Ambassador Travel 887 (EAH 887Y) on the old A11 at Barton Mills – 20 Jan 1985 (7-25)

Sunday 20 January 1985 (1520) – On a rather murky mid-winter afternoon Ambassador Travel 887 (EAH 887Y) is seen passing the Dog and Partridge Inn on the old A11 at Barton Mills when working the 1420 Norwich to London National Express service 099.

It is one of the eight Plaxton Paramount 3200 bodied Leyland Tigers new to the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company in February 1983 that wore the ‘Norfolk Flyer’ livery to operate services between Norfolk and London. They passed to Ambassador Travel when ECOC was split up in September 1984.

Whilst the Dog and Partridge closed many years ago although the building remains as a private residence, the Bull Inn whose roof is visible in the background between the Dog and Partridge and the coach, still trades.