'Poppy' the elephant and Ipswich Buses 98 (YJ12 GWP) - 21 Jun 2019 (P1020755)

Friday 21 June 2019 - From 15 June to 7 September 2019 Ipswich is playing host to an art trail featuring 55 individually designed elephants based on the children’s character, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. The event is in support of St. Elizabeth’s Hospice and each elephant is sponsored by a local business.

Greater Anglia Railway has sponsored ‘Poppy’ which stands outside Ipswich railway station. It is designed to show the connections made to the Suffolk countryside and mark East Anglia’s farming heritage.

In the background is Ipswich Buses 98 (YJ12 GWP), one of the 13 Optare Tempo X1200SRs acquired from Trent Barton in early 2019 branded for service 13. It had just crossed the River Orwell. Directly behind the bus is the Ipswich Town football ground and to the left the top of an old maltings building can be seen.