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

David King reports from Cornwall that the three Volvo B9TL's arriving from First Norwich over a week ago quickly entered service with little or no attempt to remove any branding initially. The first photos show 36166 BD11 CFK at Camborne with efforts being made to remove the rear branding.Similar 36170 BD11 CFP was also viewed in Camborne yesterday on the T3 service from Newquay to St Ives36175 ..read more

My son's sunday football match took me to Norwich this morning and we passed the recently opened outstation for First Norwich on Reepham Road. It is currently home to the Driver Training vehicles, Contract vehicles and some recently withdrawn from the fleet.First up are Driver Trainers 66840 MX05CGE & 66881 MX05CKP, also just visible is 69033 SF55UBT.Next are recently withdrawn Volvo B7RLE's ..read more

Late last week two newly converted open top double deckers arrived at First Great Yarmouth’s Caister Road depot. They were Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLs 37066 YK57 EZV and 37065 YK57 EZU and have received their Coastal Clipper liveries with branding yet to be applied. This summer’s services commence on Saturday 4th May.My thanks to Roger Bellward for the use of his photoRoy ..read more

Mark Doggett also called in at Go-Coach premises at Swanley today where he found 'new' BorderBus Scania LX59 CNO undergoing MOT prepThanks for the photo MarkRoy ..read more

Mark Doggett was at Ensignbus at Purfleet earlier today and observed five former First Eastern Counties Volvo B7TL's presentThey included ex Great Yarmouth 37022 YJ06 XKL, 37023 YJ06 XKM and 37174 SF07 FDE plus ex Lowestoft 37060 YJ06 XMM.You may have noticed that 37022 has returned from BorderBus and has been replaced there by another ex Great Yarmouth decker 37150 YN06 URD. The fifth example is ..read more

Another new addition to the Mulleys' fleet is this Plaxton Panther. YN69 LCM, Toby Cullum took a photo of it freshly out of the paint shop.He has also provided a better photo of the recently repainted Switch Metrodekker YJ23 EKO.My thanks to Toby for the photos.Roy ..read more