Trip to Rudyard Lake 30-09-2012

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
FJ10 BJX	Shelton, opp Cemetery Road	Rudyard Lake	Charter	Aiming High
FJ10 BJX	Rudyard Lake	Shelton, adj Cemetery Road	Charter	Aiming High

Today Matthew went to Rudyard Lake with Aiming High. He could have gone on the but wasn't selected for the trip on that occasion. We checked the weather for today and it was for rain starting sometime in the morning. We woke Matthew up around 08:30 bu he wasn't to keen on going today. We persuaded him to get up and if he didn't fancy going when hr got to Shelton that he could come home. We set off a little after 09:30 and as we travelled up we realised that we didn't have any spare batteries we had to call in a shop in Hartshill to make sure that he had some. Whilst in Hartsill we saw First Potteries 32627 on a #25 to Hanley. We got to Shelton just before 10:00 and Matthew took a picture of FJ10 BJX whilst it was parked up empty.

Aiming High FJ10 BJX in Shelton

Matthew went into the building to use their toilet. When he came out we said goodbye and left him there. They then travelled up through Hanley to Cobridge. They did the A53 up to leek and then did the A523 to the lake. When they go there Matthew took a picture of the Lake.

A view of the lake

They also went on the steam train today. After a short wait Victoria turned up on their train.

Victoria on the Rudyard Lake Steam Railway

After getting off the train Matthew took another picture of the Lake.

Another view of the Lake

They then got on the Sailability boat and had a quick trip over the Lake. When they got back they watched some ducks at the Lake edge.

Ducks on Rudyard Lake

It was then back to the Aiming High bus FJ10 BJX and back to Shelton on the reverse route that they took up to the Lake. They took the A523 to Leek and then onto the A53, they then turned at Cobridge and went around Hanley. Matthew went past the bus station and we saw 60189 on a #20 service. we also saw 61243 on a #21. They then headed to Shelton. Matthew came home with a couple of Aining High workers. They came along Victoria road to Fenton and then did the A50 link road and to Heron Cross. They then went toward Blurton. When he got back he saw a Wardle Transport bus approaching on the #22 service. As it got closer he got a picture of the bus, Wardle Transport 2541.

Wardle Transport 2541 on the #22 service

When Matthew got home we finished the saw Wigan Coachways DSK 516.up on Ladybank Grove. we saw Z Carz T408 JUX on a 408 Service then had chicken Popcorn and fries and a trifle for afters for tea, before having a bath and going to bed...Mark