| Bus | From | To | Service | Operator |
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| 2799 | Widnes, Green Oaks | Runcorn BS | 110 | Arriva NW&W |
| 2758 | Runcorn BS | Halton Lea North | 79C | Arriva NW&W |
| 2752 | Halton Lea South | Runcorn BS | 82A | Arriva NW&W |
| 3140 | Runcorn BS | Murdishaw Central | 79C | Arriva NW&W |
| 3215 | Murdishaw Central | Halton Lea South | 110 | Arriva NW&W |
| 3214 | Halton Lea South | Runcorn BS | 110 | Arriva NW&W |
| 2788 | Runcorn BS | Widnes, Green Oaks | 82A | Arriva NW&W |
Today we decided to re-visit Widnes. On Friday night we asked Matthew where he wanted to go and he chose Widnes. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his Medication. We got up around 10:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We got ready and we set off just around 11:30. We set off through Blurton and we ran along Beaconsfield Drive. We realised we had forgotten something so we turned right onto Consett Road and left onto Finstock Avenue. We got the item and we set off again. This time we headed onto the A5035 and we turned right onto Stanley Matthews Way. We joined the Eastbound A50 and we turned left onto Blurton Road. At Heron Cross lights we turned left onto Grove Road. We ran forwards onto Wheildon Road and we picked up uncle Dave. Once we had picked up uncle Dave, we continued down Wheildon Road and we joined the Northbound A500. We ran into Cheshire and up to the Motoway junction. We joined the Northbound M6. The fog cleared again and we noticed the Southbound side of the road was clear. There was a large queue to get off at junction 17. As we travelled Northwards we saw Rothwells 163 NHO, an unidentified Belle Vue coach, grey minibus DA12 XVB, Holmeswood YN26 ??? and an unidentified CSUK double decker coach. We came off the M6 at junction 21A and we headed Eastwards towards Liverpool. Seen on the M62 was an unidentified TJ Travel coach and an unidentified Hollinshead coach. We came off the M62 at junction and we headed Southwards down the A557. We turned right and ran past Aldi and towards the Green Oaks Shopping Centre. We went past the bus station and we parked up in the car park. As we walked out of the car park we saw Stagecoach Merseyside 37652 on a #30 to Laffak.
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| Stagecoach Merseyside 37652 in Widnes |
Afterwards we went into the Market and we headed to the cafe at the back end. Matthew went to the toilet and mum ordered the food. Matthew had a breakfast washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished we said goodbye to mum and we stopped at the sweet store to get some mint chews. We headed out of the market to the bus station. As we got to the bus station we saw Arriva NW&W 2759 on a X4 to Liverpool.
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| Arriva NW&W 2759 in Widnes |
When we got back we saw Stagecoach Merseyside 37661 on a #30 to Laffak.
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| Stagecoach Merseyside 37661 in Widnes |
We waited for a bus towards Runcorn. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 2799 on a #110 to Murdishaw.
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| Arriva NW&W 2799 in Widnes |
We got on the bus and we booked Arriva Merseyzone Daysaver tickets at £4.60 before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off onto Green Oaks Way and we turned right onto Gerrards Street. We ran forwards onto Milton Road and we turned left onto the B5419. We went past the leisure centre on Moor Lane which. We went through the old town and across the roundabout onto Victoria Road. We turned right onto Hutchinson Road and we joined the the A533. We crossed over the Jubilee Bridge. We crossed the bridge into Runcorn and we wheeled around onto Station Road and into the old town. We crossed over the canal and past 'The Archers' pub and onto the High Street. We turned into the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 2799 as it continued towards Murdishaw.
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| Arriva NW&W 2799 in Runcorn bus station |
Once off the bus we walked onto Church Street and we headed to The Little Dessert Shop. Matthew had a slice of Black Forest Cheescake washed down with a bottle of Coke. When we had finished eating we headed back out onto Church Street and into the bus station. We saw Ashcroft's Travel HIG 4408 on a #52 Beech circular service.
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| Ashcroft's Travel HIG 4408 in Runcorn bus station |
We waited for a bus towards halton Lea. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 2758 on a #79C to Murdishaw.
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| Arriva NW&W 2758 in Runcorn bus station |
We got on the bus and we placed the Arriva NW Day Saver tickets under the scanner before we sat down. We set off out of town along High Street and past the site of the former UK Door Store which has been demolished. We turned right onto Devonshire Place and we turned left onto station Road and we ran around the back of 'The Archers' over the A557 and past the railway station. We ran onto Greenway Road and we turned left onto Moughland Lane. We Turned left onto the busway crossed over the railway line and ran past the Arriva Runcorn Depot and we ran though Halton Lea shopping centre where we got up and got off the bus. we set off to go into the shopping centre. We walked down the stairs and through the shopping centre and we went to the toilets. After we had used the toilets we headed over to the South side of the shopping centre where the Runcorn bound buses stop. A few minutes later we saw Arriva NW&W 2753 on a X30 to Chester. We waited for a more suitable bus to catch. A short time later we saw another bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 2752 on a #82A to Liverpool.
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| Arriva NW&W 2752 in Halton Lea |
We got on the bus and we placed the Arriva NW Day Saver tickets under the scanner before we sat down. We set off down the busway and we stopped briefly at the area where they do driver changes. We carried on West over Grangeway and we turned right onto Clifton Road. We ran forwards onto Moughland Lane and we turned right onto Greenway Road. We ran into town and we turned left onto Runcorn Station Link Road. We ran past the station and we ran forwards onto Waterloo Bridge. We turned right onto High Street and into Runcorn town centre. We arrived in the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 2752 as it continued towards Liverpool.
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| Arriva NW&W 2752 in Runcorn bus station |
Once off the bus we walked across the The Ferry Boat and Matthew went to the toilet. Afterwards we went to the bar and Matthew had a glass of Coke. We finished out drink and we went outside. We went back to the bus station and we saw Arriva NW&W 2755 on a #82A to Murdishaw. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was Arriva NW&W 3140 on a #79C to Murdishaw.
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| Arriva NW&W 3140 in Runcorn bus station |
We got on the bus and we placed the Arriva NW Day Saver tickets under the scanner before we sat down. We set off out of town along High Street and we turned right onto Devonshire PLace. We turned left onto station Road and we ran around the back of 'The Archers' over the A557 and past the railway station. We ran onto Greenway Road and we turned left onto Moughland Lane. We Turned left onto the busway crossed over the railway line and ran past the Arriva Runcorn Depot and we ran though Halton Lea North close to the library. We decided to go a bit further East to Murdishaw. We ran past the hospital and we discovered the run up to Murdishaw was entirely along the busway. We traveled East for about a mile and the busway opened out at a turning circle and we guessed we had reached the end of the run. We got up and got off the bus and Matthew got another picture of Arriva NW&W 3140 before it returned to Liverpool.
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| Arriva NW&W 3140 in Murdishaw |
We headed to the Co-op and Matthew bought a couple of chocolate bars and a bottle of Coke. We went outside and obver the footbridge to take a few bus pictures. We walked back to the bus terminal and we waited for something heading back towards Halton Lea. We saw Arriva NW&W 2802 on a #1 Halton Lea circular service.
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| Arriva NW&W 2802 in Murdishaw |
A short time later we saw a bus approaching. We saw it was Arriva NW&W 3215 on a #110 to Warrington.
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| Arriva NW&W 3215 in Murdishaw |
We got on the bus and we placed the Arriva NW Day Saver tickets under the scanner. The bus was empty, so Matthew took a picture inside Arriva NW&W 3215 before we sat down towards the back of the bus.
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| Arriva NW&W 3215 in Halton Lea |
We set off around the turning circle and we ran West up the busway to Halton Lea hospital. We continued up in Halton Lea South just before the stop we stopped next another bus. The driver of our bus chatted tp the adjacent driver and he said that the bus we were on was not driving very well. We pulled up to the stop at halton :ea South and the driver told us that we needed to transfer on to the bus behind, so we got up and got off the bus. The bus behind was the bus we had stopped next to. We saw it was Arriva NW&W 3214 on a #110 to Warrington.
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| Arriva NW&W 3214 in Halton Lea |
We got on the bus and we flashed the Arriva Day Saver ticket to the driver before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We traveled back through Castlefields via the busway and then we headed back into Runcorn via the busway through Astmoor. When we got back into Runcorn Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 3214 before it carried on towards Warrington.
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| Arriva NW&W 3214 in Runcorn bus station |
We walked Eastwards along High Street and through the traffic light. Near to the base we saw ABC Taxis MA76 LNH parked up.
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| ABC Taxis MA76 LNH in Runcorn |
We walked back up the High Street and we went back into the bus station to wait for a bus. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was dud Arriva NW&W 2788 on a #82A to Liverpool.
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| Arriva NW&W 2788 in Runcorn bus station |
We got on the bus and we placed the Arriva NW Day Saver tickets under the scanner for the final time today before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out off the bus station onto the B5155. We turned right onto Devonshire Place and left onto Station Road. We past the railway station and onto Runcorn Station Link Road. We crossed the roundabout and forwards onto the A533. We crossed over the River Mersey on the Jubilee Bridge and we came off the A533 onto Waterloo Road. We ran into the centre of Widnes onto Victoria Road. We ran to the East of the town centre along Widnes Road and we veered right onto Brynn Street. We turned left around the back of Asda petrol station and we turned right onto Gerrard Street. At the roundabout we turned left onto Green Oaks Way and we turned left into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of Arriva NW&W 2788 before it continued towards Liverpool One bus station.
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| Arriva NW&W 2788 in Widnes |
Uncle Dave headed back to the car with the trip bag and I went with Matthew across to Morrisons. After using the toilet we bought a bottle of Coke. We headed back past the bus station to the car and we got in the car. We drove onto Green Oaks Way and we did a U-turn at the roundabout and headed Southwards. We turned left at the roundabout and we joined the Northbound A557. We ran the 3 miles or so up to the M62 and we got onto the Eastbound M62. We ran for around 8 miles to junction 10 and we joined the Southbound M6. As we travelled down the M6 we saw an unidentified Ellison's coach, black minibus L121 PEK, Rothwells 163 NHO and an unidentified Johnsons coach. We came off the M6 at junction 16 and we joined the Southbound A500. At Sideway we left the A500 and got onto the Eastbound A50. Seen on the A50. We came off the A50 onto Stanley Matthews way and we saw an unidentified white coach parked up near to the Bet365 stadium. We turned left onto the A5035 and we got back around 18:30. I nipped out to get some food. Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a can of Cherry Coke. We edited photos and we did some of the Blog. I dropped uncle Dave back home and later on we did an e-mail. Matthew chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 01:00... Mark
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