Playing catch-up

Saturday 23rd Jan

I had a day out in Cambridge with Jamie as Steve decided to pay us a visit, heres what was seen

16216 - R566DRP 1340 Cambridge - Wisbech, departed 8 late
16590 - S590BCE 1440 Cambridge - Wisbech

Unfortunatly thats all i saw as we wasent around Cambridge much! But Mum did send me this:
20851 - P851GND 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge
16217 - R567DRP 1305 Wisbech - Cambridge
16587 - S587BCE 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge

Tony has been in contact again to say the following for the Tuesday 26th Jan

service 9

16025 - P825GMU 0935 littleport to cambridge
16588 - S588BCE 1035 littleport to cambridge
20530 - P530ESA 1135 littleport to cambridge

service X9

16587 - S587BCE 0940 cambridge to wisbech
16216 - R566DRP 1140 cambridge to wisbech
20851 - P851GND 1105 wisbech to cambridge

And for Wedensday 27th:
16023 - P823GMU 1335 littleport to cambridge
20857 - P857GND 1410 cbg to littleport,
20847 - P847GND 1610 cambridge to littleport and also the 1835 littleport to cambridge

On the X9 for Wedensday we had
20850 - P850GND 1005 Wisbech - Cambridge
16587 - S587BCE 1105 Wisbech - Cambridge
16011 - P811GMU 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge
16218 - R568DRP on the 1910 Cambridge - Chatteris

Services out of Wisbech currently subject to diversion via West Street and Elm Road due to Gas Main repairs on eastbound strech of Churchill Road.

22nd January

All complied with help from Adam D and Jamie

20851 - P851GND 0605 Wisbech - Cambridge
20857 - P857GND 0645 March - Cambridge X7 then onto 0840 Cambridge - Wisbech etc
16217 - R567DRP 0705 Wisbech - Cambridge etc
17079 - T679KPU 0805 Wisbech - Cambridge etc
16590 - S590BCE 0905 Wisbech - Cambridge etc
20114 - N214LTN 1005 Wisbech - Cambridge etc
16022 - P822GMU 1755 Cambridge - March X7

Thusday 21st Jan

Recently, B10M PS Volvos have been making a return to the X9 route, Tony viewed an un/id one on the 1240 Cambridge - Wisbech, and 20857 on the 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge, which was also seen my Mother in Wisbech, who also saw the welcome return on Trident/Transbus President 18060 - AE53TZM to the X9 on the 1105 to Cambridge. Going back to 20857 quickly, Adam D saw this in Cambridge on Wedensday to do the 1640 to Wisbech. I do wonder if the B10PSs are out on the X9 more in Winter because its colder, and therefor there less prone to overheating? Anyone whos been on B10M vehicles, weather coach or PS form will tell you (and i can!) that these are prone to running hot, with a decent roar from the cooling fans, but anyways, i digress.

Tony also text me to say that the 9 had 16590 - S590BCE and 16022 - P822GMU on it, to name but two.

Mid January

06/01
16588 - S588BCE 0940 Cambridge - Wisbech
16589 - S589BCE 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge
16217 - R567DRP 1040 Cambridge - Wisbech
16212 - R562DRP 1140 Cambridge - Wisbech, but turned around at Chatteris, and 15
late due to being stuck in Stretham by an ambulance blocking the road
16175 - R175HHK 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge, turned around at Chatteris at 1305
back to Wisbech, but swapped again at March with 16214

11/01
16212 - R562DRP 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge
20856 - P856GND 1305 Wisbech - Cambridge
20846 - P846GND 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge
16588 - S588BCE 1505 Wisbech - Cambridge
33312 - AE56MDN 1335 Peterborough - Wisbech 36
33393 - R353LER Wisbech - Long Sutton Daytime 39s

12/01
Services thrown into chaos today with very heavy traffic into Cambridge involving alot of turn arounds at Chatteris
16210 - R560DRP 0535 Long Sutton - Wisbech & 0605 Wisbech - Cambridge 43 late arriving at Cambridge
16218 - R568DRP 0630 Ely - Wisbech
Un/id Olympian 0640 Cambridge - Wisbech
16587 - S587BCE 0740 Cambridge - Wisbech
20530 - P530ESA 0840 Cambridge - Wisbech
0940 Cambridge - Wisbech not arrived Cambridge by 0950
20110 - N210LTN 1240 Cambridge - Wisbech
20845 - P845GND 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge

13/01
16213 - R563DRP 0630 Ely - Wisbech
20110 - N210LTN 0905 Wisbech - Cambridge
16023 - P823GMU 1105 Wisbech - Cambridge
33323 - P323EFL Wisbech - Long Sutton daytime 39s

15/01
Big thanks to Jamie A for the sightings
20530 - P530ESA 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge
16139 - R139EVX 1240 Cambridge - Wisbech then schools
16212 - R562DRP 1505 Wisbech - Cambridge
16588 - S588BCE 1340 Cambridge - Wisbech
16218 - R568DRP 1440 Cambridge - Wisbech
20110 - N210LTN 1540 Cambridge - Wisbech
16216 - R566DRP 1755 Cambridge - March X7

16/01
16022 - P822GMU 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge
16216 - R566DRP 1505 Wisbech - Cambridge
16212 - R562DRP 1605 Wisbech - Cambridge
20531 - P531ESA 1715 Wisbech - Ely

4th January


Todays star act, 18348 seen at Milton, photo by Jamie, who apologizes for the quality, but at least we`ve got a record of it!
An intresting day, which starts and finishes with 16218 - R568DRP being seen on the 1440 from Cambridge - Wisbech

Mum phoned up at 1310 saying 18348 - AE55DKV was just leaving Wisbech Horsefair for Cambridge, so i phoned Jamie to tell him who got a photo of it at Milton. He was able to see it come back out on the 1540, so now as i type this, should be having a well deserved rest and a cuppa at Long Sutton

Then Gerard phoned up to tell me 16589 - S589BCE left the Horsefair on the 1405, got to the Horsefair roundabout and decided to expire in a cloud of smoke. This then casted a shaddow on what would do the 1640 from Cambridge, which gets to Wisbech at 1910

Paul decided to take the dog for a walk at 1900 along Elm Road, purly coincidental, of course, and saw 16218 on the 1640 ex Cambridge.

16218 done the 1715 Wisbech - Ely, which was turned around at Chatteris, and hopefully some other vehicle done the 1640 from Cambridge up to Chatteris, but what it was is unknown, if anything. The fact 218 was turned around, leads me to think it could have been an ALX300 bodied MAN.

SO, thats that, and with the sad news that the X9 will be cut short at March from Febuary, with the X9 at Wisbech - March being replaced by Norfolk Greens new 56, which wont be intresting, therefor this blog will cease to exist from Febuary.