Stagecoach East buses queueing at Addenbrooke's, Cambridge - 14 Nov 2024 (P1200300)

Thursday 14 November 2024 (1123) – On board Stagecoach East (Cambus) 21234 (AE12 CJV), a Wright bodied Volvo B7RLE new in July 2012, in queuing traffic at Addenbroke’s Hospital, Cambridge.

It is quite shameful that such delays are caused by cars queuing, and blocking other roads, as they wait to enter the multi-storey car park 1 in Puddlecombe Way some distance from here. Departing ambulances also have to queue (!!) as may be seen in this view. There are two Busway buses in front and also two behind us.

I travelled on this bus to Parkside in the city centre (we were 12 minutes late reaching Parkside). This was the second of three vehicles I travelled on today on this outing. I had initially travelled from Mildenhall to Trumpington on Ambassador Travel 304 (BV72 XFA), a Caetano Levante III bodied Scania K410 new in November 2022, working the 0750 National Express service 727 from Great Yarmouth to Stansted Airport. The third bus was 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.