https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/1389340 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/DD/47/346077.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/album/1389340 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:39:02 +0000 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:39:02 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342718/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-09,doc-53342718 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:00:59 +0000 2026-05-19T08:18:35+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/53342718/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/18/53342718.d79b15e2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – The Essex County Council ‘ugobus’ operation provides tailored transport for adults and children to day care centres, special schools etc.<br /> <br /> Mercedes-Benz minibus KN23 MFK seen in Walton-on-the-Naze following Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konnectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.</div> Buses in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230766) <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/53342718/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/18/53342718.d79b15e2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – The Essex County Council ‘ugobus’ operation provides tailored transport for adults and children to day care centres, special schools etc.<br /> <br /> Mercedes-Benz minibus KN23 MFK seen in Walton-on-the-Naze following Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konnectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342738/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-09,doc-53342738 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:00:59 +0000 2026-05-20T08:30:38+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/53342738/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/38/53342738.16c9211a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0830) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) seen in High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0756 service 7 from Clacton-on-Sea to The Naze.<br /> <br /> It is a Scania K230UB OmniLink that was new to Anglian Bus (440) in October 2011. Anglian Bus was absorbed by fellow Go-Ahead owned Konectbus in November 2017.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name. This bus wears the Central Connect blue livery with the Konectbus name and legal address.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230826) <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/53342738/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/38/53342738.16c9211a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0830) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) seen in High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0756 service 7 from Clacton-on-Sea to The Naze.<br /> <br /> It is a Scania K230UB OmniLink that was new to Anglian Bus (440) in October 2011. Anglian Bus was absorbed by fellow Go-Ahead owned Konectbus in November 2017.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name. This bus wears the Central Connect blue livery with the Konectbus name and legal address.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342740/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-09,doc-53342740 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:00:59 +0000 2026-05-20T08:30:09+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/53342740/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/40/53342740.1c8ff9cd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0830) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) seen in High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0756 service 7 from Clacton-on-Sea to The Naze.<br /> <br /> It is a Scania K230UB OmniLink that was new to Anglian Bus (440) in October 2011. Anglian Bus was absorbed by fellow Go-Ahead owned Konectbus in November 2017.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name. This bus wears the Central Connect blue livery with the Konectbus name and legal address.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230824) <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/53342740/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/40/53342740.1c8ff9cd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0830) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 456 (AN61 BUS) seen in High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0756 service 7 from Clacton-on-Sea to The Naze.<br /> <br /> It is a Scania K230UB OmniLink that was new to Anglian Bus (440) in October 2011. Anglian Bus was absorbed by fellow Go-Ahead owned Konectbus in November 2017.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name. This bus wears the Central Connect blue livery with the Konectbus name and legal address.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342754/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-19,doc-53342754 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:01:57 +0000 2026-05-20T08:09:56+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/53342754/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/54/53342754.63119d2e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="131" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0809) - Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 850 (AO57 EZM), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Anglianbus in (502) in February 2008, seen in Walton-on-the-Naze heading to start a school service.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> HBM: TMS/Konnectbuses 850 (AO57 EZM) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230811) <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/53342754/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/54/53342754.63119d2e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="131" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0809) - Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 850 (AO57 EZM), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Anglianbus in (502) in February 2008, seen in Walton-on-the-Naze heading to start a school service.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342758/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-19,doc-53342758 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:01:58 +0000 2026-05-19T14:21:18+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/53342758/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/58/53342758.907b115e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="170" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 1421) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 262 (EU58 JCJ) seen in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1418 service 9 from Walton-on-the-Naze (Colombine Centre) to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L370) in January 2009.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carries the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 262 (EU58 JCJ) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230787) <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/53342758/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/58/53342758.907b115e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="170" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 1421) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 262 (EU58 JCJ) seen in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1418 service 9 from Walton-on-the-Naze (Colombine Centre) to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L370) in January 2009.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carries the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342768/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-19,doc-53342768 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:01:59 +0000 2026-05-19T08:18:06+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/53342768/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/68/53342768.ed7456b9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen on a damp morning in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> HBM: TMS/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230761) <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/53342768/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/68/53342768.ed7456b9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen on a damp morning in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342770/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-16,doc-53342770 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:59 +0000 2026-05-19T08:14:27+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/53342770/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/70/53342770.50feadbb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (0813) – A damp morning on the seafront in Walton-on-the-Naze.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Hedingham and District in February 2008, was working school service ‘Lower 4’ to Tendring Technology College.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230755) <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/53342770/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/70/53342770.50feadbb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (0813) – A damp morning on the seafront in Walton-on-the-Naze.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Hedingham and District in February 2008, was working school service ‘Lower 4’ to Tendring Technology College.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342772/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-16,doc-53342772 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:59 +0000 2026-05-19T08:14:21+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/53342772/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/72/53342772.7abb2c47.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="172" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (0813) – A damp morning on the seafront in Walton-on-the-Naze.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Hedingham and District in February 2008, was working school service ‘Lower 4’ to Tendring Technology College.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230754) <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/53342772/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/72/53342772.7abb2c47.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="172" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (0813) – A damp morning on the seafront in Walton-on-the-Naze.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Hedingham and District in February 2008, was working school service ‘Lower 4’ to Tendring Technology College.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342774/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-16,doc-53342774 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:59 +0000 2026-05-19T08:13:53+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/53342774/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/74/53342774.153a4f2b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="168" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (0813) – A damp morning on the seafront in Walton-on-the-Naze.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Hedingham and District in February 2008, was working school service ‘Lower 4’ to Tendring Technology College.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230752) <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/53342774/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/74/53342774.153a4f2b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="168" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (0813) – A damp morning on the seafront in Walton-on-the-Naze.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 852 (AO57 HCD), a Scania CN230UD OmniCity new to Hedingham and District in February 2008, was working school service ‘Lower 4’ to Tendring Technology College.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342748/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-11,doc-53342748 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:09:57 +0000 2026-05-19T15:55:24+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/53342748/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/48/53342748.e549050f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1555) – The view from the apartment where we stayed in Walton-on-the-Naze. The morning started off rather wet and remained dull for most of the morning but at least the rain stopped. The afternoon turned out much brighter.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen as it passed by when working the 1546 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).</div> HFF: TMS/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230792) <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/53342748/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/48/53342748.e549050f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1555) – The view from the apartment where we stayed in Walton-on-the-Naze. The morning started off rather wet and remained dull for most of the morning but at least the rain stopped. The afternoon turned out much brighter.<br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen as it passed by when working the 1546 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342762/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-11,doc-53342762 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:35:58 +0000 2026-05-19T09:25:34+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/53342762/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/62/53342762.4eae6b26.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0925) – The view from the apartment where we stayed in Walton-on-the-Naze. Although it remained dull for most of the morning it did at least stop raining! The afternoon turned out much brighter.<br /> <br /> Central Connect liveried 349 (SK73 COU) was passing by as it worked the 0912 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new to Vectare in December 2023.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).</div> TMS/Central Connect 349 (SK73 COU) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230768) <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/53342762/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/62/53342762.4eae6b26.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0925) – The view from the apartment where we stayed in Walton-on-the-Naze. Although it remained dull for most of the morning it did at least stop raining! The afternoon turned out much brighter.<br /> <br /> Central Connect liveried 349 (SK73 COU) was passing by as it worked the 0912 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new to Vectare in December 2023.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342782/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-11,doc-53342782 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:35:59 +0000 2026-05-19T07:14:19+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/53342782/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/82/53342782.07bd25a5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0714) – The view from the apartment where we stayed in Walton-on-the-Naze. Although it remained dull for most of the morning it did at least stop raining! The afternoon turned out much brighter.<br /> <br /> Passing by was Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 278 (YX57 BXF), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new to East Yorkshire (358) in September 2007, working the 0710 service 107 from the Columbine Centre to Colchester.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230747) <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/53342782/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/82/53342782.07bd25a5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0714) – The view from the apartment where we stayed in Walton-on-the-Naze. Although it remained dull for most of the morning it did at least stop raining! The afternoon turned out much brighter.<br /> <br /> Passing by was Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 278 (YX57 BXF), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D new to East Yorkshire (358) in September 2007, working the 0710 service 107 from the Columbine Centre to Colchester.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342742/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-25,doc-53342742 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:00:48 +0000 2026-05-20T08:21:26+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/53342742/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/42/53342742.475c1af8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0820/0821 despite what the Church clock shows) <br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 266 (OU57 FKB) seen at Walton-on-the-Naze Church when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new Thames Travel (957) in November 2007.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 266 (OU57 FKB) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230823) <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/53342742/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/42/53342742.475c1af8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0820/0821 despite what the Church clock shows) <br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 266 (OU57 FKB) seen at Walton-on-the-Naze Church when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new Thames Travel (957) in November 2007.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342744/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-25,doc-53342744 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:00:49 +0000 2026-05-20T08:20:37+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/53342744/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/44/53342744.46060799.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0820/0821 despite what the Church clock shows) <br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 266 (OU57 FKB) seen at Walton-on-the-Naze Church when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new Thames Travel (957) in November 2007.</div> TMS/Konnectbuses 266 (OU57 FKB) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230820) <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/53342744/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/44/53342744.46060799.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wednesday 20 May 2026 (0820/0821 despite what the Church clock shows) <br /> <br /> Transport Made Simple/Konnectbuses 266 (OU57 FKB) seen at Walton-on-the-Naze Church when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new Thames Travel (957) in November 2007.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342750/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-28,doc-53342750 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:55:56 +0000 2026-05-19T14:57:57+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/53342750/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/50/53342750.bd19fde3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1457) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1446 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L380) in September 2009.</div> HBM: TMS/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230791) <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/53342750/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/50/53342750.bd19fde3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1457) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1446 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L380) in September 2009.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53362280/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-28,doc-53362280 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:55:57 +0000 2026-05-19T14:57:55+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/53362280/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/80/53362280.4d439397.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1457) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1446 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L380) in September 2009. This bus wears the Central Connect colours with a fleetname style that embraces both the Konectbus and Konectbuses names. Legal lettering is that of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).</div> TMS/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230790) <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/53362280/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/80/53362280.4d439397.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1457) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1446 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L380) in September 2009. This bus wears the Central Connect colours with a fleetname style that embraces both the Konectbus and Konectbuses names. Legal lettering is that of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342752/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-06-28,doc-53342752 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:55:58 +0000 2026-05-19T14:57:54+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/53342752/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/52/53342752.717bc6b8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1457) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1446 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L380) in September 2009. <br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).<br /> <br /> This bus wears the Central Connect colours with Konectbuses fleetnames.</div> TMS/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 20 May 2026 (P1230789) <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/53342752/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/52/53342752.717bc6b8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (1457) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbuses 292 (EU59 AFF) in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1446 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 bodied Dart that was new to Hedingham & District (L380) in September 2009. <br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).<br /> <br /> This bus wears the Central Connect colours with Konectbuses fleetnames.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342760/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-01,doc-53342760 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:35:57 +0000 2026-05-19T14:17:46+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/53342760/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/60/53342760.6b145d94.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="164" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 1417) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1412 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carries the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230784) <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/53342760/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/60/53342760.6b145d94.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="164" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 1417) – Transport Made Simple/Konnectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 1412 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carries the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> It has been somewhat taxing to keep up with the acquisitions, re-namings and inter-company vehicle transfers within this bus group of late. Vectare (renamed Transport Made Simple in June 2024) had acquired Central Connect in August 2023 and has now adopted that name for subsequent acquisitions - notably the former Go Ahead East Anglia business in September 2025 which operated as Konectbus in Norfolk and Konectbuses in Suffolk and Essex (the latter being the former Hedingham & District plus H C Chambers and Son).<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342764/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-01,doc-53342764 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:35:58 +0000 2026-05-19T08:18:31+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/53342764/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/64/53342764.1e5fd924.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="154" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen on a damp morning in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230763) <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/53342764/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/64/53342764.1e5fd924.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="154" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen on a damp morning in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale) https://www.ipernity.com/doc/davidslater-spoddendale/53342766/in/album/1389340 tag:ipernity.com,2026-07-01,doc-53342766 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:35:59 +0000 2026-05-19T08:17:33+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/53342766/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/66/53342766.8e5ab3a4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="175" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen on a damp morning in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> TMS/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) in Walton-on-the-Naze - 19 May 2026 (P1230759) <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/53342766/in/album/1389340"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/66/53342766.8e5ab3a4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="175" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Tuesday 19 May 2026 (approx. 0816) – Transport Made Simple/Konectbus/Konectbuses 249 (LX13 CZC) seen on a damp morning in Walton-on-the-Naze when working the 0812 service 7 from The Naze to Clacton-on-Sea. It is an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D that was new to Stagecoach owned East London Bus (36560) in August 2013.<br /> <br /> Working a Konectbuses service the bus carried the legal name and address of Konectbus, East Dereham.<br /> <br /> In late September 2025 the Go-Ahead Group sold its Go East Anglia operations to TMS. That purchase included the Konectbus brand (in Norfolk) and the Konectbuses brand (in Essex and Suffolk). The latter had only been created a short time before when Go Ahead had merged its Hedingham and Chambers businesses owned for a number of years and managed by Konectbus.<br /> <br /> In ‘Buses’ magazine June 2026 it was reported that TMS would be rebranding its various East Anglian operations under the Central Connect name.</div> David Slater (Spoddendale)