our Bee Network bus ticket to the driver before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off onto Haymarket Street and onto the A58 we went around The Rock shopping centre and North up the A56. We passed through Limefield and Walmesley and we got up and got off the bus and Matthew took a picture of Transdev Rosso 1762 as it continued towards Burnley.
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Transdev Rosso 1762 in Walmersley |
We considered which way to head back to Bury. We could go via Ramsbottom or back along the road. Before we crossed over the road we saw Transdev Blackburn 1870 on a X41 to Blackburn.
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Transdev Blackburn 1870 in Walmersley |
We crossed over the road and almost immediately we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Go North West 2028 on a #474 to Bury.
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Go North West 2028 in Walmersley |
We got on the bus and we Bee Network bus tickets to the driver for the final time today before we went upstairs. We set off up the A56 and we went South through Limefields. We went around The Rock shopping centre and past the market before coming back into Haymarket Street and into the interchange. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we took a few pictures before we headed back to the car. We saw Go North West 3068 running out of service.
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Go North West 3068 in Bury Interchange |
We walked around the outside of the Interchange and we turned left into the Millgate Shopping Centre. We continued through the market and onto the path under the A58. We walked to the car and we met up with mum. We got in the car and Matthew had a can of Coke. We set off out of the car park and we turned left onto the A58. We turned left onto Market Street and we turned right onto Wellington Road. We turned left onto the A56 and we headed Southwards. We crossed over the river Roch and we stopped chip shop. I went inside to get food. Matthew had sausage chips and gravy. When I had finished eating we got back onto the the Southbound A56. We turned right onto the anti-clockwise M60 and we ran forwards onto the M62. We ran for around 10 miles before joining the Southbound M6. We ran through cheshire and we saw an unidentified Ellison's coach. At junction 16 We joined the Southbound A500. We ran through Longport and Etruria past the Johnston Coach depot. We came off the A500 at Stoke and we ran forwards onto Wheieldon Road. We stopped at uncle Dave's so that Mattew could use the toilet and update uncle Dave's calendar with today's trip. When we had finished we got in the car and we set off back to Blurton. We set off onto Wheildon Road and past the former Regent pub which is now being set up as an Indian Restaurant. We ran forwards onto Grove Road and we saw green minibus R482 NDM parked up. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we crossed over the A50. We continued through Blurton and we turned right onto Church Street. We turned right onto the A5035 and back to Blurton around 20:00. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we did some of the Blog. We also wrote a few emails and generally used the computer to entertain ourselves. We watched TV and Matthew got ready for bed. Matthew settled down around 00:00... Mark