Cambus 40th anniversary celebrated with parties and pictures

Stagecoach East is celebrating its 40 years in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough by encouraging local people to share their pictures from its history, as well as holding “birthday parties” for its members of staff.

Stagecoach East traces its history back to Cambus (still the legal name for the bus operator in the county), which began to serve the county in 1984. Now, local people are being encouraged to share pictures of local buses over the history or Cambus and Stagecoach East, under the Twitter hashtag #Cambus40.

The news comes as parties have been held at each of Stagecoach East’s three Cambridgeshire depots (Cambridge, Fenstanton and Peterborough) as well as its depot in Bedford.

A specially painted heritage bus, boasting Cambus colours toured the depots handing out cakes and commemorative pin badges to Drivers, Engineers and members of the Presentation Team.

“It has been hugely enjoyable to go around the depots and hear the stories that many of our colleagues have about their many years of service” – Darren Roe, Managing Director of Stagecoach East

Darren Roe, Managing Director of Stagecoach East, said: “We are hugely proud to serve our communities in Cambridgeshire and beyond. Cambus has been a fixture here for 40 years and we look forward to bringing people together, across the East, for the next 40 years and more!

“It is wonderful to be sharing this special birthday with both our loyal customers and our colleagues. It has been hugely enjoyable to go around the depots and hear the stories that many of our colleagues have about their many years of service.

“It just highlights the fact that we have such history and so much acquired knowledge in the region – we know every tight bend and every overhanging tree, and we have such pride to be at the heart of our communities in this dynamic and forward-looking region.”