Service Alterations Registered ~ 28th January 2026

There's just the one retrospective entry regarding local bus operations in today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report.

First Eastern Counties has amended the route, start and finish point and the timetable of its 981 service between the Transport Museum at Carlton Colville and East Norfolk Sixth Form College in Gorleston from 31st August 2025.

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

Roy

Coach Arrival At First

A couple of weeks ago Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9R transferred from First Kernow to First Eastern Counties. 20808 YN62 GYR was subsequently repainted from its Truronian colours to First’s Ultraviolet livery and is to be employed on contract work.

My thanks to Sheldon Rees for the information and consent to use the photo.

Roy

Ex Coastlink Deckers In Essex

Following Dale Bell's report of earlier in the week regarding ADL Enviro400 33807 YX63 LJN entering service with First Essex, he reports that all four former First Eastern Counties Coastlink deckers have now received the latest corporate livery.

However, 33806 YX63 LJL has yet to enter service as it has many issues and currently resides at the back of Westway depot in Chelmsford. It appears not to have moved from the same spot for some months now. Photo shows 33806 on Church Lane in Gorleston in September 2021

My thanks to Dale for the information.

Roy

First Update

The latest news from First Great Yarmouth is that 47645 SN15 AFE has successfully passed its MOT and returned to Lowestoft. Similar 47646 SN15 AFF and 47647 SN15 AFJ have been booked in for theirs. The photo of 47645 was taken by Mark Doggett in September last year.

Meanwhile Wright StreetLite 63320 SK65 PXA has arrived at First Ipswich from Great Yarmouth and was being employed on the 800 Park and Ride service this morning.

My thanks to SteveN and Toby Pearson for their reports.

Roy

Life After First

Brylaine’s former First Eastern Counties Volvo B7TL Wright Eclipse Gemini YJ06 XKK was observed in Spalding Bus Station yesterday. Numbered 37021 in the First fleet, it shows evidence of its past use in the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft area. It was the first double deck bus to gain the new Coastal Red livery in June 2021.

My thanks to John R G Bland for the information and the use of his photo.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 21st January 2026

The latest East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report contains no entries regarding any changes to our local bus services. The full Report can be viewed here soon

Roy

Norwich Today

Regular contributor Dan High was in his normal position on Castle Meadow in Norwich this morning when he saw First Eastern Counties 33573 SN58 ENR on the 28 to Thorpe Marriott. It was the first time the ADL Enviro400 has appeared in revenue earning service this year and was recorded on Bus Times as last being in use in early December.

Also observed was Coastal Reds Volvo B9 37564 AU58 ECC on the 7 from Great Yarmouth to Norwich Bus Station with its display showing ‘Bus on Diversion’.

Parked close to the entrance of the Castle Mall Shopping Centre was Dolphin Travel’s Neoplan N3316 SHDL Euroliner REZ 3371 awaiting its passengers.

My thanks to Dan for the photos.

Roy