Trip to Newcastle / Longton 05-08-2026

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
6009	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	1	D&G Bus
63359	Newcastle BS	Trent Vale, Alder Walk	22	First Potteries
SVS 924	Trent Vale, Alder Walk	Longton BS	GO2	Stanton's of Stoke
VT63 SOS	Longton BS	Fenton, Victoria Place	50	Stanton's of Stoke
67177	Fenton, Smithpool Road	Longton, Market Street	11	First Potteries
63115	Longton, Exchange	Fenton, adj Travers Court	11	First Potteries

Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Matthew chilled in his room for a while. Later on Matthew went out for a walk. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and left onto City Road. We crossed over and onto Manor Street. At the end of Manor Street we turned left onto Victoria Road and we went down the hill to Aldi. Matthew brought his shopping and then we got a Lucky Seven taxi back to the residential unit. We set off onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill. We turned right onto Manor Street and right onto City Road. We turned left onto Smithpool Road and left again onto Temple Street. We went back to the back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and chilled in his room. We came downstairs and we cut through onto City Road. We walked to the bus stop and waited for a bus towards Newcastle. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was D&G Bus 6009 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G Bus 6009 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus 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. Once in the bus station we waited for a bus back to Fenton. Matthew went to the toilet and we walked out of the bus station onto Castle Walk and we stopped at the Pound Bakery. Matthew brought a sausage roll before continuing along Castle Walk. We stopped at the benches at the end to eat a jam filled shortbread biscuit and drink the can of Irn Bru. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 63359 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 63359 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Trent Vale before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the bus station onto barracks Road and we ran down onto the Southbound A34 and we turned left and we traveled through the hospital we saw Cabability DG17 UYM. We came out of the hospital and turned right onto Hilton Road and forwards onto Harpfields Road. We got up and got off the bus. A few minutes later a bus appeared and it was Stanton's of Stoke SVS 924 on the Go2 to Cheadle. We got on the bus and we booked to Longton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down Harpfields Road and we ran to the end and we turned left onto the Southbound A34. We ran under the A500 into Hanford. We continued down through to Trentham and we turned left onto the A5035 and we crossed over the railway line into Blurton. we ran through Dresden to Longton. We crossed over the A50 and we ran into Longton down The Strand. We turned left into Baths Road and we entered Longton Transport Interchange and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we decided to do the next #22 to Longton. After a short while we saw the bus approaching. It was Stanton's of Stoke VT63 SOS on a #50 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton and sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the Interchange onto Baths Road and we turned left onto King Street and then right onto Goldenhill Road. We crossed Newmount Road and we went forwards onto Annette Road. We then turned right onto June Road and followed it around to the left before turning left onto Fenpark Road. We passed the Pool Dole pub an we headed down the hill past Fenton mast down onto king Street. We turned right onto City Road past the new petrol station and coffee shop. We turned right into Victoria Road and we got up and got off the bus. One off the bus we set off on foot onto City Road. We turned left onto Christchurch Street. We walked back into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out for a while and use his computer. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we stood at the bus stop outside the flats and we waited for a bus towards Hanley. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67172 on a #23 to Newstead. A few minutes later we saw the bus approaching and we saw it was First Potteries 67177 on a #11 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked Longton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We carried on along City Road. We ran past the site of the new Burger King and we went forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton town centre. We ran up 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 63115 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 the private road and we walked down to the baths. Matthew had a swimming session and afterwards. We then had an Intercity taxi back to the residential unit. We set off along the private road and we turned left onto City Road. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street. Matthew went upstairs and Matthew went to his room. He watched television and used his computer. later on he had a bath. For supper Matthew had some toast. Matthew went to bed around 23:00... Mark.