Dews Coaches BU52 ELY in Wilburton - 16 Apr 2015 (DSCF8879)

Thursday 16 April 2015 (0858) - Thursday 16 April 2015 (0858) - Dews Coaches of Somersham, Cambridgeshire operates the 'Ely Zipper' circular bus service which links the city of Ely with the villages of Witcham, Haddenham, Wilburton, Stretham and Little Thetford.

The regular bus is a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart sporting registration number BU52 ELY which, quite imaginatively spaced, declares the message BUS 2 ELY. I have read that this vehicle previously carried registrations MB04 BZH and B1 JYM, the latter number plate was one of Jim Stones cherished plates).

The service began on 3 November 2014 eplacing an Ely-Cottenham service (106) which had latterly also been operated by Dew's. Operating six days a week there are six trips running anti-clockwise until lunchtime and five trips running clockwise during the afternoon. On Thursdays, which is market day in Ely, one trip in the morning and one trip in the early afternoon diverts to serve the small village of Aldreth.