Wednesday 19 June 2024 (0849) - Simonds of Botesdale Limited SN56 AGV seen in Bury St. Edmunds bus station prior to working the 0850 service 304 to Diss.

It is a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL that had been new to Lothian Buses (813) in December 2006. It had been operated by Xelabus (as G14 XEL) then Weardale Travel, Stanhope before joining the Simonds fleet.

In May 2024 the Simonds business was acquired by Vectare and the Simonds services are to be rebranded.

This was the second of four buses I travelled on today during a morning outing. The buses were:
Bus 1: Mulleys CH56 FDU – Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds
Bus 2: Simonds SN56 AGV – Bury St. Edmunds to Stanton via Ixworth
Bus 3: Simonds BT13 YWF – Stanton to Bury St. Edmunds via Walsham-le-Willows
Bus 4: Mulleys LW51 ZHJ – Bury St. Edmunds to Mildenhall