Anglianbus

 About

Anglianbus started life as Anglian Coaches, in 1981. Formed by David and Christine Pursey, the company was based in a depot in Loddon and operated a small

fleet of coaches on private hire and school contract work. Below, photographed in 1985 by John Law is a Bristol RE registered OWT775M outside John Lewis. Also pictured are three coaches at their depot in 1988, sporting a rather colourful mix of liveries!

In January 1999, Anglian won their first tender with Norfolk County Countil and begun operating the 580 between Diss and Great Yarmouth. Photographed here in Great Yarmouth is T400CBC, a Mercedes-Benz O814D Plaxton Beaver 2 operating the 580 to Diss.

Following further contracts being won, the company soon out grew their Loddon depot and a brand new purpose built facility was created in Ellough just outside Beccles in Suffolk. This opened in October 2000 and by 2003, the company's first commercial route started; the 588 between Norwich and Halesworth. One year later in 2004, a smaller depot was opened nearer the city in Rackheath to allow growth on the Norwich city centre services. Since that time, the coach side of the business reduced and eventually disappeared as the bus side grew and grew. Anglian's success had caught the eye of international transport company The Go-Ahead Group, who bought the business in April 2012. At that time, Anglian had over one hundred vehicles to their name and was the biggest independent operator in the county.

In December 2012, a fleet of six MAN EcoCity gas buses began to arrive and were instantly pressed into service on the 146 service between Norwich and Lowestoft. A further four were sent to work the 601 whilst the final three arrived in March 2013. They weren't to last long though as all thirteen buses (including one for spares that was withdrawn after an accident with a coach) were transferred to other Go-Ahead Subsidiary Plymouth Citybus in October last year.

Go-Ahead also owned Dereham operator Konectbus and in 2013, they appointed Konect's Julian Patterson as Managing Director of Anglianbus too. This resulted in a full  renumbering scheme to fit both sets of vehicles together and many of the older members of the fleet were withdrawn. On July the 10th that year, a new livery was revealed, with 229 X229WRA the first to emerge from the paint shop. The colours were the same as Konectbus, but inverted, and coupled with a refreshed logo it was evident that the two companies were now managed as one.

In September that year, the whole route network was revamped and renumbered to increase simplicity for customers and efficiency for the company. Routes were interlinked instead of standalone and this meant the PVR (peak vehicle requirement) reduced significantly and the second wave of withdrawals took place. Then, as service revisions came and went Anglianbus began to lose a number of their routes to Konectbus. First of all the city services turned blue as the sister company begun to operate the 50, 50A, 51, and 52, later followed by the 53 as well. More recently, the number 7 to Great Yarmouth was also transferred to Konectbus but was later pulled altogether.

The downsizing accelerated recently and on their last day of service the company had 22 buses and just 7 routes.

Fleet Lists

30th June 2013 (includes Konectbus fleet and the first details of fleet renumbering)
19 August 2013
February 2009
May 2008
October 2007
July 2007
August 2006
March 2005
February 2004

Timetables

1989

Anglian Coaches 1 Loddon-Norwich, 1989 timetable

1999

Anglian Coaches 54B Wroxham-Norwich 1999 timetable

Anglian Coaches 718 Wroxham-Sprowston-Norwich 1999 timetable

2001

Anglian Coaches 199 Lowestoft-Kessingland-Southwold-Halesworth 2001 timetable

2002

Anglian Coaches 54B Wroxham-Norwich 2002 timetable

Anglian Coaches 58A Norwich-Poringland 2002 timetable

Anglian Coaches 600 Great Yarmouth Station-Great Yarmouth-Gapton Hall 2002 timetable

Anglian Coaches 718 Norwich-Sprowston-Wroxham 2002 timetable

2003

Anglian Coaches 003 Bungay-Harleston-Norwich 2003 timetable

Anglian Coaches 4A Harleston-Norwich 2003 timetable

Anglian Coaches 10B Norwich-Mulbarton 2003 timetable

Anglian Coaches 89/89A/89B Diss-Ipswich 2003 timetable

Anglian Coaches 171 Beccles-Loddon-Norwich 2003 timetable

Anglian Coaches 584 Pulham Market-Diss 2003 timetable

Anglian Coaches 600 Great Yarmouth Station-Great Yarmouth-Gapton Hall 2003 timetable

2004

Anglian Coaches 001 Loddon-Norwich 2004 timetable

Anglian Coaches 13 Kessingland-Lowestoft 2004 timetable

Anglian Coaches 58 Bungay-Norwich 2004 timetable

Anglian Coaches 521 Aldeburgh-Southwold 2004 timetable

Anglian Coaches 531 Halesworth-Bungay 2004 timetable

Anglian Coaches 535 Halesworth-Beccles 2004 timetable

Anglian Coaches 588 Halesworth-Norwich 2004 timetable

Anglian Coaches 699 Lowestoft-Halesworth 2004 timetable

2005

Anglian Coaches X2 Beccles-Norwich 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 11 Eaton-Norwich 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 12 Drayton-Norwich 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 12A Drayton-Norwich 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 23 Eaton Park-Gertrude Road 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 23A Eaton Park-Gertrude Road 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 162 Ipswich-The Bealings 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 587 Poringland-Norwich 2005 timetable

Anglian Coaches 711 Acle-Blickling Hall 2005 timetable

2006

Anglian Coaches C1/C2/C3 Beccles Town Services 2006 timetables

Anglian Coaches 004 Harleston-Norwich 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 12 Drayton-Norwich 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 33 Plumstead-Norwich 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 59 Wickelwood/Wymondham-N&N Hospital 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 100 Harleston-Ipswich 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 165 Leiston-Ipswich 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 521 Aldeburgh-Southwold 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 533 Southwold-Beccles-Bungay 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 544 Southwold-Beccles-Bungay 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 570 Haddiscoe-Norwich 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 577 Loddon-Beccles-Great Yarmouth 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 580 Great Yarmouth-Diss 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 588 Halesworth-Norwich 2006 timetable

Anglian Coaches 711 Blickling Hall-Coltishall-Wroxham-Acle BroadsHopper 2006 timetable

2007

Anglianbus X2 Norwich-Loddon-Beccles 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 005 Norwich-Bishopgate 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 006 Hemsby-Great Yarmouth 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 10B Norwich-Mulbarton 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 12 Norwich-Drayton 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 12B Norwich-Wroxham 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 54B Norwich-Wroxham 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 121 Eaton-Norwich 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 122 Cringleford-Norwich 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 123 Dussindale-N&N Hospital 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 123 Rackheath-Dussindle-N&N Hospital 2007 timetable

Anglianbus 124 Thorpe St Andrew-N&N Hospital 2007 timetable

Angianbus 999 Eaton Park-Gertrude Road 2007 timetable

2008

Anglianbus 577 Great Yarmouth-Loddon 2008 timetable

2009

Anglianbus 999 Eaton Park-Gertrude Road 2009 timetable

2010

Anglianbus A47 Norwich-Brundall-Blofield-Great Yarmouth 2010 timetable

Anglianbus 121 Norwich-Eaton 2010 timetable

Anglianbus 123 Norwich-Dussindale-Wroxham 2010 timetable

Anglianbus 124 The Plumsteads-Norwich 2010 timetable

Anglianbus 165 Ipswich-Aldeburgh 2010 timetable

Anglianbus 718 Norwich-Wroxham 2010 timetable

Anglianbus 999 Eaton Park-Gertrude Road 2009 timetable

2011

Anglianbus A47 Norwich-Brundall-Blofield-Great Yarmouth 2011 timetable

Anglianbus 124 South Walsham-The Plumsteads-Norwich 2011 timetable

2012

Anglianbus A47 Norwich-Brundall-Acle-Great Yarmouth 2012 timetable

Anglianbus X47 Norwich-Acle-Great Yarmouth 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 123 Norwich-Wroxham 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 146 Lowestoft-Carlton Colville-Beccles-Norwich 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 165 Ipswich-Aldeburgh 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 520 Halesworth-Wenhaston-Southwold 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 522 Halesworth-Beccles 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 524 Beccles-Brampton-Southwold 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 588 Halesworth-Norwich 2012  timetable

Anglianbus 601 Great Yarmouth-Lowestoft-Kessingland-Southwold 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 601A Kessingland-Lowestoft-Pleasurewood Hills 2012 timetable

Anglianbus 602 Halesworth-Kessingland-Lowestoft 2012 timetable

Anglianbus Free Bus! Beccles-Diss Special 2012 timetable

2013

Anglianbus Anglianexpress7 Norwich-Gorleston 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 50/50A Gertrude Road-Eaton Park 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 51 South Walsham-Eaton 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 52A Keswick Hall-Norwich 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 68 Rackheath-ENSF 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 69 Brundall-ENSF 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 89 Southwold-Beccles-Brampton 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 90 Corton-Felix School 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 93 Oulton Broad-Langley School 2013 timetable

Anglianbus 146 Lowestoft-Norwich 2013 timetable

2014

Anglianbus 52A Norwich-Keswick Hall 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 53 Wroxham-Dussindale-Norwich-Tuckswood 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 53A Rackheath-Woodbastwick-Broadland High School 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 53B Rachkeath-Broadland High School 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 57 Norwich-Bishopgate 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 68 Rackheath-ENSF College 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 69 Brundall-ENSF College 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 83 Norwich-Long Stratton-Harleston 2014 timetable

Anglianbus 93 Lowestoft-Langley School 2014 timetable