Sun 10 -Wed 20 Oct 2011

Wed 20 October
18338 AE55 DJY 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge (thanks to Mums ticket for this)

Friday 15 October
22303 AE51 RXY 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
17079 T679 KPU 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22311 AE51 RYH 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18339 AE55 DZJ 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (18 late at Waterbeach)

Thursday 14 October
22304 AE51 RXZ 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22305 AE51 RYA 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Waterbeach)
18337 AE55 DJX 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18335 AE55 DJU 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18057 AE53 TZJ 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Waterbeach)

Wednesday 13 October
22305 AE51 RYA 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (12 late at Waterbeach)
18292 AE51 VFW 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22308 AE51 RYD 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18058 AE53 TZK 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
17079 T679 KPU 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22310 AE51 RYG 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge (identified by mums bus ticket cheers!)
22305 AE51 RYA 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22311 AE51 RYH 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office (bus was full and standing at Waterbeach as running as a single decker instead of a double decker)
18058 AE53 TZK 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge (12 late at Waterbeach)

Tuesday 12 October
22305 AE51 RYA 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22310 AE51 RYG 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge

Monday 11 October
22310 AE51 RYG 0732 March-Cambridge
22311 AE51 RYH 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco (10 late at Waterbeach)
18292 AE51 VFW 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22309 AE51 RYF 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
17079 T679 KPU 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (17 late at Waterbeach)
18335?? (i saw the number as it past then forgot it but think it was this) 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22307 AE51 RYC 1022 MarchTesco-Cambridge

Sunday 10 October
22304 AE51 RXZ 0850 Chatteris-Cambridge

Saturdays Workings

Saturday 9 October 2010

22302 AE51 RXX 0732 March-Cambridge
22059 KV53 FAJ 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22308 AE51 RYD 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
22304 AE51 RXZ 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22305 AE51 RYA 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22309 AE51 RYF 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)

Fridays wanderings

Friday 8 October 2010


Hello all

My main aim for today was to head down to the south coast and photo stagecoach buses around Chichister and Worthing however when the alarm went off this morning i still felt tired so ended up doing an afternoon around Ely and Cambridge here are the sightings and pictures from today...

18340 AE55 DKA 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge



22059 KV53 FAJ in Waterbeach with the 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco


18337 AE55 DJX 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (12 late)
17079 T679 KPU 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22308 AE51 RYD 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge



18336 AE55 DJV at Ely Tesco with the 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco which i had travelled on from Waterbeach
















22309 AE51 RYF is seen in Ely with the 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge


I then travelled by train to Cambridge and headed for the bus station where



I saw 18336 AE55 DJV depart Drummer Street with the 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office


and then

One of Stagecoach Cambridges dual door tridents 17079 (the other being 17078) arrived at 1645 (17 late) with the 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge this turn of duty is very reliable for having a double decker on it.


After arrival this bus then went empty to Cowley Road depot and returned to work the 1715 Cambridge-Ely 12 service which i travelled on but before that...



22302 departed on time with the X7 the 1700 Cambridge-March commuter express service
and


18335 AE55 DJU departed at 1716 with the 1715 Cambridge-March this is one of the few direct X9 buses that runs along the A10 from Cambridge and does not run via Milton, Landbeach or Waterbeach like they used to before the afforementioned changes in February.

Then as mentioned above i defected for a bit and took the 1715 Cambridge-Ely route 12 (17079) bus to Ely via Nemarket on a route that i had not been on before, i got to Ely Tesco in time to see

22305 AE51 RYA depart on time with the 1815 Cambridge-March

I was then taken home to Waterbeach by

22304 AE51 RXZ on the 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge which was on time.

Thursday 7 October 2010

22059 KV53 FAJ 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco (14 late)
22311 AE51 RYH 0732 March-Cambridge (18 late)
18338 AE55 DJY 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22308 AE51 RYD 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
22310 AE51 RYG 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18058 AE53 TZK 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late)
18292 AE51 VFW 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22304 AE51 RXZ 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
Wednesday 6 October
Only a handful of buses seen today with all running reasonably to time when seen from the Waterbeach Watch Towers

18058 AE53 TZK 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22302 AE51 RXX 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18335 AE55 DJU 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
22301 AE51 RXW 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22059 KV53 FAJ 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22309 AE51 RYF 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge

Tonys first blog post

Tuesday 5 October 2010
Hello eveyone as Rob mentioned below the buses on the X9 that run through Waterbeach (there are still a few that avoid Waterbeach by using the A10 direct) pass right past my front door and if there on time the March and Cambridge bound buses pass within a few minutes of each other so i am usually able to see a few buses on the route each day.
Since the main changes with the x9 no longer serving Wisbech since February timekeeping was very hit and miss with buses occasionally running up to an hour late and some not showing up at all due to various reasons mainly awaiting drivers at Ely off late bound buses with on time buses being delayed.
The main problem was that with the route been 2 hours long and only a ten minute turn round in March drivers had to changeover at Ely to allow for proper brakes to be taken.
This problem was very much reduced however at the July timetable change with the buses now continueing to March Tesco and having a 40 minute layover.

Right enough of that now the sightings from today
22312 AE51 9YK 1035 Cambridge - March Tesco
18343 AE55 DKJ 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late)
17079 T679 KPU 1135 Cambridge -March Tesco
22304 AE51 RXZ 1022 March Tesco - Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1235 Cambridge -March Tesco
22324 AE51 RZA 1122 March Tesco - Cambridge
22301 AE51 RXW 1335 Cambridge - March Tesco

We are Back!!

Yes, we are now back, After my visit to Cambridge yesterday iv decided to re-start the X9 blog.

The main blogger will be Tony Irle, living on the X9 route at Waterbeach, he is much more better placed than me to keep an eye on things. (That is until they see sense and put the route back to Wisbech!!)

To buisness then, yesterday i saw 22324 - AE51RZA depart Drummer Street at 1345, 5 late on the 1340 to March., 22308 done the X7 at 1700, and Trident 17079 - T679KPU done the 1715 to March, which for old times sake, i took to Ely. President bodied Trident 18059 was also on the X9.


17079 at Drummer Street Bus Station in Cambridge. It had arrived off a 12, and is seen repositing itself to do the 1715 X9 to March.