https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/1028692 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/DD/47/346077.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/1028692 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:41:49 +0000 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:41:49 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52508992/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-06-23,doc-52508992 Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:11:59 +0000 2024-06-19T10:10:02+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52508992/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/92/52508992.78b83574.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 19 June 2024 (1010) - Simonds of Botesdale Limited BT13 YWF seen in Stanton when working the 0940 service 338 from Garboldisham to Bury St. Edmunds.<br /> <br /> It is an MCV Evolution Volvo B7RLE new to the company in August 2013.<br /> <br /> In May 2024 the Simonds business was acquired by Vectare and the Simonds services are to be rebranded.<br /> <br /> This was the third of four buses I travelled on today during a morning outing. The buses were:<br /> Bus 1: Mulleys CH56 FDU – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds<br /> Bus 2: Simonds SN56 AGV – Bury St. Edmunds to Stanton via Ixworth<br /> Bus 3: Simonds BT13 YWF – Stanton to Bury St. Edmunds via Walsham-le-Willows<br /> Bus 4: Mulleys LW51 ZHJ – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall</div> HBM: Simonds BT13 YWF in Stanton - 19 Jun 2024 (P1180582) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52508992/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/92/52508992.78b83574.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 19 June 2024 (1010) - Simonds of Botesdale Limited BT13 YWF seen in Stanton when working the 0940 service 338 from Garboldisham to Bury St. Edmunds.<br /> <br /> It is an MCV Evolution Volvo B7RLE new to the company in August 2013.<br /> <br /> In May 2024 the Simonds business was acquired by Vectare and the Simonds services are to be rebranded.<br /> <br /> This was the third of four buses I travelled on today during a morning outing. The buses were:<br /> Bus 1: Mulleys CH56 FDU – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds<br /> Bus 2: Simonds SN56 AGV – Bury St. Edmunds to Stanton via Ixworth<br /> Bus 3: Simonds BT13 YWF – Stanton to Bury St. Edmunds via Walsham-le-Willows<br /> Bus 4: Mulleys LW51 ZHJ – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715762/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-10,doc-52715762 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:20:57 +0000 2024-12-06T12:13:09+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715762/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/62/52715762.58326522.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 6 December 2024 (1213) – Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in August 2024, seen in Stanton when working the 1115 service 73 from Bury St. Edmunds to Garboldisham. <br /> <br /> In April 2024 the business of Simonds of Botesdale Limited was acquired by Vectare Limited which applied their Central Connect name to the Simonds services.</div> Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ) in Stanton - 6 Dec 2024 (P1200542) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715762/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/62/52715762.58326522.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 6 December 2024 (1213) – Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in August 2024, seen in Stanton when working the 1115 service 73 from Bury St. Edmunds to Garboldisham. <br /> <br /> In April 2024 the business of Simonds of Botesdale Limited was acquired by Vectare Limited which applied their Central Connect name to the Simonds services.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715764/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-10,doc-52715764 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:20:58 +0000 2024-12-06T12:13:08+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715764/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/64/52715764.96a53972.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="167" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 6 December 2024 (1213) – Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in August 2024, seen in Stanton when working the 1115 service 73 from Bury St. Edmunds to Garboldisham. <br /> <br /> In April 2024 the business of Simonds of Botesdale Limited was acquired by Vectare Limited which applied their Central Connect name to the Simonds services.</div> Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ) in Stanton - 6 Dec 2024 (P1200541) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715764/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/64/52715764.96a53972.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="167" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 6 December 2024 (1213) – Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in August 2024, seen in Stanton when working the 1115 service 73 from Bury St. Edmunds to Garboldisham. <br /> <br /> In April 2024 the business of Simonds of Botesdale Limited was acquired by Vectare Limited which applied their Central Connect name to the Simonds services.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715766/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-10,doc-52715766 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:20:59 +0000 2024-12-06T12:13:07+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715766/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/66/52715766.25243af3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="175" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 6 December 2024 (1213) – Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in August 2024, seen in Stanton when working the 1115 service 73 from Bury St. Edmunds to Garboldisham. <br /> <br /> In April 2024 the business of Simonds of Botesdale Limited was acquired by Vectare Limited which applied their Central Connect name to the Simonds services.</div> Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ) in Stanton - 6 Dec 2024 (P1200540) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52715766/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/66/52715766.25243af3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="175" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 6 December 2024 (1213) – Simonds/Central Connect 365 (YY24 HBJ), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in August 2024, seen in Stanton when working the 1115 service 73 from Bury St. Edmunds to Garboldisham. <br /> <br /> In April 2024 the business of Simonds of Botesdale Limited was acquired by Vectare Limited which applied their Central Connect name to the Simonds services.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52685390/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-11-10,doc-52685390 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:05:15 +0000 2024-11-06T09:14:22+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52685390/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/90/52685390.b2ed9b71.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 6 November 2024 (0914) – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created an amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.<br /> <br /> Coach Services Limited of Thetford YX14 RXK, an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in April 2014, passes the display when working the 0900 circular service 358 from Mildenhall.<br /> <br /> Coach Services began operating the Suffolk County Council sponsored services 357 and 358 on Monday 2 September 2024 which had until the previous Saturday (31 August) been operated by Mulleys Motorways. (No services run on Sundays). Whereas Mulleys used the same bus on the services all day, Coach Services now interwork services 357/358 with their Thetford-Brandon-Mildenhall services 200/201 resulting in the three West Row circular services being covered by three different buses Mondays to Fridays.</div> HBM: Coach Services Limited of Thetford YX14 RXK in West Row - 4 Nov 2024 (P1200240) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52685390/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/90/52685390.b2ed9b71.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 6 November 2024 (0914) – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created an amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.<br /> <br /> Coach Services Limited of Thetford YX14 RXK, an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new in April 2014, passes the display when working the 0900 circular service 358 from Mildenhall.<br /> <br /> Coach Services began operating the Suffolk County Council sponsored services 357 and 358 on Monday 2 September 2024 which had until the previous Saturday (31 August) been operated by Mulleys Motorways. (No services run on Sundays). Whereas Mulleys used the same bus on the services all day, Coach Services now interwork services 357/358 with their Thetford-Brandon-Mildenhall services 200/201 resulting in the three West Row circular services being covered by three different buses Mondays to Fridays.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683368/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-11-10,doc-52683368 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:05:12 +0000 2024-11-04T11:33:07+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683368/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/68/52683368.3fd15907.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="172" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 4 November 2024 (1133) – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created this amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.<br /> <br /> Coach Services Limited of Thetford YT09 YHK is seen when working the 1117 circular service 358 from Mildenhall and return.<br /> <br /> It is an 86 seat Optare Omnidekka bodied Scania N270UD which had been new to Nottingham City Transport (970) in May 2009. The Omnidekka design originated with East Lancs Coachbuilders passing to Optare in 2008.<br /> <br /> Coach Services began operating the Suffolk County Council sponsored services 357 and 358 on Monday 2 September 2024 which had until the previous Saturday (31 August) been operated by Mulleys Motorways. (No services run on Sundays).<br /> <br /> Whereas Mulleys used the same bus on the services all day, Coach Services now interwork services 357/358 with their Thetford-Brandon-Mildenhall services 200/201 resulting in the three West Row circular services being covered by three different buses Mondays to Fridays.</div> Coach Services Limited of Thetford YT09 YHK in West Row - 4 Nov 2024 (P1200232) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683368/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/68/52683368.3fd15907.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="172" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 4 November 2024 (1133) – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created this amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.<br /> <br /> Coach Services Limited of Thetford YT09 YHK is seen when working the 1117 circular service 358 from Mildenhall and return.<br /> <br /> It is an 86 seat Optare Omnidekka bodied Scania N270UD which had been new to Nottingham City Transport (970) in May 2009. The Omnidekka design originated with East Lancs Coachbuilders passing to Optare in 2008.<br /> <br /> Coach Services began operating the Suffolk County Council sponsored services 357 and 358 on Monday 2 September 2024 which had until the previous Saturday (31 August) been operated by Mulleys Motorways. (No services run on Sundays).<br /> <br /> Whereas Mulleys used the same bus on the services all day, Coach Services now interwork services 357/358 with their Thetford-Brandon-Mildenhall services 200/201 resulting in the three West Row circular services being covered by three different buses Mondays to Fridays.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683362/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-11-10,doc-52683362 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:05:13 +0000 2024-11-04T09:24:45+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683362/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/62/52683362.30c1b1b9.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 4 November 2024 – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created this amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.</div> West Row Remembrance display - 4 Nov 2024 (P1200220) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683362/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/62/52683362.30c1b1b9.240.jpg?r2" width="180" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 4 November 2024 – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created this amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683366/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-11-10,doc-52683366 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:05:14 +0000 2024-11-04T11:32:20+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683366/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/66/52683366.6c7554b7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 4 November 2024 (1132) – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created this amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.<br /> <br /> In the background Coach Services Limited of Thetford YT09 YHK is seen when working the 1117 circular service 358 from Mildenhall and return.<br /> <br /> It is an 86 seat Optare Omnidekka bodied Scania N270UD which had been new to Nottingham City Transport (970) in May 2009. The Omnidekka design originated with East Lancs Coachbuilders passing to Optare in 2008.<br /> <br /> Coach Services began operating the Suffolk County Council sponsored services 357 and 358 on Monday 2 September 2024 which had until the previous Saturday (31 August) been operated by Mulleys Motorways. (No services run on Sundays).<br /> <br /> Whereas Mulleys used the same bus on the services all day, Coach Services now interwork services 357/358 with their Thetford-Brandon-Mildenhall services 200/201 resulting in the three West Row circular services being covered by three different buses Mondays to Fridays.</div> Coach Services Limited of Thetford YT09 YHK in West Row - 4 Nov 2024 (P1200226) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52683366/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/66/52683366.6c7554b7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 4 November 2024 (1132) – In the lead up to Remembrance Day the knitters of the West Row area created this amazing cascade of woollen poppies spreading from the village sign to the War Memorial.<br /> <br /> In the background Coach Services Limited of Thetford YT09 YHK is seen when working the 1117 circular service 358 from Mildenhall and return.<br /> <br /> It is an 86 seat Optare Omnidekka bodied Scania N270UD which had been new to Nottingham City Transport (970) in May 2009. The Omnidekka design originated with East Lancs Coachbuilders passing to Optare in 2008.<br /> <br /> Coach Services began operating the Suffolk County Council sponsored services 357 and 358 on Monday 2 September 2024 which had until the previous Saturday (31 August) been operated by Mulleys Motorways. (No services run on Sundays).<br /> <br /> Whereas Mulleys used the same bus on the services all day, Coach Services now interwork services 357/358 with their Thetford-Brandon-Mildenhall services 200/201 resulting in the three West Row circular services being covered by three different buses Mondays to Fridays.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52651224/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2024-10-13,doc-52651224 Sun, 13 Oct 2024 16:20:59 +0000 2024-09-27T16:19:28+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52651224/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/24/52651224.91191521.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="164" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 27 September 2024 (1619) - N.N. Cresswell Coaches, Evesham MR16 NNC, a Plaxton Leopard bodied Volvo B8R new in April 2026, seen in Broadway, Worcestershire.</div> HBM: N.N. Cresswell MR16 NNC in Broadway - 27 Sep 2024 (P1200018) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/52651224/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/24/52651224.91191521.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="164" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Friday 27 September 2024 (1619) - N.N. Cresswell Coaches, Evesham MR16 NNC, a Plaxton Leopard bodied Volvo B8R new in April 2026, seen in Broadway, Worcestershire.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/42250970/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2016-06-19,doc-42250970 Sun, 19 Jun 2016 21:40:34 +0000 2016-06-18T07:49:49+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/42250970/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/70/42250970.f29c1291.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="201" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 18 June 2016 (0749) – Spirit Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MX14 FUG travelling through Rothbury when working the 0745 service 15 from Thropton to Alnwick.</div> HFF: Spirit Buses MX14 FUG - 18 Jun 2016 in Rothbury (DSCF4084) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/42250970/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/70/42250970.f29c1291.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="201" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 18 June 2016 (0749) – Spirit Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MX14 FUG travelling through Rothbury when working the 0745 service 15 from Thropton to Alnwick.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/51985774/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2023-11-10,doc-51985774 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:51:22 +0000 1989-11-25T07:34:47+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/51985774/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/74/51985774.2542d228.240.jpg?r2" width="162" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 25 November 1989 – Neal’s Travel then of Chippenham (later of Isleham) F73 FUS seen entering King Street, Mildenhall returning with the 1207 Town Circular Service.<br /> <br /> Neal’s commenced operating a revised service around Mildenhall and the surrounding villages on the previous Monday (20 November) following the withdrawal by the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company of their ‘Mildenhall Mini-Link’ services on 18 November.<br /> <br /> F73 FUS was a Scott bodied/conversion Ford Transit new to Neal’s a year earlier in November 1988.</div> Neal&#039;s Travel F73 FUS in Mildenhall - 25 Nov 1989 (106-24) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/51985774/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/74/51985774.2542d228.240.jpg?r2" width="162" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 25 November 1989 – Neal’s Travel then of Chippenham (later of Isleham) F73 FUS seen entering King Street, Mildenhall returning with the 1207 Town Circular Service.<br /> <br /> Neal’s commenced operating a revised service around Mildenhall and the surrounding villages on the previous Monday (20 November) following the withdrawal by the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company of their ‘Mildenhall Mini-Link’ services on 18 November.<br /> <br /> F73 FUS was a Scott bodied/conversion Ford Transit new to Neal’s a year earlier in November 1988.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/46930598/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2023-11-10,doc-46930598 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:49:40 +0000 2018-06-30T15:59:15+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/46930598/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/98/46930598.d7777d66.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="171" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 30 June 2018 (1559) – Preserved former Western National Omnibus Company 2200 (OTT 43) wears the famous livery Royal Blue Express Services, a company jointly owned by WNOC and the associated Southern National Omnibus Company. It is an Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol LS6G that was August 1953 and was seen in Holt Market Place on a special service forming part of the Vintage Bus Rally staged at the preserved North Norfolk Railway.</div> Preserved former Western National (Royal Blue) 2200 (OTT 43) in Holt - 30 Jun 2018 (DSCF3070) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/46930598/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/05/98/46930598.d7777d66.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="171" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 30 June 2018 (1559) – Preserved former Western National Omnibus Company 2200 (OTT 43) wears the famous livery Royal Blue Express Services, a company jointly owned by WNOC and the associated Southern National Omnibus Company. It is an Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol LS6G that was August 1953 and was seen in Holt Market Place on a special service forming part of the Vintage Bus Rally staged at the preserved North Norfolk Railway.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/46930600/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2018-06-30,doc-46930600 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 19:14:36 +0000 2018-06-30T15:59:09+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/46930600/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/00/46930600.56f5911a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 30 June 2018 (1559) – Preserved former Western National Omnibus Company 2200 (OTT 43) wears the famous livery Royal Blue Express Services, a company jointly owned by WNOC and the associated Southern National Omnibus Company. It is an Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol LS6G that was August 1953 and was seen in Holt Market Place on a special service forming part of the Vintage Bus Rally staged at the preserved North Norfolk Railway.</div> DSCF3069 Preserved former Western National (Royal Blue) 2200 (OTT 43) in Holt - 30 Jun 2018 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/46930600/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/00/46930600.56f5911a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saturday 30 June 2018 (1559) – Preserved former Western National Omnibus Company 2200 (OTT 43) wears the famous livery Royal Blue Express Services, a company jointly owned by WNOC and the associated Southern National Omnibus Company. It is an Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol LS6G that was August 1953 and was seen in Holt Market Place on a special service forming part of the Vintage Bus Rally staged at the preserved North Norfolk Railway.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/48645338/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2019-05-22,doc-48645338 Wed, 22 May 2019 20:29:08 +0000 2019-05-02T17:26:27+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/48645338/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/38/48645338.1809bd2a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thursday 2 May 2019 (1726) – East Yorkshire 764 (YX09 GWK), a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL new in July 2009, carries a ‘Hull Heritage Bus’ mural livery featuring notable people, landmarks and events relating to the city of Hull. The rear lower rear panel features three vehicle types operated East Yorkshire in the past. <br /> <br /> In June 2018 after thirty one years of independent ownership East Yorkshire became a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group.</div> East Yorkshire 764 (YX09 GWK) in Hull - 2 May 2019 (P1010319) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/48645338/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/38/48645338.1809bd2a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thursday 2 May 2019 (1726) – East Yorkshire 764 (YX09 GWK), a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL new in July 2009, carries a ‘Hull Heritage Bus’ mural livery featuring notable people, landmarks and events relating to the city of Hull. The rear lower rear panel features three vehicle types operated East Yorkshire in the past. <br /> <br /> In June 2018 after thirty one years of independent ownership East Yorkshire became a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/51667694/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2022-11-13,doc-51667694 Sun, 13 Nov 2022 20:06:00 +0000 1995-06-11T09:55:34+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/51667694/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/76/94/51667694.68c0f01e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunday 11 June 1995 – Any regular traveller on the A11 between Barton Mills and Thetford will certainly recognise the war memorial very close to Elveden. <br /> <br /> The memorial stands at the point where the boundaries of three parishes - Elveden, Eriswell, and Icklingham - meet and honours those from the parishes who served and died during World War One. The memorial was commissioned by philanthropist and businessman Edward Cecil Guinness (created Earl of Iveagh and Viscount of Elveden in 1919), owner of the Elveden Estate and Elveden Hall. Funded by Guinness in conjunction with donations from parishioners the column stands about 39 metres (128 feet) high and commemorates the 48 fallen from the three parishes.<br /> <br /> Shearings Holidays 184 (H184 DVM), a Van Hool Alizeé bodied Volvo B10M new in February 1991, was heading westbound on the A11 at the end of a tour based in Cromer.</div> Shearings Holidays 184 (H184 DVM) near Elveden – 11 Jun 1995 (272-25) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/51667694/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/76/94/51667694.68c0f01e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunday 11 June 1995 – Any regular traveller on the A11 between Barton Mills and Thetford will certainly recognise the war memorial very close to Elveden. <br /> <br /> The memorial stands at the point where the boundaries of three parishes - Elveden, Eriswell, and Icklingham - meet and honours those from the parishes who served and died during World War One. The memorial was commissioned by philanthropist and businessman Edward Cecil Guinness (created Earl of Iveagh and Viscount of Elveden in 1919), owner of the Elveden Estate and Elveden Hall. Funded by Guinness in conjunction with donations from parishioners the column stands about 39 metres (128 feet) high and commemorates the 48 fallen from the three parishes.<br /> <br /> Shearings Holidays 184 (H184 DVM), a Van Hool Alizeé bodied Volvo B10M new in February 1991, was heading westbound on the A11 at the end of a tour based in Cromer.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50180632/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2020-07-30,doc-50180632 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 22:11:39 +0000 2020-07-30T11:44:05+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50180632/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/32/50180632.c7c49a27.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="174" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thursday 30 July 2020 (1144) – Mulleys Motorways YJ57 YDB seen passing the War Memorial in West Row when working the 1130 circular service 358 from Mildenhall which arrives back in Mildenhall at 1144. It is an Optare Solo that had been new to Peterborough Council in December 2007.<br /> <br /> The driver is wearing a face mask as part of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic safeguards.</div> Mulleys Motorways YJ57 YDB in West Row - 30 Jul 2020 (P1070207) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50180632/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/32/50180632.c7c49a27.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="174" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thursday 30 July 2020 (1144) – Mulleys Motorways YJ57 YDB seen passing the War Memorial in West Row when working the 1130 circular service 358 from Mildenhall which arrives back in Mildenhall at 1144. It is an Optare Solo that had been new to Peterborough Council in December 2007.<br /> <br /> The driver is wearing a face mask as part of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic safeguards.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50180630/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2020-07-30,doc-50180630 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 22:11:37 +0000 2020-07-30T11:44:09+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50180630/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/30/50180630.9f5c3766.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="166" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thursday 30 July 2020 (1144) – Mulleys Motorways YJ57 YDB seen passing the War Memorial in West Row when working the 1130 circular service 358 from Mildenhall which arrives back in Mildenhall at 1144. It is an Optare Solo that had been new to Peterborough Council in December 2007.<br /> <br /> The driver is wearing a face mask as part of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic safeguards.</div> Mulleys Motorways YJ57 YDB in West Row - 30 Jul 2020 (P1070208) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50180630/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/30/50180630.9f5c3766.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="166" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Thursday 30 July 2020 (1144) – Mulleys Motorways YJ57 YDB seen passing the War Memorial in West Row when working the 1130 circular service 358 from Mildenhall which arrives back in Mildenhall at 1144. It is an Optare Solo that had been new to Peterborough Council in December 2007.<br /> <br /> The driver is wearing a face mask as part of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic safeguards.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/47068084/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2018-07-29,doc-47068084 Sun, 29 Jul 2018 21:13:10 +0000 1972-05-04T00:00:50+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/47068084/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/80/84/47068084.37965a64.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">May 1972 – In early 1962 Premier Travel Limited added ten East Lancs bodied Leyland PD2/3 double deckers to its fleet which had been new to Ribble Motor Services Limited in 1950. After one withdrawal in 1970, seven were withdrawn during 1972 although the final two lasted until April 1973.<br /> <br /> Ribble used the vehicles on medium distance express and limited stop services in North West England and they wore their coach livery of mainly cream with crimson relief, a reversed format of the bus livery which was mainly crimson with cream relief. As a result they vehicles became known as the ‘White Lady’ class.<br /> <br /> These secondhand acquisitions looked right at home in the Premier Travel livery giving a unique flavour to the fleet. Actually, the styling was not unlike three Wilks and Meade bodied Daimler double deck vehicles which Premier Travel had had built in May/June 1950 for use on its own services.<br /> <br /> Premier Travel 140 (DCK 208) was one of the pair that lasted until April 1973 and had been new as Ribble 1237. It was seen at the War Memorial in Newton heading to Cambridge on service 1.</div> HBM: Premier Travel 140 (DCK 208) in Newton - May 1972 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/47068084/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/80/84/47068084.37965a64.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="158" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">May 1972 – In early 1962 Premier Travel Limited added ten East Lancs bodied Leyland PD2/3 double deckers to its fleet which had been new to Ribble Motor Services Limited in 1950. After one withdrawal in 1970, seven were withdrawn during 1972 although the final two lasted until April 1973.<br /> <br /> Ribble used the vehicles on medium distance express and limited stop services in North West England and they wore their coach livery of mainly cream with crimson relief, a reversed format of the bus livery which was mainly crimson with cream relief. As a result they vehicles became known as the ‘White Lady’ class.<br /> <br /> These secondhand acquisitions looked right at home in the Premier Travel livery giving a unique flavour to the fleet. Actually, the styling was not unlike three Wilks and Meade bodied Daimler double deck vehicles which Premier Travel had had built in May/June 1950 for use on its own services.<br /> <br /> Premier Travel 140 (DCK 208) was one of the pair that lasted until April 1973 and had been new as Ribble 1237. It was seen at the War Memorial in Newton heading to Cambridge on service 1.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50381740/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2020-09-29,doc-50381740 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:17:35 +0000 2020-09-28T12:02:12+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50381740/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/40/50381740.c6d7acd6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 28 September 2020 (1202) - First Eastern Counties Buses 36905 (YN69 XZJ) seen leaving the Market Place, East Dereham when working the 1200 service D from Peterborough to Norwich. <br /> <br /> In February 2020 the Excel (XL) service was upgraded with the introduction of a batch of new well appointed Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 City bodied Scania N250UDs which had been delivered at the end of 2019 in readiness for the launch. A new red based livery replaced the blue and gold livery carried by the buses previously employed on the service. Note that the buses do not feature traditional style rear view mirrors, cameras now provide this facility.<br /> <br /> I had read of the planned upgrade at the New Year and was looking forward to a trip on the service soon after the launch. However, a bad back and then the Coronavirus Covid-19 lockdown put paid to that plan. So, some seven months on I ventured out especially to get a few photographs.</div> First Eastern Counties 36905 (YN69 XZJ) in East Dereham - 28 Sep 2020 (P1070834) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50381740/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/17/40/50381740.c6d7acd6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Monday 28 September 2020 (1202) - First Eastern Counties Buses 36905 (YN69 XZJ) seen leaving the Market Place, East Dereham when working the 1200 service D from Peterborough to Norwich. <br /> <br /> In February 2020 the Excel (XL) service was upgraded with the introduction of a batch of new well appointed Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 City bodied Scania N250UDs which had been delivered at the end of 2019 in readiness for the launch. A new red based livery replaced the blue and gold livery carried by the buses previously employed on the service. Note that the buses do not feature traditional style rear view mirrors, cameras now provide this facility.<br /> <br /> I had read of the planned upgrade at the New Year and was looking forward to a trip on the service soon after the launch. However, a bad back and then the Coronavirus Covid-19 lockdown put paid to that plan. So, some seven months on I ventured out especially to get a few photographs.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50473128/in/album/1028692 tag:ipernity.com,2020-11-10,doc-50473128 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:24:33 +0000 2018-11-18T12:15:18+00:00 nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50473128/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/28/50473128.26ef1539.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="176" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunday 18 November 2018 (1215) – A week after the Service of Remembrance at Mildenhall with various poppy wreaths and crosses around the War Memorial. <br /> Whippet Coaches NX29 (BV67 JZP), a Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 is seen when working National Express service 727 from Heathrow Airport to Norwich.</div> Whippet Coaches (National Express contractor) NX29 (BV67 JZP) in Mildenhall - 18 Nov 2018 (DSCN5457) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/davidslater-spoddendale">David Slater (Spoddendale)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/50473128/in/album/1028692"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/28/50473128.26ef1539.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="176" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Sunday 18 November 2018 (1215) – A week after the Service of Remembrance at Mildenhall with various poppy wreaths and crosses around the War Memorial. <br /> Whippet Coaches NX29 (BV67 JZP), a Caetano Levante bodied Scania K440 new in January 2018 is seen when working National Express service 727 from Heathrow Airport to Norwich.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale)