David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos

Saturday 30 November 2024 (1220) – Sanders Coaches Limited 913 (259 VYC) seen travelling eastbound on the A11 approaching Fiveways, Barton Mills – no doubt heading home to Norfolk. It is a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B9R that was new to Park’s of Hamilton in March 2012 registered 3 RWM. It became SO12 WHX prior to sale by Park’s.

Saturday 30 November 2024 (1220) – Sanders Coaches Limited 913 (259 VYC) seen on the A11 approaching Fiveways, Barton Mills – no doubt heading home to Norfolk. It is a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B9R that was new to Park’s of Hamilton in March 2012 registered 3 RWM. It became SO12 WHX prior to sale by Park’s.

Saturday 30 November 2024 (1159) - Stephensons of Essex 608 (EU64 CVR), seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 1100 service from Newmarket to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 bodied Scania N230UD new in September 2014.

Saturday 30 November 2024 (1159) - Stephensons of Essex 608 (EU64 CVR), seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 1100 service from Newmarket to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 bodied Scania N230UD new in September 2014.

Saturday 30 November 2024 (1201) – Brookline Coaches, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent BC14 BCL, a Van Hool TX16 Alicron new in 2014, seen heading eastbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills. The company website showed a two day ‘Thursford Christmas Spectacular’ weekend break departing today. I surmise the coach was destined there. The break featured entry to the matinee performance at Thursford (1400) after which the passengers would travel to King’s Lynn for an evening meal and overnight stay at the Best Western Knights Hill Hotel. The Brookline website showed the Sunday itinerary thus ‘After a leisurely start and breakfast, we depart the hotel with a stop in a town on the way home for some Christmas shopping. Aiming to arrive back in Kent early afternoon’. The advertised cost was £242.

Saturday 30 November 2024 (1201) – Brookline Coaches, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent BC14 BCL, a Van Hool TX16 Alicron new in 2014, seen heading eastbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills. The company website showed a two day ‘Thursford Christmas Spectacular’ weekend break departing today. I surmise the coach was destined there. The break featured entry to the matinee performance at Thursford (1400) after which the passengers would travel to King’s Lynn for an evening meal and overnight stay at the Best Western Knights Hill Hotel. The Brookline website showed the Sunday itinerary thus ‘After a leisurely start and breakfast, we depart the hotel with a stop in a town on the way home for some Christmas shopping. Aiming to arrive back in Kent early afternoon’. The advertised cost was £242.

Saturday 30 November 2024 (1219) – Kevendys Travel, Wickford, Essex BD18 TMU, a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo new in June 2018, seen heading eastbound on the A11 approaching Fiveways, Barton Mills. The company website showed a two day ‘Thursford Christmas Spectacular’ weekend break departing today. I surmise the coach was destined there. The break featured an overnight stay at the Wensum Valley Hotel at Taverham (Norwich), entry to Thursford and a local excursion on Sunday morning (either Wroxham or Norwich) at a cost of £215.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0944) – Mildenhall bus station Left: Euroview Coaching Limited (owned by Coach Services Limited of Thetford) YN17 OLW, an Irizar i6 bodied Scania K450 new in March 2017, departing on a private hire working. Right: On stand B is Coach Services Limited BJ60 BYX, a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2010, about to work the 0945 service 201 to Brandon.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0943) – Mildenhall bus station Left: Euroview Coaching Limited (owned by Coach Services Limited of Thetford) YN17 OLW, an Irizar i6 bodied Scania K450 new in March 2017, departing on a private hire working. Right: On stand B is Coach Services Limited BJ60 BYX, a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2010, about to work the 0945 service 201 to Brandon.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0943) – Mildenhall bus station On stand B is Coach Services Limited BJ60 BYX, a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2010, about to work the 0945 service 201 to Brandon. In the background on stand C is Euroview Coaching Limited (owned by Coach Services Limited of Thetford) YN17 OLW, an Irizar i6 bodied Scania K450 new in March 2017, departing on a private hire working.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0943) – Mildenhall bus station On stand B is Coach Services Limited BJ60 BYX, a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2010, about to work the 0945 service 201 to Brandon. In the background on stand C is Euroview Coaching Limited (owned by Coach Services Limited of Thetford) YN17 OLW, an Irizar i6 bodied Scania K450 new in March 2017, departing on a private hire working.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0937) – Mildenhall bus station Centre stage on stand C is Euroview Coaching Limited (owned by Coach Services Limited of Thetford) YN17 OLW, an Irizar i6 bodied Scania K450 new in March 2017, working a private hire. On the left on stand B is Coach Services Limited BJ60 BYX, a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2010, on the stand to work the 0945 service 201 to Brandon. On the right Stephensons of Essex 492 (YX63 GXW), an Alexander Dennis Enviro200D new in September 2013 to Nottingham City Transport (392), arriving with the 0850 service 16 from West Suffolk Hospital/Bury St. Edmunds to Newmarket. The stand for that service is stand C but with the coach parked there it had to use stand A which is for services to Bury St. Edmunds and National Express services.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0945) – Coach Services Limited BJ60 BYX, a Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLE new in October 2010, departing Mildenhall bus station working the 0945 service 201 to Brandon .

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0934) – Jans Coaches Limited of Soham WN64 FVS seen in Mildenhall having brought a party of schoolchildren to Mildenhall Museum. It is a King Long XMQ6900 new to Peter Carol, Bristol in February 2015 registered ROI 6774. It had later carried registration W4 HET when operated by Hardhill Executive Travel, Bathgate.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0935) – Jans Coaches Limited of Soham WN64 FVS seen in Mildenhall having brought a party of schoolchildren to Mildenhall Museum. It is a King Long XMQ6900 new to Peter Carol, Bristol in February 2015 registered ROI 6774. It had later carried registration W4 HET when operated by Hardhill Executive Travel, Bathgate.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (0934) – Jans Coaches Limited of Soham WN64 FVS seen in Mildenhall having brought a party of schoolchildren to Mildenhall Museum. It is a King Long XMQ6900 new to Peter Carol, Bristol in February 2015 registered ROI 6774. It had later carried registration W4 HET when operated by Hardhill Executive Travel, Bathgate.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (1132) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) buses travelling along the southern section of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway on Busway service A. The service has buses every 10 minutes but they face late running all the time due to traffic congestion on the non-Busway sections of route - in Cambridge city centre, St. Ives and within the Addenbrooke’s Hospital grounds. Left is 21364 (BU69 XXB), an MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8RLE new in February 2020, working the 1026 St. Ives to Trumpington Park & Ride service (departed St. Ives 13 minutes late now 28 minutes late). Right is 21303 (BF65 WKS), a Wright Eclipse Urban bodied Volvo B8RLE new in December 2015, working the 1056 Trumpington Park & Ride to St. Ives service (departed 8 minutes late at 1104 now about 20 minutes late). The pair are seen from the rear window of 21234 (AE12 CJV) working the 1106 Trumpington Park & Ride to St. Ives service (departed 1 minute late at 1107) and had ‘leap frogged’ 21303 so now running ahead of it. At Cambridge Railway Station 21303 left first. I was travelling to Parkside in the city centre. On my outing today I travelled on three different vehicles. 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.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (1129) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) 21303 (BF65 WKS) seen passing under Hills Road bridge in Cambridge just after leaving the southern section of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway visible beyond. It is a Wright Eclipse Urban bodied Volvo B8RLE new in December 2015, working the 1056 Trumpington Park & Ride to St. Ives Busway service A. The service has buses every 10 minutes but they face late running all the time due to traffic congestion on the non-Busway sections of route - in Cambridge city centre, St. Ives and within the Addenbrooke’s Hospital grounds. Having departed Trumpington 8 minutes late at 1104 it was now about 20 minutes late. Seen from the rear window of 21234 (AE12 CJV) working the 1106 Trumpington Park & Ride to St. Ives service which had departed 1 minute late at 1107 and had ‘leap frogged’ 21303 at Addenbrooke’s so was now running ahead of it. At Cambridge Railway Station 21303 left first. I was travelling to Parkside in the city centre. On my outing today I travelled on three different vehicles. 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.