Coaches at the Barton Mills Picnic Area - 19 Aug 1995 (280-35)

Saturday 19 August 1995 – The Picnic Area on the A1065 close to Fiveways roundabout at Barton Mills has been a regular place for coaches taking a refreshment break when travelling along the A11. Two of the four coaches in this view are operated by Davian Coaches of Edmonton, North London. D29 CRC was leading (a Plaxton Paramount 3200 bodied Scania K112CRS (with the low driving position) new to Bonas Coaches of Coventry in November 1996) with A61 SEV following (a Berkhof Espirit bodied DAF SB2300 new in February 1984). MIW 3853, a Duple Caribbean bodied DAF, didn’t carry any identification. I have seen reference that it had been new in February 1984 to Whippet Coaches as A806 REW and that it was later operated by Richard Taylor Travel of St. Ippolytts near Hitchin, Britannia of Hitchin and D&G Coaches of Stevenage. The coach right behind it was actually operated by D&G so I suspect MIW 3853 could have been also.