round trip friday 18/5/12

again i did my normal trip

my first bus was 2712 arriva st helens on route 352 departing st helens at 3:05pm this bus was great it dealt with a standing load well it was also fast with a strong engine and did not rattle, well worth a ride if you see it

i then took some photos one of the good ones is under

2556 arriva bolton on route 360 departing wigan at 4:35pm this bus had a few problems as a few times the bus refused to move, its doors also rattled with every bump in the road but the speed of the bus was great so no faults there

7670 arriva green lane on route 6 departing warrington at 5:35pm i was far from happy when this turned up as i hate marshals but i got on it and it was a good example of why i hate marshals it rattled when idle and when the bus moved, it was warm, the back seat got lower and lower the longer i sat on it (think it was trying to tell me something) the only good thing was it was the fastest marshal i had ever been on even i could not help but smile while we was going flat out.

3039 arriva green lane on route 6 deparing kenzington at 6:30pm THANK YOU GREEN LANE :) i was so happy when i seen that bus i was sick of that marshal i even thanked the fitter who brought the bus, this bus had an old arriva seat in at the back, this was also the fastest pulsar 2 i have had from green lane before and it does not even rattle score one to green lane and the life saving fitter i owe you one ;)

then i spent a few moments watching some fake wedding in the bus station to promote some play, was funny they was going up to all the lads and asking are you single and if you said yes it was fake wedding time :P

arriva st helens 2980 on route 10A departing liverpool at 6:45pm this bus was not the best st helens have to offer its rattles at the back was worse than ex green lanes wright axcess ultralow 5318 (thats saying something) however it was fast so got home fast.

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trip to chorley 17/5/12

today i took a trip to chorley as i had never took photos here before

my first bus of the day was arriva st helens 2699 on route 10A departing thatto heath train station at 8:30am. this bus was an ok example it did not rattle but it was not the fastest of pulsar's i have ever been on.

my next bus was arriva st helens 3026 on route 352 departing st helens bus station at 9:00am. this bus was great its the fastest 30** i have been on so far the only bad thing about it is it rattles if you break hard

next bus was arriva bolton 2682 on route 362 departing wigan at 9:55am. this bus had its good and bad points, its one of the fastest pulsar's at bolton but it does rattle a bit when breaking and going over bumps

i then spent an hour getting some photos here is one of the photos i liked

 i then started to make my return trip and my next bus was 2998 arriva bolton on route 362 depart chorley 11:55am for a start this bus pulled out 13 mins late and the driver was a grumpy one... now getting to the bus its ex manchester and this is the first time i have seen it in service at bolton, part of one of the chairs had the old arriva cushion on that must of been put on to cover a rip, the bus also did a lot of rattling

3319 arriva southport on route 375 departing wigan at 12:40pm

 i was shocked to see that on this route as they are only ment to be at southport for schools. the bus was a bit warm and did rattle a bit while the bus was moving but its well worth a ride and dare i said to be preserved.

2703 arriva st helens on route 352 departing orrell at 1:00pm. this bus has improved a bit since i last had it the bus was really fast but it rattles and rocks, must be the worst renown at st helens.

1044 arriva st helens on route 89 departing st helens at 2:00pm. this bus was fast and with a strong engine however it sounded like there was something under the bus was about to fall of.

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st helens circular

warrington round trip via wigan and liverpool 11/5/12

my round trip started with arriva st helens  pulsar 2 2998 on route 352 departing st helens at 3:20pm, i took this bus to carr mill dam and it was a great bus, no rattles and great speed. well worth a ride.

i then met up with a mate of mine (tom burrows)

our next bus was arriva st helens pulsar 2 3047 on route 352 departing carr mill at 3:45pm, another good pulsar 2 again it does not rattle and its one of the fastest pulsar 2's with arriva north west.

we then got a few photos

our next bus was arriva bolton 2565 on route 360 departing wigan at 4:53pm, i am a fan of this type of daf so i was happy when i seen it coming, this bus does rattle a lot when not moving but once we got moving it did not rattle, it is also a fast bus with a strong engine and well worth a ride.

we then got some photos one of the photos i liked is under this sentence

warrington transport DK07 FWH (67)

our next bus was arriva green lane 2718 on route 7A departing warrington at 6:40pm, i like my wright renowns but this one was one of the worst i had riden in a while. the moment we backed up so we could leave the bus station it refused to change gear and it took a good 5 mins to sort the problem out. this bus did not feel fast however it did get me to liverpool 2 mins early (most of the time we are 5 mins late)

our last bus of the day was really a good way to finish the day as we had ex malta 2992 on route 10A departing liverpool at 7:57pm this pulsar 2 was an ok example, it did not rattle and its speed was ok so nothing special here but better than its sister bus 2990

chester round trip 10/5/12

today i did a round trip to chester and back via warrington and liverpool.

my day started with a ride on arriva st helens pulsar 1 2693 departing thatto heath at 8:15, this bus must be the best pulsar 1 with arriva st helens its the fastest i have had in a while and to make it better it did not rattle.

the next bus i had was arriva st helens marshal dart 7627 on route 329 departing st helens at 8:49, i am not a fan of marshals and i do my best to avoid them but this marshal was not to bad really it was fast and with a strong engine however it did a lot of rattling at the back. 

i then took some time to get a few photos while i waited for the X30

the next bus i had was arriva runcorn pulsar 2 2938 depart 10:03, the first thing i noticed was this bus rattled a lot when not moving and was still bad while the bus was moving the only good thing about this bus was it could get to a great speed

the next bus i had was arriva birkenhead pulsar 2 3004 on route 401 depart time 11:41, this is one of the fastest pulsar 2's with arriva birkenhead with a strong engine and the best thing about it was there was no rattles

i then got some more photos some are able to be viewed below

stagecoach gillmoss S450 KCM on route 19

MX61 AWP on route 14

CX58 EWL on route 10A

V658 DVU on route 9

CX58 EWG on route 10A

 i was then happy to see 2402 for arriva green lane come around on route 13 so i took it to page moss departing liverpool at 01:25, i must say this bus did rattle when not moving but it was fast and with a strong engine you would never think its an old bus as it really does put some of the newer buses to shame (including 2938 i had before) it is well worth being preserved

i then went for food

the last bus of the day was arriva st helens 2978 pulsar 2on route 10A departing at 2;30, this bus was ok it did rattle a bit but nothing to major