Service Alterations Registered ~ 11th September 2019

A number of entries to record from this week’s Notices and Proceedings Report published by the East of England Transport Commissioner.

Sanders Coaches are making a number of changes to their services including the registration of a new 308 service between Melton Road, Hindolveston and Fakenham Field Lane. It runs on school days only and commenced on 1st September 2019. The operator's 309 route from Stibbard Crossroads to Fakenham Sixth Form will also be amended (in addition to its timetable) from 30th September 2019

Sanders has also altered the route and timetable of the 202 Salthouse to Wells-next-the-Sea High School, the 204 Holt to to Wells-next-the-Sea High School,  the 88 North Walsham to Aylsham High School and the 56 between Holt and Easton College. All changes took effect from 31st August 2019.

Sanders is cancelling the operation of two routes in September. On the 1st it ceased providing the 206 Dersingham - to Wells-next-the-Sea service; to be followed at the end of the month by the 58 route between Holt and Fakenham.

Coastal Red is to amend the timetable of the 36 Hunstanton to Wells-next-the-Sea and Fakenham to Wells-next-the-Sea services from 21st October 2019

The full report will soon be available to view on the government website

Roy

Beach Coach Station Sunday

There were some vehicles of interest at Beach Coach Station in Great Yarmouth shortly after lunch time yesterday.

My immediate attention was drawn to two vehicles of the Richmond’s Coaches of Barley in Hertfordshire fleet. The double deck example was 648EAU, a Van Hool TX27 Astromega new in May 2017. Alongside was Van Hool TX 892LTV

National Holidays had a presence in the form of  Mercedes Benz Tourismo NH15JCH

Finally, just as I was leaving, Dolphin Travel's Bova M50APL turned up and I quickly got a photo before it emptied!

Roy

Wrights Coaches Vehicle for Sale

A few days ago Wrights Coaches announced on Twitter that it had placed one of its vehicles up for sale. Dating from 2006 the Mercedes Benz 22 seat minicoach has been advertised for sale on ebay

The minicoach, registered W25PTS, is pictured here at Norwich Bus Station in August last year. For those interested further information can be found here

Roy

Beach Coach Station Today

Robert Kelly looked in at Great Yarmouth's Beach Coach Station earlier today and caught the following coaches on camera

The first is of Indcar bodied MAN1023LY D17WXZ from Landmark Coaches of Arlesley.

Next is YN59BKD a Plaxton bodied Volvo B12B owned by Bill's Coach Hire. It was previously with Minsterly Motors of Shrewsbury

The third is locally based Peelings Coaches Plaxton Paragon bodied Volvo B12M JJZ9130.

Making up the foursome is Alfa Tours 111 BV19YFF, a Mercedes Benz Tourismo

The final picture is of Acklams of Beverley's YN13GXO. A Volvo B9R with Plaxton Panther coachwork it was new to Logan of Dunloy in 2013.

My thanks to Robert for the information and photos

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 4th September 2019

A couple of items to note from this week’s Notices and Proceedings Report published by the East of England Transport Commissioner.

National Express is to amend the timetable of its 490/491 service between Lowestoft Bus Station and London Victoria Coach Station from 28th October 2019

Suffolk Norse is to cancel its 108 service from Lowestoft Bus Station to Gorleston's James Paget Hospital from 1st November 2019

The full report will soon be available to view on the government website

Roy

Former Anglian Disposals

Two former Anglianbus East Lancs Lolyne bodied Dennis Tridents were among those buses making their final journey from the Ensign dealership in Purfleet to Shelton Motors of Cambridgeshire for scrapping during August.

Anglianbus Trident W822NNJ on Gordon Road in Lowestoft in January 2015 on a Beccles service

The pair were W822NNJ amd W825NNJ which were new to Brighton & Hove in March 2000 and also subsequently operated by Konectbus.

My thanks to Ross Newman at Ensign for the information

Roy

Departures From Caister Road

This weekend saw three residents leave Great Yarmouth bound for pasures new in Essex.

32629 KP54KAX is the single Volvo/Gemini to leave along with Volvo B7TL/ALX400's 30954 YJ51RDO and 32064 W224XBD.

30954 Pictured at Caister Road in February this year.

32064 Pictured whilst having a Sunday rest back in June.

Former FEC Volvo B7TL/ALX400  32480/32481 are returning to Ipswich from their spell in Essex also.

Norwich based Volvo 66824 was noted at Caister Road this morning, no confirmation of its reason as yet.

Thanks to First for the information.

Grahame.