Beach Coach Station Redevelopment

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has unveiled plans to build some 94 homes on the site of Beach Coach Station and its associated car park.

It has launched an early stage consultation on the scheme which will be run by Broadland Housing Association with the Council stating that any redevelopment would be accompanied by plans to ensure alternative, convenient parking for coaches using the site.

You can view the plans at https://www.ingletonwood.co.uk/beach-coach-station-consultation-2.php and there is also an opportunity to comment.

However, there is no mention of where the alternative coach parking will be provided and neither is there any mention of the location for the displaced car parking spaces used during the holiday season although that is promised to be included as part of the planning process.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 1st July 2026

Yesterday's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report contained information on a new service and the withdrawal of others.

Ambassador Travel is to reintroduce its seasonal Wherry 100 bus service in Great Yarmouth which connects Vauxhall Holiday Park with the seafront via the town centre. The Monday to Friday service recommences on the 6th July 2026 and ends on 31st August 2026.

Simonds of Botesdale is to cancel nineteen of its services from 18th July 2026 including the following:-
CGY1 Great Yarmouth Coach Station / Nelson Road North and KFC Gillingham, Beccles.
GY1A Great Yarmouth, Coach Station / Nelson Road North and KFC Gillingham, Beccles.
PR3 Postwick Park & Ride, Norwich.
3A / 3B Chapel Road, Lingwood and Acle Academy, South Walsham Road, Acle.
6 Old Courthouse, Yarmouth Road, Blofield and St Andrew High School, Thorpe, Norwich.
482 Diss Bus Station to Bridge Street, Framlingham.
It appears that that the routes are to be operated under the Central Connect name.

The full report can be viewed by clicking HERE

Roy

More Electroliners

As mentioned in the previous post, dental appointments awaited my wife and I this morning and I was hopeful of some photos of the new First Bus Wright StreetDeck Electroliners.



With very limited parking times in the High Street, I had to move the car after my appointment which provided some more opportunity for photos.



In the end I took four pictures of the newcomers, three of which I hadn't seen before and were still to appear on the blog!



In order of appearance they are 36697 BF26 ZVK, 36694 BF26 ZVG and 36696 BF26 ZVJ all on the 8s

Roy

Gorleston Trio

Driving down to Gorleston's High Street this morning for a dental appointment, I passed three Sanders Coaches unloading schoolchildren visiting the East Norfolk Sixth Form College on Church Lane.



I later received two photos from 'Reg Vardy' of the aforementioned threesome at rest on Pier Gardens with the first, Volvo B7R / Plaxton Profile 915 E21 APY, parked outside the Pavilion.

The others present were Volvo B9R / Plaxton Elite 915 PVF377 with Volvo B12M / Plaxton Panther 904 SGF 965 parked behind.

My thanks to 'Reg' for the photos.

Roy

Electroliner Enters Service

Another of FirstBus Great Yarmouth’s new Wright StreetDeck Electroliners arrived at Caister Road depot this morning.

36698 BF26 ZVL was almost immediately pressed in to service being used on two outward and return journeys on the 8s between Caister's Second Avenue and the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston

While I did see it in service, unfortunately I was unable to get a photo as driving at the time.

Roy

Norwich Today

This morning Dan High was in his usual position observing activity in Norwich's Castle Meadow where he obtained a photo of Coastal Clipper Volvo B9 37565 AU58 ECD in the city centre.



Also seen was Sunbeam Coaches' Mercedes-Benz O814D YN06 CYX. New to Weaver of Newbury in March 2006, Sunbeam acquired it from Wormall of Grantham in April 2023.



The Norwich Sightseer 100 service was running with open topper ADL Enviro400 33427 LK58 KHL in use.



Roy

Gorleston Visitors

There were two orange coloured coaches visiting the Pier Gardens area of Gorleston this morning.

The first was Rollesby-based Jubilee Coaches Setra S415GT-HD TIG 1295 which had recently been acquired from Crosskeys Coaches of Folkestone where it was previously registered BX07 NKG.

The second was Sanders Coaches' Volvo B9R /Plaxton Elite 917 YVJ 677 which had earlier operated the 834 Bacton to Gorleston East Norfolk Sixth Form College working.

Roy