David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos

Saturday 11 July 2026 (1036) – The Travellers Choice (John Shaw), Carnforth, Lancashire 77 GEB seen just after leaving the Shell Service Area at Fiveways, Barton Mills. It is an MCV eVoTor bodied Volvo B11R new in March 2022 registered BV22 HBE.

Saturday 11 July 2026 at Fiveways, Barton Mills Vehicles heading westbound when I am positioned for eastbound and vehicles heading eastbound when I am positioned for westbound. C'est la vie!

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0923) – Sanders Coaches 919 (DLZ 844), a Jonckheere bodied Volvo B13RT new to Lochs & Glens in May 2014 registered BT14 DLX, heading westbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills. Unfortunately, I always seem to be on the wrong side of the roundabout at the wrong time! It always seems to be that if I then move over to the other side I then miss the coaches passing where I was originally stood!!

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0932) – Fiveways, Barton Mills and again I was on the wrong side of the roundabout as two Transport Made Simple double deckers passed through. I always seem to be on the wrong side of the roundabout at the wrong time! It always seems to be that if I then move over to the other side I then miss the coaches passing where I was originally stood!! The first vehicle carried the Simonds fleetname and the second carried the Central Connect fleetname.

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0932) – Fiveways, Barton Mills and again I was on the wrong side of the roundabout as two Transport Made Simple double deckers passed through. I always seem to be on the wrong side of the roundabout at the wrong time! It always seems to be that if I then move over to the other side I then miss the coaches passing where I was originally stood!! The first vehicle carried the Simonds fleetname and the second carried the Central Connect fleetname.

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0933) – Fiveways, Barton Mills Left: The second of two Transport Made Simple double deckers passing through. The second (seen here) carried the Central Connect fleetname. The leading bus carried the Simonds fleetname. Right: Hearn;s Coaches, North London Neoplan Tourliner OU22 ZXE was working the 0700 Flixbus service 007 service from London (Victoria Coach Station) to Norwich. It was new to Hearn’s in May 2022.

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0943) – Two vehicles from the fleet of Sanders Coaches passing through Fiveways, Barton Mills. Yet again I was on the wrong side of the roundabout to get a photograph of the pair. The leading coach is 927 (CE24 SAN), a Plaxton Panther bodued Volvo B8R new in April 2024 which carries the current fleet livery. The coach behind is one of those in the fleet that carries the old style fleet livery to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary. is vehicle. I always seem to be on the wrong side of the roundabout at the wrong time and if I was to move over to the other side I then miss the coaches passing where I was originally stood!!

Saturday 11 July 2026 (1005) – Another one of those shots where I was on the wrong side of Fiveways roundabout. A mini-coach operated by ICT Coaches of Taverham, Norfolk heading eastbound seen from my regular spot to capture coaches travelling westbound.

Saturday 11 July 2026 (1019) – Flixbus liveried (but seemingly unlettered) OY23 CYT seen travelling eastbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills at an unexpected time. Transport Made Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Simonds of Botesdale operate Flixbus service 007 from Norwich to London (Victoria Coach Station) and service 950 from Norwich to Heathrow Airport. When the latter service began in May 2026 a number of additional vehicles were added to the Diss based allocation to cover the work, on loan I believe. This included a number of Neoplan Tourliner that had been new to Whippet Coaches in July 2023. When Whippet ended a four year Flixbus contract some of the Flixbus liveried (leased) coaches were deployed to other operators. The Whippet fleet number FX42 is still carried. I noted from the Flixbus tracker that the 0600 service 950 from Heathrow to Norwich had been cancelled. I wonder if this coach should have run that trip but had had a problem and was travelling back out of service? The following run (at 0740) passed through here at 1032 running near enough on time.

Saturday 11 July 2026 (1032) – Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Simonds of Botesdale YK75 LFV, a Yutomg GT12 new in September 2025, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 0740 Flixbus service 950 from Heathrow Airport to Norwich. A quick fire shot taken from across the Shell forecourt as I was concentrating on a different coach. I almost performed a pirouette as it caught my eye!

Saturday 11 July 2026 (1032) – Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Simonds of Botesdale YK75 LFV, a Yutomg GT12 new in September 2025, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 0740 Flixbus service 950 from Heathrow Airport to Norwich. A quick fire shot taken from across the Shell forecourt as I was concentrating on a different coach. I almost performed a pirouette as it caught my eye!

Saturday 11 July 2026 (1032) – Transport Made Simple/Central Connect/Simonds of Botesdale YK75 LFV, a Yutomg GT12 new in September 2025, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills when working the 0740 Flixbus service 950 from Heathrow Airport to Norwich. A quick fire shot taken from across the Shell forecourt as I was concentrating on a different coach. I almost performed a pirouette as it caught my eye!

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0926) – Carriageways of Cambridge (Davina Cooper, Landbeach) PO67 EWX, a Mobi Midi Explorer bodied MAN 10.220 new in January 2018, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills.

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0926) – Carriageways of Cambridge (Davina Cooper, Landbeach) PO67 EWX, a Mobi Midi Explorer bodied MAN 10.220 new in January 2018, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills.

Saturday 11 July 2026 (0926) – Carriageways of Cambridge (Davina Cooper, Landbeach) PO67 EWX, a Mobi Midi Explorer bodied MAN 10.220 new in January 2018, seen at Fiveways, Barton Mills.

Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0830) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) seen in High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0756 service 7 from Clacton-on-Sea to The Naze. It is a Scania K230UB OmniLink that was new to Anglian Bus (440) in October 2011. Anglian Bus was absorbed by fellow Go-Ahead owned Konectbus in November 2017. In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus. In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name. This bus wears the Central Connect blue livery with the Konectbus name and legal address.

Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0830) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) seen in High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0756 service 7 from Clacton-on-Sea to The Naze. It is a Scania K230UB OmniLink that was new to Anglian Bus (440) in October 2011. Anglian Bus was absorbed by fellow Go-Ahead owned Konectbus in November 2017. In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus. In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name. This bus wears the Central Connect blue livery with the Konectbus name and legal address.

Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – The Essex County Council ‘ugobus’ operation provides tailored transport for adults and children to day care centres, special schools etc. Mercedes-Benz minibus KN23 MFK seen in Walton-on-the-Naze following Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konnectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.