Eastern Counties VR206 (XNG 206S) in Mildenhall – Dec 1992 (183-22A)

A Saturday in December 1992 - Eastern Counties Omnibus Company VR206 (XNG 206S), an Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol VR new in March 1978, was seen coming into Mildenhall when working the 1345 service 152 from Bury St. Edmunds to Lakenheath.

Parker’s Mill dominates the background, the corrugated part directly behind the bus was removed and the main brick building converted to apartments after the mill closed. When operational spilled grain was an attraction to ducks that wandered on the road to feed. Drivers had to look out for them on the roadway.

The side area of the Riverside Hotel (left) was more open aspect than it is nowadays.