Saturday 1 August 2026 (0935) – A bonanza! Probably the most coach sightings within one hour for a long, long time – it reminded me of the heady coaching days of the 1980s and 1990s.

This view shows a trio of Empress Coaches, Upminster (trading as Empress of London) vehicles heading eastbound on the A11 at Fiveways, Barton Mills.

R121 EMP, a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B9R new to Logan, Dunloy in May 2010 registered YN10 FZW. (The window bill reads’ Lest we forget’).

YR16 BKX, a Higer bodied Scania K360 new to Bayliss, Deal in March 2016.

N121 EMP, a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo new to Baker’s Coaches, Moreton-in-Marsh in June 2014 registered NB14 MTB.