David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos

Wednesday 20 May 2026 (approx. 1430) – Yeomans Canyon Tours Limited, Hereford YT68 YEO, an Irizar i6S new in February 2019, seen in Lavenham, Suffolk on the third day of a five day Suffolk Villages and Coast tour. Lavenham prospered from the wool trade in the 15th and 16th centuries and became one of the richest places in England paying more taxes than many larger towns and cities. The village has an particularly large church for a small village which was completed in the mid-1520s using wool money. The Guildhall and Wool Hall, together with many half-timbered medieval cottages, make the village a popular place to visit.

Wednesday 20 May 2026 (approx. 1430) – Yeomans Canyon Tours Limited, Hereford YT68 YEO, an Irizar i6S new in February 2019, seen in Lavenham, Suffolk on the third day of a five day Suffolk Villages and Coast tour. Lavenham prospered from the wool trade in the 15th and 16th centuries and became one of the richest places in England paying more taxes than many larger towns and cities. The village has an particularly large church for a small village which was completed in the mid-1520s using wool money. The Guildhall and Wool Hall, together with many half-timbered medieval cottages, make the village a popular place to visit.

The itenerary for the Yeomans Canyon Travel of Hereford 'Suffolk Villages and Coast' tour to accompany the photographs I took of the coach seen in Lavenham on Wednesday 20 May 2026.

Friday 15 May 2026 (1135) – Whippet Coaches WG101 (BG59 FYB) seen from on board Dews Coaches, Somersham V99 DEW near Madingley. Both were heading to Cambridge but via different routes. The Whippet bus was working the 1050 service X3 from Huntingdon to Addenbrooke’s Hospital travelling via the main road route to the City Centre whereas the Dews bus, working the 1120 service 8 from Bar Hill travels via the villages of Dry Drayton, Madingley and Coton.

Friday 15 May 2026 (1135) – Whippet Coaches WG101 (BG59 FYB) seen from on board Dews Coaches, Somersham V99 DEW near Madingley. Both were heading to Cambridge but via different routes. The Whippet bus was working the 1050 service X3 from Huntingdon to Addenbrooke’s Hospital travelling via the main road route to the City Centre whereas the Dews bus, working the 1120 service 8 from Bar Hill travels via the villages of Dry Drayton, Madingley and Coton.

Friday 15 May 2026 (1002) - Stagecoach East 10791 (SN66 VZO), an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC new in December 2016, seen in Park Terrace, Cambridge arriving on service 13 from Haverhill. The houses forming the backcloth to the photograph were built in the 19th century and overlook Parker’s Piece, a large area of city centre grassland.

Friday 15 May 2026 – The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) is embarking on a franchising model for the region’s bus services. Bus services are branded ‘Tiger’ and have ‘T’ prefixed service numbers. Whippet Coaches Limited is the operator of service T1, a service that operates from Cambridge to Huntingdon travelling from Drummer Street bus station to join the Busway at Milton Road. It leaves the Busway at the Swavesey crossing taking to normal roads through the villages of Swavesey and Fenstanton. Two MCV eVoSeti tri-axle Volvo B8L tri-axle double deckers were added to the fleet specifically for the service in June 2025. These carry fleet numbers WG457/458 and registrations BU25 ZFF and BU25 ZFE (in that order). WG458 seen leaving Drummer Street Bus Station working the 1009 service to Huntingdon. Three Stagecoach East Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 MMC buses complete the picture.

Friday 15 May 2026 – The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) is embarking on a franchising model for the region’s bus services. Bus services are branded ‘Tiger’ and have ‘T’ prefixed service numbers. Whippet Coaches Limited is the operator of service T1, a service that operates from Cambridge to Huntingdon travelling from Drummer Street bus station to join the Busway at Milton Road. It leaves the Busway at the Swavesey crossing taking to normal roads through the villages of Swavesey and Fenstanton. Two MCV eVoSeti tri-axle Volvo B8L tri-axle double deckers were added to the fleet specifically for the service in June 2025. These carry fleet numbers WG457/458 and registrations BU25 ZFF and BU25 ZFE (in that order). WG458 seen leaving Drummer Street Bus Station working the 1009 service to Huntingdon. Whippet Coaches WG458 (BU25 ZFE) in Cambridge - 15 May 2026 (

Friday 15 May 2026 – The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) is embarking on a franchising model for the region’s bus services. Bus services are branded ‘Tiger’ and have ‘T’ prefixed service numbers. Whippet Coaches Limited is the operator of service T1, a service that operates from Cambridge to Huntingdon travelling from Drummer Street bus station to join the Busway at Milton Road. It leaves the Busway at the Swavesey crossing taking to normal roads through the villages of Swavesey and Fenstanton. Two MCV eVoSeti tri-axle Volvo B8L tri-axle double deckers were added to the fleet specifically for the service in June 2025. These carry fleet numbers WG457/458 and registrations BU25 ZFF and BU25 ZFE (in that order). WG458 seen leaving Drummer Street Bus Station working the 1009 service to Huntingdon.

Friday 15 May 2026 (1004) – Stagecoach East 86005 (BV23 NRK), one of the thirty MCV bodied Volvo BZL electric double deckers new in April 2023, seen in Park Terrace, Cambridge en route to the Newmarket Road Park & Ride site on service PR2. The houses forming the backcloth to the photograph were built in the 19th century and overlook Parker’s Piece, a large area of city centre grassland.

Friday 15 May 2016 (1316) - Whippet Coaches WD455 (BG61 SXM) seen heading into Drummer Street Bus Station, Cambridge to work the 1320 service 18a to Cambourne. It is a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL that had been new to First Centrewest (VN37979) in February 2012 to operate Transport for London contracted services. It had then been operated by Selwyns Travel, Runcorn before being acquired by Whippet.

Friday 15 May 2016 (1214) – A Whippet Coaches Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo seen heading westbound along the A428 near Bourn Airfield. I believe this would be WG103 (BF63 HFB) working the 1130 service X3 from Addenbrooke’s Hospital to Huntingdon which was due at Cambourne at 1216. I was travelling on Stagecoach East 19584 (AE10 BWV) which was working the 1150 service 4 from Cambridge to Cambourne.

Friday 15 May 2026 (1318) – Drummer Street Bus Station, Cambridge. The dark coloured bus at the far end is a Whippet Coaches vehicle, the green/white bus with lilac rear is a Stephensons of Essex vehicle. The others are Stagecoach East vehicles. Nearest the camera is Stagecoach East 86005 (BV23 NRK), one of the thirty MCV bodied Volvo BZL electric double deckers new in April 2023 for services on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.

Friday 15 May 2026 (1004) – Ambassador Travel 304 (BV72 XFA), a Caetano Levante III bodied Scania K410 new in November 2022, seen in Parker Street, Cambridge just after departing from the coach stops in Parkside. It was working the 0715 National Express service 727 from Heathrow Airport to Norwich/University of East Anglia.

Friday 15 May 2026 (1004) – Ambassador Travel 304 (BV72 XFA), a Caetano Levante III bodied Scania K410 new in November 2022, seen in Parker Street, Cambridge just after departing from the coach stops in Parkside. It was working the 0715 National Express service 727 from Heathrow Airport to Norwich/University of East Anglia.

Friday 15 May 2016 (1223) - Whippet Coaches WD454 (BG61 SXL) seen in Cambourne when working the 1221 service 18A to Cambridge. It is a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL that had been new to First Centrewest (VN37980) in February 2012 to operate Transport for London contracted services On this outing today I travelled on five different buses (on six services): Bus 1: Stagecoach East 86004 (BV23 NRJ) - Newmarket Road Park and Ride to Drummer Street (service PR2) Bus 2: Dew’s Coaches V99 DEW – Bus Station to Bar Hill then from Bar Hill to Madingley Road (British Antarctic Survey) (Service 8) Bus 3: Stagecoach East 19584 (AE10 BWV) - Madingley Road (British Antarctic Survey) to Cambourne (service 4) Bus 4: Whippet Coaches WD454 (BG61 SXL) – Cambourne to Bus Station (service 18a) Bus 5: Stagecoach East 86005 (BV23 NRK) – Drummer Street to Newmarket Road Park and Ride (service PR2)

Friday 15 May 2026 (0928) – Whippet Coaches WL996 (BD12 TDX) seen leaving Drummer Street Bus Station, Cambridge on the 0925 service X3 to Huntingdon. It was new to Lancashire United as their 1872 in August 2012 although was latterly operated by Warrington’s Own Buses in whose colours it still carries.

Friday 15 May 2016 (1301) – Whippet Coaches Limited WG118 (MX73 GCK) (delivered with registration MX23 LRY). It is one of nine Mellor Sigma 12 electric buses new in September 2023 to replace diesel buses on the ‘Universal’ bus service in Cambridge. The service is provided by the University of Cambridge and operated by Whippet. Seen at Newnham Road/Barton Road from the upper deck of Whippet Coaches WD454 (BG61 SXL) working the 1221 service 18A from Cambourne to Cambridge.