Galloway 188 (1440 PP ex R558 UOT) at Bury St. Edmunds - 1 Oct 2008 (DSCN2466)

Wednesday 3 September 2008 (1207) - Galloway European Coachlines Limited of Mendlesham (near Ipswich) 188 (1440 PP), a UVG Compass (originally a Caetano design) bodied Dennis Dart new in March 1997 to Marchwood Motorways registered R558 UOT.

It was parked on the exit road of Bury St Edmunds bus station alongside Triton House. At the time, particularly on Wednesdays and Saturdays which are market days in Bury, the bus station got very busy and the layover bays were constantly occupied. This resorted to some buses having to be parked wherever a space could be found.

Suffolk County Council supported service 320 offers one inward trip from Eye at 0855 operated by Galloway on Wednesdays and by Fareline Coaches on Saturdays. There is a return trip at 1230 as far as Finningham (which then connects with Galloway service 456 at Bacton for Eye) and a 1356 service numbered 321 running via a different route to Finningham which then continues through to Eye. I suspect the same vehicle works both homeward journeys running empty from Finningham to Bury for the later trip.