Rare Spots: May 2016

Alexander Dennis Enviro200 37432 SN16OPW

It is now coming into the beginning of June so it is time for Rare Spots May 2016. It has been quite a busy month with many unusual workings and odd sighings. Firstly I am going to start with Stagecoach East, over the last month they have been introducing their brand new fleet of Coasthoopers (37431 to 37439), Alexander Dennis Enviro200s which have been spotted on the routes X29 and X8 to Kings Lynn. 

Alexander Dennis Enviro200 37432 SN16OPW

Still on the theme of Stagecoach East, it came to my attention in Cambridge that the 21226  Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse 2 which is used as a spare vehicle on the Cambridge Guided Busway was operating the service 12 between Cambridge City Centre and Ely via Newmarket.

Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse 2 21226 AE09GYW

Moving over back into Norfolk, while I was attending the Mid Norfolk Railway Vintage Bus Day I headed over to the town centre (Dereham) and I noticed the Konectbus 610 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 which is branded for the routes 3 and 6 was serving the route 11 to Watton that afternoon.

Alexander Dennis Enviro400 610 SN62AVG

It has been highlighted the First Norwich Volvo B7TL Plaxton Presidents are being withdrawn slowly due to the nine branded new Wrightbus StreetDecks in April. The Wrightbus StreetDeck 35200 was in unfamiliar surroundings of Carlton Colville during the weekend of 14th May as it was operating the Park and Ride service for the East of Anglia Transport Museum.

Wrightbus StreetDeck 35200 SK16GVZ

Finally to conclude this issue of Rare Spots in May 2016, I am going to travel back to my current home town of Ipswich. While I was leaving work I noticed the Ipswich Buses, Optare Solo M920 43 was displaying the service 174 however he was in the wrong area of Ipswich. 

Optare Solo M920 243 YN04LWJ