David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos

Friday 9 January 2026 (1133) – Mulleys Motorways buses parked in the layover bays of Bury St. Edmunds bus station. SK19 FAJ is a Wright StreetLite WF that had been new to Passenger Plus, Tadworth, Surrey in March 2019. It was between trips 5 (at 1015) and 6 (at 1215) of the Bury St. Edmunds-Great Barton-Thurston service M40, a service introduced in the Summer of 2025 (July 7th?) with, note the display in the windscreen, funding by the UK Government. In the background is GO07 DRM, a Scania K230UB OmniLink new as a Scania demonstrator in July 2007 registered YN07 LHO. Following its demonstration period it first passed to Astons of Kempsey and then to DRM of Bromyard where it took on its present registration. After operation with DRM it passed to Shaws of Maxey before joining Mulleys during 2022.

Friday 9 January 2026 (1131) – Oops! I wasn’t quick enough here to fully capture Konectbus 608 (SN61 CZY) seen leaving Bury St. Edmunds Bus Station on this rather wet morning. In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to Transport Made Simple (TMS). The purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for some years and managed by Konectbus. Transport Made Simple already owned Simonds of Botesdale Limited, based in Diss, the operator of service 70 from Bury St. Edmunds to Diss So, shown here is a post-acquisition blend of a former Konectbus vehicle now working on a Simonds service.

Friday 9 January 2026 (1156) – Chambers liveried 808 (YN55 PZL), an East Lancs bodied Scania N94UD new to Metrobus in February 2006, seen in Bury St. Edmunds bus station. It had worked from Colchester (0935) via Sudbury (1038) on a split but through working of service 43. It would have a short break before retuning on the 1215 service to Sudbury then onward to Colchester - again a split but through working but run as service X43, a schoolday variant omitting Stoke-by-Nayland on the Sudbury-Colchester section of route. In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to Transport Made Simple (TMS). The purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for some years and managed by Konectbus. For some reason the time on the clock in the display showed 1149 when the adjacent stands were showing the more realistic 1156. Rather odd to think that the time displays are not generated from the same source.

Friday 9 January 2026 (1127) – Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2024, seen on a rather wet morning in St. Andrew’s Street South, Bury St. Edmunds when working the 1000 service 16 from Newmarket to Bury St. Edmunds and the West Suffolk Hospital. Heading away is Mulleys Motorways Limited YT11 LPY which had worked the 1055 town service M11 to/from the Nowton Estate. It is a Scania N230UD OmniLink new in April 2011 to Menzies Parking, Heathrow (S26).

Friday 9 January 2026 (1127) – Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2024, seen on a rather wet morning in St. Andrew’s Street South, Bury St. Edmunds when working the 1000 service 16 from Newmarket to Bury St. Edmunds and the West Suffolk Hospital. In the background is Chambers liveried YN55 PZO, an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94UD new to Metrobus in February 2006, operating the 1115 service 43 to Sudbury and Colchester. In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to Transport Made Simple (TMS). The purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for some years and managed by Konectbus.

Friday 9 January 2026 – Dan’s Coach Travel, Great Finborough near Stowmarket operates the bus service from Stowmarket and surrounding villages to Bury St. Edmunds (service DB1). The timetable and other details are on display at the departure bay at Bury St. Edmunds Bus Station. Dan’s Coach Travel timetable etc at Bury St. Edmunds - 9 Jan 2026 (

Friday 9 January 2026 – Dan’s Coach Travel, Great Finborough near Stowmarket operates the bus service from Stowmarket and surrounding villages to Bury St. Edmunds (service DB1). The timetable and other details are on display at the departure bay at Bury St. Edmunds Bus Station.

Friday 9 January 2026 – Suffolk County Council maintains the timetable and information displays Bury St. Edmunds Bus Station. This example features the details of the small number of services that depart from Stand 4, a stand which probably sees more use for buses arriving and setting down. In addition, each panel contains some form of publicity or other information. In this case details of a map featuring leisure destinations. A link to the map is: www.wonderlustbybus.co.uk

Friday 9 January 2026 (1021) – A rather damp morning in King Street, Mildenhall. Mulleys Motorways MUI 7949 approaches the Bus Station when working service 355 from Holywell Row and Beck Row to Bury St. Edmunds. This was the 1020 departure from Mildenhall on which I took a ride to Bury St. Edmunds. It is a former Dublin Bus Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL which I believe it was their AV202 (01 D 10202) new in December 2001/January 2002. When imported to Britain it received registration number LW51 ZMV although Mulleys re-registered it to MUI 7949 in May 2016. On this little outing today I travelled on three buses: Bus 1: Mulleys Motorways MUI 7949 – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds Bus 2: Mulleys Motorways YT11 LPY - Bury St. Edmunds town service M11 to/from Nowton Estate Bus 3: Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT) – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall

Friday 9 January 2026 (1022) – A rather damp morning in Mildenhall. Mulleys Motorways MUI 7949 was about to depart on the 1020 service 355 to Bury St. Edmunds on which I took a ride. It is a former Dublin Bus Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL which I believe it was their AV202 (01 D 10202) new in December 2001/January 2002. When imported to Britain it received registration number LW51 ZMV although Mulleys re-registered it to MUI 7949 in May 2016. Note the flags on the bus stop pole. During the Summer a National Express coach stop sign had been added to the pole although it would appear that something may have given it a nudge at some point along the way. Around the same time National Express also added a display unit containing a QR code for passengers to obtain information but, like the Suffolk County Council timetable display unit, both face away from where passengers wait! Do the passengers have any idea there is such information to be had? On this little outing today I travelled on three buses: Bus 1: Mulleys Motorways MUI 7949 – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds Bus 2: Mulleys Motorways YT11 LPY - Bury St. Edmunds town service M11 to/from Nowton Estate Bus 3: Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT) – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall

Friday 9 January 2026 (1126) – Mulleys Motorways Limited YT11 LPY seen in St. Andrew’s Street South, Bury St. Edmunds having worked the 1055 town service M11 to/from the Nowton Estate. It is a Scania N230UD OmniLink new in April 2011 to Menzies Parking, Heathrow (S26) although had been acquired from Beestons Coaches. Previous operators of the vehicle included Xelabus, Eastleigh and Caelloi Motors Pwllheli. A photograph of this bus taken by Ipernity contributor John Oram when it was operated by Xelabus may be seen via this link: www.ipernity.com/doc/286547/36297890 On this little outing today I travelled on three buses: Bus 1: Mulleys Motorways MUI 7949 – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds Bus 2: Mulleys Motorways YT11 LPY - Bury St. Edmunds town service M11 to/from Nowton Estate Bus 3: Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT) – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall

Friday 9 January 2026 (1104) – On board Mulleys Motorways Limited YT11 LPY working the 1055 Bury St. Edmunds town service M11 to the Nowton Estate. It is a Scania N230UD OmniLink new in April 2011 to Menzies Parking, Heathrow (S26) although had been acquired from Beestons Coaches. Previous operators of the vehicle included Xelabus, Eastleigh and Caelloi Motors Pwllheli. A photograph of this bus taken by Ipernity contributor John Oram when it was operated by Xelabus may be seen via this link: www.ipernity.com/doc/286547/36297890 On this little outing today I travelled on three buses: Bus 1: Mulleys Motorways MUI 7949 – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds Bus 2: Mulleys Motorways YT11 LPY - Bury St. Edmunds town service M11 to/from Nowton Estate Bus 3: Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT) – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall

Friday 9 January 2026 (1159/1200) – Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2024, seen on a rather wet day at Bury St. Edmunds. It was working the 1150 service 16 from West Suffolk Hospital to Newmarket on which I travelled to Mildenhall. On this little outing today I travelled on three buses: Bus 1: Mulleys Motorways MUI 7949 – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds Bus 2: Mulleys Motorways YT11 LPY - Bury St. Edmunds town service M11 to/from Nowton Estate Bus 3: Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT) – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall

Saturday 25 May 1991 – RAF Mildenhall is occupied by the United States Air Force and part of its role has been to handle passenger traffic for service personnel and dependants. The base is assigned the IATA airport code MHZ. This view is airside of the passenger terminal where a number of personnel carriers are parked. The two larger buses have Dodge or Renault chassis and the smaller ones mainly the Sherpa model built by Leyland-DAF or LDV. When I first moved to Suffolk in early 1979 USAF operated a fleet of U.S. built school bus style buses at the neighbouring air bases at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath. However, the 1980s USAF sourced vehicles of the types also supplied to the British Ministry of Defence (for example models like the Wadham Stringer bodied Renault/Dodge types).

Saturday 22 January 1994 (1215) – Passengers arriving at Newmarket Rookery Bus Station having travelled on Wessex of Bristol 163 (K794 OTC) working the 1030 London-Lowestoft National Express service 597. It is a Plaxton Expressliner II bodied Volvo B10M new in June 1993. Service 597 began with the Summer 1993 timetables on Sunday 23 May 1993 and was mainly worked by Ambassador Travel (Anglia) Limited except for the 1030 London-Lowestoft service (arriving 1435) and the 1615 Lowestoft-London service (arriving 2020). Initially these runs had been worked by Scottish based Express Travel Services, the workings sandwiched between overnight Scotland-London and London-Scotland runs. However, with the commencement of the Winter 1993/1994 schedules on Monday 1 November 1993, the runs passed to Wessex and presumably they were operated between Bristol-London/London-Bristol runs. The driver and stewardess stretch their legs during the brief call here.

Saturday 28 May 1994 – Coaches parked at RAF Mildenhall attending the annual Air Fete. This event was one of the largest aircraft shows in the country until it ceased to be for security reasons (circa early 2000s).

Monday 26 February 2001 (approx. 1335) - Cardiff Bus/Bws Caerdydd 258 (G258 HUH), a Leyland Lynx 1 new in January 1990, seen leaving Cardiff bus station during a downpour.

Thursday 25 February 1985 – Former London Transport DM1825 (GHM 825N), an MCCW (Metro-Cammell) bodied Daimler Fleetline new in 1975, seen in College Heath Road, Mildenhall. Coach Services Limited are recorded as acquiring the vehicle some months later (September 1985) although at the time of the photograph it may have been on loan from Ensign Bus. It was passing a parked Leyland truck operated by Bridge Farm Dairies (Dairy Time), a company which was based in Mildenhall for many years.