I have recently received an email from regular contributor Stephen Purkiss who provides many photos and information concerning the workings of North Norfolk operator Sanders Coaches.
He tells me he hadn't realised until the other day that 2025 brings up a number of bus related anniversaries in North Norfolk and across Norfolk as a whole. There may be others.
40 years - 5th January 1985 - Eastern Counties Omnibus Company closes Cromer depot and bus station office.
10 years - 26th January 2015 - Lynx starts operating at Kings Lynn, initially in competition with Stagecoach Norfolk Green between Kings Lynn and Hunstanton.
45 years - 1st March 1980 - First day of Eastern Counties' operations without the LM saloons. The last five, LM 626/639/641/643 & 646, were withdrawn on 29th February 1980 .
15 years - 25th September 2010 - First Eastern Counties finally pulls out of Sheringham, Cromer and Aylsham with the withdrawal of service 50.
10 years - 1st November 2015 - Konectbus pulls out of Sheringham, Cromer and Aylsham with the withdrawal of services 2/2A.
50 Years - 1st December 1975 - Norman Sanders takes over Bennett of Holt.
Thanks Stephen
Robert Kelly has subsequently reminded me that 40 years ago this month Great Yarmouth-based Norfolk Motor Services ceased operations in 1985. Thanks Robert
Roy
Sanders Coaches Bedford VAL-70/ Plaxton Panorama SNT 925H at Dereham in May 2024
He tells me he hadn't realised until the other day that 2025 brings up a number of bus related anniversaries in North Norfolk and across Norfolk as a whole. There may be others.
40 years - 5th January 1985 - Eastern Counties Omnibus Company closes Cromer depot and bus station office.
10 years - 26th January 2015 - Lynx starts operating at Kings Lynn, initially in competition with Stagecoach Norfolk Green between Kings Lynn and Hunstanton.
45 years - 1st March 1980 - First day of Eastern Counties' operations without the LM saloons. The last five, LM 626/639/641/643 & 646, were withdrawn on 29th February 1980 .
15 years - 25th September 2010 - First Eastern Counties finally pulls out of Sheringham, Cromer and Aylsham with the withdrawal of service 50.
10 years - 1st November 2015 - Konectbus pulls out of Sheringham, Cromer and Aylsham with the withdrawal of services 2/2A.
50 Years - 1st December 1975 - Norman Sanders takes over Bennett of Holt.
Thanks Stephen
Robert Kelly has subsequently reminded me that 40 years ago this month Great Yarmouth-based Norfolk Motor Services ceased operations in 1985. Thanks Robert
Roy
Here is another!..
ReplyDelete9 January 1949
At 10:07, the first ECOC Service 94 arrived at Woodside Estate (Salhouse Road Corner) ready for 10:11 departure for Tuckswood Estate (Maid Marion Road) The vehicle then did Service 95 to Thorpe Enmd Green, being a Sunday. Then weekdays each service ran hourly with two vehicles.
David S Clarke (living in Norwich 1939-1956)
Now North Yorkshire