Service Alterations Registered ~ 22nd January 2025

Today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report contains just the one item of 'local' interest.

First Eastern Counties has amended the routes and timetables of its 41, 41A and 941 routes from Norwich serving Harleston from 5th January 2025.

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

Roy

Coach Services' Branding

Regular contributor Jdraves1 reports that one of the Coach Services' recent acquisitions from Simonds has received new branding.



His photos show Volvo B7RLE BT63 UUP with the new branding and it is expected that similar BT63 UUR will be treated in the same manner.



My thanks to Jdraves1 for the information and photos.



Roy

Enviro200 Engine Replacement

First Lowestoft’s recently withdrawn ADL Enviro200 44451 YX09 HKK is having a replacement engine fitted at First Great Yarmouth’s Caister Road premises.



Similar withdrawn 44453 YX09 HKN no longer appears on the service sheets so it’s future appears to be bleak. According to Bus Times it last worked on Lowestoft’s 99 route in late September.

My thanks to First for the information.

Roy

Coastlink On Coastal Reds

I mentioned on Tuesday last that, due to vehicle shortage at First Great Yarmouth, some Coastlink deckers are being employed local Coastal Red services. Here's an example of one of them, 33808 YX63 LJO on the 3 to Burgh Castle



My thanks to Tobey Jones for the use of his photo.

Roy

StreetDeck Repower

Toby Cullum reports that he was driving back from Oxford when he observed First Norwich 35113 SO15 CUW on the Black Cat Roundabout at Bedford. The StreetDeck was on the back of a tow truck from the city and it was later confirmed on Facebook that it was on its away for a ‘repower’.



Dan High's photo shows the StreetDeck in Norwich earlier this month unusually employed on the 23A to Longwater. My thanks to Dan for the photo and to Toby for the information.

Roy

Completely Business To Open In Great Yarmouth

As you will have seen from yesterday's Notices and Proceedings Report, Completely Business are to open an operating centre at Edison Way on Gapton Hall Estate in Great Yarmouth.

Mickey Amey tells me that the business has been undertaking many private hires in Great Yarmouth for a while now and the local base will allow them to be more cost effective by reducing dead mileage with savings passed on to the customer. The site will come into use over the next month or so with a spare vehicle placed there regularly.

Meanwhile a third Astromega has been acquired and is currently being thoroughly checked over prior to its release into service.

My thanks to Mickey for the information

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 15th January 2025

Today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report contains some items of 'local' interest

Sanders Coaches have changed the routes, stopping places and timetables of two services. The changes, which came into effect from 14th October 2024, relate to the 88 Lynngate Road, North Walsham to Aylsham High School and the 43/43A/43B Reepham Market Place to Norwich Bus Station services.

Completely Business of Norwich has received authorisation for a new operating centre at The Storage Yard on Edison Way, Gapton Hall in Great Yarmouth for three vehicles.

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

Roy