Neal's Travel F73 FUS in Mildenhall - 25 Nov 1989 (106-22)

Saturday 25 November 1989 – Neal’s Travel then of Chippenham (later of Isleham) F73 FUS seen in King Street, Mildenhall working the 1140 service to Beck Row.

Neal’s commenced operating a revised service around Mildenhall and the surrounding villages on the previous Monday (20 November) following the withdrawal by the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company of their ‘Mildenhall Mini-Link’ services on 18 November.

One vehicle covered the three different services which operated six days per week. Centred on King Street the first departure was at 0740 to Holywell Row and Beck Row (service 1) which arrived back at King Street at 0806. The vehicle then departed on service 2 at 0807 serving College Heath Road, Junction Road, Folly Road, Scott Avenue, Croft Place arriving back at King Street at 0821, It then departed on service 3 at 0800 to West Row and arrived back at King Street at 0838. This pattern continued until arriving back at King Street at 1738 except there was no service between 1240 and 1338 when the driver had a lunch break.

F73 FUS was a Scott of Bellshill bodied/conversion Ford Transit new to Neal’s a year earlier in November 1988.