David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: D350KVE

Sunday 1 July 1990 - A number of Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M coaches were transferred from Premier Travel Services to Cambridge Coach Services at its formation. 348 (D848 KVE) seen at Waterbeach before going out to work the 1545 hrs service 78 from Cambridge to Gatwick. Premier bought nine such vehicles in 1987 which carried fleet numbers 342-351. Whilst 342-345 and 349-352 carried matching D-KVE plates, 346-351 were registered D846-851 KVE. Note that a destination screen was not fitted.

Sunday 1 July 1990 - A number of Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M coaches were transferred from Premier Travel to Cambridge Coach Services at its formation. 348 (D848 KVE) seen at Waterbeach before going out to work the 1545 hrs service 78 from Cambridge to Gatwick. Premier bought nine such vehicles in 1987 which carried fleet numbers 342-351. Whilst 342-345 and 349-352 carried matching D-KVE plates, 346-351 were registered D846-851 KVE. The company telephone number had not yet been applied on the rear panel of this coach.

Sunday 4 November 1990 - Cambridge Coach Services 348 (D848 KVE), a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M new to Premier Travel in 1987, seen at Huntingdon bus station having worked a feeder from Sawston and Cambridge to connect with the day excursion to Alton Towers fun park. A laser and firework display was the added attraction at the normal fun rides at the park today. The coach then went on to work the 1045 hrs Cambridge to Gatwick Airport service 79 and the 1445 hrs service 78 back. In my notes I wrote that the coach became a ‘pig to drive’ on the homeward stretch between Luton and Cambridge with gear selection becoming very difficult.

Sunday 4 November 1990 - Cambridge Coach Services 348 (D848 KVE), a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M new to Premier Travel in 1987, seen at Huntingdon bus station having worked a feeder from Sawston and Cambridge to connect with the day excursion to Alton Towers fun park. A laser and firework display was the added attraction at the normal fun rides at the park today. The coach then went on to work the 1045 hrs Cambridge to Gatwick Airport service 79 and the 1445 hrs service 78 back. In my notes I wrote that the coach became a ‘pig to drive’ on the homeward stretch between Luton and Cambridge with gear selection becoming very difficult.

Sunday 4 November 1990 - Cambridge Coach Services 348 (D848 KVE), a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M new to Premier Travel in 1987, seen at the old Stansted Airport Terminal on the northern side of the airport. This spacious new passenger terminal replaced it as the public terminal in 1991 whereupon it became the private jet terminal. Earlier in the day this coach had worked an excursion feeder from Sawston and Cambridge to Huntingdon connect with the day excursion to Alton Towers fun park. It then went on to work the 1045 hrs Cambridge to Gatwick Airport service 79 and the 1445 hrs service 78 back. In my notes I wrote that the coach became a ‘pig to drive’ on the homeward stretch between Luton and Cambridge with gear selection becoming very difficult.

Sunday 4 November 1990 – The driver’s seat of Cambridge Coach Services D848 KVE, a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M, seen at Gatwick Airport coach park having completed the 1045 hrs service 79 from Cambridge. The left hand segment of the console contains the radio/tape deck unit which is mounted above the public address/audio control unit along with all the lighting, heating and fan switches. The ‘joy stick’ lever is for the Telma retarder brake. The next segment contains the fuel, brake pressure gauges and rev counter. The tachograph unit with time clock is the next item which is just catching the reflected light.

Bank Holiday Monday 30 August 1993 (1838 hrs) - Cambridge Coach Services 350 (D350), the wheelchair facility equipped Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M, seen in the evening sunshine travelling westbound along the A11 between Barton Mills and Red Lodge.

Sunday * November 1990 - Cambridge Coach Services Limited 350 (D350 KVE), a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M new in 1987, was one of the vehicles transferred from Premier Travel Services when CCS was formed. It stayed in the CCS fleet longer than its sisters as it was unique in having facilities for the disabled. It was seen here at Waterbeach showing the disabled logos on the rear panel.

Monday 6 March 1995 (1425) - Cambridge Coach Services Limited 350 (D350 KVE), a Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10M new in 1987, was one of the vehicles transferred from Premier Travel Services when CCS was formed. It stayed in the CCS fleet longer than its sisters as it was unique in having facilities for the disabled. It was seen here at King Street, Mildenhall when working the 1200 Lowestoft-Cambridge service 74.

Sunday 24 June 1990 (Midsummer Day) - Cambridge Coach Services 351 (D351 KVE) basking in the morning sunshine at Gatwick Airport on one of the longest days of the year. It had worked the 0345 hrs service 78 from Cambridge. The electronic destination display was somewhat awry and wouldn’t clear down to blank or re-set. Consequently showing the obscure display of ’39 CAPSICK A+P’ instead of ’78 GATWICK A/P’.

Saturday 22 October 1994 - Rover Coaches of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire shared common ownership with Cambridge Coach Services. Rover 349 (YXI 2749), sporting the same livery as CCS, was seen at Drummer Street, Cambridge as the driver tried in vain to get on to the express loading stands which were full to capacity at the time. This was the 1230 hrs service from Cambridge to Birmingham. Unfortunately the service didn’t prove as popular as one might expect and the service ceased one week later (Saturday 29 October 1994). New to Bleanch, Hetton-le-Hole as F885 RFP in March 1989.

Sunday 18 November 1990 (approx 1500) – Seen from on board either E360 NEG or E362 NEG at the Waterbeach yard of Cambridge Coach Services are Van Hool Alizee bodied Volvo B10Ms D350 KVE (left) and D346 KVE (right) which were being cleaned after arriving back from working USAF contracts. In the picture Shirley Butcher (left) describes a London one-way system to another driver. Shirley had driven 350 on her usual early morning run from RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall to Heathrow Airport and back whilst her husband Chris (who I think is walking past in the background) drove D346 on his regular run departing RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall at the same time but running to Gatwick Airport. The two coaches usually ran in tandem until the junction of the M11 and M25 near Epping where they went their separate ways, west to Heathrow and east to Gatwick.