Stagecoach East Midlands (LRCC) 54077 (SF59 FYW) leaving Hull - 3 May 2019 (P1010695)

Saturday 4 May 2019 (1208) – A view from my seat on board Stagecoach East Midlands (Lincolnshire Road Car) 54077 (SF59 FYW), a Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B12BT new in November 2009 to Stagecoach Scotland (Western Buses), which had just departed from Paragon Interchange, Hull.

Trains serving Hull Paragon railway station once used all five of the train shed arches which can be seen in the photograph but now only the three on the right cover the railway tracks. The arch second from the left covers a parking and vehicle delivery area for a small number of retail outlets. The arch on the far left now covers the passenger waiting area for the bus loading stands (visible beyond). The newer low profile glass extension in front of that houses the bus admin offices and additional bus loading stands that face four coach loading stands lettered A-D from where my coach had recently departed. The layover bays for out of service vehicles can also be seen.

I was on board the 1205 MegabusPlus service MP3 for a journey to Doncaster. Normally this service runs from Hull to East Midlands Parkway Railway Station in Nottinghamshire from where passengers then board the train to continue to London (St. Pancras). However, today was different as a result of the railway line closure for maintenance work so the coach was running all the way to the capital.