Following the Olympic Torch Relay in Bury St. Edmunds - 7 Jul 2012 (DSCN8411) (See inset photo)

Saturday 7 July 2012 (1634) - The Olympic Torch Relay in Fornham Road, Bury St Edmunds on day 50 of the 70 day long route seen from the driving seat of Mulleys Motorways MX57 HDH working 1620 town service M55.

Up ahead is Mulleys MUI 6449, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SPD new in February 2000 to Lothian Buses (Edinburgh, Scotland) as their number 164 registered V164 EFS, operating the 1615 service 355 to Mildenhall which was one of the first vehicles to follow the convoy once the road was re-opened.

In front of that is one of the two vehicles participating in the Relay, Stagecoach Red and White 43006 Wright StreetLite CN12 ARZ new in May 2012. The other vehicle leading was Van Hool Alicron T911 BT11 BUZ operated by Buzzlines of Lympne near Hythe, Kent which I believe was new to Cronin’s Coaches, Cork, Ireland in June 2011 registered 11-C-10162.

‘Swimming against the tide’ was Simonds of Botesdale AE06 XSA, an MCV Evolution bodied MAN new in August 2006, heading into town as the 1505 service 304 from Diss scheduled to arrive at the bus station at 1635.