Trip to Manchester / Blackpool 10-06-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
BV17 GRU	Manchester, coach station	Blackpool Coach Station	173	Stotts

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to Blackpool. Matthew got up around 06:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went to Manchester he watched buses out of the window. He chilled out in his room in the morning and waited for us to taxi. As the coach was leaving from Manchester. We went downstairs and we got in the car we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we carried on along Temple Street and we turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto City Road. We ran down the hiull into Stoke and we went under the railway line. We crossed over the the A500 and we joined the Northbound carriageway. At the next junction we came off onto Shelton New Road through the traffic lights and we turned right onto Cemetery Road. We turned right onto Stoke Road. We went passed the former chemists which is becoming a new dessert shop. and we ran down the hill and we turned left onto Station Road and past the railway station and had a bottle of Coke. After finishing eating we went waited for a train to Manchester. We got on the train and we set off Northwards towards Manchester. It was an express train so the first stop was Macclesfield. We continued Northwards and we stopped at Stockport. and we continued Northwards into Manchester Piccadilly. Once of the train we walked out of the railway station. We continued to the Fairfield Street at Chorlton Street to the coach station and Matthew used the toilet. A short time later we saw Go North East 7158 on a #172 to Newcastle. In the park Matthew ate his sandwiches and had his bottle of orange Fanta. As it got closer we saw that it was required Stotts BV17 GRU on a #173 to Blackpool. We got on the coach after putting the cases in the luggage compartemtn and we sat down. We set off along Sackville Street and we turned left onto the Westbound A5103 and we ran along the A34 onto the A6. We joined the Northbound A580 before joining the Northbound M60 and a couple of junctions on we joined the Northbound M61. We continued onto the M6. We ran through Lancashire and to the East of Preston. We joined the Westbound M55 and we ran to the end. We ran forwards onto Yeadon Way. We ran along the road that follows the old trackbed of the line to Blackpool Central railway station and we stopped at the coach park near to the Coral amusement arcade. we got up and got off the coach. Matthew took another picture of Stotts BV17 GRU as it continued Northwards towards Leeds.

Stotts BV17 GRU in Blackpool

We set off towards town to get some dinner. We saw Blackpool Transport 571 on a #11B to Saltcotes. We walked along Vance Road and we saw JH Coaches JH72 JHC.

JH Coaches JH72 JHC in Blackpool

We got a lucky Seven taxi to the caravan. We set off onto the A5099 and we turned left onto New Bonny Street and we crossed over A584. We turned right onto Yeadon Way and carried on until we reached the M55. We turned left onto the A583 and right onto Mythop Road. At the bend in the road we turned left and enetered the caravan park. We stopped at the pub and Mattehw had glass a coke. Matthew went to the toilet. We park up at our caravan and we went in. For tea Matthew had burger fries & coke from Burger King. We chilled out and watched TV as we did the Blog and wrote e-mails. We went to bed around 00:00... Mark.