Up at an unusual time of the day for a retiree, we spent most of yesterday in Colchester courtesy of Jubilee Coaches Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BF16 WKS on one of their £20 day excursions.
Whilst it was a bit of a nostalgia trip, there was plenty of opportunity for some snaps of buses and coaches on the very lengthy Colchester High Street. The first taken was at the eastern end of the street with former Norwich Park and Ride ADL Enviro400 634 SN65 OAS heading for Clacton on the Konectbus 76 service.
A short while later, a bus spending its early years with Anglian Bus, Scania Omnilink YT11 LVE passed by on the 44 from Long Melford in Chambers livery complete with fleet number 915.
Following closely behind was Stephensons’ ADL Enviro 200 468 SN66 WKG on Park and Ride duties
Appropriately being the 11th November, FirstBus Essex ADL Enviro400 33825 SN63 MYH was snapped in its ‘lest we forget’ poppy livery.
After an enjoyable breakfast bap at the recommended Honey & Harvey Cafe on Queen Street, I wondered toward the western end of the High Street while the ladies enjoyed their shopping. The first photo in that location was of SBC Corporate Travel’s Mercedes-Benz Tourismo HP22 SBC on private hire
FirstBus Essex green liveried Wright StreetLite 63465 MC72 UYE is pictured eastbound on the 54 service.
Appearing on ‘School Hire’ was Beestons’ Volvo B8L / MCV eVoSeti 523 FN, being previously registered BU25 YRO
Our final photo is that of FirstBus Essex ADL Enviro400 VT59 JPT in its National Bus Company Eastern National leaf green livery. It clearly displays garage code CR and fleet number 33424.
Many more photos were taken on the day and these will be available soon on Flickr.
Roy
