Mulleys MUI 6449 (V164 EFS) following the Olympic Torch Relay in Bury St. Edmunds - 7 Jul 2012 (DSCN8413) (See inset photo)

Saturday 7 July 2012 (1637) - The Olympic Torch Relay in Fornham Road, Bury St Edmunds on day 50 of the 70 day long route seen from the driving seat of Mulleys Motorways MX57 HDH working 1620 town service M55.

Up ahead is Mulleys MUI 6449, a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SPD new in February 2000 to Lothian Buses (Edinburgh, Scotland) as their number 164 registered V164 EFS, operating the 1615 service 355 to Mildenhall which was one of the first vehicles to follow the convoy once the road was re-opened.

Running normally these services would have reached this point about 5 minutes after leaving the bus station so the 355 service was about 14 minutes late, the M55 about 9 minutes late.

The Relay was just turning left in to Tollgate Lane which was helpful for the 355 service turned right here and the M55 travelled straight on along Mildenhall Road.

The rear end of one of the two vehicles participating in the Relay can be seen. It was Stagecoach Red and White Wright StreetLite 43006 (CN12 ARZ) new in May 2012. The other vehicle leading was Van Hool Alicron T911 BT11 BUZ operated by Buzzlines of Lympne near Hythe, Kent which I believe was new to Cronin’s Coaches, Cork, Ireland in June 2011 registered 11-C-10162.