ROUTEMASTER DAY

An excellent began at 0930 today saw me arriving at Ipswich Depot to witness the arrival of RML 2623 NML 623E to Ipswich for one journey to and from the Old Cattle Market to Felixstowe, met by Depot Manager Cliff Hussey and Stephen Fountain and later conductor of the day Paulo Van Krieken first job was by Russell Young who very kindly provided some LT Johnson style blinds specially cut to show route 77 Felixstowe Landguard Fort and Ipswich Via Warren Heath.

Close up showing 77 Felixstowe Languard Fort.

After the blinds were done up to the Old Cattle Market to load up and were Richard Walkers excellent LG 587 WAH 587S was parked ready to follow us to Felixstowe.

At Felixstowe Languard Point we bumped into IB Atlantean No 9 which sadly wasn't doing a brisk trade alongside the beautiful VA 32479 AU53 HJV

Blinds now set to return to Ipswich we were off back to Ipswich

And on return to Ipswich in the rain

And not forgetting the sterling work done by Paulo Van Krieken on the day and many thanks to the Ipswich Transport Museum for the kind use of the conductors money bag and last but not least Chris Speed who sadly couldn't make it after a 4 hour flight delay from the USA, for arranging it

And last but not least VA 32479 AU53 HJV awaiting for it's next run on the 75.