Fri 3 Dec

Friday 3 December

A trip to the dentist in Cambridge today led to me doing
22303 AE51 RXY from Waterbeach on route 9 and the 0735 from Littleport.

After the dentist i headed for Peterborough a jumped off a 55 at St Ives and ended up doing Olympian 16070 on the 21 from St Ives to Chatteris which allowed to me to catch up with a couple of X9'S


22301 AE51 RXW is seen in Chatteris at 1155 with the 1122 March Tesco to Cambridge

I then did
22305 AE51 RYA from Chatteris to March Tesco which was the 1035 from Cambridge and past
22303 AE51 RXY between Chatteris and March on the 1222 from March Tesco-Cambridge



22305 AE51 RYA stands at March Tesco waiting to work the 1322 to Cambridge

18292 AE51 VFW 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Ely angel drove)
18335 AE55 DJU 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
With thanks to Andy for the two sightngs above

This led to to start thinking that the X9 route now serves 3 Tesco stores Milton, Ely and March and wondered how many bus routes serve this many of a specific supermaket.

Wed 10 Nov-Mon 29 2011

Monday 29 November
reports of a road crash on the A10 near Stretham at 0700
22301 AE51 RXW 0735 Cambridge-March Tesco
22309 AE51 RYF 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge (18 late at Waterbeach)
22303 AE51 RXY 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18336 AE55 DJV 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (35 late at Waterbeach)
22302 AE51 RXX 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge (26 late at Waterbeach)
22309 AE51 RYF 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco (19 late at Waterbeach)

Sunday 28 November
22311 AE51 RYH 0850 Chatteris-Cambridge

Saturday 27 November
22309 AE51 RYF 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22304 AE51 RXZ 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22306 AE51 RYB 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
22311 AE51 RYH 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge

Thursday 25 November
22306 AE51 RYB 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco (17 late at Waterbeach)
22309 AE51 RYF 0732 March-Cambridge (16 late at Waterbeach)
22302 AE51 RXX 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22304 AE51 RXZ 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22311 AE51 RYH 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22310 AE51 RYG 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18058 AE53 TZK 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office

Wednesday 24 November
22302 AE51 RXX 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office

Tuesday 23 November
22312 AE51 RYK 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22308 AE51 RYD 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
18292 AE51 VFW 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco (10 late at Waterbeach)
22307 AE51 RYC 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18349 AE55 DKX 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22311 AE51 RYH 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge (19 late at Waterbeach)

Monday 22 November
22306 AE51 RYB 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22314 AE51 RYO 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22306 AE51 RYB 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22302 AE51 RXX 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18349 AE55 DKX 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18058 AE53 TZK 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22313 AE51 RYN 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge (1o late at Waterbeach)

Saturday 20 November
22307 AE51 RYC 0630 Ely-Cambridge
22301 AE51 RXW 0632 March-Cambridge
22302 AE51 RXX 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
22301 AE51 RXW 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18339 AE55 DJZ 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18343 AE55 DKJ 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22308 AE51 RYD 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge

Friday 19 November
A few delays on the evening peak today
22313 AE51 RYN 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22304 AE51 RXZ 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office, this bus is booked for a double decker and over crowding often occurs when a single decker is used which probably explians why it was 13 late when passing Waterbeach as people who are at the back of the bus and want to get off have to squeeze past all the standing people at the front
18292 AE51 VFW 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22301 AE51 RXW 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge (16 late at Waterbeach)
22308 AE51 RYD 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge (13 late at Waterbeach)

Thursday 18 November
22309 AE5 1RYF 0600 Ely-Cambridge & 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22314 AE51 RYO 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22308 AE51 RYD 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18058 AE53 TZK 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18292 AE51 VFW 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (16 late at Waterbeach)

Wednesday 17 November
22306 AE51 RYB 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge
22314 AE51 RYO 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 1635 Cambridge-March Tesco
18058 AE53 TZK 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge (running 45 late when passing through Waterbeach)

Tuesday 16 November
After spending the weekend with my girlfriend in Peterborough i had a day rider plus ticket and had travelled back from Huntingdon on the 55 after being faced with an hours wait at Cambridge for a route 9 to Waterbeach i decided to make the most of my ticket and have a couple of trips on the X9 so i travelled on 18335 from Cambridge to Ely Tesco where i only had to wait about 5 minutes for 22314 back to Waterbeach.
22302 AE51 RXX 1700 Cambridge-March (X7) Commuter Express
18335 AE55 DJU 1715 Cambridge-March
18058 AE53 TZK 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge then 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22305 AE51 RYA 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22314 AE51 RYO 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge

Saturday 13 November
22305 AE51 RYA 0630 Ely-Cambridge
22307 AE51 RYC 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22303 AE51 RXY 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge
17079 T679 KPU 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22302 AE51 RXX 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge

Friday 12 November
22312 AE51 RYK 0600 Ely-Cambridge & 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZK 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Waterbeach)
18335 AE55 DJU 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18336 AE55 DJV 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22302 AE51 RXX 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge (19 late at Waterbeach)

Thursday 11 November
22306 AE51 RYB 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22306 AE51 RYB 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
18335 AE55 DJU 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge (20 late at Waterbeach)
18336 AE55 DJV 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18058 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22301 AE51 RXW 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge

Wednesday 10 November
18336 AE55 DJV 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (thanks to Andy for this sighting) 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco & 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22301 AE51 RXW 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22307 AE51 RYC 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22302 AE51 RXX 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
18058 AE53 TZK 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco

Mon 8 -Tues 9 Nov 2011

Tuesday 9 November
18337 AE55 DJX 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
22302 AE51 RXX 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge

Monday 8 November
22325 AE51 RZB 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
18335 AE55 DJV 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22307 AE51 RYC 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18338 AE55 DJY 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
22305 AE51 RYA 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge

Sat 23 Oct-Sat 6 Nov 2011

Saturday 6 November
22308 AE51 RYD 0732 March-Cambridge
22307 AE51 RYC 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22058 KV53 FAF 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18337 AE55 DJX 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22306 AE51 RYB 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge (13 late at Waterbeach)
18338 AE55 DJY 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge

Thursday 4 November
22305 AE51 RYA 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
18335 AE55 DJU 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
22310 AE51 RYG 1815 Cambridge-March
22309 AE51 RYF 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge

Wednesday 3 November
22306 AE51 RYB 0732 March-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18335 AE55 DJU 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge

Tuesday 2 November
18349 AE55 DKX 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22302 AE51 RXX 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22324 AE51 RZA 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Waterbeach)
22313 AE51 RYN 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge
22310 AE51 RYG 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge

Monday 1 November
22329 AE51 RZH 0735 Cambridge-March Tesco
18336 AE55 DJV 0732 March-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco
17079 T679 KPU 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge (thanks to sisters ticket for this)
22303 AE51 RXY 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22313 AE51 RYN 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge
22319 AE51 RYV 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge

Saturday 30 October
22301 AE51 RXW 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22310 AE51 RYG 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Waterbeach)
22307 AE51 RYC 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
18337 AE55 DJX 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge

Friday 29 October
22310 AE51 RYG 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (17 late at Waterbeach)
18349 AE55 DKX 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22304 AE51 RXZ 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18292 AE51 VFW 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
22319 AE51 RYV 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge (16 late at Waterbeach)


Thursday 28 October
22310 AE51 RYG 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge

Wednesday 27 October
22316 AE51 RYR 0600 Ely-Cambridge
18292 AE51 VFW 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco-Cambridge
22305 AE51 RYA 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge

Tuesday 26 October
22313 AE51 RYN 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22311 AE51 RYH 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22313 AE51 RYN 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22329 AE51 RZH 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office (single decker vice double decker)

Monday 25 October
22307 AE51 RYC 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22305 AE51 RYA 0735 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18336 AE55 DJV 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22311 AE51 RYH 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge

Sunday 24 October
22301 AE51 RXW 1745 Cambridge-Chatteris

Saturday 23 October
18337 AE55 DJX 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
22329 AE51 RZH 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22319 AE51 RYV 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge