Bedford (via St. Neots) - 2016

Friday 7 October 2016 (1100) – Bedford bus station seen from the adjacent multi-storey car park. All the buses are Stagecoach East other than the pink liveried Unō (University of Hertfordshire) Mercedes-Benz Citaro (BN58 BJJ).

Friday 7 October 2016 (1101) – Bedford bus station seen from the adjacent multi-storey car park. All the buses are Stagecoach East other than the pink liveried Unō (University of Hertfordshire) Mercedes-Benz Citaro (BN58 BJJ) and on the far right is Grant Palmer SN06 JPX.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1103) – An array of Stagecoach East buses in Bedford bus station. Whilst not evident in this shot there are other operators that serve Bedford like Unō (University of Hertfordshire) and notably Grant Palmer of Flitwick.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1059) – Bedford bus station seen from the adjacent multi-storey car park. On the left are vehicles of Stagecoach East plus one Unō (University of Hertfordshire) Mercedes-Benz Citaro (BN58 BJJ) and at the far end is Grant Palmer SN06 JPX. In the centre of the photo is Stagecoach East 54308 (YX65 WCM) and three Grant Palmer buses (YN08 NLF, SK52 OJC and YT51 EAJ). On the right is Grant Palmer CA05 GHA and Unō (University of Hertfordshire) 208 (YN07 LFA). A Stagecoach East double decker is on its way out.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1102) – Bedford bus station seen from the adjacent multi-storey car park. On the left are vehicles of Stagecoach East plus one Unō (University of Hertfordshire) Mercedes-Benz Citaro and Grant Palmer SN06 JPX at the far end (having a new mirror fitted by the mechanic in the company van). In the centre of the photo are three more Grant Palmer buses (YN08 NLF, SK52 OJC and YT51 EAJ). On the right is Grant Palmer CA05 GHA and Unō (University of Hertfordshire) 208 (YN07 LFA).

Friday 7 October 2016 (1053) – Unō (University of Hertfordshire) 208 (YN07 LFA), an East Lancs Olympus bodied Scania N230UD new to Reading Buses (835) in July 2007 seen in Bedford bus station. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’. (East Lancs was saved by the Darwen Group during August 2007 and later the Olympus was built by Optare).

Friday 7 October 2016 (1123) – Unō (University of Hertfordshire) Mercedes-Benz Citaro 309 (BV57 VHH) seen by the Church of St. Paul in Bedford. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’. New in October 2007.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1123) – Unō (University of Hertfordshire) Mercedes-Benz Citaro 309 (BV57 VHH) seen by the Church of St. Paul in Bedford. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’. New in October 2007.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1133) – Unō (University of Hertfordshire) Mercedes-Benz Citaro 309 (BV57 VHH) seen in High Street, Bedford bound for Milton Keynes on service C1. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’. New in October 2007.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1208) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick YX16 OHT, an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 new in June 2016, seen in St. Paul’s Square in Bedford.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1208) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick YX16 OHT, an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 new in June 2016, seen in High Street, Bedford. Stagecoach East Optare Solo 47437 (YJ56 AOM) is in the background.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1053) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick CA05 GHA, an Alexander Dennis (Plaxton Pointer style) Dennis Dart, which had been new in March 2005 to the now defunct GHA Coaches in North Wales. The letters in the registration certainly giving a big clue. It was seen in Bedford bus station.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1318) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick CA05 GHA, an Alexander Dennis (Plaxton Pointer style) Dennis Dart, which had been new in March 2005 to the now defunct GHA Coaches in North Wales. The letters in the registration certainly giving a big clue. It was seen arriving in Bedford bus station from Harrold on service 25. The erstwhile Birch Brothers business used to provide a service between these two locations.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1319) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick CA05 GHA, an Alexander Dennis (Plaxton Pointer style) Dennis Dart, which had been new in March 2005 to the now defunct GHA Coaches in North Wales. The letters in the registration certainly giving a big clue. It was seen arriving in Bedford bus station from Harrold on service 25. The erstwhile Birch Brothers business used to provide a service between these two locations.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1309) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick YN08 NLF seen in Bedford bus station. New in April 2008, it has Plaxton Primo bodywork mounted on a chassis frame manufactured in Hungary by Enterprise Bus, a former TransBus International operation that was acquired after receivership by former TransBus executives. Lettering is carried for the Leighton Buzzard/Linslade circular service 36.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1311) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick YN08 NLF seen in leaving Bedford bus station. New in April 2008, it has Plaxton Primo bodywork mounted on a chassis frame manufactured in Hungary by Enterprise Bus, a former TransBus International operation that was acquired after receivership by former TransBus executives. Lettering is carried for the Leighton Buzzard/Linslade circular service 36.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1126) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick YX11 HPU seen by the Church of St. Paul in Bedford. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new as a demonstrator in August 2011.

Friday 7 October 2016 (1108) – Grant Palmer of Flitwick SN06 JPX having a new mirror fitted in Bedford bus station. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Plaxton Pointer bodied Dart that had been new to London United (DPK625) in August 2006.