First Eastern Counties 32210 (LT52 WTR) in Great Yarmouth - 29 Mar 2022 (P1110205)

Tuesday 29 March 2022 (1222) – First Eastern Counties Buses Limited 32210 (LT52 WTR) seen turning from Howard Street North to The Conge, Great Yarmouth when working service 8 from Gorleston to Caister. It is a Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL new to Centrewest in October 2002 for Transport for London contracted services. Taken from the top deck of 37566 (AU58 ECE) working service 1A.

The company is now marketing itself as Coastal Reds in the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft area using a new livery style that has almost replaced the First Bus corporate style. This was one of the few remaining buses wearing the corporate livery that I saw on this visit and it didn’t have Coastal Reds vinyls applied.

At the time of my visit there were three Plaxton Presidents in service, the other two being 32206 (LT52 WTM) and 32213 (LT52 WTW). I later read on the East Norfolk Bus Blog website that these two vehicles were withdrawn from service a few days later thus making the subject of my photograph the last of the Plaxton Presidents operating from Great Yarmouth depot. The report also stated that 32210 would soon be withdrawn.

(The Coastal Reds name should not be confused with unrelated Lynx Bus in North Norfolk that is registered with Companies House as Coastal Red Limited).