Vertas (Suffolk CC) YX22 LTT at Barrow - 5 Jul 2024 (P1180664)

Friday 5 July 2024 (0812) – The Vertas Group is a service and facilities business owned by Suffolk County Council.

YX22 LTT, a Plaxton Leopard bodied Volvo B8R new in August 2022, seen at Barrow (Green) when working school service BE206 to the Bury St. Edmunds schools. This service starts at Barrow (Three Horseshoes) at 0810 travelling via Great Saxham (0820) running to Beetons Way (for King Edward Grammar School) and Beetons Way (St. Benedict’s School and County Upper School (0837)).

Having operated a transport fleet in its own right for many years, in 2013 SCC formed a partnership with Norse (Norfolk County Council) forming Suffolk Norse. At its formation SCC placed all its school bus fleet into that partnership. In September 2021 the partnership ceased and the fleet passed to Vertas, a facilities support company owned by SCC.