A Day Out 06/05/13...

I had a very early start and was out of my front door at 6:47 am. This was after phoning TFL to ask when the last N9 from Brentford was. Annoyingly, countdown needed maintenance work and it didn't finish until 6:30 am. Anyway, I set off to Brentford Magistrates Court on an E2. I checked countdown (it was working then) and the N9 was still 13 minutes. So I walked down two stops to Goat Wharf. A long journey follows...

The bus stop flag at Goat Wharf.

 Sadly, the usual Sunday service on the N9 was not on. I think this because it was May Day bank holiday. The N9 arrived at 7:14 and it was only going to Hounslow Bus Station. I was very annoyed because I wanted to ride the bus to Heathrow Terminal 5. I am going to do the full journey in the summer at some point. So I boarded ready to go.

SP108 arriving.

The iBus screen.

I got off at Hounslow Bus Station thinking about where I should go next. I decided to go to Heathrow Central using the 111.

The N9 I was on.

Hounslow Garage.

I could then see a 111 at the end of Hounslow High Street ready to leave. I ran as fast as I could and...

Yes, I made the bus. I took a shot of the iBus screen. I was on a lowheight SP although I prefer the normal SP's.

Hounslow Garage at 7:24 am.

This is ridiculous. Why put a GIVE WAY sign in front of a bus stop. This was in a residential which I personally found quite boring.

Another shot of the GIVE WAY bus stop.

 After that the 111 got interesting again and was speeding along the main road near Heathrow Central. Then I went through the vehicle tunnel for the first time. I loved going through the tunnel, I was also in my favourite seats which was good. After a long detour around Terminals 1 and 3 (and using 7 travelators) I needed to go back home. I waited for the first bus that would lead me in the right direction. I decided to let the U3 go because I did the whole journey before and it took me over an hour.

Here is LK03 NLT.

I boarded an A10 which would be a faster way to get to Uxbridge.

The interior of LK58 FLW.

The two shots below were taken while going through the vehicle tunnel. It looks like the single deck version of London Ghost tours. Except that there's not really much to see apart from the other side of a dual carriageway and other buses.

My A10 nearly crashed into a U5 near Stockley Park.

 I then arrived at Uxbridge. I just missed a 607 (that's the bus I wanted to get back to my local area) so I decided to do some bus observations.

YX10 BFP on route U5.

BK10 MEV on route 427. This left 10 minutes before my 607 although the bus I was on overtook the 427 in Southall.

LK03 UFU on route U4.

LK53 FDN on route U2.

LK53 FDG on route U3.

YX62 BYG on route 222.

Two buses ready to leave.

LK08 FMC going somewhere in London.

The inside of Uxbridge garage.

The Uxbridge Garage logo.

LK08 FLW on route A10.

I then boarded a 607 and was home at 9:59. All in all, a brilliant day out squeezed into 2 hours and 12 minutes.