Beach Coach Station Log - Thursday 12th May

Further to Steve's report of Wednesday, I visited Beach Coach Station on Thursday at 14.30 and saw just five vehicles:

Alfa - 59 YN10EOK *                                  West Row Coaches - M427WAK

West Row Coaches M427WAK at Beach Coach Station

Whippet - J689LGA (since returned to Cambridgeshire and back!)*
NCB Motors of Shropshire - D5NCB            Veolia Cymru - YR02ZZF*

Also noted passing through Market Gates approx an hour later were two Shearings vehicles 114 BN09FXE and 725 MX05AHZ*

* Denotes vehicles mentioned in Steve's log for Wednesday

(Note - this a re-posting on this blog as the previous post appears to have been removed)

Beach Coach Station Log - Wednesday 11th May

Stephen Gowler reports that the following were in Great Yarmouth's Beach Coach Station on Wednesday 11th May.

Alpha 59 YN10EOK                                     Whippet J689LGA
National Holidays NH05CDH                         Veolia Cymru YR202ZZF 
Gee Vee Travel PIL6833                               Abbey Travel P369JMS
Devons Coaches RJZ2288                            Shearings 114 BN09FXE 

Nottingham City Coaches FP02YDK             Kingdoms of Tiverton CT53CJT
Sunbeam Coaches of Hevingham T7HOD      Glenton Tours PP04BUS

Shearings 725 MX05AHZ (see photo above - kindly supplied by Stephen)
Silcox Coaches of Pembroke  WA53WSY     Pamray Travel of Littleport SK02OZJ

Stephen also reported that around 10.00 he saw First Eastern Counties 37571 (AU58ECV) and 37569 (AU58ECN) following each other south along Southtown Road, there appears something wrong there.

On the X1 shorts thay day were 34109 (W436CWX), 66165 (W365EOW) and old timer Leyland Olympian 34333 (H132FLX).

Thanks Steve for the report and photograph

(Note - this a re-posting on this blog as the previous post appears to have been removed)

Veolia Visitor

An usual visitor to the town's Beach Coach Station this afternoon was Veolia Cymru 74028 YR02ZZF. An Irizar Scania K114, the coach was new to Pullman of Crofty in May 2002

Also present was Whippet's Volvo B10M G689LGA having worked the Coastal Service

Loanee StreetLite

I went into Great Yarmouth by bus today and had the luxury of the front seat on the top deck of a First's President from Gorleston. As the bus turned into Southtown Road from the lights, I saw a white liveried StreetLite in the distance coming towards us. I quickly searched for the camera and placed it close to the window and took a photograph. The above picture is the result and is of AnglianBus 326 MX60GXE passing Bollard Quay on the 13.50 581 service to Beccles. She is on loan to the AnglianBus from Mistral whilst its own Streetlites are away for attention.

Go Whippet

Popped in to Beach Coach Station this afternoon and there was only coach present and that was Whippet's H19WCL which had arrived earlier on the Coastal Service. The Volvo B10M is in Whippet's 90th anniversary livery and was previously registered Y391KBN.

Whippet's First Weekday Coastal Service

Whippet's first weekday Coastal Service A was in the hands of Volvo B10M J689LGA - another regular visitor on the service last year. J689LGA is seen here at Beach Coach Station early this afternoon.

Keeping her company was National Holidays Volvo YJ03VNB - fleet number 74.

Later in the afternoon Shearings Setra 217 BK10VCK was noted unloading its passengers at the Carlton Hotel on Marine Parade following a days outing.

She subsequently left for an overnight stay at Beach Coach Station

May Day Visitors

With May Day being in the middle of the bank holiday weekend there were some interesting visitors to be seen at Beach Coach Station.

Today Whippet Coaches commenced operating its Sunday Coastal Service to Great Yarmouth from Cambridgeshire (Service G from Eaton Socon). Volvo B10M J669LGA performed the duty as it did on many occasions last year. She is seen here at Beach Coach Station in the early afternoon.

Also present was another '11' registered Setra from Shearings. This time it was 301 BK11GJE resplendent in its Grand Tourer livery

Other local independents were Emblings, represented by its Scania/Van Hool YIL3129, and Beestons, with its Volvo B10M 226LRB. The former (below) has carried different registrations including VJI9417, APT42S and M321VET. (Source: HB Publications)

Meanwhile, Beestons 226LRB was formerly registered HSK645 and was constructed in 1993. (Source: HB Publications)