King Street Lay-by in Mildenhall – Dec 1998 (406-06A)

A Saturday in December 1998 (1007) – King Street Lay-by in Mildenhall.

Left is Burtons Coaches S102 VBJ, a Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario O 814D new in November 1998 loading on service 355 to Bury St. Edmunds.

Right is Neal’s Travel J832 RNK loading on service 209 to Newmarket. It has similar bodywork to the Burtons vehicle although was new in April 1992 at the time when Reeve Burgess, the original builders of the Beaver model, was being integrated into Plaxton. This vehicle apparently carried body numbers of both concerns. Chassis was Mercedes-Benz Vario O 811D.

In the background is Neal’s Travel M373 VER, the regular vehicle on the group of Mildenhall services which included a town circular and runs to the nearby villages of West Row and Beck Row. It was a Mercedes-Benz 709D with locally built bodywork by Cambridge based Marshall SPV new in October 1994.