Red Eagle GX57 BXH in Dunstable - 14 Apr 2023 (P1150031)

Friday 14 April 2023 (1150) – Red Eagle Buses Limited of Dinton near Aylesbury GX57 BXH parked in Court Drive, Dunstable having arrived as the 1030 service 61 from Aylesbury. It would work the 1200 service 61 back tio Aylesbury. The journey takes 65 minutes.

It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart which had been new to Southdown PSV in January 2008. It had also been operated by Faresaver of Chippenham where it carried one of their cherished registrations FA54 VER representing the company name.

In the background is the local Wetherspoons establishment named after Gary Cooper, the American movie star (1920s to 1950s) 'High Noon' etc etc. His father was brought up in Houghton Regis near Dunstable and emigrated to the United States in the late 1890s. His English mother wanted him to have an English education and so for a few years he attended Dunstable Grammar School later returning to the U.S.