Sanders' New Yutongs

Sanders Coaches has announced the latest additions to their fleet in the form of a pair of new Yutong GT12s. They are 801 - DS25 NCH and 802 - NO25 MWJ and are respectively named Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones. The naming honours their contribution to Norwich City Football Club over many years and recognises the operator's long standing association with the Club in providing both home and away travel for fans.

Both are pictured within the grounds of The Muckleburgh Military Collection at Weybourne by Stephen Purkiss. No. 801 carries the very distinctive current colour scheme whilst 802 is finished in a former livery to celebrate Sanders 50 Years in business, the anniversary of which falls towards the end of this year.

I'm grateful to Stephen for the information and the use of his photo.

Roy

Enviro200 on Konectbus 8/8A

The Konectbus 8/8A route, between Norwich Railway Station and Dereham/ Toftwood, is normally worked by an Alexander Dennis double decker but yesterday morning it was a single decker.



Alexander Dennis Enviro200 243 YX62 DKL was doing the honours for most of the morning, still in its Go North West livery.

My thanks to Dan High for the photos.

Roy

Four Alfa Travel Visitors

Some eight coaches were noted early this morning in Great Yarmouth's holiday area and at Beach Coach Station with half of them being Mercedes-Benz Tourismos from the Alfa Travel fleet.

The first was 124 BV20 HNH, outside the New Beach Hotel on Marine Parade, with the remainder on view at Beach Coach Station including 141 BF23 CFJ attempting to hide among the other vehicles.



Alfa's recent newcomers 159 BV20 LZO and 157 BV25 LZM were also posed together there.



Making an appearance was Lakeside Coaches of Ellesmere's BU18 BOL, yet another Tourismo!



Other vehicles present featured Slacks Travel of Matlock Scania K410 / Irizar i6S OO10 PSV.



The sixth vehicle at the Coach Station was M & D Travel of Stockton's VDL YD17 WXW complete with National Holidays branding.

A further Caledonian Travel Tourismo, BV22 WPM, was seen on Marine Parade opposite the Wellington Pier

You may have observed that not all of the coaches seen are pictured in this post as they have already featured on the blog in their pervious visits to the coast. Photos of those visits can be found by inputting their registration in the search bar at the top of the page.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 11th June 2025

There are some locally related entries in today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report.

Following alterations to Market Gates Bus Station and changes to the one way system in Great Yarmouth, First Eastern Counties has retrospectively amended routes and stopping places of the following which took effect on 19th May 2025:-

1/1A Lowestoft Bus Station to Repps Road, Martham
2 Market Gates Bus Station to James Paget Hospital, Gorleston
3/3B Market Gates Bus Station to Mill Road, Burgh Castle (3) / Bracon Road, Belton (3B)
8 Marram Drive, Caister to James Paget Hospital, Gorleston
931 Market Gates Bus Station to Ormiston Venture Academy, Gorleston
983 Repps Road, Martham to East Norfolk Sixth Form College, Gorleston
X1 Market Gates Bus Station to Lowestoft Bus Station
X1/X11/901 Market Gates Bus Station to Norwich Bus Station

The operator has also amended the route plus start and finish points of its 7 service between Market Gates Bus Station / James Paget Hospital, Gorleston and Norwich Bus Station from the same date.

The full Report can now be viewed here

Roy

Open Topper Returns To Seafront

Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL 32348 LK53 LZL has returned to First Great Yarmouth and is in use on the resort’s Coastal Clipper open top service this morning.

My thanks to First for the information.

Roy

Another Loan?

Another First Norwich vehicle appears to be on loan to Great Yarmouth with Volvo B9TL/ Wright Eclipse Gemini 36271 BG12 YKD being employed on X1 /X11 services between the city and the coast this morning.



My thanks to Dan for the photo of the decker waiting at Norwich Bus Station earlier.

Roy

Norwich Yesterday

Dan High was lurking in Norwich yesterday and provides some photos for the blog. The first shows recently repainted First Eastern Counties Volvo B9TL 36180 BD11CDZ in use on the 25s



The second features Sanders Coaches' recently named and re-registered Volvo B8R 911 AV24 YCP which is now PD24 NAN and named Nanny Pam. The vehicle was new to Beestons in March last year as 523 FN.

Also noted on Castle Meadow was Wrights Coaches' Mercedes-Benz Tourismo W25 PTS on an Alfa Holidays working.

I'm grateful to Dan for the supply of his photos

Roy