Simonds Activity

Dan High witnessed some double decker activity by Diss-based Simonds in the central area of Norwich yesterday.

Their Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL SN56 AGV was noted travelling eastbound on Castle Meadow on a Postwick Park and Ride service

Soon after another Simonds double decker passed in the same direction with ADL Enviro400 MMC 512  YY74 OBU displaying Hartismere EE315 as its destination! I assume it was heading for Great Yarmouth to operate a workers contract to the Cranswick Country Foods  factory as reported on the Bus Times website.

My thanks to Dan for the photos

Roy

Old & New

Great Yarmouth's Route 8 is about to be transformed into full electric operations, the new fleet slowly being introduced into service. 36695 BF26ZVH & 36689 BF26ZVA were both out in use today.

 36695 seen here in Beaconsfield Road on Driver Changeover.

 

Soon to be withdrawn from use are some of the original batch of Excel Volvo B9TL's, 37578 AU58EDJ is seen here entering Beatty Road en route to Caister.

Grahame. 

In The Pink

Pink liveried driver trainer Wright Eclipse 2 bodied Volvo B7RLE 69436 WX59 BYN has appeared at First Great Yarmouth's Caister Road depot this morning.



In other news Volvo 9TL/ Wright Eclipse Gemini 37579 AU58 EDK has been withdrawn.

My thanks to Steve N for the information and photo.

Roy

The Wright Way

Observed by Dan High in Norwich City Centre yesterday was PTS Group's (Wrights Coaches) Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11R W28 PTS.

The 57 seater was acquired from Shaw of Cornforth as SA17 ELE in November last year. It also saw use as Park of Hamilton's LSK 878.

My thanks to Dan for the photo.

Roy

First Electroliner In Service

The first electric bus in service at Great Yarmouth is 36695 BF26 ZVH on the 8 to the James Paget Hospital.

The photo shows the Wright StreetDeck Electroliner at the Magdalen Square bus stop in Gorleston on the way to the hospital.

I hoped to get a photo of it on Church Lane returning to Great Yarmouth and I quickly took this - thinking it was 36695, but found it to be another one! It was 36690 BF26 ZVB on driver training duties with 36695 following soon after.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 3rd June 2026

Today's East of England Traffic Commissioner’s Notices and Proceedings Report includes changes to Sanders Coaches' operating centres.

It has removed the use of Completely Coach Hire's premises at 56 Old Cattle Market on Hall Road in Norwich and replaced it with a new centre at Unit 49 White Lodge Trading Estate in the City for twenty vehicles. A new operating centre has also been registered at a storage site on Cornish Way Business Park in North Walsham also for twenty vehicles.

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

Roy

Welsh Visitor

On a run along Great Yarmouth's seafront this afternoon I observed a coach parked at the Palm Court Hotel on North Drive.

It was Scania K410EB6 /Higer BX69 BTX from the Brent Thomas fleet of Tonypandy, which took some time in confirming details as it was originally registered as YN69 XXT.

Roy