Saturday 20 July 2024 (0928) – H V Richmond Limited of Barley, Hertfordshire 648 EAU on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills when heading for Cromer. It is a Van Hool TX27 Astromega new in May 2017 with this registration.

This was the first of two such Richmond Astromega coaches that passed through heading for the Norfolk seaside resort. (403 NMM followed through at 0946).

Richmond’s advertise a varied excursion programme on their detailed website. I am presuming these coaches were on excursions but since past dates disappear from the site immediately the date passes I am unable to exactly tell.

There is to be another Cromer excursion on 1 September 2024 with two lines of route advertised. One from Stevenage (0715) picking up at Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Royston (2) and Melbourn (0845). The second line starts in Bishops Stortford (0745) picking up at Stansted Mountfitchet, Newport, Saffron Walden and Sawston (0840). The final pick-ups are at the Cambridge Park & Ride sites - Trumpington at 0900 and Milton at 0915. Possibly, if it is required, any load rationalisation could take place at Trumpington.

(It is about 21.5 miles from Milton to Barton Mills with a running time of a little under 30 minutes)