Withdrawn Buses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the demise of Volvo B9TL 37569 AU58 ECN and it is seen there with similar 36286 LX59 DBV which has finally been withdrawn following its argument with a house in Ormesby St Margaret.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 Ryan 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On the minus side another Volvo has been withdrawn with Coastal Clipper liveried 37569 AU58 ECN due to be scrapped.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

Norwich Football Specials

As a birthday present, last night I was treated to tickets to watch the Norwich City v Southampton football match. An additional bonus was the taking of photos of buses and coaches taking supporters home from the event - twelve vehicles in total from five operators.

At the front of the queue to leave was Belle Coaches' Mercedes-Benz Tourismo LD11 HOL. It was the first of two from the operator with Scania K410EB4 BC17 BEL being the other one.

Second and third in line were Peelings' P55 FAH and P33 FAH. The former is a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo, previuosly a Shearings coach registered BF16 XPB which arrived in March this year. The latter is a Plaxton Panther 3 bodied Volvo B11R.

Downham Market-based D & H Harrod was employing Volvo B11R / Jonckheere N22 DHH, a former Lochs & Glens coach registered BU16 PBY.

SALEC Travel provided Van Hool bodied Volvo B12B YJ55 EZE for its city supporters.

Sanders Coaches provided the remaining six vehicles which included Scania N94UDs 113 YN53 CFF and 114 YN54 AFV plus Volvo B8Ls 128 PC 23 SAN and 129 EC2323 SHA. The saloons were Volvo B13RT 920 DLZ 822 (pictured) and 924 OC21 SAN.

As for the football result Norwich lost 1-0

Roy

Norwich Wednesday

Our regular reporter Dan High was in his usual position on Norwich's Castle Meadow earlier today and here is a selection of some of his sightings.

Thought to be on its first day in service, FirstBus Eastern Counties Wright StreetDeck Electroliner 36702 LX76 ZFS was observed on the 28 route to Thorpe Marriott.

Jubilee Coaches' green Dennis Javelin/Plaxton Profile YU05 ZHT was noted outside the entrance to the Castle Mall Shopping Centre.

Later seen in the same location was Bakers Dolphin Gold Service branded Irizar i8 BD24 GLD.

On Theatre Street in the city was Central Connects' Yutong GT12 YK25 OMG on Flixbus duty with the 007 service from London.

Our final photo is of Norwich-based ICT Coaches' Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BV26 HUZ on University Drive.

Our thanks to Dan for the photos.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 14th October 2026

Today’s East of England Traffic Commissioner’s Notice and Proceedings Report contains no entries affecting our local bus services. 

However, of particular interest is that FirstBus Eastern Counties has amended the routes and timetables of its excel services from 13th September 2026

The full Report can be viewed here soon

Roy

FirstBus Update

The latest from First is that two Volvo B9TLs have been withdrawn. They are Great Yarmouth's 37564 AU58ECC and Lowestoft's 37532 MXZ 3342. The latter is parked up at Norwich

Similar 36174 BD11 CFY and 36225 BD12 TAV have moved down the coast from Great Yarmouth to Lowestoft.

My thanks to Steve N for the information.

Roy