This weekend saw the East Anglia Transport Museum hold its Festival of Transport and I visited the event at Carlton Colville on Sunday.
I took advantage of the well signposted new park and ride service which was just about full when I arrived just before midday. The ‘ride’ part of the service was provided by First Eastern Counties Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL 36226 BD12TBO.
On entering the site my attention was drawn to former West Bridgeford UDC Willowbrook Lowbridge bodied AEC Regent III No 21 ORR 140. The undertaking passed to Nottingham City Transport in 1968.
Also in the yard was Pat Burnside’s former Eastern Counties Bristol L5G KNG 711 and ex Eastern National Bristol LDLX6G prototype Lodekka 1541 236 LNO from 1957. Both were bodied at Lowestoft’s Eastern Coach Works.
One of First Great Yarmouth’s ten Wright StreetDeck Electroliners made an appearance. 36098 BF26 ZVL is seen being passed by Danish trolleybus Copenhagen No 5. The Electroliner later completed a number of circuits of the museum with passengers onboard.
Blackpool tram 159 was looking good following its recent repaint and is observed passing the taxi garage and restored telephone box.
Also on display were two BorderBus vehicles - Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRa 116 BB75 BUS and Scania CN230UD 205 BB08 PSV.
Our final photo features former Royal Mail Post Bus M736 VSC, a 1995 Iveco Daily with Mellor bodywork.
Roy
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