Saturday 26 February 2011
22311 AE51 RYH 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18337 AE55 DJX 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18335 AE55 DJU 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge (18 late at Waterbeach)
22309 AE51 RYF 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
Friday 25 February 2011
I decided to head into Cambridge this afternoon for a couple of hours these are the sightings and pictures....
22302 AE51 RXX 0600 Ely-Cambridge and 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22305 AE51 RYA 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco



22303 AE51 RXY departs Cambridge with the 1535 to March Tesco



18336 AAE55 DJV departs Cambridge bus station with the 1635 to Sutton Post Office

18057 arrived at Cambridge with the 1422 froom March Tesco



22307 AE51 RYC departs Cambridge with the 1700 X7 Commuter Express to March

18338 worked the 1715 Cambridge to March was my bus home to Waterbeach and i past

18335 AE55 DJU with the 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22311 AE51 RYK was then seen in Waterbeach with the 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
Thursday 24 February 2011
22312 AE51 RYK 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22313 AE51 RYN 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18335 AE55 DJU 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22304 AE51 RXZ 1635 Cambridge-Sutton PostOffice

Wed 23 Feb 2011

Wednesday 23 February 2011
18292 AE51 VFW 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22304 AE51 RXZ 1022 March-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
18337 AE55 DJX 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco and 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22317 AE51 RYT 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22301 AE51 RXW 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco (12 late at Waterbeach)
22313 AE51 RYN 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge (11 late at Waterbeach)
22306 AE51 RYB 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office (single decker instead of double decker)

Bus changes in April...
It would appear from what i have read on the internet today that Stagecoach have have registered some bus changes due to the lack of council funding from April, while its not yet definate what will happen it looks like the X9 will be changed to the number 9 but still run through to March but with no buses after 8pm in the evening.
At the moment the X9 runs hourly during the day, with route 9 runing hourly between Ely and Littleport but with peak morning and evening journeys to and from Cambridge.
People may be wondering whats happening with the off peak buses between Ely and Littleport that currently run as a shuttle service during the day, after the bus arrives at Ely from Cambridge on the route 12 via Newmarket it then goes to Littleport and back forming a 12 back to Cambridge.
I would guess that from April the route 12 buses from Cambridge will run all the way through to Littleport therefore allowing the March buses to become a route 9 from Cambridge without causing to much confusion.
As things currently stand there is a roughly half hourly service from Cambridge to Ely with either route 9 and X9's i suspect this may reduce to hourly from April.

These ideas above are my interpritation of what will happen and we will find out in sometime in March (the month) when the changes are offically announced how correct (or wrong!) i am.

Mon 21-Tues 22 Feb 2011

Tuesday 22 February 2011
22306 AE51 RYB 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Waterbeach), then 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
18058 AE53 TZK 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22313 AE51 RYN 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach)
22328 AE51 RZG 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge

Monday 21 February 2001
22302 AE51 RXX 0735 Cambridge-March Tesco and 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
22305 AE51 RYA 0835 Camridge-March Tesco
22311 AE51 RYH 0732 March-Cambrdge
22324 AE51 RZA 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22308 AE51 RYD 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco



18292 AE51 VFW passes Waterbeach at 1114 about 12 late with the 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge, many thanks for the text from Rob Brooks saying this bus was on an X9 at Chatteris at 0805 heading for March which led me to be in the postion for the picture on its return.

Thurs 17-Sun 20 Feb 2011

Sunday 20 February 2011
17078 T678 KPU seen on Cowley Road depot (from the perimeter fence) at 0640 with roof still on, no sign of 17079 T679 KPU.
22324 AE51 RZA 175 Cambridge-Chatteris

Saturday 19 February 2011
22312 AE51 RYK 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22307 AE51 RYC 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
18292 AE51 VFW 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
22305 AE51 RYA 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge

Friday 18 February 2011
18058 AE53 TZK 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (14 late at Waterbeach) and 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco and 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22324 AE51 RZA 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
22307 AE51 RYC 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22302 AE51 RXX 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office

Thursday 17 February 2011
22302 AE51 RXX 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18057 AE53 TZJ 1715 Cambridge-March
22312 AE51 RYK 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge

Wed 16 Feb 2011

Wednesday 16 February 2011
22303 AE51 RXY 0600 Ely-Cambridge and 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
22329 AE51 RZH 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (18 late at Waterbeach) then worked 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
18336 AE55 DJV 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22302 AE51 RXX 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
22328 AE51 RZG 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge



22304 AE51 RXZ is seen in Ely with the 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
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Fri 4 -Tues 15 February 2011

Tuesday 15 February 2011
22305 AE51 RYA 0600 Ely-Cambridge and 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22329 AE51 RZH 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
22318 AE51 RYU 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge (very unusual for this bus to be a single decker in the week)
18058 AE53 TZK 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22301 AE51 RXW 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge (this is the same bus that had worked the 1322 from March so im not sure if a swap has happened or if i wrote the number down wrong!)

Monday 14 February 2011
My train was late from work this morning so i missed the X9 on the 0600 Ely-Cambridge so I went up to the A10 to see
22306 AE51 RYB on the 0553 Chatteris-Cambridge

then after a few hours sleep the following were noted..
18337 AE55 DJX 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18335 AE55 DJU 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22310 AE51 RYG 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge

Sunday 13 February 2011
22308 AE51 RYD a regualr X9 performer was noted on Cowley Road depot at 0642
22301 AE51 RXW 1745 Cambridge-Chatteris

Saturday 12 February 2011
22304 AE51 RXZ 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
22312 AE51 RYK 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge

Friday 11 Febrauary 2011
22304 AE51 RXZ 0600 Ely-Cambridge and 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22329 AE51 RZH 0735 Cambridge-March Tesco
22309 AE51 RYF 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22310 AE51 RYG 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22302 AE51 RXX 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18336 AE55 DJV 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office (single decker standing in for a peresumably failed double decker)
18338 AE55 DJY 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge

Thursday 10 February 2011
22309 AE51 RYF 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22301 AE51 RXW 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22311 AE51 RYH 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22308 AE51 RYD 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18337 AE55 DJX 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18058 AE53 TZK 1635 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge

Wednesday 9 Febraury 2011
22312 AE51 RYK 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
2230x 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18336 AE55 DJV 1635 Cambidge-Sutton Post Office
18058 AE53 TZK 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge

Saturday 5 February 2011
After finishing a night shift and a couple of hours sleep i headed to my girlfriends at Peterborough seeing the following x9's on the way

22303 AE51 RXY 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18338 AE55 DJY 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco (travelled on from Waterbeach to Ely)
18336 AE55 DJV 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22302 AE51 RXX 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge

Although not an x9 working dual door trident 17079 T679 KPU was seen at Ely with the 1205 from Cambridge via Soham on the route 12, if im correct this bus should have appeared later in the day on the X9 route, despite various rumours concerning this bus and similar 17078 being converted to open toppers for use on the Stagecoach operated Cambridge sightseeing tours this has not yet happened.

Friday 4 February 2011
22309 AE51 RYF 0600 Ely-Cambridge and 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22308 AE51 RYD 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22310 AE51 RYG 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18058 AE53 TZK 18058 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22315 AE51 RYP 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge

Thurs 3 Feb 2011

Thursday 3 February 2011
22304 AE51 RXZ 0600 Ely-Cambridge AND 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge



22306 AE51 RYB crosses the A10 from Landbeach to Waterbeach with the 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco

22307 AE51 RYC 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18335 AE55 DJU 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18058 AE53 TZK 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office (18 late at Waterbeach)
22302 AE51 RXX 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge

Wed 2 Feb 2011

Wednesday 2 February 2011
22305 AE51 RYA 0600 Ely-Cambridge



22308 AE51 RYD is seen in March high street at 1030 while working the 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge note how this bus has recieved the new 'Cambridge Citi' branding despite the fact that this bus now rarely works on the Citi network!! Thanks to Colin for the picture.

My sightings for the day are..
22306 AE51 RYB 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22305 AE51 RYA 1322 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18292 AE51 VFW 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
18336 AE55 DJV 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22303 AE51 RXY 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge

Thurs 27 Jan-Tues 1 Feb 20011

Tuesday 1 February 2011
22307 AE51 RYC 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18336 AE55 DJV 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco and 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge
18058 AE53 TZK 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
22305 AE51 RYA 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22304 AE51 RXZ 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco
22306 AE51 RYB 1435 Cambridge-March Tesco
22301 AE51 RXW 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco

Monday 31 January 2011
18057 AE53 TZJ 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18058 AE53 TZK 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge
18337 AE55 DJX 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22301 AE51 RXW 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge

Sunday 30 January 2011
22304 AE51 RXZ 0850 Chatteris-Cambridge

Saturday 29 January 2011
18058 AE53 TZK 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18337 AE55 DJX 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18336 AE55 DJV 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge

Friday 28 January 2011
My mate Colin and i went to London to see the Stagecoach buses that now operate in East London so only a couple of x9's seen today on my return
22312 AE51 RYK 1815 Cambridge-March
22306 AE51 RYB 1757 Mrch Tesco-Cambridge

Thursday 27 January 2011
22305 AE51 RYA 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco
22308 AE51 RYD 0732 March-Cambridge (12 late at Waterbeach)
22313 AE51 RYN 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22309 AE51 RYF 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (13 late at Waterbeach)
18337 AE55 DJX 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22306 AE51 RYB 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge (11 late at Waterbeach)
18058 AE53 TZK 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office (thanks to Jo's ticket for this)

Wed 26 Jan 2011

Wednesday 26 January 2011
22307 AE51 RYC 0732 March-Cambridge (12 late at Waterbeach)
22309 AE51 RYF 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18057 AE53 TZJ 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge (20 late at Waterbeach)
22304 AE51 RXZ 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18335 AE55 DJU 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge



18058 AE53 TZK passes through Waterbeach while working the 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco





22313 AE51 RYN passes Waterbeach about 15 late with the 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge

22312 AE51 RYK 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge

Tues 25 Jan 2011

Tuesday 25 January 2011
22304 AE51 RXZ 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge, this bus was 40 late passing through Waterbeach due to the breakdown of an unidentified Trident at Ely Market Street and awaiting a replacement from either Lancaster Way depot Ely or Cowley Road depot in Cambridge



A slightly different view of 18335 AE55 DJU picking up passengers in Waterbeach while working the 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge running about 10 late.

22306 AE51 RYB 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge (15 late at Waterbeach)
18335 AE55 DJU 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
22309 AE51 RYF 1122 March Tesco-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco

Thurs 20-Mon 24 Jan 2011

Monday 24 January 2011
22305 AE51 RYA 0835 Cambridge-March Tesco (10 late at Waterbeach)
22308 AE51 RYD 0732 March-Cambridge (17 late at Waterbeach)
18337 AE55 DJX 0935 Cambridge-March Tesco
18338 AE55 DJY 0911 Sutton Post Office-Cambridge
22302 AE51 RXX 1035 Cambridge-March Tesco
18335 AE55 DJU 0922 March Tesco-Cambridge (10 late at Waterbeach) and 1235 Cambridge-March Tesco
18292 AE51 VFW 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco
22316 AE51 RYR 1022 March Tesco-Cambridge

Friday 21 January 2011
22309 AE51 RYF 0600 Ely-Cambridge
18058 AE53 TZK 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge
22306 AE51 RYB 1535 Camridge-March Tesco
22307 AE51 RYC 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22310 AE51 RYG 1635 Cambridge-March Tesco
22308 AE51 RYD 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge

Thursday 20 January 2011
Today i decided to go to Bedford and Northampton so not many x9's seen today.

22310 AE51 RYG 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
22308 AE51 RYD 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge
22322 AE51 RYY 1757 March Tesco-Cambridge

Wed 19 Jan 2011

Wednesday 19 January 2011
22309 AE51 RYF 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22305 AE51 RYA 1222 March Tesco-Cambridge
18057 AE53 TZJ 1135 Cambridge-March Tesco (late late at Landbeach)



18336 AE55 DJV departs Cambridge with the 1235 to March Tesco

22313 AE51 RYP 1335 Cambridge-March Tesco and 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1522 March Tesco-Cambridge

Tues 18 Jan 2011

Tuesday 18 January 2011
22306 AE51 RYB 0600 Ely-Cambridge
22312 AE51 RYK 1535 Cambridge-March Tesco
18337 AE55 DJX 1422 March Tesco-Cambridge
18336 AE55 DJV 1522 March Tesco-Camridge
18338 AE55 DJY 1635 Cambridge-Sutton Post Office
22316 AE51 RYR 1557 March Tesco-Cambridge
18058 AE53 TZK 1657 March Tesco-Cambridge