Trip to Walsall / Brownhills 14-06-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
YX74 OGD	Walsall BS	Bloxwich, Stop BC	19	Carolean Coaches
2128	Bloxwich, High Street	Walsall BS	31	NX West Midlands
4866	Walsall BS	Brownhills, Raven's Court	10	NX West Midlands
6718	Brownhills, Raven's Court	Walsall BS	10	NX West Midlands

Today was the second day ot our West Midlands adventure. The plan for today was to get a few more buses in to make up for yesterdays shorter bus bashing session, and then to retturn to Blurton. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. He went back to sleep for a short while, and Matthew was up and dressed for just before 09:00. We headed into the bar for breakfast. Matthew had a full English breakfast. After we had finished eating we returned to the room to finish off packing. Matthew finished off a bottle of Fanta Orange that we had started last night. We took the stuff to the car and just before 10:00 we set off out of the hotel car park. We decided to have another foray into the West Midlands as there were plenty of buses running on a Sunday. We made the decision to start today at Walsall. We turned left onto the B5404 and we headed Westwards into Mile Oak. We continued along the old Roman road to Weeford Interchange and we joined the Westbound A5. We continued Westwards along the A5 to Muckley Corner and we joined the A461. We coninued through Walsall Wood past the former Royal Exchange pub, wher an Aldi id going to be built. We ran through Shelfield and Rushall an into Walsall. We ran forwards onto Lower Rushall Street and we continued onto Upper Rushall Street. We continued onto Peal Street and forwards onto Dudley Street. We ran forwards onto Vicarage Place and right onto Bradford Street. We past the second bus station and and we veered left onto Bridgeman Street. We parked up at the retail park and we said goodby to mum. We set off on foot along Bridgeman Street and forwards onto Bradford Street. We turned left onto Park Street and we turned right onto St Pauls Street. As we approached the bus station and we saw Rotala Diamond 30926 on a #31 to Mossley.

Rotala Diamond 30926 in Walsall bus station

As we headed into the bus staion we saw National Express West Midlands E1125 on a #529 to Wolverhampton.

NX West Midlands E1125 in Walsall bus station

We continued into the bus station and we spotted an interexting bus which we decided to catch. As we got closer we saw it was Carolean Coaches YX74 OGD on a #19 to Bloxwich.

Carolean Coaches YX74 OGD in Walsall bus station

We got on the bus and we booked a nBus day ticket at £5.20 before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the bus station onto St Pauls Street and we headed Northwards. We turned right onto Stafford Street and we crossed the A4148 and we turned right onto Forest Lane. We turned right onto Webster Road and left onto Rutland Street. We crossed over the railway line and we turned left onto Beddows Lane. We turned right onto Lavender Grove and left onto Dartmouth Close. We turned right onto Dartmouth Avenue and we headed Eastwards. We continued onto Coalpool Lane and left onto Harden Road. We turned right onto Walker Road and we headed Northwards. We turned right onto Well Lane and we turned left onto Goscote Lane. We turned left onto Thames Road and forwards onto Barracks Lane. We turned right onto Walker Road and we turned left onto Blakenhall Lane. We turned right onto Blakenhall Heath and left onto Ingram Road. We turned right onto Green Rock Lane and we turned left onto Abbott Street. We turned left onto the A4124 and we turned left onto the A34 where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Mattew got another picture of Carolean Coaches YX74 OGD before it returned to Walsall.

Carolean Coaches YX74 OGD in Bloxwich

We considered going to the nearest pub but it was closed. We crossed over the road and we headed along Wolverhampton Road to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we went to the bar and ordered drinks. We had a small glass of Coke and we sat down and watched some of the T20 Women's cricket on the TV. When we had finished our drinks we walked along Wolverhampton Road and we crossed over to the bus stop. We waited for a few minutes and a bus appeared from around the corner. As it got closer we saw it was National Express West Midlands 2128 on a #31 to Walsall.

NX West Midlands 2128 in Bloxwich

We got on the bus and we flashed the nBus day tickets to the driver before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We deviated off the A34 onto Stafford Street and we ran the 2 or so miles into Walsall. We crossed over the A4148 and we ran down onto St Pauls Street and we entered the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we looked for something we could catch quickly. Across the bus station we saw an interesting looking double deck. As we got closer we saw it was National Express West Midlands 4866 on a #10 to Brownhill West.

NX West Midlands 4866 in Walsall bus station

We got on the bus and we flashed the nBus day tickets to the driver before we went upstairs and sat down. We set off out of the bus station onto Hatherton Street. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we crossed over the ringroad onto the A461. We headed out of town and we ran through Rushall and Shelfield. We continued up to Walsall Wood and we turned left onto the B4152. We turned left onto the A452 and we crossed over the Wyrley and Essington Canal. We headed up the High Street and when we got to the Northern end we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew got another picture of National Express West Midlands 4866 as it continued towards Brownhills West.

NX West Midlands 4866 in Brownhills

Once off the bridge we walked up the high Street to the roundabout. We stopped briefly for uncle dave to get a picture of the Jiggerman statue in the roundabout. We continued around the corner onto Silver Street and we headed into Tesco. The is a new coffee shop inside of Tessco. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we went bought a meal deal. We came out of the shop and we crossed over silver Street and we sat by the canal. We shared a ham sandwich and a Twirl, and Matthew had a bottle of Coke. When we had finished we crossed over Silver Street and we cut through the car park past Aldi and onto the High Street. We crossed over the road and we waited for a bus back to Walsall. We got to the stop and we had about 8 minutes to wait. A few minutes later we saw the bus come around the corner onto the Roundabout. As it got closer we saw it was National Express West Midlands 6718 on a #10 to Walsall. We got on the bus and we flashed the nBus day tickets to the driver for the final time today before we went upstairs and sat down. We set off along the A452 and we headed along the High Street. We continued down the High Street and over the canal and we turned right onto the B4152. We ran to into Walsall Wood and we turned right on to the A461. We ran through Shelfield and Rushall and we ran into Walsall. We crossed the ring road and we ran forwards onto Lichfield Street. We continued onto Bridge Street and we ran forwards onto St Pauls Street. We ran around the bus station and we entered from the North Eastern corner. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of National Express West Midlands 6718 before it worked a #41 to Willenhall.

NX West Midlands 6718 in Walsall bus station

We walked around the bus station and we took a few more pictures. We saw National Express West Midlands 1838 on a #6 to Sutton Coldfield.

NX West Midlands 1838 in Walsall bus station

We went around the corner onto Hatherton Road and we saw Rotala Diamond 32320 on layover.

Rotala Diamond 32320 in Walsall

As we were heading for St Pauls Street we saw National Express West Midlands 6740 on a X51 to Cannock.

NX West Midlands 6740 in Walsall bus station

We walked up St Pauls Street and we turned left onto Crown Wharf Shopping Park where mum had moved the car to. We met up with mum and we decided to go for dinner. We walked over to Burger King and Matthew went to the toilet. We order the food and after a short wait, Matthew had a burger, fried and a drink of Coke. Afterwards he had a small pece of salted caramel cheesecake. When we had finished eating we got in the car. After paying for parking we headed out of the car park. We turned left onto A4148 and we ran forwards onto the A454. We ran for 1/2 a mile and we turned right onto the Northbound M6. We ran Northwards into Staffordshire. As we travelled Northwards we saw 4 Sky Coaches vehicles a Dartline coach. We came off the M6 at junction 15 and we joined the Northbound A500. We ran through Hanford and Sideway and we came off at Stoke. We turned right onto City Road and right onto Wheildon Road. We stopped at uncle Dave's and Matthew went into use the toilet. Matthew had some of uncle Rob's Fanta an we updated the calendar with this weekends trip. We said goodbye to uncle Dave and we set off to Blurton. we set off onto Wheildon Road and past the former Regent pub. We ran forwards onto Grove Road and we saw green minibus R482 NDM parked up. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we crossed over the A50. We continued through Blurton and we turned right onto Church Road. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive and we got back around 15:00. We got back to the house and we had a Scotch egg. Matthew also helped mum to set up her phone, as her previous phone needs to be repeired after being dropped in the toilet. We bouught in the cases and we did some laundry. We updated the Blog and afterwards Matthew watched YouTube. Later on Matthew had his medication before having a bath. After his bath Matthew had a couple of Angel Slices. We continued with the Blog and Matthew went to bed around 00:00... Mark.