Service Alterations Registered ~ 15th April 2026

Today's East of England Traffic Commissioner’s Notices and Proceedings Report includes some changes to Konectbus services which may be of local interest.

Two new services have been introduced from 13th April 2026. The first is a Fridays only one return journey from Roys Department Store at Hoveton and Aylsham Market Place. The other is a schools service 855 Salthouse Road, Sprowston to: Broadland High School at Hoveton

There are two amendments to routes and timetables of existing services commencing 12th April 2026. They are the 10 between The Street, Catfield and St Stephens Street in Norwich plus the 2 between Bridge Road in Potter Heigham and Stalham.

From 13th April 2026 the timetable of the 717 St Stephen Street, Norwich to Kingsway, Hemsby is being amended

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

Roy

Derby Day Coaches

Martin Bott says that 'on Saturday Simonds turned out 17 coaches for the Tractor Boys visit to Carrow Road for the East Anglian football derby game (a Norfolk operator for Suffolk fans??).



Amongst these was high-spec Irizar i8 bodied Scania K410, recently transferred here from Galleon Travel (Central Connect). One of just 25 Scania i8s in the UK.

However, other fans got this 28 years old Volvo B10M 4940 VF (new as Kenzies R81 NAV), which has been with Simonds for 21 years now. I guess they weren’t too upset having won the match!'

My thanks to Martin for the report and photos.

Roy

Dolphin Acquistion

Norwich-based Dolphin Autos has acquired three vehicles previously advertised for disposal by Our Bus.



One of them is Irisbus KV05 YRO which is pictured at Dolphin's Swanton Road site earlier today by Dan High. The identity of the the other two has yet to be confirmed.

Also present when he visited were BMC Condor YK56 DLX and Volvo PEZ 1549.

My thanks to Dan for the information photos

Roy

Rail Replacement Norwich

Rail replacement bus services between Norwich and Ipswich were in position this weekend with Galloways two new Higer bodied Scania K410 tri-axles in the form of YN26 VSK and YN26VSL making an appearance.



Galloways also provided their relatively new ADL Enviro 400MMC SN75 YKP E400MMC



Completely Coaches also got in on the act by supplying Van Hool TDX27 Astromega P29 CCT, previously registered YJ14 LFW.



My thanks to Martin Bott for the photos

Roy

First Repaints

First Lowestoft Wright StreetLite 47647 SN15 AFJ has been taken to Roy Humpfrey of Diss for a repaint into the Ultraviolet livery.

First Norwich Volvo B9TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 36221 BJ12 VXE has left the Diss site after losing its Doncaster colours with similar 36226 BD12 TBO about to receive the same treatment.

My thanks to Steve N for the information.

Roy

Norwich Monday

Three photos have been selected from Dan High's sightings in Norwich's Castle Meadow earlier today.



ADL Enviro200 YX64 TXP was in use with Konectbus on service 50 from the City Centre to Mousehold.



First Eastern Counties Wright StreetLite 63143 SN14 DWW was operating service 12 to the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital



The final photo is of Our Bus Mercedes-Benz Sprinter EVM Cityline RE17 FAO (which also featured in our post of earlier today) which was working its 32 route from Heartsease to the City Centre.

Again my thanks to Dan for the continuous supply of photos.

Roy

Surprise Surprise!

I was driving back from Lowestoft during yesterday afternoon when I decided I would see how many cyclists I could observe using the new cycle lanes on Middleton Road in Gorleston.

Nearing the end of the route I saw a red and yellow minibus parked up beside Middleton Gardens. It was Our Bus Mercedes-Benz Sprinter EVM Cityline RE17 FAO complete with its Farleigh Coaches colour scheme. Affectionately referred to as Morph, the vehicle was new to the Kent operator in May 2017.

As for the cycle lanes they resulted in no cyclists being spotted. I'll just leave that there!

Roy