Well talk about a long day, yesterday started bright and early, firstly meeting Joe Thorpe at the First Ipswich depot where before we departed First Ipswich's heritage bus VA 479 Volvo B7TL 32479 AU53 HJV was put through the wash and as usual the team at Ipswich had it remarkably clean inside, from then it was off to the ITM arriving just before 10.30, i had just a 10 minute turn around as i took on Ipswich AEC Regent V 63 ADX 63B driven by John Rawling for two journeys from Ipswich Railway Station back to the Museum, where i was met by Chris Speed having bought his Great Yarmouth AEC Swift to Ipswich for the first time, by this time a total of 22 buses had turned up making things rather tight for parking. Next up for me was a trip out to the Levington turn off with John Rawlings battling away with the gear changes on the museum's Eastern Counties Bristol K KNG 374 where i skilfully managed to only bang my head upstairs people marvelling that the seats were one long seat seating four people rather than the usual two, we were joined on the run by a further Bristol K Eastern National VNO 859 see picture below. No time for lunch and a great trip conducting on EATM's Eastern Counties LFL 57 557 BNG across the Orwell Bridge imitating IBT's old 18 service, by now it was getting rather busy as the buses were getting full. One trip remained and it was my old friend Chris Speed who looked the part as we took the Great Yarmouth AEC Swift 85 WEX 685M up to Broke Hall on the 4, picture below. I must mention the organisers Mark Smith and Owen Smith for doing sterling work both prior to and during the day, as can be seen it was well attended roll on next year.
Chris Speed's Great Yarmouth Swift 85 WEX 685M at Broke Hall
Another of the visitors yesterday was ex Wilts and Dorset Bristol VR KRU 848W in a livery which really suits the VR.
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