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Network Norwich
A Dennis Trident 2 double-decker carrying the lilac-fronted generic Network Norwich livery, March 2018
Founded23 September 2012
HeadquartersNorwich
Service areaNorfolk
Suffolk
Service typeBus services
Routes9 colour-coded lines
35 individual routes
DestinationsAcle
Attleborough
Bungay
Fakenham
Heartsease
Hellesdon
New Costessey
Poringland
Taverham
Thorpe Marriott
Wroxham
Wymondham
HubsNorwich city centre
Fleet160 (January 2024)[1]
OperatorFirst Norfolk & Suffolk
Website[2]

Network Norwich is the brand name given to First Norfolk & Suffolk bus services in and around the city of Norwich. First launched in September 2012, the network now consists of nine colour-coded lines extending across Norwich city centre, outer suburbs, and surrounding towns and villages across Norfolk and into Suffolk.

History

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The network was launched on 23 September 2012, with the rebranding of several First Norfolk & Suffolk bus routes within the Norwich city area as colour-coded lines. The Charcoal Line was added most recently, being launched to Bungay in Suffolk in May 2017.

The network began with the repainting of existing buses into Network Norwich livery, a variant of FirstGroup's national corporate Olympia scheme, "dipped" with colour-coded front ends; these buses included Dennis Tridents and Volvo B7TLs with Plaxton President bodywork, Volvo B9TLs with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodywork, and Volvo B7Ls and Volvo B7RLEs with Wright Eclipse bodywork.

The first brand new buses for the network, eight 10.8-metre, 37-seater Wright StreetLite DF single-deckers, were delivered in November and December 2014. Eleven longer-wheelbase 41-seater Wright StreetLite Max single-deckers were delivered for the Green Line in November 2015, followed by nine Wright StreetDeck double-deckers for the Pink Line in April 2016.

The Yellow Line was extended to Fakenham in north Norfolk on 3 April 2018, as First took over service X29 from Stagecoach, who ceased all operations in the area. On 3 September 2018, the Purple Line was extended with the launch of route 36A to Harleston. From 7 January 2019, the Charcoal Line was extended with First taking over routes 40A and 41A from Konectbus.

Core network

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Pink Line – 10 / 10A / 11 / 11A / 12

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Network Norwich Pink Line
Hoveton  12 
Wroxham
Norwich Road
Old Rackheath
Atlantic Avenue  11   11A 
Sprowston
Wroxham Road
Brickmakers
Sprowston Road│Mousehold Heath  10   10A 
Silver Road 10 10A
City Centre
Anglia Square                
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
City Centre
St Stephens Street                    
Newmarket Road        
Eaton
Eaton Park  10 
Cringleford Church
Cringleford
The Loke  10A 
Cringleford Bus Interchange          Excel 
N&NU Hospital  12         
Hethersett  11 
Key
main route
 10
route number
some journeys only
 10 
terminus
evening journeys
0   
connecting lines

The Pink Line consists of services 10, 10A, 11, 11A and 12. The 11 begins at Hethersett throughout the day, starting at West Croft and continuing via Coachmaker Way and Hethersett Lane towards the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, where the 11A and 12 begin. Service 11A begins at Hethersett in the evenings. All services head northwards to the city and run through Cringleford, Eaton, Norwich city centre, Sprowston where the 11 and 11A terminate, with the 12 terminating in Hoveton. The 10 and 10A begin at Eaton and Cringleford respectively and both run via the city centre to Mousehold Heath.[2]

The routes serve City College Norwich, Anglia Square shopping centre, Sprowston Tesco, Sprowston Manor, the quays along the River Bure in Hoveton and Wroxham, Hoveton & Wroxham railway station and the Bure Valley Railway.[2]

The Pink Line operates every ten minutes during daytimes from Monday to Saturday, with buses to Hoveton and Wroxham running half-hourly. Only service 11A runs on Sundays, between Hethersett and Sprowston.[2] In April 2016, the Pink Line was upgraded, receiving nine brand new Wright StreetDeck buses featuring free WiFi on board and e-leather seats. Additionally, in 2023, First Eastern Counties received sixteen Wright StreetDeck Electroliner buses, which also serve the Pink Line. The 10 and 10A routes are served by Wright StreetLite buses due to narrow streets along the route.

A Pink Line bus crossing the bridge in Wroxham, March 2018.

Turquoise Line – 13 / X13

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Network Norwich Turquoise Line
Spixworth
Buxton Road
Old Catton    
North Walsham Road
Constitution Hill
City Centre
Anglia Square                
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
City Centre
St Stephens Street                    
Newmarket Road        
Cringleford Bus Interchange          Excel 
Hethersett    
Waitrose
Norwich Road    
Wymondham        
Norwich Road
Besthorpe
Attleborough

The Turquoise Line consists of services 13 and X13. The routes start at Attleborough and runs northwards through Wymondham, Hethersett, Norwich City Centre (where the X13 terminates) and Old Catton, with the 13 terminating at Spixworth.[3]

A Turquoise Line bus in Norwich city centre, March 2018.

The routes serve Attleborough Academy, Wymondham town centre, Wymondham Leisure Centre, Cringleford Interchange and Anglia Square shopping centre.[3]

The 13 operates up to every thirty minutes during daytimes from Monday to Saturday, and hourly during evenings and on Sundays and bank holidays.[3] The X13 runs twice per day on weekdays: once in the morning inbound to Norwich, and again in the evening, outbound to Attleborough. The route is operated predominantly using Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 buses in turquoise livery, however in recent months spare Network Norwich-branded Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 and Wright StreetDeck buses frequent the route.

Green Line – 14 / 14A / 15 / 15A / 16 / 16A

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Network Norwich Green Line
Silfield  14A   15   16 
Silfield Road
Harts Farm
Wymondham Cross      14 
Norwich Road    
Sheffield Road
Tuttles Lane East
Mill Road
Hethersett
Churchfields
Norwich Road
Cringleford Bus Interchange
         Excel 
Newmarket Road        
City Centre
St Stephens Street  14A                     
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
Norwich Rail Station
Thorpe Road    
Yarmouth Road
Thunder Lane
Dussindale  14 
14
Thorpe St Andrew
Sainsburys    
Dussindale Drive
Dussindale  14 
Brundall
Broadland Business Park
Cucumber Lane
Brundall
Blofield Heath  15 
15
Blofield
Blofield Heath  15 
Lingwood Rail Station  16 
Strumpshaw
Lingwood Rail Station  16 
Key
main route
 19
route number
some journeys only
 19 
terminus
evening journeys
0   
connecting lines

The Green Line consists of services 14, 14A, 15, 15A, 16 and 16A. Services 14A, 15(A) and 16(A) all begin in Silfield, with the 14 beginning at Wymondham Cross, the routes head east through Hethersett, Norwich city centre, Dussindale where the 14 terminates, Brundall, Blofield, Blofield Heath where the 15 terminates, and Lingwood where the 16 terminates. Service 14A is a late evening service, beginning in Silfield and following the same route as the 14, through the Wymondham and Hethersett estates, and terminating at Norwich City Centre. Services 15A and 16A are early morning services beginning in Silfield, following the same route as the late 14A service, continuing along Yarmouth Road and terminating and Broadland Business Park.

A Green Line bus in Norwich city centre, March 2018.

The routes serve Wymondham Leisure Centre, Hethersett Academy, Norwich railway station, Broadland Business Park, Brundall railway station, Lingwood railway station.

The Green Line operates every fifteen minutes between Wymondham and Yarmouth Road during daytimes from Monday to Saturday, every thirty minutes between Norwich city centre, Dussindale and Brundall, and every hour between Blofield and Lingwood. On Sundays and bank holidays, frequencies along all parts of the route are every hour.[4] The service was upgraded in November and December 2015, receiving eleven Wright StreetLite Max Single Deck Buses to operate the service.

Orange Line – 21 / 21A

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Network Norwich Orange Line
Old Catton  21 21A 
Morrisons 21
St Faiths Road
Fiddlewood
Catton Grove Road
Angel Road
City Centre
Anglia Square                
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
City Centre
Red Lion Street    
Dereham Road    
Bowthorpe Road
Community Hospital
West Earlham
Bowthorpe Shopping Centre    
Bishy Barnabee Way
Three Score Road
Norwich Research Park  21 21A     
N&NU Hospital  21 21A         
Key
main route
 20
route number
some journeys only
 20 
terminus
evening journeys
0   
connecting lines

The Orange Line consists of routes 21, 21A, 22 and 22A. The 21 and 21A start at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and run east through Bowthorpe and West Earlham to Norwich city centre, before turning north and terminating in Old Catton at White Woman Lane.[5]

An Orange Line bus in Norwich city centre, March 2018.

The routes serve the Norwich Research Park, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Three Score, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe Shopping Centre, Clover Hill, West Earlham shops, Bowthorpe Road, Dereham Road, Anglia Square shopping centre and Old Catton.

Between Old Catton, the city centre and Bowthorpe, the routes operate every 15 minutes during daytimes Monday to Saturday and up to every 30 minutes during evenings on these days. Between Bowthorpe and the university or hospital, the routes operate every 30 minutes at all times. 21 & 21A services operate hourly on Sundays combining to make an every 30 minute frequency.

The Orange Line is primarily operated by Orange Line braded Wright StreetDeck buses, however these are slowly being replaced by new Wright StreetDeck Electroliner buses, of which First Eastern Counties are receiving 59.

Red Line – 23 / 23A / 24 / 24A / 24B

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Network Norwich Red Line
Kestrel Avenue  24   24A 
Queens Hills
Longwater Retail Park
William Frost Way
Sainsburys  23   23A   24B 
Lodge Farm
Lord Nelson Way  23   23A 
East Hills Road
Grove Avenue
Breckland Road
Longwater Lane
Old Costessey
Town House Road
Norwich Road
Larkman Lane
Guardian Road
Dereham Road (Orange Line)
City Centre
Theatre Street
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
Norwich Rail Station
Riverside Road
Plumstead Road
Heartease PH
Heartease
Sale Road  23   23A 
Plumstead Road 24A
Gordon Avenue Hillcrest Road 24 24B
Thorpe St Andrew
Sainsburys  24   24A   24B     
Key
main route
 20
route number
some journeys only
 20 
terminus
evening journeys
0   
connecting lines
Evenings & Sundays only
E
X except Evenings & Sundays

The Red Line operates up to every 7 minutes along Dereham Road and Plumstead Road during daytimes from Monday to Saturday, reducing to every 30 minutes in the evenings. From Queen's Hills or Costessey to the city centre, and from Heartsease or Thorpe St. Andrew to the city centre, the Red Line operates every 15 minutes during daytimes from Monday to Saturday, every 20 minutes on Sundays and bank holidays and every 30 minutes during evenings.[6] The service is operated using Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 and Wright StreetDeck Electroliner Double Deck Buses.

A Red Line bus in Norwich city centre, March 2018.

Blue Line – 25 / 26 / 26A

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Network Norwich Blue Line
N&NU Hospital  26   26A         
Norwich Research Park 26 26A    
University of East Anglia
Chancellors Drive  25 
University Drive
Enterprise Centre    
University of East Anglia
Main Stop    
26 to UEA Only
South Park Avenue 25
The Avenues 26
Northfields 26A
South Park Avenue 25
26A
Unthank Road 25 │ Earlhan Road 26 26A
City Centre
Red Lion Street    
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
Norwich Rail Station
Thorpe Road
Norwich Rail Station
(daytime)
Riverside Retail Park
(daytime)
Key
main route
 20
route number
some journeys only
 20 
terminus
evening journeys
0   
connecting lines

The Blue Line consists of services 25, 26 and 26A. Which link the University of East Anglia with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich City Centre and Norwich Railway Station.

The services take the following routes, the 25 starts at UEA and runs via Eaton Park and Unthank Road to the City Centre before continuing to Norwich Railway Station, via Riverside Retail Park. Route 26 starts at either Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital or UEA (26 Evenings),with the 26A starting at Bowthorpe Shopping Centre. They both then serve UEA Main Bus Stop on their way to the City Centre, via The Avenues and Earlham Road, then continue to Norwich Railway Station via Riverside Retail Park.[7]

The Blue Line operates up to every 7 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes between the university and the city centre, reducing to every 10 minutes on Sundays and bank holidays, every 15 minutes during evenings and every hour overnight after midnight. Between the university and the hospital, the service operates every 30 minutes at all times.[8] The service is operated using Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 Double Deck Buses. Unlike other refurbished buses of this type, the interior retains blue grab rails and the original seat cover design. The only other line to share this trait is the Turquoise Line. Wright StreetDeck Electroliner buses also operate this service, following their introduction by First Eastern Counties.

A Blue Line bus in Norwich city centre, March 2018.

Yellow Line – 28 / 29 / X29

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Network Norwich Yellow Line
Market Place  X29 
Fakenham X29
Pensthorpe Natural Park X29
Norwich Road X29
Guist X29
Bintree X29
Foxley X29
Bawdeswell X29
Sparham X29
Lenwade & Great Witchingham X29
Attlebridge X29
Beech Avenue 29
Nightingale Drive 29 │ Thorpe Marriott 28
Drewray Drive 28
St Edmonds Road 29 │ Cricket Close  28 
Taverham 28 29 X29
Shakespeare Way 29
Orchard Bank  29 
Drayton
Drayton High Road
Hellesdon Hospital
Asda
Mile Cross
Aylsham Road    
City Centre
Anglia Square                
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
City Centre
St Stephens Street                    
Key
main route
 20
route number
some journeys only
 20 
terminus
evening journeys
0   
connecting lines

The Yellow Line consists of services 28, 29 & X29.[9] The X29 starts in Fakenham, running mainly along the A1067 road through Guist, Twyford, Bintree, Foxley, Bawdeswell, Lenwade and Attlebridge. The 28 starts in Thorpe Marriott and the 29 starts in Taverham; the 28, 29 and X29 all join together in Taverham, running along the Drayton High Road through Drayton into Norwich city centre, where all three terminate.[10]

The routes serve Fakenham Market Place, Pensthorpe Natural Park, Bawdeswell Garden Centre, the Dinosaur Park at Lenwade, Taverham High School, Hinks Meadow, Hellesdon Hospital, Sweet Briar Retail Park and Anglia Square shopping centre.[10]

A new Yellow Line bus in Norwich city centre on its first day in service, 27 March 2018.

Between Fakenham and Norwich city centre, the Yellow Line operates every hour during daytimes from Monday to Saturday (with additional buses during the morning and evening peaks), reducing to every two hours on Sundays and bank holidays. The Monday to Saturday daytime frequency increases to every 30 minutes between Thorpe Marriott and the city centre, and every 15 minutes between Taverham and the city centre.[10] Service is provided using Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban Single Deck Buses and Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 Double Deck Buses.

On 3 April 2018, First Norfolk & Suffolk took over service X29 from Stagecoach in Norfolk as a result of Stagecoach ceasing operations in the area.[11][10] A number of Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 Double Deck Buses have been transferred from First West Yorkshire to cover for the increase in buses required on the Yellow Line, the first of which entered service in new Yellow Line livery on 27 March 2018. The Yellow fronted Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs that were operating on the Yellow Line were withdrawn when these units were transferred. These now carry the lilac-fronted livery, and provide extra capacity on all lines, including the Yellow Line.

Purple Line – 36 / 36A / 36B / 37 / 37B / 38 / 39

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Network Norwich Purple Line
Memorial Road  36   36A   36B 
Horsbeck Way 36 36A 36B
Horsford 36 36A 36B
Holt Road 36 36A 36B
Reepham Road 36 36A 36B
Raymond Road 37
Bush Road  37 
Woodland Road 37
Middletons Lane 37
Hellesdon 36 36A 36B 37
Ives Road  38 
Vulcan Road 38
The Boundary 36 36A 36B 37 38
Mile Cross
Rye Avenue  39 
Mile Cross
Bowers Ave 39
Aylsham Road 36 36A 36B 37 38 39
City Centre
Anglia Square                
City Centre
Castle Meadow                            
City Centre
St Stephens Street                    
Ipswich Road 36 36A 37
Lakenham 36B 37B 39
South Tuckswood 36 36A 37
Lakenham
Cavell Road 39
Asda 36B 37B 38  39 
Hall Road 36B 37B  38 
Harford Bridge 37 37B
Mullbarton 37 37B
Keswick Crossroads 37 37B
Swardeston 37 37B
Mullbarton 37 37B
Long Lane 37 37B
Cuckoofiled Lane  37   37B 
A140 36 36A 36B
Dunston Hall 36 36A 36B
Swainsthorpe 36 36A 36B
Newton Flotman 36 36A 36B
Tasburgh 36 36A 36B
Long Stratton 36 36A 36B
Manor Road  36   36B 
Harleston  36A   36B 
Colegate End Lane 36A 36B
Pulham Market 36A 36B
Pulham St Mary 36A 36B
Starston 36A 36B
Harleston  36A   36B 
Key
main route
 30
route number
some journeys only
 30 
terminus
evening journeys
0   
connecting lines

The Purple Line consists of services 36, 36A, 36B, 37, 37B, 38 and 39. The 37 and 37B start at Mulbarton, the 36 starts at Long Stratton and the 36A starts at Harleston, all to the south of Norwich. The routes run northwards through Lakenham, where they are joined by the 39, and then into Norwich city centre, where the 37B terminates. The routes run through Norwich city centre and out to Mile Cross where the 39 terminates, Ives Road where the 38 terminates, Hellesdon where the 37 terminates and Horsford, where the 36 terminates.[12]

The routes serve Tasburgh, Newton Flotman, Swainsthorpe, Dunston Hall Hotel, Swardeston, Lakenham Homebase and Sainsbury's, Anglia Square shopping centre, the Dixons Centre, Hellesdon Library and Norwich Airport.[12]

From Monday to Saturday daytimes, the Purple Line operates every 10 minutes along Aylsham Road, every 15 minutes between Hellesdon and the city centre, every 20 minutes between Mile Cross and Lakenham, and every 30 minutes out to Horsford, Mulbarton and Long Stratton. On Sundays and bank holidays, the frequency decreases to every 30 minutes on all routes.[12] The Purple Line is operated using Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2, Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President Double Deck Buses and Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban Single Deck Buses.

The Purple Line was extended on 3 September 2018 with the introduction of new route 36A to Harleston.

A Purple Line bus in Norwich city centre, March 2018.

Charcoal Line – 40 / 40A / 41 / 41A / X41

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Network Norwich Charcoal Line
City Centre
St Stephens Street                    
County Hall  Excel 
Trowse 40A 41A
40
Caistor St Edmund
Stoke Holy Cross
Upper Stoke
Framingham Earl
Poringland
Poringland Upgate  40   40A 
Brooke
St Peters Road 41 41A
Brooke
Norwich Road 41 41A X41
Kirstead 41 41A X41
Woodton
Kings Head 41 41A
Hedenham 41 41A X41
Ditchingham 41 41A X41
Bungay
Bungay St Mary Street│Bungay
Trinity Street
41
Beccles Road 41 41A X41
Hillside Road West 41A X41
Hillside Road East 41 41A X41
Key
main route
 49
route number
some journeys only
 49 
terminus
0   
connecting lines

The Charcoal Line (coloured dark grey) consists of services 40, 41 and X41. Starting in Norwich city centre, the routes run southeastwards through Bracondale, Trowse, Poringland where the 40 terminates, Brooke, Kirstead and Ditchingham, with the 41 and X41 terminating at Bungay in Suffolk.[13]

The route serves City College Norwich, the County Hall at Trowse, Framingham Earl High School, the Nightingale Centre, Bigod's Castle, Bungay Library and the swimming baths in Bungay.[13]

Services operate up to every 15 minutes between Poringland and Norwich city centre from Monday to Saturday daytimes, and up to every hour between Bungay and Norwich city centre, with additional buses provided during the morning and evening peaks.[13] The Charcoal Line is operated using a mixture of Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 Double Deck Buses and a fleet of Wright StreetLite DFs purchased brand new in November 2014.

From 7 January 2019, the Charcoal Line will be extended with the addition of routes 40A and 41A, which Network Norwich are taking over from Konectbus.

A Charcoal Line bus in Norwich city centre, March 2018.

Other services

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Excel

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An Alexander Dennis Enviro400 carrying the new excel route branding at Norwich bus station, March 2018

Norwich bus station is a major hub of the Excel bus network operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk, which provides services between Peterborough in Cambridgeshire and Lowestoft in Suffolk. The bus station provides the main interchange point between the western excel route between Peterborough, Wisbech, King's Lynn, Swaffham, Dereham and Norwich, and the eastern X1 route between Norwich, Acle, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-on-Sea and Lowestoft; originally these 2 routes operated as 1 service (X1), but was split in into the 2 routes above in July 2014,[14] for operational reasons, until February 2018 these both operated as X1, but Norwich To Peterborough was renamed excel to stop confusion between the routes.

Additionally, Norwich provides a hub for various Excel-branded feeder services which serve locations along the eastern X1 corridor, including the X2, X21 and X22 from Norwich to Lowestoft via Gillingham, Beccles, Worlingham, Carlton Colville, North Cove, and Whitton; and the X11 from Norwich to Belton via Acle, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-on-Sea and the James Paget University Hospital.

Unbranded routes

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Spare buses are painted in a generic Network Norwich livery with a plain lilac front, and are used on unbranded routes, as well as to provide additional capacity on core services.

Several additional routes are operated by Network Norwich without branding applied, usually as they are infrequent services. Service 30[15] operates between Norwich city centre, Taverham and Thorpe Marriott, serving the Dixons Centre, Hellesdon Hospital, Sweet Briar Retail Park and Taverham High School.

Fleet

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As of 11 January 2024, the Network Norwich fleet consists of 160 buses.[16] This can be broken down into 5 Plaxton President-bodied Volvo B7TLs; 6 Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs; 13 Wright Eclipse Gemini-bodied Volvo B9TLs; 41 Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TLs; 11 Wright StreetLite Maxs; 7 Wright StreetLite DF10.8s; 8 Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7Ls; 10 Wright Eclipse Urban 2-bodied Volvo B7RLEs; 16 Wright StreetDecks; 19 Scania N250UD-bodied Enviro 400 Citys (these are used exclusively for Excel services between Norwich and Peterborough); 17 Wright StreetDeck Electroliners; and 7 training buses. These are all Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLEs. First Eastern Counties also have an order of a further 32 Wright StreetDeck Electroliners and 11 Single Deck Wright GB Kite Electroliners.

The Network Norwich fleet is maintained over two Depots on the Ring Road in Norwich. Roundtree Way is close to the Heartsease Estate, and has plans to be fully electric by March 2024.[17] The other, slightly smaller depot is on Vulcan Road, and also houses the training fleet.

Heritage buses

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Vehicle 60915, one of two Eastern Counties retro-liveried vehicles in the fleet, in Norwich city centre, March 2018.
Vehicle 60916, one of two Eastern Counties retro-liveried vehicles in the fleet, crossing the bridge in Wroxham, March 2018.

As of March 2018, Network Norwich had two vehicles painted in retro liveries based on those of the former Eastern Counties bus company, from which Network Norwich (and, by extension, First Norfolk & Suffolk) can trace their history. Both vehicles were Volvo B7L single-deckers with Wright Eclipse Metro bodywork, built in 2002 and originally delivered new to First York and most recently in service with First South Yorkshire before being transferred to Norwich to be repainted into their retro liveries, these have since been scrapped. Recently, a third vehicle has been repainted in a heritage livery. A Volvo B7RLE with Wright Eclipse Urban bodywork, numbered 66985, received the same livery as 60916. In September 2020, another vehicle was transferred to Norwich in a heritage livery from its time in Sheffield; it wears the colours for the Mainline operator.

References

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  3. ^ a b c "Turquoise Line 13 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". First UK Bus.
  4. ^ "Green Line 14-15-16 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". First UK Bus.
  5. ^ "Orange Line 21-22 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". First UK Bus.
  6. ^ "Red Line 23-24 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". First UK Bus.
  7. ^ "Blue Line 25 & 26 Bus Service | Norfolk & Suffolk | Norfolk & Suffolk". First Bus.
  8. ^ "Blue Line 25-26 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". First UK Bus.
  9. ^ Wyllie, Sophie. "Popular bus route to be extended into Norfolk market town".
  10. ^ a b c d [1][dead link]
  11. ^ Powell, Luke. "New bus service between Norwich and Fakenham was introduced in April".
  12. ^ a b c "Purple Line 36-37-38-39 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". First UK Bus.
  13. ^ a b c "Charcoal Line 40 - 41 - X41 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". First UK Bus.
  14. ^ "Changes to First Buses' flagship X1 service". Lowestoft Journal.
  15. ^ "Service 30 - Norfolk & Suffolk - First UK Bus". bustimes.org.
  16. ^ "Enthusiasts | First Bus". www.firstbus.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Network Norwich Electric | First Bus". www.firstbus.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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