Norfolk's of Nayland

Saturday 17 March 1990 – W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland UWR 122L, an Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol RELL6G, seen in Bury St. Edmunds operating a private hire for children attending the Corn Exchange which was above the shops in the photograph. It was new to the West Yorkshire Road Car Company as their 1379 in January 1973.

Saturday 16 October 1993 – W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland CFM 345S seen on Angel Hill in Bury St. Edmunds prior to departure on service 359 to Clare. It was a Leyland National new to Crosville Motor Services as their SNL345 in February 1978. Norfolk’s was acquired by Hedingham and District Omnibuses in 1991 and this bus received their fleet number L183 after the takeover. The fleet number is on the offside corner as is the garage code ‘ND’ assigned for Nayland.

Saturday 30 October 1993 - W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland GPV 211T, a Plaxton Supreme bodied AEC Reliance 6U3ZR, seen parked at Ram Meadow, Bury St. Edmunds. It was new to Squirrell’s Coaches of Hitcham in August 1978 registered BPV300T. Norfolk’s was acquired by Hedingham and District Omnibuses in 1991 and this bus received fleet number L181. Alongside the fleet number by the entrance door are the letters ‘ND’, the garage code for Nayland.

Thursday 17 August 1989 – Two vehicles operated by W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland seen in Colchester bus station. Left is former West Midlands PTE 3913 (SOE 913H), a Park Royal bodied Daimler Fleetline new in October 1969. Right is 759 KFC, a Plaxton Supreme bodied Seddon Pennine VII that had been new to Scottish Omnibuses (Eastern Scottish) in June 1978 as their YS805 which carried registration DFS 805S. It had been previously operfated by Osborne’s of Tollesbury. The registration 759 KFC had been transferred from a former City of Oxford bus which Norfolk’s had operated some time before.

Tuesday 2 August 1994 – W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland, Suffolk sold their operations to Hedingham Omnibuses in 1991. These two old coaches remained in one of the properties in Nayland which I presume the family retained after the sale of the business. I believe this was APV 128, a Mann Egerton bodied Austin CXD which was new in 1950. The coach behind is more readily identifiable as WUU 553, a Duple Super Vega bodied Bedford dating from 1959 which was acquired secondhand.

Tuesday 2 August 1994 – W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland, Suffolk sold their operations to Hedingham Omnibuses in 1991. Two old coaches remained in one of the properties in Nayland which I presume the family retained after the sale of the business. WUU 553, a Duple Super Vega bodied Bedford dating from 1959 which was acquired secondhand. I believe the coach parked in front of it was APV 128, a Mann Egerton bodied Austin CXD, new in 1950.

Tuesday 2 August 1994 – W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland, Suffolk sold their bus and coach operations to Hedingham Omnibuses in 1991 but retained the ownership of the properties in the village. This AEC tow truck, possibly a Mandator model that had once been an articulated tractor unit, was parked at one of the sites. VVW 38E was new in the first six months of 1967.

Tuesday 2 August 1994 – W Norfolk and Sons Limited of Nayland, Suffolk sold their operations to Hedingham Omnibuses in 1991. This was one of Norfolk’s properties in Nayland which I presume the family retained after the sale of the business. The September 2016 scene on Google Streetview shows little change to the property.

Friday 12 August 1994 (0825) – Blackburn Coachlines 326 (H174 EJU) in the car park of the Clifton Hotel, Scarborough. It is a Plaxton Paramount 3500 bodied Volvo B10M that had been new to Ambassador Travel (129) in April 1991. Blackburn Coachlines was the coaching brand of municipally owned Blackburn Transport. In the background is David Ogden’s Coaches of St. Helens DOI 9172. This was a DAF SB2300 that had the earlier style of Plaxton Paramount body and was new to Ogden’s in November 1985 registered C631 TUT.

Friday 12 August 1994 (0825) – Blackburn Coachlines 326 (H174 EJU) in the car park of the Clifton Hotel, Scarborough. It is a Plaxton Paramount 3500 bodied Volvo B10M that had been new to Ambassador Travel (129) in April 1991. Blackburn Coachlines was the coaching brand of municipally owned Blackburn Transport.

Thursday 4 May 1989 – East Lancs bodied Scania K112CRB operating on inter-terminal shuttle services at Heathrow Airport. I think the true operator was British Airways. The registration plate appears to show the letters ALX. British Airways operated nine such buses numbered CC425-CC433 that were registered D85-93 ALX new in July 1987. The buses featured large side luggage lockers but after sale to Yorkshire Traction a number of the batch were rebodied by East Lancs in 1997.