Trip to Newcastle / Derby 19-09-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
112	Fenton, Smithpool Road	Newcastle BS	1B	D&G Bus
63171	Newcastle BS	Ball Green, Wilding Road	98	First Potteries
63171	Ball Green, Wilding Road	Newcastle BS	98	First Potteries
65731	Newcastle BS	Hanley BS	4	First Potteries
63101	Hanley BS	Blythe Bridge, Old Bill's Garage	6A	First Potteries
65004	Upper Tean, Post Office	Uttoxeter BS	KF	First Potteries
736	Uttoxeter BS	Derby BS	Swift	Trent Barton
147	Derby BS	Loughborough, Derby Road	Skylink	Kinchbus

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going out on the bus later on. There is also a new fish and chip shop to open in Derby from award-winning restaurant team. 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 day centre, we saw West Midlands Ambulance Service DL67 CRZ.

WMAS DL67 CRZ in Fenton

Matthew returned to his room and we saw First Potteries 63100 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63100 in Fenton

Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street church minibus RX18 GZW. We carried on along Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We stopped at the Co-op and Matthew had a bottle of Coke. We set off onto Christchurch street and we turned left onto City Road. We waited for a bus towards Newcastle. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67151 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67151 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw the bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was D&G Bus 112 on a #1B to Park Site.

D&G 112 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we brought a day ticket before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We 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. We continued along Church Street onto Hartshill Road and into the centre of Hartshill. We turned left into the Avenue and left again onto Hilton Road before turning right into the City General Hospital. Once through the hospital we turned right onto the A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road and into the bus station from the South end. Once we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus towards Ball Green. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63171 on a #98 to Ball Green.

First Potteries 63171 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and place the First Potteries Newtwork Day tickets under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto Barracks Road. We crossed the Jubilee roundabout onto the A527 and headed through Wolstanton. We turned right onto Porthill Bank and we we went down the hill and over the A500. We crawled into Longport past the site of the new petrol station and up the hill to Burslem. There was an unidentified Johnstons coach parked up on Newport Road. The road were still busy as we went up Moorland Road. We went over Smallthorne Roundabouts and down Ford Green Road. We continued Ford Green Road and up into Norton. We turned left onto Knypersley Road. We climbed the hill into Ball Green. We ran down the hill through Bemersley Road. We turned left onto Wilding Road where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we turned onto the Wilding Road and we stopped at the cafe Matthew had a breakfast washed down with a can of Coke. Once we had finished we walked down the Wilding Road and we turned left onto Wharf Road. We waited for a bus back to Newcastle. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63171 on a #98 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and place the First Potteries Newtwork Day tickets under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down Wilding Road. We turned left onto Whitfield Road. we ran down to Norton. We turned right onto Knypersley Road. We turned right onto Ford Green Road. We ran to the bottom of the hill and ran up through Smallthorne to the roundabout we turned left onto Moorland Road and we ran down to Burslem. We continued through Burslem to Longport and over the A500 and up Porthill Bank. We turned left at the roundabout and we ran through Wolstanton and May Bank into Newcastle. We crossed the Jubilee roundabout and we ran down Barracks Road and into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout onto Barracks Road and we entered the bus station. We saw First Potteries 65731 on a #4 to Hanley.

First Potteries 65731 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and place the First Potteries Newtwork Day tickets under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto Barracks Road. We crossed the roundabout onto the A53 and we ran up and over into Etruria. We crossed the A500 and and we headed up to Festival Park. We left the A53 onto Forge Lane passing the site of the new pub being contructed. We came back towards the A53 along Festival Way. We crossed under the A53 and we ran up Etruria Road and into Hanley. We continued onto trinity Street before turning right into Stafford Street. Past the town hall and Radio Stoke. We entered the bus station off Bagnall Street. Once off the bus Matthew went to the toilet. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63101 on a #6A to Blythe Bridge.

First Potteries 63101 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and place the First Potteries Newtwork Day tickets under the scanner before we sat 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. We continued onto City Road and forwards onto King street we saw D&G Bus 115. We ran through Foley and under the railway line into Longton town centre. The bus stopped on Market Street and then we continued onto Uttoxeter Road. We ran through Normacot and then we joined the A50. We ran fast up to Meir and then we came off the A50 onto Broadway. At the roundabout we turned right onto the A520 and we headed up the hill to Rough Close and we turned left onto Grindley Lane. We turned left onto Whitestone Road and then left onto Lysander Road. We ran around the Meir Park and we crossed over the A50 onto the A521. We ran into Blythe Bridge and we crossed over the railway line. We continued into the town centre and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off on foot towards foot onto the A521 and and down the hill to Draycott and Tean down the A522 and Matthew went to the public and used the toilet. We returned onto the A522 we waited for a Kingfisher towards Uttoxetter. The bus appeared and it was First Potteries 65004 on a Kingfisher service to Uttoxeter. We got on the bus and we put the First Network Day ticket under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of tean and we ran Eastwards along the A522 through Checkley We crossed over the A50 and we ran the last mile or so into town past the biscuit factory. In the centre of town we followed the A522 to the left and we turned into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once in Uttoxeter we waited for a Swift service to Derby. A short time kater Trent Barton 736 appeared on a Swift service to Derby. We got on the bus and we booked our tickets before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of town and past the bakery before forking right and crossing the A50 by MacDonalds. We headed out of town towards Rocester and we turned into town. We came out of the other side of Rocester and then we headed into the B5030. We turned right onto Ashbourne Road. We turned right onto the B5030. We turned left onto the B5031. We turned left onto College Road. We turned right onto Alton Road. We turned right onto Alton Road. We turned right onto the B5032. We ran up the hill and into Quixhill. We ran up the hill and into Ellastone. We ran up the hill and into Mayfield. We turned right onto the A52. We ran Northwards up the A515 through Ashbourne. We turned left onto the A515. we turned left into King Edward Street. we turned left into Station Road. We turned left onto the A515. We turned right onto Derby Road. We turned right onto Springfield Ave. We turned right onto Old Derby Road. We turned left onto Wyaston Road. We turned left onto Willow Meadow Road. We turned right onto Old Derby Road. We turned right onto Derby Road. We turned left onto the A52. we ran into Commonside. We turned into Brailsford Green. We turned into Kirk Langley. We turned into Markeaton. We turned onto the A52. As we went along Friar Gate. We ran up the hill and into Derby. We turned left into Cheapside. We turned left into Bold Lane. We continued onto Jury Street and forwards onto Cathedral Road. We crossed over onto Full Street. We turned the roundabout into Morledge and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew went to the toilet. We had a look around the bus station. The plan was to get straight on the Skylink to Loughborough so we crossed over and we saw required Kinchbus 147 on the Skylink service to Leicester. We got on the bus and we booked our tickets before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto Morledge. We crossed over the ring road onto Siddals Road. At the end we turned right onto Station Terrace. We stopped at the bus terminal outside the railway station and we turned right onto Midland Road. At the end we turned left onto London Road and we ran South on into Alvaston where we saw Kinchbus 149 on a Skylink service to Derby. We turned right into Shardlow Road. We crossed the Thulston Roundabout onto the B5010 where we saw Kinchbus 146 on a Skylink service to Derby. We ran into Thulston where we saw Kinchbus 150 on a Skylink service to Derby. We turned into Shardlow where we saw Kinchbus 151 on a Skylink service to Derby. We travelled through Cavendish Bridge where we saw Kinchbus 157 on a Skylink service to Derby. At the roundabout we turned right into Sawley Jct and we turned into Trent Lane. We turned into Castle Donington and we turned left onto Station Road where we saw Kinchbus 153 on a Skylink service to Derby. We joined into High Street we entered bus Station and into High Street and into Hill Top where we saw Kinchbus 156 on a Skylink service to Derby. We turned left onto the A453 and we went around East Midlands railway station where we saw Kinchbus 152 on a Skylink service to Derby. We turned right into Ambassador Road and we turned right into Viscount Road and we entered the Coach Park where we saw Midland Classic 6 on a #9 to Burton. We turned left into Beverley Road and Hunter Road. We turned left onto the A453 and we entered EM Gateway Interchange where we saw Midland Classic 9 on a #9 to Burton. We continued into into Kegworth where we saw Trent Barton 127 on the Skylink service to Nottingham. After a brief stop in Kegworth town centre along Kegworth Bypass. We ran up the hill and into Hathern where we saw Kinchbus 155 on a Skylink service to Derby. We ran down the hill into Loughborough and we joined Derby Road and at the top of the Road we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked along Derby Road and we turned left onto Bridge Street where we saw Kinchbus 148 on a Skylink service to Derby. We walked back we turned left onto The Rushes and we turned onto Swan Street. We turned right onto Market Place and into Cattle Market. We turned right onto Devonshire Square and we met up with mum and her friend. We got in the car and Matthew had a can of Coke. We set off along Devonshire Square and into Granby Street. We ran down Heathcoat Street and we turned left onto William Street. We turned right onto York Road and we turned right onto Radmoor Road where we saw Kinchbus 7 on a Sprint service to Loughborough University. We turned left onto the A512 where we saw Arriva Midlands 4531 on a #127 to Leicester. We turned right onto the A6004 and we ran up the hill into Thorpe Acre and we turned right onto Warwick Way. We turned left onto the A6 where we saw required Kinchbus 157 on the Skylink service to Leicester. We ran up the hill and into Hathern and we continued into into Kegworth where we saw required Kinchbus 151 on the Skylink service to Leicester. We turned left onto Kegworth Bypass and we turned right onto the A453. Westbound A50 ant Uttoxeter and we turned right B5030 and left onto Ashbourne Road. We joined the Westbound A522 and we travelled through Tean and Draycott passing Ausden Clark BIG 3359. We rejoined the A50 at Longton. We ran up to Z Carz to see what was parked up there this evening. There was nothing on the spare ground so we turned left onto Willow Row to see what was parked up in the compound. We saw Z Carz Mercedes minibus KE03 JXC. We went West along the A50 at Heron Cross and we turned right onto Blurton Road. We ran through Heron Cross onto Heron Street and we followed the road around onto Station Bridge Road. We turned left onto Christchurch street and left again onto Masterson Street. We turned right onto Watkin Street and right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. For a late tea Matthew had a chicken burger from KFC. He also had some fries and a cup of Coke. Matthew used his computer and watched music videos on the television. 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.