Excel Extravaganza

It's all happening today on the Excel network!
First is ground breaking news reported by the "X1 Team" that 34108 was
operating L12 (7:!5 from Lowestoft) It's the first time one of these are
worked a considerable length on the X1 (this particular vehicle having
worked KLN on arrival from FSA). Gerards theory is "the 07.15 from
Lowestoft's original vehicle failed in the bus station and the Royale
was borrowed off an X2 or similar."

On the subject of the X2; an accident at Carlton Colville near the Crown
caused the A146 to be closed for a time today; a diversion was in place
but this would have caused delay. Gerard also says Michael B reports
60865 R643CVR on the X2 (closely followed by 60309) Surprised this
didn't work the X1 as it is calibrated

Sam

EATM Bus Event 2009 - Sunday 12th July

EATM are once again holding their annual bus event on Sunday 12th July 2009. Once again it is set to be an excellent event.

• Classic buses
• Current PSV vehicles
• Shuttle services between the site and Lowestoft/Beccles
• AnglianBus depot visit
• Lineup of 1940s ECOC Bristol K & Ls
• Normal museum attractions
• And much, much more!

I shall be going I look forward to seeing others there too! For more details see posted below or EATM website
Sam

Worlingham Parish Plan - Public Transport Issues

A questionnaire was circulated amongst the villagers of Worlingham.
After about a year the results have come out. I have gone through the
massive 100 page document and pulled out the information relating to bus
travel.

The original document for anyone interested is here (Warning over 5mb in size!)

A PDF of public transport related issues is can be found here

To note is that when this was conducted the X2 was being run by the
B10Ms and Leyland Olympians; now they have B10Bs and Volvo Olympian
Alexander Royales; still stepped but much less of a climb.

Slight shame that they highlighted all of the problems but didn't get
responses from the companies!

Sam

StreetView X2

Google Street View, as many of you are probably aware, allows you to walk up and down streets as if you were there in person. Good or bad I'm not here to discuss; but looking round Norwich I have found some interesting X2s.

First we have 34952 showing Bungay X2, probably a blind slip?
Next is 40187 which now is a stray but may have not been then.
And finally is 20114 running dead from the X2.

If anyone finds anymore let me know!

Also many may remember the RT at Thurton, although it is no longer there, the Google Car got it.

Sam

Sunday Service

I think this has been the first time I've done a Sunday X2 blog, but I
was lucky enough to see all 3 workings.
Diagram 1 was 34110 W437CWX
Diagram 2 was 34158 P658UFB
Diagram 3 was 34156 P656UFB

Also Yarmouth Dart 40257 N625CDB was SNIS in Norwich bus station, do
Yarmouth run to Norwich on Sundays?

Sam

S*d tree bars!

I say fit all vehicles with bull bars! Would certainly help getting
through Loddon. Anyone who has ever been through Loddon/on the X2 will
know what I'm talking about, the roads are narrow with cars parked all
down the main street on one side. Some lovely person had parked in the
car park entrance (this is where the bus pulls in to allow cars driving
down the wrong side of the road to get passed); so today the driver
pulled in as far as he could right up against the wall of a house; where
a car pulled alongside and wouldn't move. I don't know how much room she
wanted! I side with the driver... the people of Loddon are impatient!

Surprisingly 20104 made an appearance on the 14:08 from Lowestoft;
thought it would have been needed on the X1

Sam

How To Alleviate A Vehicle Shortage - First Style!

Logically with only 15 Elephants (or less?) being available it would make sense to keep them on the X1 right?
WRONG!
37566 AU58ECE (I'm 99% sure) was on "old K19" at 15:38
This has a green Nokia add (wasn't 37563 as this left at 16:20 X1 to Low) Another one (possibly the same one) did the 12:38 X2 from Norwich...
Also I overheard a passenger saying that had one of those (pointing at a White Elephant) on the 99A this morning!

Sam