The Kings Ferry YP52 CUU in Cambridge – 11 Jul 2006 (563-6)

Tuesday 11 July 2006 – The Kings Ferry of Gillingham, Kent had a small base in the Cambridge area from where it operated a shuttle bus service for staff at the Oakington Immigration Reception Centre just outside the city centre. The centre which closed in 2010 occupied the site of the former RAF Oakington World War 2 airfield and is now occupied by the Northstowe new town.

The regular bus on the contract was YP52 CUU a Scania N94UB with, for British work, rather unusual Spanish built Castrosua CS-40 City bodywork. A unique bus new in January 2003 built as a prototype before Scania teamed up with East Lancs Coachbuilders to build the OmniTown smaller bus. It was seen at Parkside before going to the operate the shuttle from the Railway Station around 0845.

On the right is Burton’s Coaches T104 KGV, a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario.