Semmence Coaches A583 MEH (A866 XOP, A20 MPS) seen near Barton Mills – 27 Jun 1993 (199-2)

Sunday 27 June 1993 - H Semmence and Company Limited of Wymondham A583 MEH seen in the evening sunshine travelling eastbound down Chalk Hill on the A11 towards Fiveways, Barton Mills. It would soon be pulling in at the Dog and Partridge for a refreshment break on what was a homeward journey to Wymondham.

The coach is a Bova Futura that was new as A866 XOP to Arnold’s Coaches of Tamworth in May 1984, a company later acquired by the Bowen Group. After service with Bowen it passed to Stoddard’s of Cheadle, Staffordshire where it carried registration A20 MPS.