Fareline Bus & Coach

Saturday 14 April 2012 (1416) - Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) based in Wingfield near Diss, F94 CBD, seen at Bury St. Edmunds having worked the Wednesday only Suffolk County Council supported service from Eye (Suffolk). A Jonckheere Deauville bodied Volvo B10M new in July 1989 to Middletons Coaches. It was then owned by Hills of Tredegar and later sold by them to Mulleys Motorways who in turn sold the coach to Geoff Morss. In this view the coach still carried the Mulleys colours but it was subsequently painted in the dark blue and white Fareline livery - also retaining the silver stripes. In addition to private hire and schools work Fareline operates a small number of market day services under contract to Suffolk County Council.

Saturday 14 April 2012 (1416) - Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) based in Wingfield near Diss, F94 CBD, seen at Bury St. Edmunds having worked the Wednesday only Suffolk County Council supported service from Eye (Suffolk). A Jonckheere Deauville bodied Volvo B10M new in July 1989 to Middletons Coaches. It was then owned by Hills of Tredegar and later sold by them to Mulleys Motorways who in turn sold the coach to Geoff Morss. In this view the coach still carried the Mulleys colours but it was subsequently painted in the dark blue and white Fareline livery - also retaining the silver stripes. In addition to private hire and schools work Fareline operates a small number of market day services under contract to Suffolk County Council.

Wednesday 1 October 2014 (1210) - Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) based in Wingfield near Diss, F94 CBD, seen at Bury St. Edmunds having worked the Wednesday only Suffolk County Council supported service 320 from Eye (Suffolk). A Jonckheere Deauville bodied Volvo B10M new in July 1989 to Middletons Coaches. It was then owned by Hills of Tredegar and later sold by them to Mulleys Motorways who in turn sold the coach to Geoff Morss.

Sunday 23 August 2015 - ETCS Rally at Old Buckenham Airfield. Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) F94 CBD, a Jonckheere Deauville bodied Volvo B10M new in July 1989 to Middletons Coaches. It was then owned by Hills of Tredegar and later sold by them to Mulleys Motorways who in turn sold the coach to Geoff Morss. This coach is, I think, the only coach operated by Fareline and is in regular use on private hire, school contract and market day services.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1120) – Bury St Edmunds bus station: Stephensons of Essex 635 (YN55 NHP), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94UD, leaving as the 1120 short working of service 15 to Chedburgh. Parked on the stands are Mulleys Motorways Optare Solo CN06 BXJ working the 1120 service 312 to Newmarket and H C Chambers and Son (Go-Ahead Group) 261 (EY57 FZE), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 between trips on service 374. On the right in the background is Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) P745 GNU between trips on service 320.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1111) - Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) P745 GNU seen at Bury St. Edmunds bus station having worked the 0930 Wednesday only market day service 320 from Eye. A Plaxton Premiere bodied Dennis Javelin new to Monetgrange, Nottingham (Dunn-Line?). It was latterly operated by Tydd Travel, Cambridgeshire and had carried registration SJI 444.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1120) – Buses from a varied selection of operators parked in the Bury St Edmunds bus station layover bays seen from the top deck of Mulleys Motorways MUI 7924 (LW51 ZDY). Down the right hand side are vehicles of Fareline, Mulleys and Stephensons and on the left Simonds, Chambers and Coach Services. Plenty of variety for such a medium sized town.

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 5 September 2018 (1102) - Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) F38 DAV seen in the layover bays of Bury St. Edmunds bus station after working the 0930 Wednesdays only service 320 from Eye. It is a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M new to Kenzies of Shepreth in March 1989 which sports advertising for Radio Caroline.

Wednesday 5 September 2018 (1102) - Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) F38 DAV seen in the layover bays of Bury St. Edmunds bus station after working the 0930 Wednesdays only service 320 from Eye. It is a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M new to Kenzies of Shepreth in March 1989 which sports advertising for Radio Caroline. In the background is Suffolk Norse YX63 ZXH, an Alexander Dennis Enviro new in December 2013,

Monday 22 May 1995 – Burton Coaches (Haverhill) Limited TJH 881Y, a Plaxton Paramount bodied Bedford YNT that had been new to Reliance of Newbury (173) in April 1983, seen on Angel Hill, Bury St. Edmunds. This coach was later acquired by Fareline (Geoff Morss) of Wingfield. The Burton business changed ownership a few years later and developed as a bus operator serving a wide area of West Suffolk with services also reaching into Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. The coaching operations included National Express service contracts, UK and Continental tours.

Saturday 1 November 2008 (1203)- Fareline Bus and Coach of Wingfield near Eye, Suffolk is owned by Jeff Morss and operates only one or two vehicles. TJH 881Y was new in April 1983 to Reliance of Newbury, Berkshire (Fleet number 173). It is a Bedford YNT with Plaxton Paramount bodywork - nearly 26 years old! Fareline operates the Saturday trips on Suffolk County Council supported services 320/321. The Wednesday trips are covered by Galloway. Service 320 offers one inward trip from Eye at 0855 via Finningham (0912) and Bacton (0922), also serving a number of other villages, arriving in Bury St Edmunds at 1008. The return trip leaves Bury at 1230 but runs to Finningham only (arriving at 1326) via Bacton (1316) where it connects with Galloway service 456 for Eye. The vehicle runs back to Bury empty to work the 1356 service numbered 321 running via a different route to Finningham which then continues through to Eye. An enthusiastic attention to detail seems to be a watchword of Fareline as the coach has ‘London Transport’ style roundels with a fleetname on the sides and either side of the destination blinds which always show the full service number and destination in modern day yellow characters (more than some companies do on vehicles much younger than 26 years!). The Suffolk County Council ‘Travelink’ board is always correctly displayed – whilst a condition of the operating contract other operators are not as fastidious on this point!

Saturday 1 November 2008 (1203)- Fareline Bus and Coach of Wingfield near Eye, Suffolk is owned by Jeff Morss and operates only one or two vehicles. TJH 881Y was new in April 1983 to Reliance of Newbury, Berkshire (Fleet number 173). It is a Bedford YNT with Plaxton Paramount bodywork - nearly 26 years old! Fareline operates the Saturday trips on Suffolk County Council supported services 320/321. The Wednesday trips are covered by Galloway. Service 320 offers one inward trip from Eye at 0855 via Finningham (0912) and Bacton (0922), also serving a number of other villages, arriving in Bury St Edmunds at 1008. The return trip leaves Bury at 1230 but runs to Finningham only (arriving at 1326) via Bacton (1316) where it connects with Galloway service 456 for Eye. The vehicle runs back to Bury empty to work the 1356 service numbered 321 running via a different route to Finningham which then continues through to Eye. An enthusiastic attention to detail seems to be a watchword of Fareline as the coach has ‘London Transport’ style roundels with a fleetname on the sides and either side of the destination blinds which always show the full service number and destination in modern day yellow characters (more than some companies do on vehicles much younger than 26 years!). The Suffolk County Council ‘Travelink’ board is always correctly displayed – whilst a condition of the operating contract other operators are not as fastidious on this point! In the rear window is a homemade triangle with the words ‘Please give way to the bus’ which is on the reverse side of the orange board indicating children on board.

Sunday 14 August 2022 – ‘The Big Bus Show’ Rally held at Stonham Barns. Fareline Bus & Coach (Jeff Morss) of Wingfield near Eye NK54 NUH, a Wright bodied Volvo B7RLE new to Go-Ahead owned Go Wear (4978) in January 2005. The roofline graphics depict features from the north east of England notably the Tyne Bridge, Gateshead Millenium Bridge and the Angel of the North. Jeff has always added extra little features to his vehicles over the years. These include the Fareline logos either side of the destination display and one on each side windows mid-ships plus a triangular sign in the rear window. The small ‘WF’ is perhaps the London style garage code for Wingfield – although Jeff usually owns just one vehicle at a time which is parked at his rural home. With room for expansion his operator licence is for two vehicles. In the front windscreen he always displays the correct route number for the appropriate Suffolk County Council contracted service being operated. Currently the Bus Times website shows the Fareline portfolio to be four services: 319 Syleham-Eye High School (School pupils only schooldays only) 320 Eye-Bury St. Edmunds (Wednesdays only) 475 Eye-Diss (One way on Fridays schooldays only – no return trip) Service 170 is displayed in this photograph, a Mondays only service during the school summer holiday period to Felixstowe. The main points on the service are Stuston-Diss-Eye-Framlingham-Wickham Market-Woodbridge-Felixstowe also picking up at quite a number of other villages en route.

Sunday 14 August 2022 – ‘The Big Bus Show’ Rally held at Stonham Barns. Fareline Bus & Coach (Jeff Morss) of Wingfield near Eye NK54 NUH, a Wright bodied Volvo B7RLE new to Go-Ahead owned Go Wear (4978) in January 2005. Note Jeff’s triangle in the rear window. Preserved former Stratford Blue (Stratford-upon-Avon Blue Motors) HAC 628D, a Marshall bodied Leyland Leopard L2 new in June 1966. Former London Transport AEC/Park Royal Routemaster RM1871 (ALD 871B) Thompson’s Coaches of Framlingham MX08 DHC, an Optare Solo M950 new in April 2008 to Far East Travel, Ipswich Whincop’s Coaches of Peasenhall near Saxmundham OJI 742, a Wright Renown bodied Volvo B10BLE that was new to Ambassador Travel as their 521 in March 1999 registered T124 OAH. Whincop’s Coaches of Peasenhall near Saxmundham LPW 971

Wednesday 28 September 2022 (1224) – In past decades the Setright ticket machine could be found in use by the thousand but nowadays are rare indeed as electronic types have taken over. Fareline Bus & Coach (Jeff Morss) of Wingfield near Eye manages quite well with the old technology and this machine was seen on board Jeff’s one vehicle parked in Bury St. Edmunds bus station between trips on the Wednesday only (market day) service 320 from Eye. Jeff usually owns just one vehicle at a time and his current bus is NK54 NUH, a Wright bodied Volvo B7RLE new to Go-Ahead owned Go Wear (4978) in January 2005.

Wednesday 28 September 2022 (1222) - Fareline Bus & Coach (Jeff Morss) of Wingfield near Eye NK54 NUH parked in Bury St. Edmunds bus station between trips on the Wednesday only (market day) service 320 from Eye, It is a Wright bodied Volvo B7RLE new to Go-Ahead owned Go Wear (4978) in January 2005. The roofline graphics depict features from the north east of England notably the Tyne Bridge, Gateshead Millenium Bridge and the Angel of the North. Jeff has always added extra little features to his vehicles over the years. These include the Fareline logos either side of the destination display and one on each side windows mid-ships plus a triangular sign in the rear window. The small ‘WF’ is perhaps the London style garage code for Wingfield – although Jeff usually owns just one vehicle at a time which is parked at his rural home. With room for expansion his operator licence is for two vehicles.