Sanders 123 1458hrs North Walsham to Aylsham 030323
Here we have a second slightly nearer the camera view of Sanders former Nottingham City Transport Scania N94UD East Lancs Omnidekka type number 123 - YN07 EYY which is seen passing The Crown PH at Banningham, as it operates the above school day only short working of service 18 from North Walsham to Aylsham. Regular followers will know that the gate to the right leads to Banningham Church, which is dedicated to St Botolph. Note also the wall mounted Victorian Post Box. The scene, taken from this angle, has featured in several of my previous uploads, but since the last occasion on 8th December 2016 as we can clearly see from this shot, the trees in the foreground to right and left have grown so much that their branches almost meet. Although the bus is partially obscured, when spring arrives, a shot from this exact spot will probably be impossible.
Although an example was noted on this journey a couple of years back, the appearance of a double decker on service 18 had always been something of an extremely rare occurrence. However, a duty change introduced from Monday 6th February 2023 sees one of the three* North Walsham depot based deckers allocated to the above journey on a regular basis. As a result this is the first time that I have captured one at any location while working a service 18 journey. It will be recalled that Sanders double deck worked Norwich City FC service 3 follows much of the service 18 route over the North Walsham to Aylsham section, but it doesn’t deviate from the B1145 to serve The Crown bus stop.
* With the introduction of new Volvo B8/MCV Evoras on the revamped service X55 North Walsham - Norwich service from Monday 2nd January 2023 the number of double deck vehicles at North Walsham depot has since been reduced to just three. Currently they are all former Nottingham Scania N94UD East Lancs Omnidekka examples 115/123 & 124. However, apart from covering North Walsham to Carrow Road bound Norwich City FC services 3 & 11 they are rarely used on Saturday & Sunday.
Sanders 123 1458hrs North Walsham to Aylsham 030323
Here we have a second slightly nearer the camera view of Sanders former Nottingham City Transport Scania N94UD East Lancs Omnidekka type number 123 - YN07 EYY which is seen passing The Crown PH at Banningham, as it operates the above school day only short working of service 18 from North Walsham to Aylsham. Regular followers will know that the gate to the right leads to Banningham Church, which is dedicated to St Botolph. Note also the wall mounted Victorian Post Box. The scene, taken from this angle, has featured in several of my previous uploads, but since the last occasion on 8th December 2016 as we can clearly see from this shot, the trees in the foreground to right and left have grown so much that their branches almost meet. Although the bus is partially obscured, when spring arrives, a shot from this exact spot will probably be impossible.
Although an example was noted on this journey a couple of years back, the appearance of a double decker on service 18 had always been something of an extremely rare occurrence. However, a duty change introduced from Monday 6th February 2023 sees one of the three* North Walsham depot based deckers allocated to the above journey on a regular basis. As a result this is the first time that I have captured one at any location while working a service 18 journey. It will be recalled that Sanders double deck worked Norwich City FC service 3 follows much of the service 18 route over the North Walsham to Aylsham section, but it doesn’t deviate from the B1145 to serve The Crown bus stop.
* With the introduction of new Volvo B8/MCV Evoras on the revamped service X55 North Walsham - Norwich service from Monday 2nd January 2023 the number of double deck vehicles at North Walsham depot has since been reduced to just three. Currently they are all former Nottingham Scania N94UD East Lancs Omnidekka examples 115/123 & 124. However, apart from covering North Walsham to Carrow Road bound Norwich City FC services 3 & 11 they are rarely used on Saturday & Sunday.