New Vehicles For Angies

There has been three recent additions to the Lowestoft-based Angie's Tours fleet. They include an Optare Solo (pictured) a 31 seat King Long plus a 59 seat Neoplan.

The first mentioned is a Solo M920 which has the special registration of PC05 PCC which was new to PC Coaches of Lincoln in March 2005. Details of the other two vehicles will be provided as soon as we receive them.

My thanks to Robbie Collins for the information and photo.

Roy

Sizewell C Buses

One of the six Specialist Passenger Solutions StreetLites based at Lowestoft, intended to provide transport for the Sizewell C project, has appeared at First Great Yarmouth for possible servicing. Numbered 47805 in the First Eastern Counties fleet, SK17 HHA is pictured inside Caister Road depot by Roger Bellward.

It has been brought to my attention by Steve Blackburn that an article was released in September last year concerning the use of hydrogen-powered buses being trialled for the Sizewell C project. The Wrightbus double-deckers are to be part of a pilot scheme to see whether they would be suitable for transporting workers to and from the construction site. Delivery is expected sometime this year and will be among the first hydrogen buses to be based in Suffolk. If successful it could lead to a fleet of 150 being based in the county. The complete article can be viewed HERE

My thanks to Roger Bellward for the use of his photo and to Steve Blackburn for details of the article.

Roy

Beeston's Volvo B8L In Norwich

Yesterday witnessed the rare appearance of a Beeston's double decker in Norwich which was recorded by our regular correspondent Dan High.



It was one of the operator's two recently arrived MCV Evoseti bodied Volvo B8Ls in the form of MUN 59N


My thanks to Dan for the photos of it on a school hire passing Castle Meadow.

Roy

First Essex Arrival

An unusual arrival at First Eastern Counties’ Great Yarmouth depot yesterday was a First Essex Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL



New to First Bristol in November 2008, 37621 WX58 JYG is at Caister Road for an engine rebuild.



My thanks to Cameron Robinson for the use of his photos.

Roy

Recent Re-Registrations

Norfolk Coachways of Besthorpe have recently re-registered both of their Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9Rs obtained from Greys of Ely during August 2022



URZ 1309 and RXZ 3099, which both feature on the home page of their website, are now B21 NCW and B22NCW respectively.

My thanks to Martin Bott for the information and photo

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 24th April 2024

For the second consecutive week there are no entries of  'local' interest in today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report. However, the full report will be available to be viewed here soon.

Roy

Norwich Exiles in Use

David King reports from Cornwall that the three Volvo B9TL's arriving from First Norwich over a week ago quickly entered service with little or no attempt to remove any branding initially. The first photos show 36166 BD11 CFK at Camborne with efforts being made to remove the rear branding.



Similar 36170 BD11 CFP was also viewed in Camborne yesterday on the T3 service from Newquay to St Ives



36175 BD11 CFZ is pictured just east of Helston earlier today with the U4 Falmouth Moor to Penzance service still with Blue Line branding.



The remaining seven are yet to arrive from Norwich as they are still in use with First Eastern Counties.

My thanks to David for his report and photos which are copyrighted

Roy