HFF: On board Ambassador Travel (National Express) 304 (BV72 XFA) in Cambridge - 14 Nov 2024 (P1200289)

Thursday 14 November 2024 (1050) – On board Ambassador Travel 304 (BV72 XFA), a Caetano Levante III bodied Scania K410 new in November 2022, in Cambridge when working the 0750 National Express service 727 from Great Yarmouth to Stansted Airport. The coach had recently departed from Parkside where the coach stops are now located. In the past they left from where the taxis are parked on the right of the photograph.

Up ahead is Drummer Street bus station from where former Mulleys Motorways YN54 AHA now operated by A2B Travel was setting out on service 9 to Littleport. It is a Scania N94UD OmniCity new to Nottingham City Transport in September 2004 as their 208.

We are following Stagecoach East 27847 (AE13 DZT), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro300D new in May 2013.

Immediately behind YN54 AHA is YX74 OKW, an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC also operated by A2B and new in September 2024. On service 114.

I took a ride on this coach today from Mildenhall to Trumpington Park and Ride (Cambridge) in order to sample a ride on this type of coach. I travelled back on two local buses, the first being Stagecoach East 21234 (AE12 CJV) working the 1106 Busway service B to St. Ives followed by Stephensons 802 (EU24 LWV) working the 1218 service 12 from Cambridge to Newmarket which continued as the 1300 service 16 to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital via Mildenhall.