Soccer Specials

Good Friday is traditionally when football matches are played and Norwich City were involved in their first game today over the Easter period. Local travel to home matches is regularly provided by Sanders Coaches and this is Volvo B8L / MCV eVoSeti 127 ED23 SAN on the NC2 to Carrow Road from Fakenham.

At the football ground two vehicles were of interest with the first being Phoenix Bussing’s Kassbohrer Setra S431D double decker N90 PBS operated by Romsey Coaches Limited.

Behind is the Portsmouth Team bus Lucketts’ Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BG22 NTJ.

My thanks to Dan High for the photos.

Roy

Sanders Coach Repaint

Today is the first day back in service of Sanders Coaches’ Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRa BV23 NUW following a repaint from all over white into the standard single deck yellow livery.

Number 532 has also received the 6/X6 branding for its Cromer to Great Yarmouth service via North Walsham and Stalham.

My thanks to Reg Vardy for the information and photos

Roy

North Walsham Area Sightings

Another different location for Dan High’s sightings today when he visited North Norfolk and specifically the North Walsham area.

His photos feature three of Sanders Coaches’ MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8RLE Coasthopper’s with the first showing 518 BV21 OOA.

The second is of the North Walsham Travel Hub with another eVoRa, 521 BV21 OOD, awaiting its next duty.

The last is of a third eVoRa, 519 BV21 OOB, working the 54 service from North Walsham to Norwich. 

My thanks to Dan for the photos.

Roy

Top Ten

With a couple of early family taxi runs this morning, the last one found me in Great Yarmouth so I decided to see what was lurking about the coach station and the seafront area.

My trawl netted me ten coaches including three each from Alfa Holidays and Caledonia Travel with the former providing a couple at the coach station. They were Mercedes-Benz Tourismos 120 BV20 HND and 136 BV22 WTT.

The only one from the Caledonian fleet there was another Mercedes-Benz Tourismo UMO 58, which was formerly NH69 RHH when with National Holidays.

Also present was a Leons Holidays VDL Futura from Stafford with its special plate LE23 EON.

Hiding behind those four was Go South Coasts' Mercedes-Benz Tourismo 91 MB19 ENZ parked in a very difficult position to get a reasonable photo.

The other two coaches there were both Yutong GT12s conveniently parked together - Yorkshire Rose YK74 PCY and KM Travel's 4465 KM (reported here yesterday in Norwich)

Continuing my journey along the seafront, Alfa Travel's Mercedes-Benz Tourismo 139 BF23 CFW was parked outside the New Beach Hotel with Caledonian Travel's Mercedes-Benz Tourismo BV22 WUW and Volvo 9700 LSK 814 about to leave their position opposite the Wellington Pier.

Roy

Lowestoft Yesterday

Dan High had a change of scenery yesterday and decided to cross the border into Suffolk to see what was lurking at Lowestoft Bus Station.

His first photo is of Great Yarmouth's Wright Eclipse Gemini 36215 BJ12 VWX leaving the bus station returning north on an X1 or X11 service.

ADL Enviro200 44532 SN62 DBO departs on the 106 circular service to Burnt Hill with its destination screen looking a little the worse for wear.

Also observed was Wright StreetLite 47646 SN15 AFF on another Lowestoft service, the 109 to Hollow Grove.

Thanks again to Dan for the photos.

Roy

Norwich Visitor

John Russell provides a photo of a visiting coach to Norwich City centre earlier today. It is a Yutong GT12 registered 4465 KM and operated by KM Travel of Barnsley.

Many thanks to John for the information and photo.

Roy

Essex Trainer

Regular contributor Mark Doggett has sent a couple of photos of a former First Eastern Counties driver trainer now in use with First Essex. It is pictured in Basildon.



It is Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban 66883 MX55 HHP in its mainly yellow Blockbuster livery

Many thanks to Mark for the photos.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 1st April 2026

The latest East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report contains no entries regarding any changes to our local bus services. 

However, Acle-based Our Bus is to cancel the operation of its 132 Heartsease to Keswick service in Norwich from 13th April 2026.

The full Report can be viewed here soon.

Roy

Tuesday in Norwich

Just three selected photos of the many supplied by Dan High of his sightings in Norwich yesterday.

Sanders Coaches' X55 branded MCV eVoRa Volvo B8RLE 529 BV72 KKD was employed on its usual designated route.

Also observed was First Eastern Counties Volvo B9 36223 BD12 SZZ awaiting its next duty in Castle Meadow. This is one of the former Doncaster liveried First Kernow ones which has recently received a repaint into the First Ultraviolet scheme. Confirmation of this can be found on the destination screen with reference to 'firstbus.co.uk/cornwall'

The third depicts Central Connect's Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Altas / EVM Cityline 228 RX25 TCJ on the 35 service to Hellesdon.

My thanks to Dan for the photos.

Roy