Thursday 14 November 2024 (1304) – Stephensons of Essex buses in Newmarket.

On board 802 (EU24 LWV), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400D MMC new in July 2024, as it departed The Guineas bus station working the 1300 service 16 to Bury St. Edmunds/West Suffolk Hospital. The same bus had worked the 1218 service 12 from Cambridge to Newmarket.

Parked on the left is 468 (SN66 WKG), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200D. This bus has the distinction of working for two different companies named Stephenson. It was new in September 2016 to Stephensons of Easingwold, North Yorkshire and was subsequently acquired by Stephensons of Essex.

An East Lancs Omnidekka bodied Scania was parked across the road outside the New Astley Club.

I was travelling back to Mildenhall, 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.