Mulleys Motorways coaches

Saturday 25 March 2023 – Mulleys Motorways coaches parked up at Ixworth. BN17 JFK, a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo new to Mulleys in March 2017. EC17 PCT, a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo new to Symphony Coaches, Hayes in March 2017. Previously operated by Impression Holidays and Excursions of Peterborough which closed in early 2020. With the advent of the much larger sized wing mirrors on modern day coaches it has become the norm for such vehicles to be parked nose in so that the mirrors are less vulnerable to damage by other vehicles.

Saturday 5 April 2014 (1703) – Mulleys Motorways acquired these two Berkhof Axial 100 bodied Volvo B12BT double deck coaches from Thomas Coaches of Porth, Rhondda, South Wales on 20 March 2014. The pair had been new to Park’s of Hamilton./Trathens Travel. Left is SF07 ORZ new in May 2007 and right is SF07 OSG new in July 2007. These were the registrations applied when they were delivered but during their time with the Park's Group they became KSK 981 and NMW 999 respectively. When sold by Park’s they reverted to their original registrations. During September 2014 the pair were re-registered, SF07 ORZ became 222 VKE and SF07 OSG became 444 NXX).

Saturday 5 April 2014 (1921) – Mulleys Motorways acquired two Berkhof Axial 100 bodied Volvo B12BT double deck coaches from Thomas Coaches of Porth, Rhondda, South Wales on 20 March 2014. Both had been new to Park’s of Hamilton/Trathens Travel. New as SF07 ORZ in May 2007 it was re-registered KSK 981 but when sold by Park’s the original registration was re-applied. In September 2014 the coach was re-registered to 222 VKE.

Thursday 22 August 2019 – Mulleys Motorways acquired two Berkhof Axial 100 bodied Volvo B12BT double deck coaches from Thomas Coaches of Porth, Rhondda, South Wales on 20 March 2014. Both had been new to Park’s of Hamilton/Trathens Travel. New as SF07 ORZ this coach was re-registered KSK 981 but when sold by Park’s the original registration was re-applied. In September 2014 the coach was re-registered to 222 VKE.

Friday 31 May 2014 (0748) - Mulleys Motorways acquired two Berkhof Axial 100 bodied Volvo B12BT double deck coaches from Thomas Coaches of Porth, Rhondda, South Wales on 20 March 2014. The pair had been new to Park’s of Hamilton in May 2007. SF07 OSG, seen here at Ixworth, was delivered with that registration but one of the company's cherished numbers was applied (NMW 999). When sold by Park’s the original registration was re-applied. In September 2014 Mulleys re-registered the coach to 444 NXX.

Saturday 27 September 2014 (0703) – Mulleys Motorways acquired these two Berkhof Axial 100 bodied Volvo B12BT double deck coaches from Thomas Coaches of Porth, Rhondda, South Wales on 20 March 2014. The pair had been new to Park’s of Hamilton./Trathens Travel. Left is what was originally SF07 OSG new in July 2007 which was re-registered as NMW 999. When sold by the Park's Group it reverted to its original registration. In September 2014 Mulleys re-registered the vehicle to 444 NXX. Right is what was originally SF07 ORZ new in May 2007 which was re-registered as KSK 981. When sold by the Park's Group it reverted to its original registration. In September 2014 Mulleys re-registered the vehicle to 222 VKE.

EIG 9324 was acquired by Mulleys Motorways Limited in August 2014. It is a Plaxton Paramount 3200 bodied Volvo B10M-61 which was new to Lee's Coaches of Barnet, North London as A379 XMC in February 1984. It subsequently moved to Chenery of Dickleburgh and received registration MSU 917, a number it retained when it later moved on to Simond's Coaches of Botesdale. When Simond's sold the coach to D & H Harrod of Downham Market, Norfolk they retained the number plate MSU 917 which has been carried by various vehicles in their fleet since. It was sold to Harrod's as EIG 9324, the registration it still carries. (Photo courtesy of Gavin Starling) For a photo of this coach when with R W Chenery see www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/36623300/in/album/748764

Thursday 22 August 2019 – At the Mulleys Motorways yard in Ixworth. Left to right: Mulleys X472 KUT, a Jonckheere Mistral bodied Volvo B10M which had been new in October 2000 to McPhails Coaches, Newarthill, Lanarkshire. It retains the livery of the erstwhile Ruffle’s Coaches of Castle Hedingham its previous operator. Beestons of Hadleigh 217 GRA, a Van Hool Alizee bodied Scania Mulleys WSV 555, a Van Hool Acron bodied Volvo B12BT new in November 2006 to Focus Coaches, Much Hoole, Lancashire registered YJ56 CEX. Mulleys WCF 99, a Van Hool Acron bodied Volvo B12BT new in March 2009 to New Bharat, Southall registered BC09 NBC.

Thursday 24 June 2021 (0925) – Mulleys Motorways PO15 AZV seen in Bury St. Edmunds. It is an Unvi Touring GT bodied Mercedes-Benz 1524L that had been new to Watts Coaches of Bonvilston, Cardiff in March 2015.

Thursday 24 June 2021 (0925) – Mulleys Motorways PO15 AZV seen in Bury St. Edmunds. It is an Unvi Touring GT bodied Mercedes-Benz 1524L that had been new to Watts Coaches of Bonvilston, Cardiff in March 2015. Various other Mulleys vehicles are parked behind.

Thursday 24 June 2021 (0846) – Mulleys Motorways PO15 AZV seen in Risbygate Street, Bury St. Edmunds. It is an Unvi Touring GT bodied Mercedes-Benz 1524L that had been new to Watts Coaches of Bonvilston, Cardiff in March 2015. Mulleys Motorways PO15 AZV in Bury St. Edmunds - 24 Jun 2021 (

Sunday 8 December 2019 – Seen through the gate of the Mulleys Motorways premises at Ixworth. Left: BU51 MUL, a Eurocoach Clady bodied Mercedes-Benz 1223L new in November 2001. Right: PO15 AZV, an Unvi Touring bodied Mercedes-Benz 1524L that had been new to Watts Coaches of Bonvilston near Cardiff in March 2015.

Thursday 24 June 2021 (0850) – Mulleys Motorways YY63 WCO, a 15 metre long Plaxton Elite bodied B13RT, had been new to Park’s of Hamilton in January 2014 for National Express service work and whilst with Park’s it carried registration LSK 819. It was seen in Risbygate Street, Bury St. Edmunds when working the 0750 service 311X from Newmarket.

Wednesday 9 June 2021 (0755) – Mulleys Motorways YY63 WCO, a 15 metre long Plaxton Elite bodied B13RT, had been new to Park’s of Hamilton in January 2014 for National Express service work and whilst with Park’s it carried registration LSK 819. It was seen leaving Newmarket when working the 0750 service 311X to Bury St. Edmunds.

Wednesday 9 June 2021 (0737) – Mulleys Motorways YY63 WCO, a 15 metre long Plaxton Elite bodied B13RT, had been new to Park’s of Hamilton in January 2014 for National Express service work and whilst with Park’s it carried registration LSK 819. It was seen in Newmarket bus station before working the 0750 service 311X to Bury St. Edmunds.

Monday 15 March 2021 (0746) – Newmarket bus station and two Bury St. Edmunds bound services. Left is Stephensons of Essex 461 (EU60 CBF) about to work the 0750 service 16 via Mildenhall. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in September 2010. Right is Mulleys Motorways YY63 WCO, a 15 metre long Plaxton Elite bodied B13RT, about to work the more direct 0750 service 311X. This coach had been new to Park’s of Hamilton in January 2014 for National Express service work and whilst with Park’s it carried registration LSK 819. There are a number of the main secondary schools located in Bury St. Edmunds and, along with the West Suffolk College, they collectively generate quite a significant amount of daily traffic from the Newmarket area. The services are also available to the general public. Until January 2021 services 310/311 had mainly been worked by Suffolk Norse and Suffolk County Council before that. In 2013 the County Council entered a working partnership with Norse, a facilities company owned by Norfolk County Council, to create Suffolk Norse owned 20% by SCC and 80% by Norse. In September 2021 the partnership will be dissolved. Towards the end of 2020 Suffolk Norse relinquished the contracts for the 310/311 services. Replacement service licences were obtained by Mulleys Motorways and Stephensons of Essex effective from 4 January 2021. Newmarket bus station is a rather small affair, the main part comprising just two nose in loading bays. A third vehicle can also load in what is the exit road – thus when a vehicle is loading there it prevents other vehicles moving out. Regular drivers employ tactics to avoid getting hemmed in (I speak from experience!). There is also a kerbside loading bay ahead of the latter parallel to the exit road itself – but that sees little use. In the short period before 0800 the bus station gets quite busy with the Stephensons service 16 departure at 0750 and a Stagecoach (Cambus) service 12 Cambridge departure at 0751 in addition to these five school related services bound for Bury St. Edmunds: 0750 Mulleys 311 (Originating at Exning travelling via the residential areas in the north of the town then onward via Moulton) 0750 Mulleys 311X (Direct from the Bus Station then via Kentford and the A14) 0750 Stephensons 310 (Via Kentford) 0755 Stephensons 311 ((Originating at Exning travelling via the residential areas in the north of the town then onward direct via the A14) 0800 Stephensons 311A

Monday 15 March 2021 (0756) – Mulleys Motorways YY63 WCO, a Plaxton Elite bodied B13RT, seen leaving Newmarket bus station working the 0750 service 311X to Bury St. Edmunds. This coach had been new to Park’s of Hamilton in January 2014 for National Express service work and whilst with Park’s it carried registration LSK 819. There are a number of the main secondary schools located in Bury St. Edmunds and, along with the West Suffolk College, they collectively generate quite a significant amount of daily traffic from the Newmarket area. The services are also available to the general public. Until January 2021 services 310/311 had mainly been worked by Suffolk Norse and Suffolk County Council before that. In 2013 the County Council entered a working partnership with Norse, a facilities company owned by Norfolk County Council, to create Suffolk Norse owned 20% by SCC and 80% by Norse. In September 2021 the partnership will be dissolved. Towards the end of 2020 Suffolk Norse relinquished the contracts for the 310/311 services. Replacement service licences were obtained by Mulleys Motorways and Stephensons of Essex effective from 4 January 2021. Newmarket bus station is a rather small affair, the main part comprising just two nose in loading bays. A third vehicle can also load in what is the exit road – thus when a vehicle is loading there it prevents other vehicles moving out. Regular drivers employ tactics to avoid getting hemmed in (I speak from experience!). There is also a kerbside loading bay ahead of the latter parallel to the exit road itself – but that sees little use. In the short period before 0800 the bus station gets quite busy with the Stephensons service 16 departure at 0750 and a Stagecoach (Cambus) service 12 Cambridge departure at 0751 in addition to these five school related services bound for Bury St. Edmunds: 0750 Mulleys 311 (Originating at Exning travelling via the residential areas in the north of the town then onward via Moulton) 0750 Mulleys 311X (Direct from the Bus Station then via Kentford and the A14) 0750 Stephensons 310 (Via Kentford) 0755 Stephensons 311 ((Originating at Exning travelling via the residential areas in the north of the town then onward direct via the A14) 0800 Stephensons 311A

Monday 15 March 2021 (0756) – Mulleys Motorways YY63 WCO, a 15 metre long Plaxton Elite bodied B13RT, seen leaving Newmarket bus station working the 0750 service 311X to Bury St. Edmunds. This coach had been new to Park’s of Hamilton in January 2014 for National Express service work and whilst with Park’s it carried registration LSK 819. There are a number of the main secondary schools located in Bury St. Edmunds and, along with the West Suffolk College, they collectively generate quite a significant amount of daily traffic from the Newmarket area. The services are also available to the general public. Until January 2021 services 310/311 had mainly been worked by Suffolk Norse and Suffolk County Council before that. In 2013 the County Council entered a working partnership with Norse, a facilities company owned by Norfolk County Council, to create Suffolk Norse owned 20% by SCC and 80% by Norse. In September 2021 the partnership will be dissolved. Towards the end of 2020 Suffolk Norse relinquished the contracts for the 310/311 services. Replacement service licences were obtained by Mulleys Motorways and Stephensons of Essex effective from 4 January 2021. Newmarket bus station is a rather small affair, the main part comprising just two nose in loading bays. A third vehicle can also load in what is the exit road – thus when a vehicle is loading there it prevents other vehicles moving out. Regular drivers employ tactics to avoid getting hemmed in (I speak from experience!). There is also a kerbside loading bay ahead of the latter parallel to the exit road itself – but that sees little use. In the short period before 0800 the bus station gets quite busy with the Stephensons service 16 departure at 0750 and a Stagecoach (Cambus) service 12 Cambridge departure at 0751 in addition to these five school related services bound for Bury St. Edmunds: 0750 Mulleys 311 (Originating at Exning travelling via the residential areas in the north of the town then onward via Moulton) 0750 Mulleys 311X (Direct from the Bus Station then via Kentford and the A14) 0750 Stephensons 310 (Via Kentford) 0755 Stephensons 311 ((Originating at Exning travelling via the residential areas in the north of the town then onward direct via the A14) 0800 Stephensons 311A