Friday Flashback ~ January 2010

Friday Flashback returns after another hospital visit. We move on to January 2010 and our first photo is of Swift Taxis' S511 XCR on Regent Road after working a schools duty on the 5th. The Caetano Compass bodied Dart was obtained from Amza in December 2009 along with the acquisition of the business. I reported in January 2012 that had been acquired and placed in service by Shaws of Maxey, having received their blue and white livery.

Our second picture, taken on the 16th, features a First Eastern Counties Optare M920 Solo in a wet Norwich. EO02 NFA is shown on St Stephens Street heading for St Ives Road on service 9. It was new to First Essex in May 2002 and returned there after its stint with First Eastern Counties.

Norse 7133 OY53 RDV was working the Norwich Airport Park and Ride service on the same day. Observed at Norwich Bus Station, the operator had a number of these Irisbus Agoralines. It subsequently moved on to Norfolk Green

Finally, on 21st January, Shearings Holidays Setra S416GT-HD 118 BN09 FXH was seen lying over at Beach Coach Station in Great Yarmouth. It later became part of the Mayfields Travel fleet of Doncaster.

Roy