First Great Yarmouth's 1C Coastal Clipper Cabriolet bus service returns to the town tomorrow. This open-top route runs along Great Yarmouth seafront from Seashore Holiday Park to the Pleasure Beach for most of the daySaturday should see Volvo B7TL 32348 CRZ 266 back in service, a few days after recently converted open top Volvo B9TL 37067 YK57 EZW was collected from Norwich's Roundtree Way ..read more

Following the earlier post I can confirm that BorderBus Scania N230UD OmniCity LX59 CNO has now arrived at its new home and will become BB09 BUS tomorrow.As a result the on loan former First Eastern Counties Volvo B7TL 37150 YN06 URD has now returned to EnsignMy thanks to BorderBus for the update and to Mark Doggett for the photoRoy ..read more

A significant number of changes to First Eastern Counties services in the Great Yarmouth area feature in today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report. Three new services have been registered by First Eastern Counties to take effect from 26th May 2024:-* 2 Great Yarmouth Market Gates to the James Paget Hospital, Gorleston* 3/3B Great Yarmouth Market Gates to Mill ..read more

I had a quick wander around Great Yarmouth just before lunchtime today with First's Caister Road depot being the first port of call. Outside on the forecourt, with two local StreetLites for company, was First Norwich branded Volvo B9 36193 BN12 JYT, now a Great Yarmouth bus.Observed in the rear yard was withdrawn Wright Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs 37021 YJ06XKK, 37024 YJ06 XKN and 37154 YN06 URH ..read more

There has been three recent additions to the Lowestoft-based Angie's Tours fleet. They include an Optare Solo (pictured) a 31 seat King Long plus a 59 seat Neoplan.The first mentioned is a Solo M920 which has the special registration of PC05 PCC which was new to PC Coaches of Lincoln in March 2005. Details of the other two vehicles will be provided as soon as we receive them.My thanks to Robbie ..read more

One of the six Specialist Passenger Solutions StreetLites based at Lowestoft, intended to provide transport for the Sizewell C project, has appeared at First Great Yarmouth for possible servicing. Numbered 47805 in the First Eastern Counties fleet, SK17 HHA is pictured inside Caister Road depot by Roger Bellward.It has been brought to my attention by Steve Blackburn that an article was released ..read more

Yesterday witnessed the rare appearance of a Beeston's double decker in Norwich which was recorded by our regular correspondent Dan High.It was one of the operator's two recently arrived MCV Evoseti bodied Volvo B8Ls in the form of MUN 59NMy thanks to Dan for the photos of it on a school hire passing Castle Meadow.Roy ..read more

An unusual arrival at First Eastern Counties’ Great Yarmouth depot yesterday was a First Essex Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLNew to First Bristol in November 2008, 37621 WX58 JYG is at Caister Road for an engine rebuild.My thanks to Cameron Robinson for the use of his photos.Roy ..read more

Norfolk Coachways of Besthorpe have recently re-registered both of their Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9Rs obtained from Greys of Ely during August 2022URZ 1309 and RXZ 3099, which both feature on the home page of their website, are now B21 NCW and B22NCW respectively.My thanks to Martin Bott for the information and photoRoy ..read more

For the second consecutive week 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 ..read more