Duo On North Drive Since last Sunday (21st July), I've driven along North Drive in Great Yarmouth several times and noticed two coaches parked in the overflow car park of the Burlington/Palm Court Hotel, but never managed to stop and take photos of them.To my surprise, they were still there earlier this afternoon, so I took the opportunity to photograph them. The first was Bakers Dolphin Mercedes-Benz Tourismo,
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Another Simonds' Surprise Further to Wednesday's post regarding the use of an unexpected vehicle on Simonds' Diss to Norwich 2 service (Simonds' Surprise - 24th July 2024); another of their double-deckers normally used on school contract work was also on the route this morning.It was Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL X663 VRL which was acquired from Devon-based Country Bus in August last year. It was new to Dublin Bus as
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Winners of WFSA competition for a safe affordable ferry to speak at 48th Interferry conference Winners of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) annual student competition for designing a safe affordable ferry will speak at Interferry’s 48th annual conference , which is being held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 28-29 October 2024.   

For this year’s WFSA competition, participants were asked to design a ro-pax vessel that could accommodate 150-200 passengers, space for cargo and 15 to 20 four-wheel vehicles, which could include lorries and trucks. Designers had to take into consideration the vessel’s intended route, a shallow-drafted stretch of the Niger River in southern Nigeria’s Anambra State, from Onitsha Jetty to Idah Jetty, and from Onitsha Jetty to Ndoni Jetty.   

“The competition comes as Nigeria has rapidly created a robust and sustainable ferry system for the city of Lagos,” said Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, executive director of WFSA. “The question now is whether the inland waterways of Nigeria – the Niger River – could enjoy similar successes?” 

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Simonds' Surprise Today, an unexpected vehicle was operating on Simonds' Diss to Norwich 2 service; a double-decker usually reserved for school contract work.Regular contributor Dan High has shared photos of the East Lancs-bodied VDL DB250 YJ56 KCK when seen in the city. Simonds took ownership of the vehicle from Lodge of High Easter in Essex in August of last year and it retains their livery. It first entered
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Ex AnglianBus At Ensign Mark Doggett, a frequent visitor to Ensign, was once again at their Purfleet premises today to see representatives from Merlin Travel collect their newly acquired vehicles. Contrary to the earlier report, the vehicles were not the anticipated three blue Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini buses but rather four former London Scanias! It seems the blue Geminis are destined for Barway Services of
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