Tuesday 11 July 2023

Trip to Newport 11-07-2023
















BusFromToServiceOperator



BV23 ZWAHanley BSBirmingham Coach Station551Selwyns
BV17 GTFBirmingham Coach StationNewport BS112Edwards


Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was later on we were travelling up to Newport. Matthew got up around 06:00. He chilled out in his room in the morning and waited for us to taxi. As the coach was leaving from Hanley. 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 went to coach in a Lucky Seven taxi. We set off Christchurch Street. We crossed over City Road and we ran along Manor Street. We ran down the hill through Fenton and at Joiners Square. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we got out of the taxi and we walked up Lichfield Street. We continued onto Tontine Street Tontine street and onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station. We visited the toilet and afterwards. We had arranged with coach to London up near to the bus station. As we walked through the bus station we saw First Potteries 67174 on a #7A to Biddulph. A short time later the bus appeared and it was Selwyns BV23 ZWA on a #551 to London.


Selwyns BV23 ZWA in Hanley bus station
e got on the coach after putting the cases in the luggage compartemtn and we sat down. The bus waited for time before setting off out of the bus station. We went down John Street and onto Bethesda Street and left onto Broad Street. We ran down the hill and over the ring road onto Snow Hill. We ran forwards onto Stoke Road and down the hill through Shelton into Stoke. We crossed over the A500. At Sideway and we ran Southwards towards the motorway. We joined the M6 and we ran Southwards through Staffordshire into the West Midlands. We came off the M6 at junction 6 and we joined the Aston Expressway. We ran into Birmingham and forwards onto the A4400. We turned left onto Wrentham Street and we turned onto Rea Street and into Digbeth coach Station. We got off the coach and Matthew visisted the toilet. Once off the bus we set off onto Digbeth and we stopped at Subway and Matthew had a chicken Sub with a cup of Coke and a cookie. After a short wait we saw National Express West Midlands 4466 on a #97 to Birmingham. We continued along Digbeth and we cut through onto Digbeth coach Station. As it got closer we saw that it was required Edwards BV17 GTF on a #112 to Haverfordwest. We got on the coach after putting the cases in the luggage compartemtn and we sat down. We set off along Sackville Street and onto Bradford Street. We turned right onto the B4100 and left onto the A4540. We went down the fast section of the B4100. At the roundabout we turned left onto the ring road and then right at the next roundabout onto the A456. As we left town it started to rain a little. We ran through West Hagley and Hagley. We joined the Northbound M5. At junction 15 we came off the M50 and we turned right onto the A40 and we ran down the hill through Ross-on-Wye and up into Greytree. We continued up towards Pencraig. We ran around the estate and we crossed over the A449. We ran along the normal route through Cat's Ash and we rejoined the M4 and then we went North up the A4042 to Newport. We got up and got off the coach. Matthew took another picture of Edwards BV17 GTF as it continued Northwards towards Haverfordwest.


Edwards BV17 GTF in Newport bus station
We crossed the lane that joins A4042 and we saw Newport Bus 311 on the #73 to Chepstow.


Newport Bus 311 in Newport
We crossed over the footbridge and went under the A4042 onto George Street Bridge. We turned right onto Corporation Road and at the appartment. We came in and we settled down. Matthew had a chicken, bacon potatoes and carrots and a can of orange Fanta. We decided to go out and get a couple of walk in. We set off along Corporation Road and we ran forwards onto the A48. We turned right onto the Queensway Meadows and forwards onto Seven Stiles Ave. We got out of the taxi When we walked along Seven Stiles Ave and we went to Cineworld. Matthew had a and cup of Coke. He went to the toilet and afterwards he saw Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse. Movie at the cinema. When he had finished we set off back down Seven Stiles Ave We turned right onto Queensway Meadows and left to stay on the A48. At the roundabout we turned right onto Corporation Road at the appartment. We came in and we settled down. After a late tea will chilled out in the room. Matthew watched TV and we did some work on the Blog. We did some more of the Blog and we wrote e-mails. Matthew went to bed around 00:30... Mark

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