CAUGHT AT LAST

69431 caught at Tower Ramparts today in between duties on town routes

At last i have caught the elusive 69431 today at Tower Ramparts whilst on the 60 to Gainsborough, all its sisters were also on towns including 69433 on the 70's to Ravenswood, also on towns today which was unusual were 60807/08 Volvo B10BLES S658/59 RNA while none of the 69005/7-10 of B7RLES were to be found with only 69009 on Felixstowe's, other news is 43486 as expected has come to the end of the line and is to be scrapped after workable parts have been removed.

MORE CHANGES?

MORE CHANGES FOR FIRST IN IPSWICH

Volvo B7RLE 66850 MX05 CHD on town service 61 to Greenwich 12/10

A all too rare visitor to Tower Ramparts last Friday was IB Trident 18 V126 MEV 

Registered by First on Notice and Proceedings yesterday were changes for the 87 in Stowmarket, presumably something to do with the withdrawal back in July of a link between Stowmarket and Stowupland, while the 88 will undergo changes to its route and timetable, again maybe something to do with the new service by Stephensons from Bury St Edmunds to Ipswich via Stowmarket, while routes 75-77 Ipswich to Felixstowe will have an amendment to their routes and timetable. A recent repaint into the new livery is Volvo B7RLE 69431 AU58 FFT seen last Friday on country route 63.Meanwhile Ipswich Buses have purchased a further 2 Dennis Tridents/Alx 400 from Ensign for schools work or perhaps the new route 17 to the Hospital via Spring Road.

SATURDAY DECKER

IB LOWLANDER 57 ON THE 4 LAST SATURDAY 6/10

Apologies for lack of news recently but nothing really noteworthy is happening apart from the unusual sight of a DAF lowlander 57 appearing on the 4 last Saturday although in truth this was probably due to Football traffic, meanwhile FEC Scania 65531 R131 GSF has returned to traffic after a term out of action reappearing again last week on town duties and a regular again during this week.

MORE COMPETITION FOR FIRST?

IB Dart/East Lancs Myllenium 87 on service 4 instead of a usual route branded Dart

Further to the previous posting, Stephensons are to start a new service linking Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich via Stowmarket starting in just under 7 weeks time, which will partly compete against First's 88 from Stowmarket and will run on a two hourly basis with a postioning journey from Stephensons base in Haverhill. In fleet news Carters have purchased a further Dennis Trident from Ensign's 421 LX51 FJN ex Stagecoach East London 17421

Volvo B7RLE 66850 MXO5 CHD ex First Manchester on a Sunday 56 at Broke Hall Shops