Lowestoft Today

Regular contributor Dan High spent some time in Lowestoft earlier today and saw two Former Great Yarmouth Wright StreetLites on Lowestoft Town services on Gordon Road next to the bus station.

The first photo features 47502 SN64 CPV which had just arrived on a 102 service from Oulton Village

A second Streetlite, 47501 SN64 CPU, appeared on a 106 working from Burnt Hill. It had only transferred to Lowestoft from Great Yarmouth during the middle of last week.

Another bus recently transferred in was Wright Eclipse bodied Volvo B9TL 36266 BG12 YJY still in its Norwich Yellow Line livery.

On Dan's return to Norwich he caught up with Central Connect's Optare MetroDecker CT21 GAL on Castle Meadow. Formerly registered as YJ21 FDD, it was employed on the Harford PR2 Park & Ride service.

My thanks to Dan for the photos.

Roy

Electric One's

Sunday services on the Lowestoft to Martham 1/1A services have always thrown up the odd allocation over the years but these days Yarmouth's new fleet of Electroliners appear to be becoming the norm for the moment.

 

36694 BF26ZVG is pictured at the top of West Road heading for Lowestoft, scene of the recent accident involving 36286 which is now withdrawn after putting itself into the side of the property in the picture.

 Coming the other way is 36692 BF26ZVD about to head towards Hemsby bound for Martham.

Grahame 

Another Yarmouth Arrival

 Driving past Caister Road Depot this morning where another arrival from Norwich has appeared.

 

36175 BD11CFZ was on the forecourt, sadly no photo as most of the Sunday shift drivers were busy chatting in front of it! She is pictured above on Prince of Wales Road in Norwich back in 2017.

Grahame. 

Sheffield Reds

Former Great Yarmouth based 36283 LX59DAU recently became a member of the SMT Bus and Coach Ltd fleet based in Sheffield.

 

Seen here still in its Coastal Reds livery, now numbered 283 with SMT it joins a few other former First vehicles within their growing fleet. It came to Sheffield via Leeds where it was on loan at First Leeds before being sold on.

Thank you to Chris Gaskin for the use of his photo.

Grahame. 

Withdrawn Buses

The rear yard of FirstBus Eastern Counties Caister Road depot is beginning to look like a bus graveyard. Yesterday I reported the demise of Volvo B9TL 37569 AU58 ECN and it is seen there with similar 36286 LX59 DBV which has finally been withdrawn following its argument with a house in Ormesby St Margaret.

Another Volvo to meet its end is 36193 BN12 JYT with its next journey due to be to the scrapyard.

My thanks to Steve N for the information.

Roy

Dan's Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft Trip

Dan High carried out a quick tour of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft earlier today with two FirstBus double-deckers featuring in this post.

Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 36225 BD12 TAV is observed on Beaconsfield Road in Great Yarmouth on the 8 to the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston.

The second photo shows similar 36187 BN12 JYK on a Kessingland to Lowestoft 99 service.

My thanks to Dan for the photos

Roy

FirstBus Great Yarmouth Changes

This morning FirstBus Volvo B9TL/ Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 36200 B12 WOA was collected from Norwich and transferred to Great Yarmouth.

On the minus side another Volvo has been withdrawn with Coastal Clipper liveried 37569 AU58 ECN due to be scrapped.

My thanks to Steve N for the information.

Roy