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First Great Yarmouth operates services within the towns of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea, as well as dedicated routes to Norwich and Lowestoft under the Coastlink brand. The Great Yarmouth services operate out of the old Great Yarmouth Transport depot on Caister Road, which is a listed building dating back to the mid-1900s, retaining its ...
The smaller western section was previously the horse drawn Yarmouth and Gorleston Tramway system. It commenced operation as an electric tramway on 4 July 1905 and ran from Yarmouth South Town railway station , along Southtown Road, Gorleston High Street and Springfield Road, and had a branch from Gorleston High Street, along Pier Plain, England ...
A similar incident almost occurred around the same time on the Acle Straight between Great Yarmouth and Norwich, resulting in the bus having to be evacuated, and services were subsequently suspended for the day. On 26 June 2018, an Excel bus was involved in a collision with a lorry on the A47 in Guyhirn. The bus driver and a passenger were ...
The bus station in Great Yarmouth is the hub for local routes, located beneath Market Gates Shopping Centre. Services are operated predominantly by First Eastern Counties. The Excel X1 route, which links Norwich and Lowestoft, stops in the town. Other local bus services link the suburban areas of Martham, Hemsby, Gorleston, Bradwell and Belton ...
Bus services tend to be focussed on the bus station in the town centre, although the redevelopment of Lowestoft railway station aims to make the station a key interchange for bus routes as well. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] Traffic congestion, especially difficulty crossing Lake Lothing which cuts the town in two, can cause delays to bus services. [ 4 ]
The line between Reedham and Great Yarmouth was closed from 20 October 2018 and was scheduled to open again in April 2019; a bus replacement service was available during the works. [6] In January 2019, it was reported that the project was overrunning and that the line between Reedham and Great Yarmouth would not reopen in April 2019 as scheduled.
Great Yarmouth Transport – Great Yarmouth's 49-vehicle fleet and operations were acquired by FirstBus, precursor of FirstGroup, in September 1996 for £1.1 million. The services – along with Great Yarmouth routes of sister company Eastern Counties – were initially operated under the Blue Bus moniker.
The route continues South, meeting with the Harfrey's Roundabout, which connects the A47 to Great Yarmouth's Herring Bridge. From there the A47 is formed of the Gorleston Bypass, a 2.6KM stretch of dual carriageway with a single slip-road connecting it to Gorleston via the A143 .