On board Whippet Coaches WG119 (MX23 LRZ) at Eddington, Cambridge - 18 Oct 2023 (P1160917)

Wednesday 18 October 2023 (1142) – On board Whippet coaches WG119 (MX23 LRZ), one of the nine Mellor Sigma 12 electric buses new in September 2023 for the re-launched Universal services, at Eddington prior to departure to the Biomedical Campus on the 1147 service U2 which ran on time throughout.
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The buses have air-conditioning. All the ventilation windows were fitted with a budget lock operated by a tee key and all were locked closed.

The ‘Universal’ bus service in Cambridge, provided by the University of Cambridge and operated by Whippet Coaches, had originally commenced in July 2016.

The service links Eddington (a relatively new community on the north-west side of the city which is still growing) with the Biomedical Campus (a large site to the south of the city which houses Addenbrooke’s Hospital and a growing number of medical institutions) travelling via various academic properties on the west side of the city.

The nine buses carry fleet numbers WG112-120 with registrations MX23 LCU/V/W; MX23 LRO/U/V/Y/Z/LSC although cherished registrations were soon applied to WG112 (UN14 BUS) and WG113 (UN14 CAM).