18/04/09 ~ Happenings

Jamie Informed me today that a Grey Spare Enviro 400 went on a test run on the X9 on Tuesday, which hes been relaiably informed was a sucess, and travelled as far as Chatteris.

Gerard informs me that 16018 - P818GMU arrived Wisbech Horsefair today at 1308 on the 1040 from Cambridge, and 20513 - R513KSA paid a visit on the 1005 Cambridge on Tuesday.

12/04/09 - Addena

I have just been sent this photo by Jamie Armstrong, of myself [right] and Assistant Steve [left] aboard 16592 leaving Cambridge on the 1640 to Long Sutton, which we travelled all the way to Wisbech. Thanks Jamie for sending this and letting me use it on the blog.

12/04/09 ~ The Week Gone



16592 arrives at Cambridge on the 11/4 working the 1405 from Wisbech. Image: © Steve Thomas
52415 is berthed at Wisbech Horsefair between school duties

20513 at March Broard Street awaiting time on the 0540 Long Sutton - Cambridge.

First off, apologies to followers for not updating in a while, iv had a very busy week going out most days, and not had time to update this page, so i apologise for that.
What i have noted is outlined below.


07/04
16212 - R562DRP 0640 Wisbech - Peterborough left Wisbech 6 late
16588 - S588BCE 0640 Long Sutton - Cambridge arrive Wisbech 0657

08/04
16216 0640 Long Sutton - Cambridge arr Wisbech 0700

9/4
20575 - M475ASW 0740 Cambridge - Wisbech 4 late Elm then 1035 Wisbech - Peterborough
16590 - S590BCE 1005 Wisbech - Cambridge departed 1 early and also done 1605 to Cambridge
52415 - R115OPS berthed
33309 - HV52WTG Wisbech - Long Sutton 39s
16216 - R566DRP 0840 Cambridge - Wisbech arrived 1104 4 late and formed 1105 Wisbech - Cambridge
20210 - N210LTN 13.05 Wisbech - Cambridge.

11/4
20513 - R513KSA 0540 Long Sutton - Cambridge arrived March 0635 and departed ontime arriving Cambridge 0820
16588 - S588BCE 0645 X7 March - Cambridge departed March 0649 arrived Cambridge 15 early at 0755 and formed the 0840 Wisbech departing 0847 7 late
16590 - S590BCE 0705 Chatteris - Wisbech
16592 - S592BCE 1616 arrived Cbg for 1640 Long Sutton departing ontime
20856 - P856GND 1505 Wisbech - Cambridge left Landbeach 1657 5 early
16216 - R566DRP 1715 Wisbech - Ely at Chatteris

Thanks go to Gerard Fletcher, Jamie Armstrong and to Steve Thomas for their invaluable help this week in peicing together the blog.

06/04/09 ~ Riding Around

16216 - R566DRP in Elm on the 0740 from Cambridge Image © Steve Thomas

Today me and steve went on a dayrider+ jaunt around Cambridgeshire, taking in March, Peterborough, Huntingdon and finally Cambridge.

X9s seen today:

16216 - R566DRP 0740 Cambridge - Wisbech ontime, R566DRP 1505 Wisbech - Cambridge Ely at 1635
20857 - P857GND 1005 Wisbech - Cambridge ontime ish and 1605 Wisbech - Cambridge seen ontime on Chatteris
16588 - D588BCE 0840 Cambridge - Wisbech 10 late on March
16590 - S590BCE 1305 Wisbech - Cambridge arrived Cambridge 1520 then formed 1540 to Wisbech, leaving Chatteris 2 late at 1707
20856 - P856GND 1715 Wisbech - Ely

On the way back from Cambridge, outside Ely at Witcham, theres a Volvo Bus & Truck dealership, and in the Yard there were 5 or 6 Wright/Urbans for the Guided Busway.

03/04/09

20575 - M475ASW, 20214 - N214LTN on X9s today, amongst others
33309 - HV52WTK parked up at Wisbech on schools
52415 - R115OPS also paid a visit on X9s and 36s.

Thanks to Jamie for reporting the above.

01+02/04/09 ~ No April Fools

A few days spent at Wisbech, and thankfully a half decent report for you all!!

Wedensday 1st April
16213 - R563DRP 1105 Wisbech - Cambridge
16210 - R560DRP 0940 Cambridge - Wisbech arrived 1203 3 late then formed the 1235 to Peterborough leaving at 1236.
20531 - P534ESA 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge departed 1208 after problems finding reverse
33309 - HV52WTK in use on Wisbech - Long Sutton 39s all day. Im going to start including these now as they cover the same route as the X9 during the day
33806 - R806YUD berthed inbetween Schools
16216 - R566DRP 1040 Wisbech - Cambridge arrived Wisbech 1303 3 late then worked back on the 1305 to Cambridge
There was also an un/id Olympian on the 1715 Wisbech - Ely
20851 - P851GND was on the 1640 Cambridge - Long Sutton running 4 late. This is a Peterborough allocated B10M PS

Tuesday 2nd April
20851 - P851GND 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge still straying on the X9 and keeping to time....just
16216 - R566DRP 22 late on the 0940 Cambridge - Wisbech, delayed by problems in Cambridge and the previous driver not signing off on the ticket machine in
Chatteris, so no tickets were being issued at all until it done the 1545 Peterborough - Wisbech, so this formed the 1235 Wisbech - Peterborough
33324 - P324EFL berthed inbetween schools
20534 - P534ESA 1040 Wisbech - Cambridge arrived Wisbech 1303 3 late, forming the 1305 to Cambridge, which left at 1308. I then traveled on it on the 1455
from Elm Road to Wisbech Horsefair, so it must have been bounced at Chatteris.
20513 - P513KSA 1505 Wisbech - Cambridge
20856 - P856GND 1340 Cambridge - Wisbech arrived Wisbech 1606 6 late, then formed the 1605 to Peterborough, departing at 1611, also 6 late, but arrived
Peterborough 1658, 2 early.