Service Alterations Registered ~ 18th March 2026

The latest East of England Traffic Commissioner’s Notices and Proceedings Report contains an item which may be of local interest.

Konectbus of Dereham has had an application granted for a new operating centre at the Postwick Park & Ride site at Yarmouth Road, Postwick, Norwich for 30 vehicles. 

The full report can be seen here soon on the Government’s website.

Roy

Alfa Travel Visitor

Spotted today on Great Yarmouth's North Drive this lunchtime was an Alfa Travel 25 plate registered Mercedes-Benz Tourismo with its latest Alfa Holidays branding.



BV25 LZL (fleet number 156) is one of ten new touring coaches delivered to the Chorley-based company last year. The operator regularly provides short breaks to the town throughout the year.

Roy

Norwich Today

Some of Dan High's photos taken earlier today feature in this post with the first subject being that of Completely Coach Travel's Van Hool TDX27 Astromega P29 CCT. It was formerly part of the Oxford Tube fleet, registered YJ14 LFW, and was acquired in 2023.



The second photo is of Sanders Coaches' ADL Enviro400 MMC 130 HM24 SAN picking up passengers for the X44 to Sheringham,



Lurking outside the Castle Mall entrance was Sunbeam Coaches' Mercedes-Benz K66 EXC.



The last photo shows another ex First Kernow Volvo B9 36227 BD12 TAV, complete with its Doncaster colour scheme, in use on First Norwich 38 service from Thorpe Marriott.



My thanks to Dan for the photos

Roy

Jubilee Bedford Escapes

One of Jubilee Coaches' Bedfords escaped from its Rollesby premises this morning to go for an MOT.



VJI 8206, a Plaxton Paramount bodied YNT, was new to Cleverly of Cwmbran as B610 DDW during May 1985. It has also seen use with Simonds of Botesdale (as their 4512 UR) and Turner and Butcher of Kenninghall.

My thanks to Will Drake for the photo.

Roy

Sanders' Latest Addition

After yesterday's fleet update I am reliably informed by Stephen Purkiss that Sanders Coaches received a brand new coach earlier this month.



It's a Yutong GT14 type with fleet number 803 and registration YK26 LCY which poses for the camera on the clifftop in the Seaview Car Park at West Runton. This is the first Sanders vehicle to have digital cameras instead of the traditional mirrors with side mounted cameras which provide all round surveillance via cab mounted displays.



My thanks Stephen for the information and photos.

Roy

Sanders Coaches Fleet Update

With things now beginning to settle down at Sanders Coaches, its time for a long overdue fleet update.



Following their entry into service last week, MCV eVoRa bodied Volvos 549 BU26 WTD and 550 BU26 WTE are now both based out of Holt, along with the three Scanias acquired from Mulleys Motorways (326-8 YT11 LPY, YR10 AZT and YR10 AZU)



As a result some cascading of vehicles sees five eVoRas all move from Holt to North Walsham and they are 518-521 B21 OOA-D and 524 BV22 HBN. Moving in the opposite direction are VDL SB200 number 400 YJ64 FWF and Volvo B7RLEs 501 DK09 DZD and 523 SK07 CGG.



The arrival of the three Mulleys Scanias has meant the the withdrawal of the short lived ADL Enviro 200s 409/410 YX63 LJA/C

Lastly, three further vehicles have recently been retired, the first being the final ex Go South Coast Volvo BR7LE 505 HF55 HHA, as well as Scania L94UBs 317/8 YN06 NXS/R.

I am grateful to Liam for the update and photos.

Market Gates Earlier Today

An unusual occasion nowadays where I was able to spend around twenty minutes this afternoon in observing activity at Market Gates in Great Yarmouth. The highlights were a First Eastern Counties Coastal Clipper bus on a Coastlink service and the sighting of an on loan decker.



The Clipper was Volvo B9 37570 AU58 ECT on the 14:25 X11 service from Norwich heading for Belton.



Another B9 was Coastal Red 36282 LX59 DAO picking up passengers on the 8 destined for the James Paget Hospital at Gorleston. It was new to London General as their WVL 915 and moved to First Eastern Counties in November 2022.



The loanee was from First Norwich in the shape of ex Leeds Wright StreetDeck 35287 SL67 VXR on its way to Martham on the 1A route.

Roy