Trip to Newcastle / Longton 03-09-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67176	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley BS	6	First Potteries
67143	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	101	First Potteries
63349	Newcastle BS	Longton, Market Street	11	First Potteries
63346	Longton, stop C	Fenton, adj Travers Court	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. We continued along Christchurch Street. We onto City Road. At the top we crossed over Victoria Road to wait for the bus at the bus stop. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was dud First Potteries 67176 on a #6 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down Victoria Road and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street past the site of the new housing development. We turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and into the bus station and we got up and got off the bus and Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 67176 as it returned to Blythe Bridge.

First Potteries 67176 in Hanley bus station

Once of the bus Matthew went to the toilet. Another bus came on stand and it was First Potteries 67143 on a #101 to Stafford.

First Potteries 67143 in Hanley bus station

We got on and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off through the bus station and onto John Street. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and left onto Broad Street. We ran down the hill and over the ring road onto Snow Hill Before we turned right onto Shelton New Road and we ran down through Etruria an up into Hartshill before joining the A52. We ran into Newcastle down George Street. We joined the one way system and we turned left on the roundabout onto Barracks Road. We got to the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. We set off on foot up Castle Walk and we visited Home Bargains. We walked up Castle Walk and we turned right into Ironmarket. We stopped at the pub and matthew went to the toilet before having a glass of Coke. Matthew also had tea. He had a burger and fries followed by a chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. When we had finished we returned onto Ironmarket and we turned left onto High Street and we turned left onto Barracks Road and into the bus station. A short time later we saw D&G Bus 593 on a #9 to Westbury Park.

D&G Bus 593 in Newcastle bus station

Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 35932 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 35932 in Newcastle bus station

Also seen was First Potteries 63113 on a #38A to Crackley.

First Potteries 63113 in Newcastle bus station

A few minutes later a bus appeared and it was First Potteries 63349 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63349 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Bentilee. we sat down. We set off onto Barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee roundabout. We ran onto the A53 and around the one-way system onto the A52. We ran up George Street into Hartshill and we ran down the hill into Stoke town centre. After a brief stop we continued along Church Street out of Stoke and over the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road and we went forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton town centre. The bus stopped on Market Street and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we crossed over Market Street and onto Transport Lane. We walked down The Strand. We waited for a bus to Fenton. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63346 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down The Strand and we ran under the railway line onto King Street. We ran through Foley into Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We went past KFC. As we approached the flat we got up and got off the bus. We walked back up Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew chilled out in his room. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street and we went into the Co-operative Food store and Matthew had a bottle of Coke. We went outside onto Christchurch Street. We walked back into Temple Street and into the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out. For tea Matthew had a spaghetti and tomato sauce and a bottle of Coke followed by a Manchester Tart. Later on Matthew had a bath and had toast for supper. Matthew went on his computer until bedtime around 23:00... Mark