Tuesday 28th September 2010 ~ Well I Never

I'm sure I must have used that headline before, but never mind. Des travelled from Yarmouth to Lynn by X1 this morning en route to a day out on the South Coast. He says "Just the four of us on 37576 working the 05.50 Yarmouth - Peterborough (Y6).
1- The lady who boards at Yarmouth and works in Chapelfields and always runs from bus in Norwich (she starts at 06:30!) ~ Monthly pass.
2- The Lady who boards in Acle, to Norwich ~ Annual pass.
3 - Me, going to K/L for the 08:59 train to London ~ Staff travel pass.
4 - The driver, going to K/L ~ Staff travel pass.
Four other passengers boarded in Norwich and incidentally from Sun 26/09/10, X1 now stops at The Showground, an old X94 stop, and Eaton Road in Norwich. We've just passed Eaton Road and the bus shelters now say 'Newmarket Road Interchange' in large letters. A quick Google of 'Eaton Road Interchange' reveals all? For Gerard's records we pass :
K14 37567 - On time, exiting Hockering.

K15 37574 - On time, Dereham market
K16 37568 - 07:15, entering Hillcrest Ave Dereham.
K17 37571 ~ 07:30, Swaff Mac D's roundabout
K18 37578 ~ 07:48, West Bilney church.
K19 37570 ~ On time exiting K/L bus station.
K1 37565 ~ On time.

Thanks to Des for that and he actually made the move pf perfect balance by using the 20.35 Lynn to Lowestoft later on which is Y6, still with 37576 !
I notice that the X1 timetable has completely disappeared from the First website at the moment. Radio Norfolk made a great fuss about the new timetables in operation in Norwich yesterday - mainly caused by the public's inability to understand the words 'new' and 'timetable' by all accounts. The Eastern Daily Press on the other hand made no mention of the confusion - well not in the Fenland edition anyway. Still it would be good if the X1 service could be reinstated to the website I would have thought ?
Back to today and L8 10.35 from Peterborough with 37573 took the signposted diversion around the Wisbech roadworks today traversing Town Bridge and Freedom Bridge. It was another good day for punctuality with only 37570 on the peaktime K19 being seen out of path departing Wisbech 14 late eastbound at 17.10.
Bruce had to go to Lynn hospital this afternoon and enjoyed (?) 37158 on L11 and 37572 on K5, but, he was very excited on departing Lynn at 17.15 when viewing outside Vancouver Avenue B10M coach 20121 which had been sent over from Yarmouth - apparently for X1 use tomorrow. I think this could have something to do with some Lynn elephants requiring Tacho and fuel gauge adjustments. So just when we thought 121 had done its last X1, turns out we could be wrong.


There goes that cold coach again ! The Beast leaves Wisbech on the 13.56 to Lowestoft today.

 Royale 34108 was parked in Vancouver Avenue this evening after arrival on Y9 which it worked all day, it was alongside 20121 which already has X1 on the numerical blinds, although it needs a destination roll fitting. 20107 was due to join them in the early hours if it continues working Y13.