Childwall Blues Trip Reports

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18 April 2024 - Shopping Trip

1054 777014 Liverpool South Parkway-Moorfields 6.08 miles
1241 777009 Liverpool Central-Liverpool South Parkway 5.59 miles
20 miles - 777014
50 miles - 777009

 

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23 April 2024 = West Midlands

0843 350408 Liverpool South Parkway-Smethwick Galton Bridge 78.59 miles
1021 172220 Smethwick Galton Bridge-Birmingham Moor Street 4.55 miles
1045 168107 Birmingham Moor Street-Leamington Spa 22.65 miles
1140 196011 Leamington Spa-Nuneaton 20.21 miles
1257 350409 Nuneaton-Stafford 36.42 miles
1511 350408 Stafford-Liverpool South Parkway 54.43 miles
New Sightings 196011 at Leamington Spa. DR75012 at Coventry. 805009 at Stafford, 730205/20 730015 at Crewe.
New for Haulage - 168107 (last 168 to ride). 196011
20 miles - 168107 196011
500 miles - 350408

 

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30/04/2024 - West Midlands

0843 350376 Liverpool South Parkway-Birmingham New Street 82.63 miles
1055 730008 Birmingham New Street-Bromsgrove 14.15 miles
1129 730019 Bromsgrove- Birmingham New Street 14.15 miles
1255 196106 Birmingham New Street-Wolverhampton 12.89 miles
1332 390020 Wolverhmpton-Stafford 15.31 miles
1511 350376 Stafford-Liverpool South Parkway 54.43 miles
New Sightings - 730019 196103/106/111
New for Haulage - 730008/19 196106
10 miles - 730008/019 196106
200 miles - 350369

 

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07/05/2024 West Midlands

0818 350104 Liverpool South Parkway-Crewe 29.96 miles
0904 390127 Crewe-Birmingham New Street 52.67 miles
1050 196102 Birmingham New Street-Bromsgrove 14.15 miles
1129 323210 Bromsgrove-Lichfield Trent Valley HL 32.89 miles
1317 350232 Lichfield Trent Valley LL-Stafford 17.25 miles
1511 350130 Stafford-Liverpool South Parkway 54.43 miles

New Sighting - 196112 at University
50 miles 323210
70 miles 196102
600 miles 350130
700 miles 390127

 

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14/05/2024 Shrewsbury/Stafford

0715 350410 Liverpool South Parkway-Crewe 29.96 miles
0810 197110 Crewe-Shrewsbury 32.70 miles
1019 153325 Shrewsbury-Crewe 32.70 miles
1113 350373 Crewe-Stafford 24.47 miles
1511 350109 Stafford-Liverpool South Parkway 54.43 miles

New Sightings - 197121/123 730031/045/047 730219 805012
New for Haulage - 197110
30 miles 197110
50 miles 153325
80 miles 350373

 

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17 May 2024

1007 350117 Liverpool South Parkway-Liverpool Lime Street 5.69 miles
1047 197005 Liverpool Lime Street-Liverpool South Parkway- 5.69 miles

20 miles - 197005

 

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21/05/2024 - West Midlands

0843 350125 Liverpool South Parkway-Smethwick Galton Bridge 78.59 miles
1021 172215 Smethwick Galton Bridge-Birmingham Moor Street 4.55 miles
1045 168321 Birmingham Moor Street-Leamington Spa 22.65 miles
1140 196004 Leamington Spa-Nuneaton 20.21 miles
1245 170638 Nuneaton-Birmingham New Street 20.98 miles
1356 196107 Birmingham New Street-Wolverhampton 12.89 miles
1421 220006 Wolverhampton-Stafford 15.31 miles
1511 350125 Stafford-Liverpool South Parkway 54.43 miles
New for sighting - West Midlands Metro 55 805010
New for Haulage - 196004 196107
600 miles - 350125
40 miles - 170638 220006
30 miles - 172215
20 miles - 168321 196004
10 miles - 196107

 

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28 May 2024 - Chester/Merseyrail

0857 197122 Liverpool South Parkway-Chester 20.12 miles
1033 197102 Chester-Liverpool Lime Street 25.81 miles
1200 777027 Liverpool Lime Street-Hamilton Square 2.17 miles
1210 777012 Hamilton Square-New Brighton 5.21 miles
1253 777032 New Brighton-Birkenhead Park 4.00 miles
1303 777038 Birkenhead Park-West Kirby 7.39 miles
1336 777038 West Kirby-Birkenhead North 6.51 miles
1400 777032 Birkenhead Norrh-Liverpool Central 4.68 miles
1430 777025 Liverpool Central-Sandhills 2.10 miles
1506 777030 Sandhills-Liverpool South Parkway 7.69 miles
New Sightings 197122 197124 197113 777051 777034 777038 777025 69001
New for Haulage 197122 197102 777012 777032 777038 777025
10 miles 777038 777030
20 miles 197122 197102

 

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02 June 2024 - North West Vehicle Restoration Trust Open Day, Kirkby

0939 777007 Liverpool South Parkway-Sandhills 7.69 miles
1012 777142 Sandhills-Headbolt Lane 6.31 miles
1241 777142 Headbolt Lane-Sandhills 6.31 miles
1306 777051 Sandhills-Liverpool South Parkway 7.69 miles
New Sighting 777017
New for Haulage 777051
30 miles 777007 777142

Preserved Bus Travel
Headbolt Lane-Kirkby Industrial Estate - Wallasey 1 FHF451 Leyland Atlantean/MCW (The first production Atlantean)
Kirkby Industrial Estate-Headbolt Lane - Liverbus B693BPU Leyland Olympian/ECW

 

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3rd June 2024 - Visit of Cunard Cruise Liner Queen Anne to Liverpool Pier Head

0939 777020 Liverpool South Parkway-Moorfields 6.18 miles
1041 777014 James Street-Liverpool Central 1.40 miles
1058 507029 Liverpool Central-Hunts Cross 7.09 miles
1121 507029 Hunts Cross-Liverpool South Parkway 1.50 miles
40 miles - 507029
30 miles - 777020
I thought that I had ridden my last 507 back in March but I was wrong. I only managed to ride 507029 because it was running seven minutes late. Departing at 1106 it ran non-stop to Hunts Cross arriving at 1120. The return journey at 1121 was two minutes late.

 

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04 June 2024 Malvern Link

0843 350232 Liverpool South Parkway-Birmingham New Street 82.63 miles
1050 196102 Birmingham New Street-Malvern Link 33.64 miles
1200 800017 Malvern Link-Worcester Foregate Street 6.79 miles
1215 196103 Worcester Foregate Street-Birmingham New Street 26.85 miles
1326 196111 Birmingham New Street-Wolverhampton via Bescot 15.65 miles
1419 220003 Wolverhampton-Stafford 15.31 miles
1511 350232 Stafford-Liverpool South Parkway 54.43 miles

New Sightings - 730018 802022 800033
New for Haulage - 800017 196103 196111
500 miles - 350232
100 miles - 196102
20 miles - 196103
10 miles - 196111 220003

 

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12 June 2024 - Shopping Trip

0954 777049 Liverpool South Parkway-Liverpool Central 5.59 miles
1145 507001 Liverpool Central-Hunts Cross 7.09 miles
1221 507001 Hunts Cross-Liverpool South Parkway1.50 miles