David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos

Thursday 22 October 2026 (0930) – On the spur of the moment having just had a dental check up I saw this former Sanders Coaches Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE which was now working for Coach Services Limited of Thetford. HF54 HHA, departing Mildenhall on the 0930 service 357 to Bury St. Edmunds via Worlington, Freckenham, Red Lodge, Herringswell, Tuddenham, Cavenham and Risby, had been new to More Bus (Willts and Dorset) (126) in November 2004.

Thursday 22 October 2026 (0930) – On the spur of the moment having just had a dental check up I saw this former Sanders Coaches Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE which was now working for Coach Services Limited of Thetford. HF54 HHA, departing Mildenhall on the 0930 service 357 to Bury St. Edmunds via Worlington, Freckenham, Red Lodge, Herringswell, Tuddenham, Cavenham and Risby, had been new to More Bus (Willts and Dorset) (126) in November 2004.

Thursday 22 October 2026 (0930) – On the spur of the moment having just had a dental check up I saw this former Sanders Coaches Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE which was now working for Coach Services Limited of Thetford. HF54 HHA, departing Mildenhall on the 0930 service 357 to Bury St. Edmunds via Worlington, Freckenham, Red Lodge, Herringswell, Tuddenham, Cavenham and Risby, had been new to More Bus (Willts and Dorset) (126) in November 2004.

Wednesday 14 October 2026 (1628) – A giant ferris wheel formed part of the Suffolk Pumpkin Patch Halloween event on the field alongside the A11 at Barton Mills. The website claimed it was 44 metres high. The location is not conducive to capturing a photograph that could include a passing bus or coach so this is one of the best I could get. It features what would be the 1240 National Express service 727 from Heathrow Airport to Great Yarmouth worked by Ambassador Travel. The Bus Times website showed it as being 304 (BV72 XFA), a Caetano Levante III bodied Scania K410 new in November 2022.

Wednesday 14 October 2026 (1634) – A giant ferris wheel formed part of the Suffolk Pumpkin Patch Halloween event on the field alongside the A11 at Barton Mills. The website claimed it was 44 metres high. The location is not conducive to capturing a photograph that could include a passing bus or coach so this is one of the best I could get. It features Mulleys Motorways SJ02 AAW, an Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL new to Dublin Bus around January 2002 which I believe was their AV248 (02 D 10248), working the 1540 service 955 from Bury St. Edmunds to Lakenheath.

Saturday 10 October 2026 – My son-in-law Dan Southgate took this shot for me of Andrew’s Coaches, Tideswell, Derbyshire 476 BTO which had brought Buxton Football Club for a match with King’s Lynn Town. (King’s Lynn won 1 goal to nil). The coach is a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B12BT which had been new to Country Lion, Northampton in February 2009 registered L1 CLN.

Monday 12 October 2026 (1703) - Mulleys Motorways LW51 ZHJ, an Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL new to Dublin Bus in January 2002 as their AV215 (01 D 10215), seen at Mildenhall. It had arrived with the 1555 schooldays only service 956 from Bury St. Edmunds Schools via Risby, Cavenham, Tuddenham, Herringswell, Red Lodge, Freckenham and Worlington and was now working the 1700 service 355 to Bury St. Edmunds via Icklingham, Lackford, Flempton etc. Upon arrival at Bury St. Edmunds it would work the 1740 service 355 to Mildenhall and then the 1810 355 Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds.

Monday 12 October 2026 (1704) - Mulleys Motorways LW51 ZHJ, an Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL new to Dublin Bus in January 2002 as their AV215 (01 D 10215), seen at Mildenhall. It had arrived with the 1555 schooldays only service 956 from Bury St. Edmunds Schools via Risby, Cavenham, Tuddenham, Herringswell, Red Lodge, Freckenham and Worlington and was now working the 1700 service 355 to Bury St. Edmunds via Icklingham, Lackford, Flempton etc. Upon arrival at Bury St. Edmunds it would work the 1740 service 355 to Mildenhall and then the 1810 355 Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds. In the background is Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Konectbus 635 (SN65 OAU), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400D new in September 2015, seen in Mildenhall when working the 1625 service B6 from West Suffolk College, Bury St. Edmunds to Lakenheath.

Monday 12 October 2026 (1704) - Mulleys Motorways LW51 ZHJ, an Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL new to Dublin Bus in January 2002 as their AV215 (01 D 10215), seen at Mildenhall. It had arrived with the 1555 schooldays only service 956 from Bury St. Edmunds Schools via Risby, Cavenham, Tuddenham, Herringswell, Red Lodge, Freckenham and Worlington and was now working the 1700 service 355 to Bury St. Edmunds via Icklingham, Lackford, Flempton etc. Upon arrival at Bury St. Edmunds it would work the 1740 service 355 to Mildenhall and then the 1810 355 Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds.

Monday 12 October 2026 (1648) - Stephensons of Essex 640 (YN55 NJV) seen arriving in Mildenhall when working the 1550 service 16A from Bury St. Edmunds to Newmarket. This is the only westbound 16A trip and is operated on schooldays only. A variant of the regular service 16 additional points served include Culford and College Heath Road (Mildenhall) plus Kentford and Moulton. It is an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94D that had been new to London Sovereign (SLE32 in October 2005.

Monday 12 October 2026 (approx. 1652) - Stephensons of Essex 640 (YN55 NJV) seen arriving in Mildenhall when working the 1550 service 16A from Bury St. Edmunds to Newmarket. This is the only westbound 16A trip and is operated on schooldays only. A variant of the regular service 16 additional points served include Culford and College Heath Road (Mildenhall) plus Kentford and Moulton. It is an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94D that had been new to London Sovereign (SLE32 in October 2005.

Monday 12 October 2026 (approx. 1652) - Stephensons of Essex 640 (YN55 NJV) seen arriving in Mildenhall when working the 1550 service 16A from Bury St. Edmunds to Newmarket. This is the only westbound 16A trip and is operated on schooldays only. A variant of the regular service 16 additional points served include Culford and College Heath Road (Mildenhall) plus Kentford and Moulton. It is an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94D that had been new to London Sovereign (SLE32 in October 2005.

Monday 12 October 2026 (1704) - Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Konectbus 635 (SN65 OAU), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400D new in September 2015, seen in Mildenhall when working the 1625 service B6 from West Suffolk College, Bury St. Edmunds to Lakenheath. (The livery style remains from the branding of the ‘Straight 8’ East Dereham-Norwich service). I believe this service commenced at the start of the September 2026 College year and is one of eight dedicated services running on College Days for students at WSC and Abbeygate Sixth Form College from different locations each between 20-30 miles from Bury St. Edmunds. The name Zeelo is included on the destination display. That company’s website states ‘Zeelo is the smart bus platform for organizations. We design, manage and optimize transport programs to help our clients achieve their goals’. Based at East Dereham, prior to working this afternoon run the bus had spent the day working trips on service 11 (East Dereham-Swaffham) plus the morning run of the Watton-Litcham school service 851. It later worked the 1510 Watton-Thetford service 61 before working the 1625 WSC-Lakenheath service B6. The morning run of service B6 is worked by a different vehicle to that performing the afternoon run. After arriving in Bury St. Edmunds it goes on to work trips on the Thetford-Watton service 11 followed by the afternoon run of the Litcham-Watton school service 851. The day is rounded off with a Watton-Norwich-Watton-Toftwood working on services 3/3B.

Monday 12 October 2026 (1704) - Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Konectbus 635 (SN65 OAU), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400D new in September 2015, seen in Mildenhall when working the 1625 service B6 from West Suffolk College, Bury St. Edmunds to Lakenheath. (The livery style remains from the branding of the ‘Straight 8’ East Dereham-Norwich service). I believe this service commenced at the start of the September 2026 College year and is one of eight dedicated services running on College Days for students at WSC and Abbeygate Sixth Form College from different locations each between 20-30 miles from Bury St. Edmunds. The name Zeelo is included on the destination display. That company’s website states ‘Zeelo is the smart bus platform for organizations. We design, manage and optimize transport programs to help our clients achieve their goals’. Based at East Dereham, prior to working this afternoon run the bus had spent the day working trips on service 11 (East Dereham-Swaffham) plus the morning run of the Watton-Litcham school service 851. It later worked the 1510 Watton-Thetford service 61 before working the 1625 WSC-Lakenheath service B6. The morning run of service B6 is worked by a different vehicle to that performing the afternoon run. After arriving in Bury St. Edmunds it goes on to work trips on the Thetford-Watton service 11 followed by the afternoon run of the Litcham-Watton school service 851. The day is rounded off with a Watton-Norwich-Watton-Toftwood working on services 3/3B.

Monday 12 October 2026 (1704) - Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Konectbus 635 (SN65 OAU), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400D new in September 2015, seen in Mildenhall when working the 1625 service B6 from West Suffolk College, Bury St. Edmunds to Lakenheath. (The livery style remains from the branding of the ‘Straight 8’ East Dereham-Norwich service). I believe this service commenced at the start of the September 2026 College year and is one of eight dedicated services running on College Days for students at WSC and Abbeygate Sixth Form College from different locations each between 20-30 miles from Bury St. Edmunds. The name Zeelo is included on the destination display. That company’s website states ‘Zeelo is the smart bus platform for organizations. We design, manage and optimize transport programs to help our clients achieve their goals’. Based at East Dereham, prior to working this afternoon run the bus had spent the day working trips on service 11 (East Dereham-Swaffham) plus the morning run of the Watton-Litcham school service 851. It later worked the 1510 Watton-Thetford service 61 before working the 1625 WSC-Lakenheath service B6. The morning run of service B6 is worked by a different vehicle to that performing the afternoon run. After arriving in Bury St. Edmunds it goes on to work trips on the Thetford-Watton service 11 followed by the afternoon run of the Litcham-Watton school service 851. The day is rounded off with a Watton-Norwich-Watton-Toftwood working on services 3/3B.

Tuesday 22 September 2026 (1120) – Scroope Terrace, Trumpington Street, Cambridge is a row of historic Grade II listed 19th century buildings that house the Department of Architecture and Art History of the University of Cambridge. Built in two stages (numbers 1 to 7 in 1839 and numbers 8 to 12 in 1864) on land bequeathed to Gonville Hall College (now Gonville and Caius) by Lady Anne Scroope in 1502. Passing by is Stagecoach East 13812 (BV18 YBE) one of the partially open top Wrightbus Gemini III bodied Volvo B5TLs new in May 2018 that operate the City Sightseeing tour in Cambridge.

Tuesday 22 September 2026 (1214) – Stagecoach East buses in Regent Street, Cambridge seen from on board Stagecoach East 10791 (SN66 VZO). Left is 86011 (BV23 NRY), one of the thirty MCV bodied Volvo BZL electric double deckers (86001-86030) new in May 2023, working the Babraham Road Park and Ride service PR4. Centre is similar 86022 (BV23 NTD), new August 2023, also on service PR4 heading to Babraham Road Park & Ride. Right is 27841 (AE13 DZX), an Alexander Dennis Enviro300D new in May 2013, working cross-city service 2 from Kings Hedges to Fulbourn.

Tuesday 22 September 2026 (1043) – Cozy Travel of Sandy OY23 CYH, a Neoplan N2216 Tourliner new in July 2023 to Whippet Coaches seen at Trumpington Park & Ride, Cambridge. It still carries the Whippet fleetnumber FX37. This was the 1030 Flixbus service 066 from Cambridge (Parkside) to Brighton calling at Trumpington (1045-1050), Stratford (City Bus Station (1200-1210), Gatwick Airport (North Terminal (1330-1335 and South Terminal 1340-1345) arriving Brighton (Harrington Road 1420 and Railway Station 1430). Standing behind is Stagecoach East 86024 (BV23 NTF), one of the thirty MCV bodied Volvo BZL electric double deckers new in early 2023, working service PR3 to the City Centre.