1, 8 & X1 | James Paget Hospital
Lowestoft
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Effective28/10/2026 - 05/11/2026
Services 1, 8 and X1 - James Paget Hospital Overnight Closure
From Wednesday 28 October to Thursday 5 November, between 20:00 and 06:00 each night, the road outside James Paget Hospital will be closed.
During the closure:
- X1 buses will divert via Links Road and Yallop Avenue in both directions.
- Service 1 buses will divert via Links Road and Yallop Avenue in both directions.
- Service 8 will be unable to serve James Paget Hospital and will start and finish at Cliff Park High School.
Please allow extra time for your journey during these overnight works.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Travel Alerts
Norwich, Costessey service 23A
Service 23A
29th Oct - 4th Nov
Due to Townhouse Rd/Longwater Ln being closed we will be diverting down Kabin Rd, Hill Rd then back onto Dereham Rd.
1, 8 & X1 | James Paget Hospital
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Services 1, 8 and X1 - James Paget Hospital Overnight Closure
From Wednesday 28 October to Thursday 5 November, between 20:00 and 06:00 each night, the road outside James Paget Hospital will be closed.
During the closure:
- X1 buses will divert via Links Road and Yallop Avenue in both directions.
- Service 1 buses will divert via Links Road and Yallop Avenue in both directions.
- Service 8 will be unable to serve James Paget Hospital and will start and finish at Cliff Park High School.
Please allow extra time for your journey during these overnight works.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Hedenham
Service 41A & X41
Wednesday 4th November 19.00 to Thursday 5th November 05.00
Due to the closure of B1332 in Hedenham the above service will be on diversion
Service 41A - 19.10 & 21.10 from St Stephens will be unable to serve Hedenham, Ditchingham and Bungay instead terminating at Woodton.
X41 - 20.10 & 22.10 from St Stephens will follow A146 to A143 to serve Bungay Only.
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41A last bus from from St Stephens 23.10 will serve Bungay only
This will be unable to serve Trowse Stoke Holy Cross, Poringland, Brooke, Kirstead, Woodton Hedenham & Ditchingham.
Service 20 Buxton Road
Service 20 will be on diversion due to Buxton Road be closed from 28th -30th Oct
We wont be be serving White Woman Lane, The Paddocks, Arthurton Road, Park Road and Rosetta Road.
We will be continuing up North Walsham Road to Crostwick Lane, picking up route from the Co-Op. Inbound in reverse.
West Earlham
Services 20 & 21.
Saturday 31st October 2026 Firework display
Due to predicted heavy parking around West Earlham Junior School the above services will be on diversion during the times below.
Service 20
From NNUH - 16.40, 17.10, 18.05, 18.45, 19.30 & 20.30 From Castle Meadow - 16.35, 17.05 17.40 18.10 19.00 & 20.10
Service 21
From NNUH - 16.55, 17.25, 17.40, 18.25, 19.05 & 20.00 From Castle Meadow - 16.50, 17.25, 17.55, 18.30, 19.30 & 20.40
From City - Following Bowthorpe Rd, to Earlham Green lane turning left, then right at 5 Ways roundabout, Earlham Rd, right into Wilberforce Rd to resume route at Malbrook Rd.
Into City - Following Wilberforce Rd to end, left onto Earlham Rd, left at 5 Ways roundabout onto Earlham Green lane to end to turning right to resume route to city at Bowthorpe Rd.
We will be unable to serve Hutchenson Rd, West Earlham shops & Rockingham Rd in both directions during these times.
16 Lingwood
Service 16 wont be able to serve Lingwood or Strumpshaw due to road closure.
26th October - 6th November
Our Hire is running a shuttle bus to collect passengers from Lingwood/Strumpshaw to meet service 16 at Station Road, Brundall.
Our Hire shuttle bus will be using the current timetable.
The route for the shuttle bus below.
Martlesham
Services 64, 800, 66, 972 School bus
Due to the closure of Main road Martlesham the above services will divert as follows -
Outbound - Normal route.
Inbound - From Martlesham Water Bridge follow Main Road, turning left onto Felixstowe Road, then right onto Anson Road to A12 main roundabout.
Turning right to Martlesham roundabout to resume normal route.
Thorpe St Andrew
Services 15 & 16
Yarmouth Road
Monday 26th October 2026 to Sunday 1st November 2026
Due to road closure on Yarmouth Rd at bridge the above service will be on diversion as follows -
From City - Passed Sainsburys onto Dussingdale Drive to Plumstead Rd taking a right through Thorpe End Green, to Thorpe End Drive onto NDR to resume route just past Police HQ through to Blowfield for 15 and Brundall for 16 to connect with Our HIre Shuttle bus for Lingwood There will be no stopping on this diversion.
To City - Normal route from Blowfield for 15 to Lidl then left around Makro loop then retrace outbound route to city.
For 16 from Lingwood please use Our Hire shuttle bus to connect with 15 or 16 in Brundall, Station Rd.
Service 16 from Brundall normal route to Lidl turning right to retrace outbound route to city.
Bowthorpe Rd
Services 20 & 21
Friday 23/10/26 8.30am to Friday 30/10/26 17.00
Bowthorpe Rd closure between Dereham Rd and Guardian Rd
Above sevices will be on divertion as follows -
From City - Staying on Dereham Rd to Guardien Rd roundabout turning left then right at traffic lights to resume normal route at Bowthope Rd.
To City - Turn left into Guardian Rd then right at roundabout onto Dereham Rd to resume normal route at Bowthorpe Rd.
We will be unable to serve the Norwich Community Hospital during this time.
Charcoal Line Service Improvements from 1 November 2026
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From Sunday 1 November 2026, changes will be made to Charcoal Line services, with revised Monday to Friday timetables and additional peak-time journeys helping to improve connections between Halesworth, Bungay, Poringland and Norwich.
Forthcoming Timetables
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Timetables for services changing from 1 November are now available to view
Service Information
A quick guide to all changes on your routes – new services, replacements, frequency updates, and timetable adjustments.
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Don't see your service listed? If your service isn't shown below, there are no changes to your route and you should continue travelling as normal.
| If you currently travel on Service | What's changing |
| 40/40A |
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A revised timetable will run on Monday to Friday. Additional service 40A journeys will run between Poringland and Norwich in the morning, and between Norwich and Poringland in the afternoon. The timings of some peak-time journeys to and from Halesworth and Bungay will also change. |
| 41 |
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A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate, with changes to some peak-time journeys between Norwich, Bungay and Halesworth. |
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41A |
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| X41 |
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A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate, with changes to some peak-time journeys to improve the overall timetable. |