Wednesday 27 March 2024

Service Alterations Registered ~ 27th March 2024

More 'local' entries appear in today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report.

Sanders Coaches has registered two new services. The 15, 16,17, 19 and 20 from Cadogan Road bus stop in Cromer to Holt Market Place (via Felbrigg Hall and Aylmerton) plus schools service 44A  from New Road bus stop in Catfield to the Old Rail Station site in Stalham (via: Hickling and Stalham Academy and High School). The Monday to Friday services commence from 31st March 2024.

First Eastern Counties is amending the timetable of its 73 route between Turban Centre in Woodbridge and Felixstowe from 14th April 2024

The latest Notices and Proceedings Report will be available to view here soon.

Roy

Tuesday Tour

A day late is yesterday's tour of the Great Yarmouth seafront holiday area and Beach Coach Station, which I've had to delay for 24 hours due to other commitments and a deluge of information by email etc. (I'm not complaining!)



Some eight coaches were observed and I have not included photos of coaches featuring in previous posts. However, the one of Gee-Vee Travel's Yutong GT17 GVT, with the wheel as a backdrop, was difficult to exclude!



Outside the New Beach Hotel was Alfa Travel's Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BV22 WTR and Fussell's Travel Service Irizar i6 bodied Scania YT19 DXP. As I was taking the photos I was passed by a Caledonian Travel vehicle which I caught up with later.




On North Drive, next to The Arc Cinema, were Blakes Coaches' Irizar i6 bodied Scania K410EB6 BC16 HJB and Gibbons Coach Holidays' Irizar i6 C23 GCH.



At Beach Coach Station were Roselyn Coaches' VDL 2804 RC and Chandler Coach Travel's Irizar i6s CH73 CCT.



Returning along the same route I caught up with the errant Caledonian Coaches' Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BV22 WUW on Marine Parade.

Roy

Tuesday 26 March 2024

Ex First Eastern Counties Bus In York

Paul Copley tells me that another former First Eastern Counties bus has turned up in York. It is former 37403 MX58 DXP and has been converted to open top for use on the Golden Tours open top tour of York. It is being operated by York Pullman which has just been taken over by First Group but kept as a stand alone company.



The photo shows MX58 DXP passing Cliffords Tower in York. My thanks to Paul for the report and photo.

Roy

Simonds In France

Today I received a message from regular contributor jdraves1 saying that he is a passenger on a Battlefields Tour in France being operated by Simonds' Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BU16 GZB .



Thanks for the photo.

Roy

GB Kite Electroliners In Service

Today saw the introduction of the recently delivered First Eastern Counties Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliners on services 15 and 16 in Norwich



Mark Connett got shots of two of them arriving in Norwich late last week and again I found the information in my spam email box and hence the delay in publishing them.



My thanks to Mark for providing the photos for inclusion on the blog.

Roy

Monday 25 March 2024

Heritage Bus Engine Replacement

First Eastern Counties Great Yarmouth Transport heritage liveried 37562 FJ08 FYN has been out of service for almost a week now. The Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B99TL is to have its engine replaced at its Caister Road depot.



My thanks to First Great Yarmouth for the information.

Roy

First Great Yarmouth Latest

The latest news from First Eastern Counties Caister Road depot concerns another arrival and another withdrawal. The arrival is in the form of Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL 36201 BN12WOB from Norwich.



The withdrawal is Volvo B7 37060 YJ06 XMM which is pictured in the rear yard at Caister Road by Will Drake in March last year. It appears that similar 37043 YJ06XLT is the next to visited by the grim reaper!



My thanks to First Great Yarmouth for the update.

Roy