STOWMARKET TIMETABLES AND STRANGE SUBSTUITIONS

An strange occurrence on Monday saw IB EL Lowlander 59 PJ53 OLB on new route X1

As mentioned on an previous blog, First will begin their new service 89 to Stowmarket which will operate through both Claydon and Bramford, while the 88 will also serve Claydon, replacing the 110 operated by Galloways, this will start on the 4th February and is Monday to Saturday only and will continue to operate every 30 mins.

STRANGE SUBSTITUTIONS

Meanwhile the first two days of the week saw some strange substitutions for regular passengers on Ipswich Buses services, whilst in town on Monday, Optare Solo 242 was on 4's, whilst one of the two X3 darts appeared on the 6 and the following day again one was on the 4, the X1 had an EL lowlander 59 PJ53 OLB as pictured above on the X1, whilst the 19 usually solo operated had Dart 135 T135 KPV.

Another unusual oddity on the 4 was Solo 242 YN04ZKA.

STEP BUSES IN THE FIRST FLEET DISAPPEAR AS DO EARLY DART SLF'S

Other news to note is the now nearly completed withdrawal of all step buses in the Eastern Counties and Essex fleets, withdrawal of the remaining Olympians leaves just five in service in East Anglia, with 34109/34186/87 at Great Yarmouth, 34014 at Colchester and possibly 34314 at Chelmsford if anyone can confirm this please drop me an e mail. As far as early Dart SLF's go Lowestoft have just 43466/78/81/89 left while Essex have quite a few too many to list here but of the ex Eastern Counties ones Braintree have 42447/43448/83/85, Hadleigh have MPD darts 43357/59 and Chelmsford 43356/60.