A YEAR IN PHOTOS PART 3 JULY-SEPTEMBER

Early July saw IB repaint 3 of their East Lancs Darts 85-87 with 84 as a spare for the newly extended route 4 to Martlesham Tesco.

The First Ipswich refurbishments started in July the first one being Volvo B7RLE 69008 AU05 DMY.

The first ex Midlands Volvo B7RLE to be refurbished was 66981 KX05 MHK.

Followed by another one in 66850 MX05 CHD also in July.

Repainted into Fleet livery in July was Ipswich Buses Optare Solo 243 YN04 LWJ.

August saw the first of the First Ipswich E200's being refurbished seen here is 44519 YX09 ADO.

32479 AU53 HJV finely came out in the month of August into the beautiful old Eastern Counties livery just when my good friend Chris Speed was on holiday.

Routemaster day was on the 17th of the month freshly arrived from Norwich was 39623 NML 623E

One of the first Deckers to emerge in September after Refurbishment was 32490 AU53 HKH.

Showbus was one of my highlights of the year, one of the most outstanding buses was an old one not only that it was the first MCW Metrobus from the Ensign collection THX 101S.

To round up September the first picture taken with my new camera 32486 AU53 HKD at the end of the month on it's usual haunt the 66.