An example of the Bristol VR fleet at Ipswich at the time was VR 180 OEL 236P ex Wilts and Dorset,which didn't have a lot of time left on the Ipswich allocation being withdrawn at the end of 1996 with our very own Jim Long upstairs on the bus. The nearest allocation sheet I could find to 20 years ago was this one,so enjoy the memories. This gives a picture of how the influence of the GRT group which became First was now taking hold.
IPSWICH ALLOCATION APRIL 1995
Leyland Olympian/Northern Counties: DD3
Bristol VR/ECW: VR 143/161/163/164/165/179/180/183/184/185/186/187/188/189/191/192/198/207/237/240/241/242/243/244/250/256/258/270/275/276/287/290/306/309
Dennis Javelin/Plaxton: 14/17/19
Dennis Lance/Northern Counties:36/37
Dennis Dart/Plaxton: DP 75/76/77/78/79/80
Volvo B6/Plaxton: VP 84/85/86/87/88/89/90/91/92/93
Leyland National: 569/591/602/613/616/767/769/778
National Greenway: LG 568/585/784
Mercedes Benz L608D : 50/58/711/714/716/717/745/758/759
Iveco/Carlye: IC 81/82/83/94
Ford Transit: 894/908
Both on the allocation although allocated to Felixstowe for town services was ex Leicester Iveco IC 82 F702 MBC and ex Norwich allocated Mercedes Benz MA 717 C717 BEX.
Seen here a little later in life with the additional 500 series added is Dennis Lance 536 K736/37 JAH one of two that later emigrated down to Essex, seen here in the OCM
Ipswich.
Here we see Volvo B6/Plaxton Pointer VP 89 M589 ANG when relatively new on the 1 to Greenwich still operated by First to this day.
Seen her on Private Hire in 1996 was Ipswich allocated LG 784 UFX 854S which originated with Stagecoach Southdown before being converted to a National Greenway by East Lancs. Photo copyright and courtesy of Bryan Dickson.
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