REMEMBERING THE IMPS

Ah the Imps, the Ipswich Midi Bus Passenger Service was implemented in 1986 by Ipswich Buses to serve parts of the town where only smaller buses could serve such as areas around Castle Hill, Gainsborough and Rushmere, below shows route the route diagram of the 31/39 which some of exists in the form today of the 19, while the 32 served Rushmere Village the above photo shows the addition of a 32A in 1988 seen here in a photo from Stuart Ray of Dodge 202 D202 YDX which saw the Britannia Road section withdrawn due to car parking with the Hail and Ride abandoned due to timing constraints, the route operating in a clockwise and anti clockwise direction ,the following year saw the 33 to Halifax and Belstead now the 16 and the 35 to Brazier Wood and Gainsborough begin the area is now largely served by the X3, the current 14 to Gippeswyk Park began as the 34, while 2 commuter routes the 38/39 the 38 served Felixstowe Road, Broke Hall and Bixley Farm and the 39 Dales Road and within a short period were withdrawn.

In a picture from Stuart Ray we saw Dodge/East Lancs 201 D201 YDX joined by sister 200 C200 WGV and Northern Counties 203 D203 YDX outside of Constantine Road in 1986.