New Anglianbus Network

Photo courtesy of Grahame Bessey 

As previously referred to in earlier posts, from 2nd September 2013 Anglianbus will be introducing a new bus network across Norfolk and Suffolk.

There will be new service numbers and new routes, additional journeys and a new more direct Great Yarmouth to Norwich express service.

Journey times have been revised to improve punctuality and reliability.

Operations Manager Philip Eden:
"We believe the changes will benefit the majority of our passengers and provide more reliable services and I’m confident that the new anglianbus Network will help us attract more people onto our buses. We’re particularly excited about our new more direct Norwich to Great Yarmouth service 7, our through service from Norwich to Southwold 88/88A, and a bus every 20 minutes between Kessingland and Yarmouth on the 61. We are pleased too to be able for the first time to provide a service to Whitton Estate (the 60) in Lowestoft following many requests".

A summary of the routes affected in our local area are as follows:

122 becomes 52

Acle – Norwich – Cringleford 

to be operated by konectbus

146 becomes 60
Beccles – Lowestoft – Pleasurewood Hills
every 20 minutes.
New service mainly every 20 minutes via Whitton Estate and Bentley Drive. Norwich to Beccles withdrawn.

146A 146B & 146C becomes 60A 60B & 60C
Beccles School journeys
Minor changes to integrate with new 60.

522 becomes 62
Beccles – Halesworth – Kessingland
every 2 hours.
Essentially every 2 hours running through onto 61 at Kessingland from/to Yarmouth. Rerouted in Halesworth via Harrisons Lane to avoid low bridge.

524 becomes 89
Bungay – Beccles – Southwold
Revised timetable incorporating BH002 School journeys.

580 becomes 80
Diss – Beccles
Revised timetable to improve timekeeping and rail connections with later bus to/from Diss and new facilities for Bungay Sixth Form College.

581 becomes 81
Beccles – Great Yarmouth
Revised timetable to improve timekeeping and extra journey at 18:10 from Yarmouth to Beccles.

581A becomes 81A
Ellough Road – Aldeby – Great Yarmouth
Minor changes to timetable.

586 becomes 63
Cobholm – Great Yarmouth - Hemsby
14:45 Hemsby to Great Yarmouth withdrawn.

601 becomes 61
Southwold – Kessingland – Lowestoft - Great Yarmouth
Every 20 mins Kessingland to Great Yarmouth with hourly extensions to Southwold. Extra early morning buses. With service 60 provides 6 buses per hour between Pleasurewood Hills and Lowestoft Rail Station. Sunday service extended from/to Great Yarmouth with connections to Norwich.

601A becomes 60
Beccles – Lowestoft – Pleasurewood Hills
New service mainly every 20 minutes via Bentley Drive.

602 becomes 62
Beccles – Halesworth – Kessingland
Essentially every 2 hours running through onto 61 at Kessingland from/to Lowestoft/Yarmouth. Rerouted in Halesworth via Harrisons Lane to avoid low bridge.

731 becomes 69
Brundall – Acle – East Norfolk 6^th Form
Route slightly revised.

830 becomes 68
Rackheath – Acle – East Norfolk 6^th Form
Route slightly revised.

A47 becomes 52*
Acle – Blofield – Brundall – Norwich – Cringleford
every 60 minutes.
*to be operated by konectbus

X47 becomes anglianexpress 7
Great Yarmouth – Norwich
every 30 minutes (and every 60 mins on Sundays!)
New direct express service between Great Yarmouth and Norwich. Peak journeys extended from/to Gorleston. Still operates via Yarmouth Road for Broadland Business Park and Norwich Station. Acle covered by 52.

BH001 School Bus becomes 88BHalesworth - Southwold
No change to timetable.

BH002 becomes 89

Bungay – Beccles - Southwold
Revised timetable. Includes BH002 school journeys.

C1 & C2 become 82 & 82A
Beccles Town routes
Change to route and timetable to allow use of larger vehicles, as a result, Kemps Lane and Pleasant Place will no longer be served.

L2 & L3 become 92 & 93
Langley School buses
No changes to timetables.

W9 becomes 90
St. Felix School bus
No changes to timetables

The new network will be contained in 6 handy timetable leaflets with a brand new website for anglianbus being launched from 26th August.

Source: Anglianbus website