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Post by jimobasa55 on Feb 25, 2019 9:38:54 GMT 1
You have a PlusBus ticket allowing you to travel on almost all scheduled bus services in West Yorkshire.
Your starting and finishing point is Leeds bus station.
You want to use as many operators as possible.
Where would you go with all that freedom?
Have done Arriva's 110 but am fine with using it again to connect with something else in Wakefield.
Interested in Holmfirth ("Last of the Summer Wine" fan) but don't want to spend more than an hour there.
Also strangely fascinated with the name Heckmondwike (I'm a Londoner regularly visiting daughter and grandson on Belle isle Road).
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Post by Marcus on Feb 25, 2019 10:32:14 GMT 1
Arriva 444/446/117/481/110 to Wakefield
Tiger 435/436 to Holmfirth
First 308/310/314/316 to Huddersfield
Arriva 229 to Heckmondwike
Or First X63 to Brighouse, TLC 259 to Cleckheaton, Arriva 268 to Heckmondwike
Arriva 229 back to Leeds
Or Arriva 268 to Bradford, Flying Tiger 737 to Shipley, Transdev 60 to Leeds
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Post by tyresmoke on Feb 26, 2019 20:00:18 GMT 1
I did this on Saturday just gone, albeit with a day rover from Wetherby (free parking!). I explored bits of the new Arriva network then turned my attention to trying out some scenic routes and Transdev's newer vehicles.
My day went:
X99 to Leeds
202 to White Rose
201 to Morley
200 to Birstall
281 to Retail Park
229 to Heckmondwike
229 to Huddersfield
901 to Hebden Bridge (gorgeous route!)
B3 to Keighley
60 to Shipley
737 to Airport
757 to Leeds
X99 to Wetherby
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Post by Dom on Feb 27, 2019 0:04:02 GMT 1
My day usually consists of:
Eastgate - Moor Grange
Moor Grange - Whinmoor
Whinmoor - Moor Grange
Moor Grange - Vicar Lane
Vicar Lane - Whinmoor
Whinmoor - Moor Grange
Moor Grange - Whinmoor
Whinmoor - Eastgate
Eastgate Bramley
Rinse and repeat 5 days a week 🤣🤣
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Post by kendall17 on Feb 27, 2019 8:03:48 GMT 1
My day usually consists of: Eastgate - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Vicar Lane Vicar Lane - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Eastgate Eastgate Bramley Rinse and repeat 5 days a week 🤣🤣 Ah but you get to play with the the X56 & listen to the bell being pressed 96,000 times for stops you dont stop at. From a passenger point of view, it entertains me |
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Feb 27, 2019 19:37:02 GMT 1
My day usually consists of: Eastgate - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Vicar Lane Vicar Lane - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Eastgate Eastgate Bramley Rinse and repeat 5 days a week 🤣🤣 Ah but you get to play with the the X56 & listen to the bell being pressed 96,000 times for stops you dont stop at. From a passenger point of view, it entertains me Should be less confusion now, as the PM X56s all start empty in Leeds, rather then some running off 56s from Moor Grange. |
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Post by kendall17 on Feb 27, 2019 19:46:01 GMT 1
Ah but you get to play with the the X56 & listen to the bell being pressed 96,000 times for stops you dont stop at. From a passenger point of view, it entertains me Should be less confusion now, as the PM X56s all start empty in Leeds, rather then some running off 56s from Moor Grange. In theory, yes. However you've got 3 stops for people to board at without looking at the destination board. |
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Post by Dom on Feb 28, 2019 1:42:54 GMT 1
My day usually consists of: Eastgate - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Vicar Lane Vicar Lane - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Moor Grange Moor Grange - Whinmoor Whinmoor - Eastgate Eastgate Bramley Rinse and repeat 5 days a week 🤣🤣 Ah but you get to play with the the X56 & listen to the bell being pressed 96,000 times for stops you dont stop at. From a passenger point of view, it entertains me Yes. Used to get the 1618 trip from Leeds a lot, came from Moor Grange, and changed at Eastgate/Vicar Lane, to a X56. Ideally, we should of shown 56 Eastgate on the front from Moor Grange. But to save a lot of hassle, the majority of us 56 drivers showed X56 from Moor Grange. We had standing time at Eastage/Vicar Lane so I used to tell passengers. Had a few bell rings for the early stops on York Road, but I personally didn’t stop til Burger King, harsh as it sounds to say, but once you make a mistake, you learn from it, so always check the front of the bus. I’m currently on a short term loan to Halifax, so haven’t done the route since they changed the running boards. |
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Mar 1, 2019 15:51:27 GMT 1
When I was a Bramley driver, I showed X56 from Moor Grange as I always used to run the 1st afternoon X56 of the day. Always got to Eastgate early so I used to tell all the passengers that it is an X56 service to Swarcliffe and Whinmoor, that it doesn't go through Cross Gates and the next stop will be Burger King. I then repeated it yet still had people ring the bell up York Road.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Mar 30, 2019 19:13:34 GMT 1
Last Saturday, March 23rd, was Halifax & Huddersfield. As a 262 was heavily delayed I had to make do with a 549. Other than that, some good scenic routes. I stayed Friday night in Halifax, then my itin was as follows:
537 Huddersfield - First 32464
228 Brighouse - Arriva 1529
563 Halifax - Yorkshire Tiger 409
20a Mixenden - Yorkshire Tiger 619
512 Halifax - First 69584
255 Bailiff Bridge - Arriva 1976
X63 Huddersfield - First 37083
549 Brighouse - First 69208
Then a refurb Northern 150/2 to Manchester Victoria to get home from there.
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