More from 1982 today, mainly due to being stuck inside with a cold i thought i would trawl through Flickr and bring some more photos of the time, 1982 saw Eastern Counties abandon Shotley on Sunday with Ipswich Borough Transport stepping in to replace it, initially the buses were packed with Old Age Pensioners for just 2p, if memory serves me correct this route would renumbered 22-24 within the year and i would enjoy a round trip every Sunday for just 10p, here we see IBT East Lancs Atlantean 40 RGV 40W, photo from the Stuart Ray collection.
Photo Copyright Peter Horrex.
Following that we see Eastern Counties Bristol VR 390 BNG 452J on the 250 at Levington although by the Service blind you wouldn't know.
Another one from Stuart Ray sees IBT Atlantean 14 RDX 14R on Chantry, Robin Drive,still in the Cream/Green livery from 5 years previously by this time buses were beginning to return more to the Green with cream in the centre livery that the East Lancs Atlantean's 36-40 RBJ 36W/RGV 37-40W first appeared with the previous year.
Finally we finish with a picture from Peter Horrex of Eastern Counties Leyland National LN 599 WVF 599S heading back to Ipswich through the pretty scenery of Newbourne on the 241, Eastern Counties of course have long ago abandoned these places, so this makes it even more poignant.
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