Whippet (Flixbus Manchester-Paris)

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1907) – Whippet Coaches FX29 (BV67 JZP) seen arriving at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge when working the 1450 Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603 – just 7 minutes late. It is a Caetano Levante bodied bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. Earlier in the day this coach had substituted Neoplan Tourliner FX33 (OU22 ZWW) which had worked from Paris at 2225 Friday evening but was taken out of service due to a fault with the entrance door. FX29 worked to Manchester and back to Trumpington from where FX33 took over the onward run to Paris. The destination display permanently showed service number N603 and Paris. Beneath the latter it scrolled via Birmingham, Cambridge, Stratford and Greenwich.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1908) – Whippet Coaches FX29 (BV67 JZP) seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge when working the 1450 Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603 – just 7 minutes late. It is a Caetano Levante bodied bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. Earlier in the day this coach had substituted Neoplan Tourliner FX33 (OU22 ZWW) which had worked from Paris at 2225 Friday evening but was taken out of service due to a fault with the entrance door. FX29 worked to Manchester and back to Trumpington from where FX33 took over the onward run to Paris.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1908) – Whippet Coaches FX29 (BV67 JZP) seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge when working the 1450 Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603 – just 7 minutes late. It is a Caetano Levante bodied bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. Earlier in the day this coach had substituted Neoplan Tourliner FX33 (OU22 ZWW) which had worked from Paris at 2225 Friday evening but was taken out of service due to a fault with the entrance door. FX29 worked to Manchester and back to Trumpington from where FX33 took over the onward run to Paris. The destination display permanently showed service number N603 and Paris. Beneath the latter it scrolled via Birmingham, Cambridge, Stratford and Greenwich.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1910) – Whippet Coaches FX29 (BV67 JZP) seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge when working the 1450 Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603 – just 7 minutes late. It is a Caetano Levante bodied bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. Earlier in the day this coach had substituted Neoplan Tourliner FX33 (OU22 ZWW) which had worked from Paris at 2225 Friday evening but was taken out of service due to a fault with the entrance door. FX29 worked to Manchester and back to Trumpington from where FX33 took over the onward run to Paris. The destination display permanently showed service number N603 and Paris. Beneath the latter it scrolled via Birmingham, Cambridge, Stratford and Greenwich.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1917) – Whippet Coaches FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge taking over the working of the Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603. This coach had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 FX29 (BV67 JZP) continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907. FX29 was new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. Just before departure the destination display was changed to show service number N603 and Paris. Beneath the latter it scrolled via Birmingham, Cambridge, Stratford and Greenwich.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1918) – Two Whippet Coaches vehicles working for Flixbus seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge Nearest the camera is FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, with FX29 (BV67 JZP), a Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. FX33 had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. FX29 continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907 from where FX33 took over for the run to Paris.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1918) – Whippet Coaches FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge taking over the working of the Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603. This coach had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 FX29 (BV67 JZP) continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907. FX29 was new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. Just before departure the destination display was changed to show service number N603 and Paris. Beneath the latter it scrolled via Birmingham, Cambridge, Stratford and Greenwich.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1918) – Whippet Coaches FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge taking over the working of the Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603. This coach had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 FX29 (BV67 JZP) continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907. FX29 was new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. Just before departure the destination display was changed to show service number N603 and Paris. Beneath the latter it scrolled via Birmingham, Cambridge, Stratford and Greenwich.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1926) – Two Whippet Coaches vehicles working for Flixbus seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge Furthest from the camera is FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, with FX29 (BV67 JZP), a Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. FX33 had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. FX29 continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907 from where FX33 took over for the run to Paris.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1928) – Whippet Coaches FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, seen at the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge taking over the working of the Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603. This coach had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 FX29 (BV67 JZP) continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907. FX29 was new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. The Tourliner features a wheelchair lift positioned over the leading rear axle.

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1929) – Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge. The two Whippet Coaches vehicles were working for Flixbus. Nearest the camera is FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, with FX29 (BV67 JZP), a Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. FX33 had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. FX29 continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907 from where FX33 took over for the run to Paris. On the right is Mil-Ken Travel BU16 PBV, a Jonckheere bodied Volvo and on the left a Van Hool TX Astronef operated by Lauwers Reizen of Boechout, Belgium (1-RSU-035).

Saturday 23 July 2022 (1930) – Friendly waves from the drivers on Whippet Coaches FX33 (OU22 ZWW), a Neoplan Tourliner new in early 2022, seen leaving the Trumpington Park and Ride site, Cambridge after taking over the working of the Manchester to Paris Flixbus service N603. This coach had worked from Paris at 2225 on Friday evening but was taken out of service at Cambridge Services due to a fault with the entrance door. Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 FX29 (BV67 JZP) continued to Manchester and then returned from there at 1450 arriving back at Trumpington at 1907. FX29 was new in January 2018 for the National Express contracts the company operated at the time. The Tourliner features a wheelchair lift positioned over the leading rear axle.

NOTE START DATE CHANGE! - Flixbus started a new service from Manchester to Paris on Wednesday 13 July 2022 (originally advertised from 6 July) calling at Birmingham, Cambridge (Trumpington Park and Ride) and outer London (Stratford and Greenwich), Operators like Flixbus don’t issue timetables in the traditional style which people like me find good reading. Passengers obtain information from journey planners on websites which are perhaps addequate for the general public. After going to the trouble of making umpteen individual point to point enquiries on the website I compiled this service timetable and having done so thought I would share it.