ENTUA Public Meeting

The East Norfolk Transport Users Association (ENTUA) is holding its Annual Public Open Meeting next Thursday 20th August 2026 at 14:15 at The Citadel on Yarmouth Way in Great Yarmouth

Representatives from the local train and bus operators will be in attendance to provide short presentations and will be available to answer questions and respond to ideas and complaints from the audience.

Everyone is welcome to attend and my thanks to Steve Hewitt of ENTUA for the information.

Roy

Routemaster Surprise

An interesting visitor to Norwich’s Castle Meadow seen earlier today by Dan High (a little off route) was Go Ahead London’s AEC Routemaster RML 2306 CUV 305C.

Its destination was shown as being on the 11 service to London Victoria via Manor Park Station and East Ham Manor Way (?) 

My thanks to Dan for the photo.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 12th August 2026

Today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report contains just the single entry which may be interest regarding services in the local area.

Sanders Coaches has amended the route, stopping places and timetable of its Norwich City Football Club NC3 North Walsham to Carrow Road service from 1st August 2026.

The full Report can be viewed here soon

Roy

LX59 CXO

FirstBus Eastern Counties part open top Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 37796 LX59 CXO has returned to RH Bodyworks at Diss for further attention.

I am grateful to Steve N for the update.

Roy

Colin White

Some sad news to bring is the sudden passing of one of our regular contributors Colin White.

Colin passed away suddenly last week, he lived in Gorleston and was a big part of Terminus magazine for this area. We met many years ago through the hobby as Colin often requested photos for the magazine and information regarding the local scene, he visited me on numerous occasions at home where we shared stories and photos as well as regular contact via email. I'm sure Roy also shared contact with Colin over the years. A gentleman and he will be sadly missed by all he knew him I am sure.

Our thoughts are with his wife Ruth and all his family at this difficult time.

Rest in Peace Colin.

Grahame. 

I was shocked to hear of this sad news, Grahame, and can only agree what a true gentleman Colin was. I first got to know him as editor of the Terminus magazine when I re-joined the Eastern Transport Collection group a long time ago after a considerable time of absence.

I also knew him through his requests for photos for that publication which I later followed up with the submission of many reports of local activity. I got to know him a bit more when both he and I were invited on an extensive tour of First Great Yarmouth's Caister Road depot by the operations manager at that time. Very enjoyable company and we kept in contact via email and met up on a number of occasions.

He will be sadly missed and I would like send my regards to his wife, family and friends. RIP Colin.

Roy

Big Bus Show ~ Part Three

The third and final part part of our Big Bus Show feature concentrates on the independent operators' vehicles in attendance at the show earlier today.

Wright Coaches provided three Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches with two of them being shown here as X30 PTS and W30 PTS.

Smiths Coaches of Blofield was represented by Bedford YMT / Plaxton Supreme IV JKV 412V. New in December 1979 it was acquired by the Norfolk operator in December 1984.

Belle Coaches Scania K410EB4 Interlink YN72 ZYA also made an appearance. It was one of a pair new in September 2022 to Mainline Coaches of Gilfach Goch in South Wales

Finally my thanks to Dan High for providing a large number of photos of vehicles attending the event

Roy

Big Bus Show ~ Part Two

The second part of our Big Bus Show feature concentrates on the Sanders Coaches vehicles in attendance at Stonham Barns earlier today.

The North Norfolk operator's Volvo B8L / MCV eVoSeti 133 MA75 BEL 'Mabel Rose Sanders' attended adorned with its 44/44A/X40/X41/X44 branding.

Yutong GT14 803 AD26 SAN is one of the newcomers to the fleet being named April Dawn

The final photo is of Sanders' Bedford VAL 70 with Plaxton Panorama Elite bodywork SNT 925H