David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos

Wednesday 13 May 2026 (1206) – Prospect Coaches, Lye, Stourbridge YT71 GHD, an Irizar i6S new in October 2021, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 0840 Flixbus service 083 from Birmingham to Norwich. This service commenced on Thursday 7 May 2026 and features just one journey in each direction. Eastbound it departs Birmingham at 0840 travelling via Coventry (0920-0925) and Cambridge (1120-1125) arriving in Norwich at 1255. The westbound journey departs Norwich at 1450 travelling via Cambridge (1620-1625) and Coventry (1820-1825) arriving in Birmingham at 1905. Prospect Coaches was a Megabus contractor prior to working for Flixbus and this coach had from time to time worked the Megabus service M37 which ran on a similar Birmingham-Norwich route at very similar times.

Wednesday 13 May 2026 (1206) – Prospect Coaches, Lye, Stourbridge YT71 GHD, an Irizar i6S new in October 2021, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 0840 Flixbus service 083 from Birmingham to Norwich. This service commenced on Thursday 7 May 2026 and features just one journey in each direction. Eastbound it departs Birmingham at 0840 travelling via Coventry (0920-0925) and Cambridge (1120-1125) arriving in Norwich at 1255. The westbound journey departs Norwich at 1450 travelling via Cambridge (1620-1625) and Coventry (1820-1825) arriving in Birmingham at 1905. Prospect Coaches was a Megabus contractor prior to working for Flixbus and this coach had from time to time worked the Megabus service M37 which ran on a similar Birmingham-Norwich route at very similar times.

Wednesday 13 May 2026 (1206) – Prospect Coaches, Lye, Stourbridge YT71 GHD, an Irizar i6S new in October 2021, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 0840 Flixbus service 083 from Birmingham to Norwich. This service commenced on Thursday 7 May 2026 and features just one journey in each direction. Eastbound it departs Birmingham at 0840 travelling via Coventry (0920-0925) and Cambridge (1120-1125) arriving in Norwich at 1255. The westbound journey departs Norwich at 1450 travelling via Cambridge (1620-1625) and Coventry (1820-1825) arriving in Birmingham at 1905. Prospect Coaches was a Megabus contractor prior to working for Flixbus and this coach had from time to time worked the Megabus service M37 which ran on a similar Birmingham-Norwich route at very similar times.

Wednesday 13 May 2026 (1157) – Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT) seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 1100 service 16 from Newmarket to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2024.

Wednesday 13 May 2026 (1157) – Stephensons of Essex 804 (EU74 KTT) seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 1100 service 16 from Newmarket to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D new in September 2024.

Wednesday 13 May 2026 (1159) – A brand new unregistered Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner heading eastbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills. With fleet number 36690 it was to be assigned to First Eastern Counties Buses with, I believe, registration BF26 ZVB.

Wednesday 13 May 2026 (1159) – A brand new unregistered Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner heading eastbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills. With fleet number 36690 it was to be assigned to First Eastern Counties Buses with, I believe, registration BF26 ZVB.

Saturday 9 May 2026 (1155) – Dan’s Coach Travel (Dan Trent), Stowmarket E23 DCT seen at Fiveways, Bartons when working a rail replacement service. ‘The destination screen shows Cambridge North’. A Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12M that was new to Park’s of Hamilton in March 2006 registered KSK 954. Upon sale by Park’s it was re-registered SF06 WDL.

Sunday 3 May 2026 – The 54th Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Road Run starts from Christchurch Park, Ipswich. A few hundred varied vehicles take part including buses, coaches, lorries, cars and motor cycles. UHJ 842 is a Duple Super Vista bodied Bedford new to Rochford Hospital in November 1959. Preserved in livery of Towler’s of Brandon. Lodge Coaches, High Easter, Essex TFV 475J is a Duple Viceroy bodied Bedford VAL70 that had been new to Blue Line (Murray), Blackpool in May 1971. D467 YDL is a Duple 320 bodied Leyland Tiger that was new to Moss Motor Tours. Sandown, Isle of Wight in August 1986 where it was given the name ‘Island Princess’.

Sunday 3 May 2026 – The 54th Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Road Run starts from Christchurch Park, Ipswich. A few hundred varied vehicles take part including buses, coaches, lorries, cars and motor cycles. D467 YDL is a Duple 320 bodied Leyland Tiger that was new to Moss Motor Tours. Sandown, Isle of Wight in August 1986 where it was given the name ‘Island Princess’.

Sunday 3 May 2026 – The 54th Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Road Run starts from Christchurch Park, Ipswich. A few hundred varied vehicles take part including buses, coaches, lorries, cars and motor cycles. D467 YDL is a Duple 320 bodied Leyland Tiger that was new to Moss Motor Tours. Sandown, Isle of Wight in August 1986 where it was given the name ‘Island Princess’. Lodge Coaches, High Easter, Essex TFV 475J is a Duple Viceroy bodied Bedford VAL70 that had been new to Blue Line (Murray), Blackpool in May 1971.

Sunday 3 May 2026 – The 54th Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Road Run starts from Christchurch Park, Ipswich. A few hundred varied vehicles take part including buses, coaches, lorries, cars and motor cycles. D467 YDL, a Duple 320 bodied Leyland Tiger that was new to Moss Motor Tours. Sandown, Isle of Wight in August 1986, seen leaving Christchurch Park, Ipswich at the start of the run.

Sunday 3 May 2026 – The 54th Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Road Run starts from Christchurch Park, Ipswich. A few hundred varied vehicles take part including buses, coaches, lorries, cars and motor cycles. D467 YDL, a Duple 320 bodied Leyland Tiger that was new to Moss Motor Tours. Sandown, Isle of Wight in August 1986, seen leaving Christchurch Park, Ipswich at the start of the run.

Friday 8 May 2026 (approx 2345) at the First Eastern Counties garage in Ipswich. The buses are parked up for the night after a busy day. My daughter very kindly took this shot for me from her bedroom window at the Premier Inn. Ipswich garage has an allocation of approx 51 buses (21 Wrightbus Streetdeck Ultraliner double deck and 30 varied single deck (2 Alexander Dennis Enviro200D; 10 Wrightbus Eclipse Urban/Volvo B7RLE; and 18 Wrightbus Streetdeck DF like that in the photograph possibly 47678).

First Eastern Counties Ipswich garage - May 2026 This view is to accompany the photograph my daughter took from a bedroon window at the Premier Inn in Ipswich.

Sunday 10 May 2026 – East Dereham Bus Rally. Thompson Coaches Limited, Framlingham YJ15 AWN, an Optare Metrocity V1080 new in April 2015 to GHA Coaches, Ruabon. The destination display tells that Thompsons is now a Dan’s Coach Travel Company. (Daniel Trent, Great Finborough)

Sunday 10 May 2026 – East Dereham Bus Rally. Thompson Coaches Limited, Framlingham YJ15 AWN, an Optare Metrocity V1080 new in April 2015 to GHA Coaches, Ruabon. The destination display tells that Thompsons is now a Dan’s Coach Travel Company. (Daniel Trent, Great Finborough)

Saturday 9 May 2026 (1538) – Cheetah Travel, Staines H21 KPW, a Yutong built coach, seen heading westbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills.