City Clipper Livery Revealed

The Norwich City Clipper livery was on display at Great Yarmouth's Caister Road depot earlier today.



Zak Nelson has supplied the photos of freshly vinyled Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL 32348 LK53 LZL for the new 100 service from 20th July to 31st August 2024

My thanks to Zak and to Grahame for forwarding the photos.

Roy

Lynx Enviro200MMC First Day

Whilst reporting on Paul Copley's observations on 26th June concerning the arrival of two new Enviro200MMCs at Lynx (YY24 ELC/J), I was told a third was on its way down the A17 road in the shape of YY24 EKZ.



David Bell contacts us to say that the first named, YY24 ELC, was photographed on its first day in service yesterday. It worked the 1345 to Hunstanton and the 1450 back to Kings Lynn.



His first photo shows it 'leaving the depot on a dreary gloomy day heading to the bus station to take up service and then photographs at Hunstanton bus station'.



They include one of Lynx's 'idiosyncratic rear views in this case featuring the lavender fields at Heacham' he says.

My thanks to David for the report which included news that another due to arrive is YY24 ELH

Roy

New eVoRa Enters Service

Paul McNamara reports that Sanders Coaches new MCV eVoRa bodied Volvo B8 BP24 GWW entered its first day in service on Monday last (8th July)



He photographed number 540 on that day on St Stephen's Street in Norwich working the 43 route to Reepham.

Thanks for the report and photo Paul

Roy

Norwich Activity

Dan High was observing bus activity on Norwich's Castle Meadow earlier today when he took these photos.



The first shows former First Leeds Wright StreetDeck 35286 SL67 VXP in the new corporate livery working a First Norwich Purple Line 38 service to the UCTN on Old Hall Road.



The second features similar StreetDeck 35282 SL67 VXS still in its Leeds City Green livery on its way to Fakenham on the X29 Yellow Line.



Meanwhile, Yellow Line branded Volvo B9 36265 BG12 YJX was on the Pink Line 11 route to Hethersett.

I am grateful to Dan for the photos.

Roy

Service Alterations Registered ~ 10th July 2024

There are no entries of 'local' interest in today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report. However, the full report will be available to be viewed here soon.

Roy

National Express Scrapping

I received a message late this afternoon from Jamie Skinner to say that a National Express coach was in a scrapyard at South Quay in Great Yarmouth.



By the time I got there the site was closed with the gate locked but said coach could be viewed through the EMR Metal Recycling fenced gate. I manage to get some pictures of the coach which I assumed to be a Caetano Levante bodied Scania but I was too far a way to make out the legal address and could see no registration plate.

We would be interested to know its identity although I do have my suspicions as to what it might be.Thanks for the heads up Jamie.

Update: I have had it confirmed that the vehicle concerned is FJ57 KHA. Ambassador Travel had acquired it for spares some time ago removing the engine and other parts

Roy

Damp Open Toppers

Despite the damp weather this afternoon, First Great Yarmouth were persevering with the partial open toppers on the 1C service this afternoon.



Noted in use were 37065 CRZ 266, 37067 CRZ 488 and 37068 CRZ 599 with the middle one snapped at the North Drive terminus. Ferrying staff to and from the site was fully open top 37069 CRZ 622.



Meanwhile observed at Beach Coach Station were two Caledonian Travel Mercedes-Benz Tourismos BV22 WUW and NH18 EGH. The former is a regular visitor to the resort whilst the latter is an ex National Holidays coach,



Roy