Mildenall bus station - Mon 16 Jan 2006 (553-12)

Monday 16 January 2006 (approx 0945) - Mildenhall's controversial bus station opened for business today (although the official opening took place the following day). It occupied the site of what had been the town car park and a small bus lay-by alongside in King Street. Both had closed one year and one week earlier on 10 January 2005 for work to begin. The buildings beyond formed Mildenhall Social Club where Sainsbury's now is.

Burtons Coaches W903 UJM, an Alexander ALX200 bodied Volvo B10BLE, is seen on stand C between trips on service 356 from/to Bury St. Edmunds. This was a new commercially operated service which commenced on Monday 3 January 2006 competing with the Suffolk County Council supported services along the same route.

W903 UJM came to Burtons Coaches from Tellings-Golden Miller at Portsmouth where it had been employed on the X27/X47 'Solent Clipper' services linking Portsmouth and Southampton.