SATURDAY AND FOOTBALL TRAFFIC

Double bonus on Saturday when Ipswich are at home as you get to see Visiting Coaches and go past the IB Depot, seen here unloading outside the depot is Tendring Of Clacton Mercedes Benz O814D/Plaxton C33F, whilst Squirrells of Hitcham had 2 including behind a 20 year old Volvo B10M-62/Van Hool C53F SNZ 7183 and a interesting Mercedes Benz 0112l/Ferqui unfortunately with the angle i can't make out the registration it's either YLZ 1389 or 90. Another visitor this time from Neals of Isleham is what i believe a Volvo B12M with Jonckheere body OIG 6923, and finally from Whincop of Peasenhall is a Volvo B12B H9 PMW also with Jonckheere body.

DOING THE ROUNDS

Ipswich Buses Scania/Optare Olympus 68 certainly did the rounds starting the day on the 10 to Castle Hill before coming off and doing one trip on the 3 then the 5 to Ipswich Hospital, the 15/A to Stoke Park on Saturdays is now completely Double Deck operated, due to the traffic build up at Heath Road/Foxhall Road the 2/5/6 routes were delayed and had several substitutes of note on the 5 to Ipswich Hospital was Optare Versa 146 up to 1530, along with Scania Omnicity deckers 32 and 37 and Scania Omnidekka 60, usually the 3 is Versa operated but today included Dart SLF's 84 and 88 while the 4 to Bixley had 2 Versa's 147 and 149. Now repainted into the new Galloway livery is 350 YJ65 EWG an Optare Solo SR but without fleetnames. Finally a puzzle Ipswich Buses have another 45 a Scania Omnicity Decker YR61 RVE still in London red alongside is a visiting Carters Heritage Trident LX05 GCJ, perhaps someone knows, it's not a great photo but my eyes certainly don't deceive me as i also saw it on Wednesday when i thought hang on a minute......