Service Alterations Registered ~ 30th July 2025

This week's Notices and Proceedings Report, published by the East of England Traffic Commissioner earlier today, contains no information regarding changes to local bus services. The full Notices and Proceedings Report can be viewed here soon

Roy

Busy Beach Coach Station

Quite a line up today at the Coach Station in Great Yarmouth with two operators supplying the majority of vehicles. Dews of Somersham and Richmonds of Hertfordshire each had a selection of their fleets at the seaside for the day.

 The line also included a single Alfa Travel Mercedes, BV22WDR.

 Three of Dew's vehicles here were all Mercedes Tourismos, EV16DEW, DEW5S & 325DEW.

 Richmonds vehicles included LB21YMV, LB21YMW, 729KTO & 892LTV.

 

Finally another vehicle here was GT05BUS, a Temsa HD12 Giles of Millisle County Down in Northern Ireland, this was new as AY73EDR.

Grahame. 

Two Deckers On Loan

Two double-deckers are on loan to First Great Yarmouth today. They are Volvo B9 36183 BN12 JYF, in Eastern Counties red livery, and Wright StreetDeck 35286 SL87 VXP in Ultraviolet colours.



With the onset of rain, the latter’s first duty was the 1C Great Yarmouth to Hemsby service replacing an open topper on the route.

My thanks to First Great Yarmouth for the information and to James Clarke for the use of his photo which shows 35286 at a deserted Pleasure Beach

Roy

Grange Travel In Gorleston

This afternoon, before the rains came. I discovered a Van Hool TX25 Astromega parked up on the Lower Esplanade in Gorleston. I immediately suspected it was one of Completely Coach Travel's vehicles without any fleet names on the side.

However, as I got closer I noticed it wasn't as it had a 29 GT registration. I glanced at the legal lettering and found it to be a member of the Grange Travel Coach Hire fleet of Gravesend in Kent. Further homework revealed it to originally have the registration KN23 FUP.

Roy

Norwich Interloper

This morning there appears to be a foreigner in the camp at First Norwich's Vulcan Road depot. It is First Essex ADL Enviro400 MMC 33981 SN65 OFW.

As it is in 'Ultraviolet Pride' livery, it is assumed it is in the city for the Norwich Pride event being held tomorrow..

Many thanks to our anonymous contributor for his photo

Roy

Beach Coach Station Ten

I observed a multi-coloured gathering of ten coaches at Great Yarmouth's Beach Coach Station just after midday yesterday.



First snapped was Country Lion's Northampton-based Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9 L1 ONB in its red colour scheme.



Up next is a photo of Landmark Coaches Neoplan N2216/3SHDC Tourliner BMZ 4979 which was earlier registered as PN13 TFF.



The third photo is of Pats Coaches of Wrexham's Scania K360IB4 / Higer YN22 YMR in its Shearings.com livery

Our final offering shows three Alfa Travel Mercedes-Benz Tourismos which have visited the town before. They were A135 BV22 WTR, A148 BF24 AOW and A159 BV25 LZO.

The remaining four were also pervious visitors to the Coach Station. They comprised Kings Tours KC22 ABC, Coach Services YN17 OLW, Wrights Coaches W25 PTS and Green Line GC18 GLC.

Roy

Ambassador's Wherry Service

Today saw the introduction of the 100 Wherry bus service between Vauxhall Holiday Park and the town's seafront with a new operator.

Ambassador Travel was employing their Scania 280CB / Higer Fencer 617 Y23 BDF on the route this morning and it appears the damp weather didn't attract too many customers. The Scania is seen outside the Pub on the Prom on Marine Parade and is about to leave with the 11:55 service.

Roy