First Eastern Counties Buses in Norwich - 9 Feb 2024 (P1170403)

Friday 9 February 2024 (1250) – First Eastern Counties Buses at work in St. Stephens Street, Norwich.

On the right is 36547 (BK73 AGO), a Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner new in September 2023, seen in St. Stephens Street, Norwich heading to Hethersett on service 25.

First Eastern Counties Buses and Norfolk County Council were successful in the award of a grant from the Department for Transport (DfT) of £14.7m under the Zero Emission Bus Regional Access (ZEBRA) scheme. First Bus will invest £22.5m in the project that will see the purchase 70 new electric vehicles and related depot infrastructure.

On the left 36903 (YN69 XZG), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro400 MMC bodied Scania N250UD new in December 2019, was working the 1245 ‘excel’ service D to East Dereham