Back on the road again!! Freestones Coaches (Megabus contractor) YN14 FVR at Barton Mills - 3 Jul 2020 (P1070055)

Friday 3 July 2020 (0911) – As a result of the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak Megabus ceased running their services in England after operation on Sunday 5 April 2020 and did not re-commence until Friday 3 July 2020.

Leading up to the suspension date the Norwich to Stratford (East London) service M16 had comprised two round trip services running to the same schedule each day and when the services resumed the same format continued.

Freestones Coaches YN14 FVR is seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 0805 Norwich-Stratford service, the first southbound run on the day services restarted. It was scheduled to arrive Stratford at 1025 and return from there at 1220 arriving in Norwich at 1445. The second trip departs Norwich at 1345 returning from Stratford at 1810.

Megabus is a Stagecoach brand and Freestone’s a contractor. This coach is an Irizar i6 bodied Scania K410 that was first registered by Scania UK in April 2014 (as a demonstrator?) and operated by Stagecoach Midland Red.

The driver is rightly wearing his mask as the rules require.