Stephensons buses in Newmarket - 23 Dec 2022 (P1140430)

Friday 23 December 2022 (0858) – After the wholesale withdrawal of Newmarket area services by Stagecoach East after 29 October 2022, Stephensons of Essex has become more prominent having stepped in to provide replacement services.

The former Stagecoach service 12 which operated between Cambridge and Ely via Newmarket has been replaced by Stephensons although now worked as two separate services. Cambridge-Newmarket retains service number 12 with the Newmarket-Ely service numbered 112.

Two Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D single deckers seen in The Guineas Bus Station, Newmarket.

Left is 462 (YX11 CTO), which was new in June 2011, departing on the 0853 service to Ely the driver of which was in festive mood wearing a bright red Christmas jersey.

Right is 434 (EU10 NVT), which was new in August 2010, had arrived on the 0820 service 12 from Cambridge.

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Using the tracker on the Bus Times website these buses were shown as running the following trips today:

462 (YX11 CTO)
0540 Ely-Newmarket 0632 (112)
0640 Newmarket-Ely 0733 (112)
0740 Ely-Newmarket 0832 (112)
0853 Newmarket-Ely 0946 (112)
0951 Ely-Newmarket 1043 (112)
1053 Newmarket-Ely 1146 (112)
1151 Ely-Newmarket 1243 (112)
1253 Newmarket-Ely 1346 (112)
1351 Ely-Newmarket 1443 (112)
1453 Newmarket-Ely 1546 (112)
1551 Ely-Newmarket 1643 (112)
1700 Newmarket-Ely 1753 (112)
1805 Ely-Newmarket 1857 (112)
1900 Newmarket-Ely 1953 (112)

434 (EU10 NVT)
0715 Newmarket Town Service 0730 (12A)
0730 Newmarket-Cambridge 0806 (12)
0820 Cambridge-Newmarket 0855 (12)
0910 Newmarket-Bury St. Edmunds 1032 (16)
1100 Bury St. Edmunds-Newmarket 1218 (16)
1227 Newmarket-Cambridge 1303 (12)
1318 Cambridge-Newmarket 1353 (12)
1400 Newmarket-Bury St. Edmunds 1522 (16)
1550 Bury St. Edmunds-Newmarket 1708 (16)
1727 Newmarket-Cambridge 1803 (12)
1815 Cambridge-Newmarket 1850 (12)
1850 Newmarket Town Service 1905 (12A)