Diary 2024

Thursday 26 September 2024 (0925) – The business of Pulham & Sons (Coaches) Limited based in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire was acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in June 2023. It is to be retained as a separate operating unit under the management of the Oxford Bus Company which has been owned by Go-Ahead since March 1994. AA68 BUS, an MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8RLE new in September 2018 as a Volvo demonstrator registered BN68 XTE, seen at Burford Road/West Street in Chipping Norton arriving to work the 0925 service 801 to Cheltenham.

Sunday 29 September 2024 – Showbus, Bucks Railway Centre, Quainton Road near Aylesbury. Left: Stagecoach Oxfordshire (Thames Transit) 80001 (SK24 XRB), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400EV new in March 2024. Right: City of Oxford (Go-Ahead) 492 (BJ73 WXE), a Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliner new in January 2024.

Thursday 14 November 2024 (1208) – Drummer Street bus station, Cambridge. Stephensons of Essex 802 (EU24 LWV), on which I would travel back to Mildenhall on the 1218 service 12 to Newmarket which continued as the 1300 service 16 to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital, was just arriving. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D MMC new in July 2024. The other buses are (left to right): Stagecoach East 10872 (YX67 VDJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D MMC new in September 2017 (Livery as used on longer distance bus services – this was service 905 to Bedford) A2B Travel Group YX74 OGK, an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D MMC new in September 2024 (In an all-over advert livery for Cambridge Vehicle Wrap – presumably they carried out the job?!) Stagecoach East 19575 (AE10 BWH), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 bodied Trident new in April 2010 (Livery as used on local bus services)

Friday 6 December 2024 (0947) – Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in August 2024, seen in Stanton when working the 0915 service 73 from Garboldisham to Bury St. Edmunds. In April 2024 the business of Simonds of Botesdale Limited was acquired by Vectare Limited which applied their Central Connect name to the Simonds services.