David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: VAV 256X

Saturday 9 March 1991 - Nineteen coaches were transferred from Premier Travel Services to Cambridge Coach Services at its formation which included two Plaxton Supreme Express V bodied Leyland Tiger TCRTL11/3R coaches dating from 1990. VAV 256X was seen at Haverhill between trips on service 38 which operated between Haverhill and London (Eccleston Bridge, Victoria). Earlier in the day it had worked the 0825 hrs service from Haverhill to London and the 1200 hrs service back. I was to take it over for the 1525 hrs service back to the capital which returned from there at 1900 hrs.

Saturday 9 March 1991 - Cambridge Coach Services inherited two of the former Premier Travel Services Plaxton Supreme bodied Leyland Tigers which had been new to Premier in 1982. VAV 256X was seen at London (Eccleston Bridge, Victoria) having worked the 1525 hrs service 38 from Haverhill via Saffron Walden. It returned on the 1900 service 38 back to Haverhill. Earlier in the day it had worked the 0825 hrs service southbound and the 1200 hrs northbound.

Saturday 19 January 1985 (approx 1100) - Yelloway WDK 585T setting out from Cambridge when operating the day north service from Clacton-on-Sea to Blackpool. The destination blind shows ‘878 Blackpool’ although it is also working the 877 as far as Manchester from where the 877 covers the feeder service to Rochdale and Blackburn. Carrying a Plaxton Supreme body it was new in 1979 and was one of the last batch of AEC Reliances delivered to the company as a result of British Leyland phasing out this famous AEC model. The following year would see Leyland Leopards enter the fleet. On the right is Premier Travel VAV 256X, a Plaxton bodied Leyland Tiger, and in between them a Green Line coach.