I suppose in any job, there is always a shortage of manpower at peak holiday times, particularly if rostered staff are then taken ill. The prospect of replacing them at awkward times like weekends can be unlikely. Today K17 suffered in that the driver due to work the 16.32 Lynn - Lowestoft was unavailable, so 37576 retired to Vancouver Avenue and I am assuming that as a result there has been a gap in tonight's service, with the 20.48 Lynn to Lowestoft being likewise cancelled.
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| 37570 passes the site of 37571's accident, just east of the Thorney bypass on the late running L12 today. |
Things pretty much returned to normal punctuality wise today, although L12 with 37570 was seen at Thorney bypass roundabout at 13.25, so was around 20 late heading east. 20514 was out today on K3 as usual. 37157 was spotted heading into Lynn on Y13 tonight and is still very noisy. 37563 also sounded very rough tonight on Y6 and shortly after leaving Lynn for Lowestoft at 20.35, had to make an extra stop at Vancouver Avenue for fuel - as I've mentioned before, Y6 and L8 stop here on an almost daily basis.
The planned Royale / B7 swap may take place this weekend, but it has been postponed before of course. As the reliability of the B7s leaves something to be desired, it looks as though they will not be appearing on the X1 yet, although it is believed to still be in the pipeline. 34108 is likely to stay at Lowestoft along with 34109 and there is just a slight possibility that the latter may still get its tacho calibrated and be an X1 emergency candidate. This may occur because 20107 should be leaving Lowestoft for Yarmouth after its safety service and this would then leave Lowestoft short for X1 substitutes.
Late tonight 37564 took the last Lowestoft to Lynn (K19) instead of the rostered bus, 37572. Michael Bryant reports 20126 having a day out on a private charter today. He spotted it parked in Norwich under the Magdalen street flyover.
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| 37160 and 37157 drop off at King's Lynn on Tuesday night just before 8pm after working K5 and L11 respectively |
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