DSCF1420 National Express Ltd FJ57 KHR on hire to Jim Hughes Coaches - 29 Aug 2015

Saturday 29 August 2015 (1144) – Jim Hughes Coaches Limited of Birtley, County Durham had National Express Limited SR96 (FJ57 KHR) on hire to cover its National Express commitments. Legal lettering address is that for National Express Limited and a label in the door glass showed ‘On hire to Jim Hughes….’ with that company’s full address. A Caetano Levante bodied Volvo B9R new in November 2007 to Bruce Coaches, Scotland. With the Cathedral in the background it was seen at Ripon when operating the 0755 service 425 from Ashington to London (1715). The scheduled departure time from Ripon was 1120.