Thursday 14 November 2024 (1217) – Stephensons of Essex 802 (EU24 LWV), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D MMC new in July 2024, loading at Drummer Street bus station, Cambridge as the 1218 service 12 to Newmarket continuing as the 1300 service 16 via Mildenhall to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital.

Stephensons operate two services between Cambridge and Newmarket, service 11 travelling via Swaffham Prior, Burwell and Exning (taking 74 minutes) and service 12 via Bottisham (taking 37 minutes), a much quicker journey with buses displaying the destination plus ‘Fast via Bottisham’.

I would travel back to Mildenhall on this bus, the last of three vehicles I travelled on today on this outing. I had initially travelled from Mildenhall to Trumpington Park & Ride on Ambassador Travel 304 (BV72 XFA), a Caetano Levante III bodied Scania K410 new in November 2022, working the 0750 National Express service 727 from Great Yarmouth to Stansted Airport. The second bus was Stagecoach East 21234 (AE12 CJV) from Trumpington to Parkside as it worked the 1106 Busway service B from Trumpington to St. Ives.