First Essex Arrival An unusual arrival at First Eastern Counties’ Great Yarmouth depot yesterday was a First Essex Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TLNew to First Bristol in November 2008, 37621 WX58 JYG is at Caister Road for an engine rebuild.My thanks to Cameron Robinson for the use of his photos.Roy
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Beeston's Volvo B8L In Norwich Yesterday witnessed the rare appearance of a Beeston's double decker in Norwich which was recorded by our regular correspondent Dan High.It was one of the operator's two recently arrived MCV Evoseti bodied Volvo B8Ls in the form of MUN 59NMy thanks to Dan for the photos of it on a school hire passing Castle Meadow.Roy
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Fincantieri floats out new ship Norwegian Aqua Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has floated out Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Aqua  at its dry dock in Marghera, Italy.

The construction milestone was celebrated by Fincantieri welding two ceremonial coins into Norwegian Aqua to bestow good luck and safe sailing for ship.

“We are excited to celebrate another milestone with our partners at Fincantieri, who are integral to the Prima-class journey and supporting us in evolving the amazing experience we design and deliver for our guests,” said David Herrera, president of Norwegian Cruise Line. “Building upon the guest-favourite features of the award-winning vessels of this class, the 10 per cent increase in space provides us with more flexibility to deliver more offerings and more beautifully designed venues for our guests to relax and explore onboard Norwegian Aqua.”   





The floating out ceremony marks the end of work on the ship’s exterior ahead of its launch in April 2025 (image credit: Fincantieri) ...
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Service Alterations Registered ~ 24th April 2024 For the second consecutive week there are no entries of  'local' interest in today's East of England Traffic Commissioner's Notices and Proceedings Report. However, the full report will be available to be viewed here soon.Roy
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Recent Re-Registrations Norfolk Coachways of Besthorpe have recently re-registered both of their Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo B9Rs obtained from Greys of Ely during August 2022URZ 1309 and RXZ 3099, which both feature on the home page of their website, are now B21 NCW and B22NCW respectively.My thanks to Martin Bott for the information and photoRoy
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