Stagecoach in Cambridge (Cambus) 19164 (MX07 HNF) in Cambridge - 1 Sep 2020 (P1070516)

Tuesday 1 September 2020 (0826) – A sunny Autumnal morning shot of Stagecoach in Cambridge (Cambus) 19164 (MX07 HNF) in Emmanuel Road, Cambridge as it arrived from Ely. This was the 0546 service 12 which travels via Soham and Newmarket therefore taking about 45 minutes longer than the direct service 9.

It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 bodied Trident that had been new to Stagecoach Manchester (Greater Manchester Buses South) in August 2007.

The grassed area is New Square which many years ago was where buses of different independent bus companies, notably Premier Travel and Whippet Coaches, where parked when on layover.

The ‘M’ in the registration indicates a Manchester issue under the current registration system. People of a certain age that remember the old system might relate to seeing the letters HNF on a Manchester registered vehicle. ‘NF’ was one of the series issued in the city which commenced in 1926 with 'HNF' reached in 1947.