Mulleys Scania OmniCity/OmniLink

Friday 20 May 2016 (1156) - Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ, a Scania OmniCity new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003, was acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that. Seen in Bury St. Edmunds bus station.

Saturday 26 November 2016 – Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ by St. Mary’s Church in Bury St. Edmunds when working the ‘Park and Ride’ shuttle for the Christmas Fayre. A Scania OmniCity new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 which was acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that.

Saturday 26 November 2016 – Mulleys Motorways MUI 7924 and YN03 UWJ seen in Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds when working the ‘Park and Ride’ shuttle for the Christmas Fayre.

Saturday 25 November 2017 (1131) - Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ seen in Chequer Square, Bury St. Edmunds when working the Christmas Fayre Park and Ride shuttle. A Scania OmniCity new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 although acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that.

Saturday 25 November 2017 (1130) - Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ seen in Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds when working the Christmas Fayre Park and Ride shuttle. A Scania OmniCity new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 although acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that.

Saturday 25 November 2017 (1059) - Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ seen in Sparhawk Street, Bury St. Edmunds when working the Christmas Fayre Park and Ride shuttle. A Scania OmniCity new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 although acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that.

Monday 28 January 2019 (0946) - Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ seen in St. Andrew’s Street North, Bury St. Edmunds working one of their town services. It is a Scania OmniCity that had been new to Menzies Car Parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 although had been acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that. Mulleys is one of the sponsors of the West Suffolk Hospital ‘Wish Charity’ which is advertised on the rear panel of the bus.

Tuesday 13 August 2019 (1019) – Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ seen arriving at Mildenhall bus station working service 355 from Beck Row to Bury St. Edmunds. It is a Scania OmniCity that was new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 which was acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that.

Tuesday 13 August 2019 (1019) – Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ seen in King Street, Mildenhall working service 355 from Beck Row to Bury St. Edmunds. It is a Scania OmniCity that was new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 which was acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that.

Tuesday 13 August 2019 (1115) – On board Mulleys Motorways YN03 UWJ as it departed Bury St. Edmunds bus station when working the 1120 service 355 to Mildenhall and Beck Row. It is a Scania OmniCity that was new to Menzies Car parking, Heathrow Airport in April 2003 which was acquired from Beestons Coaches of Hadleigh. It had been operated by Anglia Bus prior to that.

Saturday 25 November 2017 (1120) - Mulleys Motorways YN04 GMU seen in Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds working the Christmas Fayre Park and Ride shuttle. It is a Scania CN94UD OmniCity which new to Nottingham City Transport (number 775) in May 2004.

Saturday 23 November 2019 – Mulleys Motorways operated the Park and Ride service again this year for the Bury St. Edmunds Christmas Fayre. YN04 GMU is a Scania CN94UD OmniCity which new to Nottingham City Transport (number 775) in May 2004. As usual there was a large number of visiting vehicles to the event which included Ensignbus 132 (YX66 WLH), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400D new in January 2017 to Go Goodwins Coaches of Eccles, Greater Manchester. (Whilst with Goodwins it had also operated with registration 772 URB reverting to its original registration when sold). St. Mary’s Church (the church of St. Mary with St. Peter), the Parish Church of Bury St. Edmunds, forms a backcloth to the photograph. Built during the 14th and 15th centuries it is the final resting place of Mary Tudor. The church aisle is one of the longest in England.

Saturday 25 November 2023 (1113) – St. Andrew’s Street North, Bury St. Edmunds. Mulleys Motorways YN04 GMU, a Scania CN94UD OmniCity which was new to Nottingham City Transport (number 775) in May 2004. (I think this bus was arriving back on town service M44 and would then be out of service rather than bound for Mildenhall on service 355). Konectbus (Chambers) 874 (PN09 ENC) arriving from Sudbury on service 753. It is an Optare Olympus bodied Scania N230UD that had been new to Metrobus (886) in July 2009 for operation on Transport for London contracts. Konectbus and Metrobus are both members of the Go-Ahead Group.

Friday 5 June 2015 (1050) - Mulleys Motorways buses in St. Andrew's Street, Bury St. Edmunds. Left is YN54 AHA arriving on service M22 from the Nowton Estate. It is one of the Scania N94UD OmniCity buses acquired from Nottingham City Transport in the Spring of 2015. (Former NCT fleet number 208 new September 2004). Right is AE55 NYM, a BMC Falcon new to Mulleys in November 2005, arriving on service M33 from Moreton Hall Estate.

Saturday 5 September 2015 (1323) - Mulleys Motorways YN54 AHA, one of the Scania N94UD OmniCity buses acquired from Nottingham City Transport in the Spring of 2015. New to NCT in September 2004 as their 208. Seen near Bury St. Edmunds railway station when working the 1320 service 355 from Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall and Beck Row.

Saturday 5 September 2015 (1323) - Mulleys Motorways YN54 AHA, one of the Scania N94UD OmniCity buses acquired from Nottingham City Transport in the Spring of 2015. New to NCT in September 2004 as their 208. Seen near Bury St. Edmunds railway station when working the 1320 service 355 from Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall and Beck Row.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1110) – Bury St. Edmunds bus station. Left: Mulleys Motorways YN54 AHA, one of four Scania N94UD OmniCity buses acquired from Nottingham City Transport in the Spring of 2015. New in September 2004. Right: H C Chambers and Son (Go-Ahead Group) 261 (EY57 FZE), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in September 2007 to sister company Hedingham Buses.

Thursday 8 September 2016 (1451) – Mulleys Motorways YN54 AHA, a Scania N94UD OmniCity new to Nottingham City Transport (208) in September 2004, seen in Queensway, Mildenhall arriving back from West Row on a new service 358 which began in late August 2016. This was the 1430 service from Mildenhall bus station serving Blenheim Gardens at 1441 and Neve Gardens at 1444 returning to the bus station at 1455. (Blenheim Gardens is built on the site of the former Morley’s Grey Coaches garage in West Row which was named Blenheim Garage). The service is linked with another new service numbered 357 operating from Bury St Edmunds to Mildenhall via Risby, Tuddenham and Red Lodge. The bus had worked the 1325 departure from Bury St. Edmunds going on to work this trip to West Row and back. It would then work a school related service 357 which ends up in Newmarket.