Go East Anglia: Hedingham

Saturday 3 September 2016 (1244) – Hedingham Omnibuses (Go-Ahead Group) 263 (EU59 AYM) seen in Castle Hedingham when operating the 1238 service 89 from Great Yeldham to Braintree. An Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in November 2009.

Saturday 3 September 2016 (1244) – Hedingham Omnibuses (Go-Ahead Group) 263 (EU59 AYM) seen in Castle Hedingham when operating the 1238 service 89 from Great Yeldham to Braintree. An Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in November 2009.

Saturday 3 September 2016 (1225) – Hedingham Omnibuses (Go-Ahead Group) 560 (EU53 MVZ) seen in Castle Hedingham when operating the 1137 service 89 from Braintree to Great Yeldham. A Transbus Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL new in September 2003.

Saturday 3 September 2016 (1225) – Hedingham Omnibuses (Go-Ahead Group) 560 (EU53 MVZ) seen in Castle Hedingham when operating the 1137 service 89 from Braintree to Great Yeldham. A Transbus Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL new in September 2003.

Saturday 3 September 2016 (1225) – Hedingham Omnibuses (Go-Ahead Group) 560 (EU53 MVZ) seen in Castle Hedingham when operating the 1137 service 89 from Braintree to Great Yeldham. A Transbus Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL new in September 2003.

Wednesday 14 February 2018 (1155) – Carrying H C Chambers and Son Limited legal lettering but wearing Hedingham Buses livery 260 (EU56 FLR) was seen in Bury St.Edmunds bus station. It is an Alexander Dennis (Plaxton Pointer style) bodied Dart new in September 2006. Hedingham Buses and Chambers are owned by the Go-Ahead Group and share the same local management.

Saturday 5 September 2015 (1204) - Hedingham Omnibuses 261 (EY57 FZE) seen at Bury St Edmunds sporting Chambers window labels. It had worked the 1000 service 374 from Clare that would return at 1300. An Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in September 2007. Both Chambers and Hedingham are owned by the Go-Ahead Group.

Friday 4 April 2008 (1100) - Hedingham Omnibuses L325 (EX02 RYR), a Plaxton Pointer MPD/Dennis Dart new 2002, seen at Haverhill bus station between trips of the Friday only (Haverhill market day) service 89B in from Halstead via Great Yeldham but returning as far as Great Yeldham only.

Wednesday 6 February 2019 (1244) – This Scania K230UB OmniLink was wearing the former Anglian Bus livery but now had Hedingham fleetnames and Konectbus legal name and address, all three being Go-Ahead Group owned companies. Konectbus absorbed Anglian Bus in November 2017. AN61 BUS, new to Anglian Bus in October 2011, is seen here in Haverhill bus station.

Wednesday 6 February 2019 (1245) – This Scania K230UB OmniLink was wearing the former Anglian Bus livery but now had Hedingham fleetnames and Konectbus legal name and address, all three being Go-Ahead Group owned companies. Konectbus absorbed Anglian Bus in November 2017. AN61 BUS, new to Anglian Bus in October 2011, is seen here in Haverhill bus station.

Saturday 2 March 2013 (1220) - The Go-Ahead Group owns both H C Chambers and Son Limited and Hedingham Omnibuses Limited. N241 EWC, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new in January 1996 to Hedingham, now operates in the Chambers fleet. It retains Hedingham style livery and fleet number L241. Seen at Bury St. Edmunds between trips on service 374 to/from Clare via Horringer, Whepstead, Brockley Green, Hartest, Boxted, Glemsford and Cavendish.

Wednesday 14 February 2018 (1158) – Buses parked in the layover bays in Bury St. Edmunds bus station. On the left is Mulleys Motorways Optare Solo CN56 FDU new to Bebb Travel in October 2006. On the right is Fareline Bus and Coach Company (Geoff Morss) F38 DAV, a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M that had been new to Kenzie’s Coaches of Shepreth in March 1989. In front of that is Simonds of Botesdale Limited (R O Simonds) WVE 284, an East Lancs bodied Scania N94UD that had been new to Blue Triangle Buses of Rainham, Essex in December 2005 registered BV55 UCY. H C Chambers and Son Limited legal lettering but wearing Hedingham Buses livery 260 (EU56 FLR) was seen in Bury St.Edmunds bus station. It is an Alexander Dennis (Plaxton Pointer style) bodied Dart new in September 2006. Other unidentified vehicles present at the time were a double decker of Mulleys and single deckers of Chambers and Stephensons.

Wednesday 29 August 2012 (1145) - Hedingham Omnibuses (Go-Ahead Group) L211 (M212 WHJ), a Wright Pathfinder bodied Dennis Lance SLF new in January 1995, parked in the layover bays of Bury St Edmunds bus station. It had worked the 0900 Wednesday only market day service X16 from Chappel and would return at 1320. The Hedingham business was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in March 2012.

Sunday 14 August 2022 – ‘The Big Bus Show’ Rally held at Stonham Barns. Go-Ahead owned Go East Anglia had three vehicles on display together with a promotional/recruitment tent. The three vehicles represented came from each of their operating units. Hedingham 538 (LX59 DDE), a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL new to London Central as their WVL330 in December 2009.

Wednesday 28 September 2022 (1234) – The Go-Ahead Group’s East Anglian operating companies comprise Konectbus, Hedingham and Chambers. This bus represents all three names. The companies operate on the Konectbus licence (therefore the legal name and address on the side panel is that name). The livery is that of Hedingham and it was poised to work service 375 to Sudbury which is marketed as Chambers. Service 375 comprises one schooldays only trip from Sudbury to Bury St. Edmunds in the mornings with an afternoon return and one Wednesday only trip from Sudbury to Bury St. Edmunds (for market day) leaving Sudbury at 0930 returning from Bury St. Edmunds at 1300. The route travels via the villages of Bridge Street, Alpheton, Shimpling, Shimpling Street, Cockfield, Lawshall, Hawstead and Nowton. Alexander Dennis (ADL) Pointer bodied Dart 259 (EU56 FLP) which was new to Hedingham in September 2006 is seen in Bury St. Edmunds bus station prior to the 1300 departure. The front panel features a painted face mask, part of Covid-19 life. Konectbus/Hedingham 259 (EU56 FLP) in Bury St. Edmunds - 28 Sep 2022 (

Wednesday 28 September 2022 (1234) – The Go-Ahead Group’s East Anglian operating companies comprise Konectbus, Hedingham and Chambers. This bus represents all three names. The companies operate on the Konectbus licence (therefore the legal name and address on the side panel is that name). The livery is that of Hedingham and it was poised to work service 375 to Sudbury which is marketed as Chambers. Service 375 comprises one schooldays only trip from Sudbury to Bury St. Edmunds in the mornings with an afternoon return and one Wednesday only trip from Sudbury to Bury St. Edmunds (for market day) leaving Sudbury at 0930 returning from Bury St. Edmunds at 1300. The route travels via the villages of Bridge Street, Alpheton, Shimpling, Shimpling Street, Cockfield, Lawshall, Hawstead and Nowton. Alexander Dennis (ADL) Pointer bodied Dart 259 (EU56 FLP) which was new to Hedingham in September 2006 is seen in Bury St. Edmunds bus station prior to the 1300 departure. The front panel features a painted face mask, part of Covid-19 life.