First Eastern Counties Buses in Norwich - 2 Dec 2022 (P1140099)

Friday 2 December 2022 (1011) – First Eastern Counties Buses route branded buses seen in Red Lion Street, Norwich.

Left: Wearing the Purple Line branding is 33163 (LR02 LXZ), a Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident new to First Centrewest (TN1163) in June 2002 for Transport for London (TfL) contracted services. After a vehicle reaches the maximum age stipulated by TfL the larger groups then transfer vehicles to their subsidiaries in different parts of the country. In this case the bus is 20 years old.

Right: 36168 (BD11 CFN) is a Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL new in June 2011 which is branded for the Blue Line services into the city centre from the University of East Anglia (service 25), the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital (service 26) or Bowthorpe (service 26A).