10/02/09 ~ A slightly bigger picture

Well today i was able to get out for a few hours, and made a few notes on the X9 operations today, along with Jamie providing a few details aswell.

And its to Jamie i owe this first report of another first for the X9 route.

Stagecoach In The Fens allocated 33299 ~R566UOT, which is unique it itself for being a UVG Urbanstar bodied Dennis Dart with a ADL Pointer II front, worked the 1240 Cambridge to Wisbech, and was in place to do the 1610 back again.

Further digging reveals this bus is most likely to have done the 0835 36 from Peterborough Queensgate to Wisbech this morning!

I took a trip to Chatteris this afternoon, and observed 16591 ~ S591BCE on the 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge.

The 1340 ex Cambridge, i travelled on from Chatteris to Wisbech, arrived at Chatteris 1502 2 late and departed ontime at 1505, formed of Olympian 16588 ~ S588BCE, and ran via Neale Wade School in March, which i wasent expecting, plus no mention of this is made in the online timetables......we still made it to Wisbech Horsefair 2 minuites after our scheduled arrival time of 1600.

16588 then formed the 1605 36 from Wisbech to Peterborough which i had also planned to go on. enroute, i passed 16212 ~ R562DRP headding into Wisbech on the 1535 36 from Peterborough. This would have then done the 1705 X9 from Wisbech to Cambridge.

The evening X7 Cambridge - March express was Alexander PS B10M 20214 ~ N214LTN.

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Above - 16588 takes a well earnt rest at Peterborough Queensgate after arriving 5 mins early on the 1605 from Wisbech Horsefair.

09/02/09 ~ The Coach

Today, Peterborough allocated Volvo B10M Plaxton Premier 52398 - P108FRS worked the 1740 Cambridge - Chatteris. With thanks to Adam & Jamie for the info on this.

16210 - R560DRP was on both the X7 express turns today.

X7 ~ 07/02/09

With thanks to Jamie Armstrong, who informed me that 16162 ~ R162HNK provided the traction for the 0645 March - Cambridge (0810) and 1755 Cambridge - March (1918) today

The X7 runs direct Cambridge - Chatteris, avoiding Landbeach, Little Thetford and Ely to name but 3, therefor, it owns its own little place in this blog.

A few photos

A few photos here to brighten this page up a bit!

Stagecoach In Peterborough Transbus Pointer II Dart 34537 ~ GX04EYL makes its debut on the X9 on the 26th January by working the 1005 departure to Cambridge. It also broke new ground by working into Wisbech on the 0835 Route 36 from Peterborough to Wisbech. This vehicle only worked as far as Chatteris where it was replaced by Volvo Olympian 16162 ~ R162HNK for the journey into Cambridge, because the Dart hasent got the nessercery equipment to operate the Rising Bollards in Cambridge City Center.

Here is the normal order!! 16590 ~ S590BCE arriving into Cambridge on the 1105 from Wisbech. 16590 was a cascade from Peterborough to Cowley Road depot in August 2008.

It begins!

Well Hello one and all to this new venture detailing the events on Stagecoach Cambridge`s X9 Route from Cambridge - Wisbech. With 2 journeys to and from Long Sutton in morning and evenings.

Id like to stress that this blog is NOT in ANY way connected to Stagecoach, i am doing this completely off my own back as a observer, and a fan of the route.

With some help from mates, i hope to eventualy build up a day to day profile of happenings on this intresting, and useful link route between the north end of Cambridgeshire and Cambridge itself.

Cheers
Rob.