Prospect Coaches PR19 STU on a Megabus service on the A11 at Barton Mills - 12 Dec 2021 (P1100203)

Sunday 12 December 2021 (1409) – During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown the Megabus service M37 between Norwich and Birmingham had been suspended and when the service resumed it was expanded to operate Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Not only was there the established morning service from Norwich returning from Birmingham in the late afternoon operated by Freestones Coaches, there was a new facility providing a morning service from Birmingham to Norwich with a late afternoon service from Norwich to Birmingham. The latter was operated by Prospect Coaches of Lye near Stourbridge.

Prospect Coaches PR19 STU, an Irizar i6 integral new in June 2019, is seen on the A11 at Barton Mills in the bright low afternoon sun as it headed towards Norwich with the 1110 service from Birmingham. Running on time and due to arrive in Norwich at 1510 and would then return from Norwich at 1615.