Service Alterations Registered ~ 28th October 2015

Time for our fortnightly look at the latest Notices and Proceedings Report, issued by the East of England Traffic Commissioner earlier this morning. There are quite a number of changes affecting our area of interest

Applications to Vary Existing Services

First Eastern Counties has registered a number of changes to take effect from the 6th December 2015. There will be changes to the route, stopping places and timetable of the X1 Great Yarmouth Market Gates to Norwich Bus Station, X2 Lowestoft Bus Station to Norwich, and the X1 between Great Yarmouth Gates and Lowestoft Bus Station

Additionally First will be amending timetables of the following routes from 6th December 2015:-

• 99 Lowestoft Bus station and Lowestoft Bus Station via Kessingland
• 102/122 Lowestoft Gordon Road to Lowestoft Gordon Road via Oulton
• 105 Lowestoft to Rock Estate
• 106 Lowestoft to Burnt Hill

Halesworth Area Community Transport is to amend the route of its Halesworth town service from 1st December 2015

Applications to Vary Existing Services Granted Under Short Notice

Anglianbus is to amend the routes and timetables of both the 80 Beccles to Diss and the 81/81A Beccles to Great Yarmouth services from 2nd November 2015 in response to feedback from customers and stakeholders

Sanders Coaches has retrospectively altered the timetable of its 6 North Walsham Post Office and Great Yarmouth Market Gates route from 19th October 2015

Cancellations of Existing Services
First Eastern Counties is to cancel both its 104 Lowestoft Bus Station to Lowestoft Bus Station and 111 Lowestoft Bus Station and Carlton Colville Transport Museum services from 6th December 2015

Decisions Taken at Public Inquiries Public Inquiry

At a rescheduled Public Inquiry on 19th October 2015, Sanders Coaches were issued with a formal warning. However, directors Paul Francis Sanders and Charles Edward Sanders were found to be of good repute. The repute of both of them as Transport Managers was also found to be good.

Variation Applications Granted

Christopher Henry trading as Fox Cars of  Benacre, Beccles has changed its operating centre from High Street, Wrentham to The Street in Benacre, Beccles with authorisation set at two vehicles. 

Suffolk Norse of Ipswich is changing the authorisation of vehicles at three of its centres including that at its Highways Depot, Mobbs Way, Oulton Broad Industrial Estate where it will accommodate ten vehicles

Veturer Coachways of Woodbridge has changed its operating centre from Clopton Commercial Park in Woodbridge to Sheep Drift Farm, Waldringfield Road, Brightwell near Ipswich where the authorisation will be for six vehicles

The complete Notices and Proceedings Report No 2217 can be viewed HERE

Roy