275 Premier Travel Services RVE 297S and Ambassador Travel LT889 (EAH 889Y) at Eriswell - 6 Apr 1985

Saturday 6 April 1985 (Easter weekend) - Premier Travel Services 275 (RVE 297S), a Plaxton Supreme bodied AEC Reliance new in July 1978, seen at Earlsfield roundabout, Eriswell when working the 0845 Cambridge to Lowestoft service 747. The service was jointly operated by National Express, Percivals of Oxford and Premier Travel Services (PTS) – the service vehicle for the 0845 trip was normally covered by Percivals and PTS alternating each day.

It was being duplicated as far as Norwich by Ambassador Travel LT889 (EAH 889Y), a Plaxton Paramount 3200 bodied Leyland Tiger one of eight such coaches new to the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company in February 1983 that wore the ‘Norfolk Flyer’ livery to operate services between Norfolk and London. So, it was quite out of the ordinary to see such a coach on this service.

The location was the Earlsfield roundabout at Eriswell near RAF Lakenheath. The coaches are heading into Lord’s Walk which, until the road was closed off as heightened military security measures took hold, linked the Earlsfield Roundabout with the A1065.