Fareline Bus and Coach TJH 881Y in Bury St. Edmunds - 1 Nov 2008 (DSCN2544)

Saturday 1 November 2008 (1203)- Fareline Bus and Coach of Wingfield near Eye, Suffolk is owned by Jeff Morss and operates only one or two vehicles. TJH 881Y was new in April 1983 to Reliance of Newbury, Berkshire (Fleet number 173). It is a Bedford YNT with Plaxton Paramount bodywork - nearly 26 years old!

Fareline operates the Saturday trips on Suffolk County Council supported services 320/321. The Wednesday trips are covered by Galloway. Service 320 offers one inward trip from Eye at 0855 via Finningham (0912) and Bacton (0922), also serving a number of other villages, arriving in Bury St Edmunds at 1008. The return trip leaves Bury at 1230 but runs to Finningham only (arriving at 1326) via Bacton (1316) where it connects with Galloway service 456 for Eye. The vehicle runs back to Bury empty to work the 1356 service numbered 321 running via a different route to Finningham which then continues through to Eye.

An enthusiastic attention to detail seems to be a watchword of Fareline as the coach has ‘London Transport’ style roundels with a fleetname on the sides and either side of the destination blinds which always show the full service number and destination in modern day yellow characters (more than some companies do on vehicles much younger than 26 years!).

The Suffolk County Council ‘Travelink’ board is always correctly displayed – whilst a condition of the operating contract other operators are not as fastidious on this point!

In the rear window is a homemade triangle with the words ‘Please give way to the bus’ which is on the reverse side of the orange board indicating children on board.