Bury St. Edmunds - 29 Jun 2016

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1015) - Mulleys Motorways Limited MUI 7919, an Alexander bodied Volvo B7TL new as Dublin Bus AV14 (00D 40014) in September 2000. It became X179 CHJ when imported to England. Mulleys re-registered it to MUI 7919 in May 2016. Seen in Mildenhall when working the Holywell Row-Beck Row-Mildenhall-Bury St.Edmunds service 355.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1150) – Mulleys Motorways MUI 7924, an Alexander bodied Volvo B7TL new as Dublin Bus AV204 (01D 10204) in January 2002. It became LW51 ZDY when imported to England. Mulleys re-registered it to MUI 7924 in May 2016. Seen in Mildenhall when working the 1120 service 355 from Bury St. Edmunds to Holywell Row and Beck Row.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1120) – Parked on the loading stands in Bury St Edmunds bus station are Mulleys Motorways Optare Solo CN06 BXJ, new to Bebb Travel, Llantwit Fadre, South Wales in April 2006, working the 1120 service 312 to Newmarket and H C Chambers and Son (Go-Ahead Group) 261 (EY57 FZE), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in September 2007 to sister company Hedingham Buses, parked between trips on service 374 from/to Clare.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1120) – Buses from a varied selection of operators parked in the Bury St Edmunds bus station layover bays seen from the top deck of Mulleys Motorways MUI 7924 (LW51 ZDY). Down the right hand side are vehicles of Fareline, Mulleys and Stephensons and on the left Simonds, Chambers and Coach Services. Plenty of variety for such a medium sized town.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1135) – Mulleys Motorways service 355 buses passing between Flempton and Lackford taken from on board MUI 7924 (previously LW51 ZDY and 01D 10204). Both are former Dublin Buses Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TLs.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1115) - Selwyns Travel 238 (BD65 JFA) leaving Bury St. Edmunds when working the 0845 National Express service 370 from Clacton-on-Sea to Runcorn (due 2015) via many diverse places including Cambridge, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and Chester. A Caetano Levante bodied Volvo B11RT new in February 2016.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1111) - Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) P745 GNU seen at Bury St. Edmunds bus station having worked the 0930 Wednesday only market day service 320 from Eye. A Plaxton Premiere bodied Dennis Javelin new to Monetgrange, Nottingham (Dunn-Line?). It was latterly operated by Tydd Travel, Cambridgeshire and had carried registration SJI 444.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1111) - Galloway Coach Travel Optare Solo 330 (YJ14 BGE) pulling out of Bury St Edmunds bus station on the 1110 service 386 to Stowmarket via Rougham and Rattlesden. It was new in April 2014. In the background is Selwyns Travel 238 (BD65 JFA), a Caetano Levante bodied Volvo B11RT new in February 2016, working the 0845 National Express service 370 from Clacton-on-Sea to Runcorn.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1110) - H C Chambers and Son (Go-Ahead Group) 261 (EY57 FZE), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in September 2007 to sister company Hedingham Buses. Seen in Bury St. Edmunds bus station quite possibly on layover between trips on service 374 from/to Clare.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1110) – Bury St. Edmunds bus station. Left: Mulleys Motorways YN54 AHA, one of four Scania N94UD OmniCity buses acquired from Nottingham City Transport in the Spring of 2015. New in September 2004. Right: H C Chambers and Son (Go-Ahead Group) 261 (EY57 FZE), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in September 2007 to sister company Hedingham Buses.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1115) – Stephensons of Essex 635 (YN55 NHP), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94UD, loading in Bury St. Edmunds bus station as the 1120 short working of service 15 to Chedburgh. New in October 2005 as London United SLE20.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1120) – Bury St Edmunds bus station: Stephensons of Essex 635 (YN55 NHP), an East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania N94UD, leaving as the 1120 short working of service 15 to Chedburgh. Parked on the stands are Mulleys Motorways Optare Solo CN06 BXJ working the 1120 service 312 to Newmarket and H C Chambers and Son (Go-Ahead Group) 261 (EY57 FZE), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 between trips on service 374. On the right in the background is Fareline Bus & Coach Services (Geoff Morss) P745 GNU between trips on service 320.

Wednesday 29 June 2016 (1135) – A wave from the driver of Stephensons of Essex 461 (EU60 CBF) as it passed Mulleys MUI 7924 in Icklingham. The two companies compete on the Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall route. The Stephensons bus was heading into Bury St. Edmunds on their 1048 service 16 from Newmarket (via Mildenhall at 1130) whereas the Mulleys bus was heading to Mildenhall then Holywell Row and Beck Row working the 1120 from Bury St. Edmunds.