Service disruptions - 27/10/2025

Due to an emergency road closure on North Denes Road our service 8 (which is using it as a diversion route) will not be able to use the temporary stop until further notice. Passengers are asked to use stops at the Bus Depot on Caister Road or in Northgate Street

Due to road closures and a one way restriction related to the Thorpe St Andrew fireworks event taking place on Saturday 1st November 2025 – services 24/24A/24B will need to take a diversion route between 16:00 and 21:00

Services from Norwich will operate as usual to Thunder Lane and then onto the ring road and then directly to Sainsburys.

Services towards Norwich should operate the above route in reverse.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Northgate Street, Ipswich will be closed between the junction with Carr Street and the junction with Great Coleman Street from 19:00 on Friday 31st October 2025 until midnight.

Services 66 and 75 will operate via Tacket Street, Orwell Place and Upper Orwell Street to return to usual line of route.

Unfortunately stops on Upper Brook Street and Great Coleman Street will not be served after 19:00 for the rest of the evening, passengers are advised to allow extra time and board services at Old Cattle Market bus station.

We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

Due to works being undertaken by UKPN at Kirton Road, Trimley St Martin (between Kirton and the A14 junction, near the school) between Thursday 30th October 2025 and Sunday 2nd November 2025  our service 73 will divert as follows –

Towards Felixstowe

Usual route until Kirton, after leaving Kirton will operate via and A14 at end of the road. then resuming usual line of route at Howlett Way, Trimley St Martin

Towards Woodbridge

Usual route until the end of Howlett Way, Trimley St Martin.Then operating via A14 towards Ipswich to Seven Hills Interchange and return along A14 towards Felixstowe. Then via Innocence Lane to resume usual route through Kirton.

This is likley to affect the punctuality of some journeys and we apologise to customers affected by this diversion.

Due to operational issues, the following services are delayed or cancelled.

X1

Due to a breakdown, service X1 will not be able to depart Lowestoft at 09:00.

We are hoping to resume service at JPH 09:24

14:55 from JPH is cancelled.

15:30 from Lowestoft is cancelled.

16:00 - Due to an incident on Blofield Roundabout, service are impacted by delays.

8

Service 8 will not be able to depart Caister at 10:40

15:50 - Due to an emergency road closure at North Denes, our service 8 will need to divert via Caister Road and will not be able to serve any stops along Jellicoe Road, North Denes or Beaconsfield Road.

X11

Due to traffic delays, service X11 will not depart Belton at 11:55.

16:00 - Due to an incident on Blofield Roundabout, service are impacted by delays.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 

Updated at 16:15

Owing to these Norfolk County Council roadworks, Church Lane, Gorleston, including all arms of the roundabout, will be closed from Saturday 25th October until Saturday 1st November.

Diversions will be in place on all Gorleston services (except 1/1A) as follows: - 

Service 2: operating between William Adams Way and Burgh Road direct via Beccles Road in both directions

Services 3/3B: operating between William Adams Way and Crab Lane via Beccles Road and Shrublands Way in both directions

Service 8: operating between Southtown Road and Magdalen Way via Beccles Road and Shrublands Way in both directions

Services X1/X11/7: operating between Gorleston High Street and James Paget Hospital via Lowestoft Road, Albemarle Road, Middleton Road, Lowestoft Road in both directions

Temporary stops will be in place on Shrublands Way in both directions close to the Church Lane junction for services 3/3B and 8. Drivers will also observe all other stops on the diversion routes.

A free shuttle service will operate between approx. 07:00 and 23:00 daily to provide a link between Magdalen Estate, Shrublands Way and Gorleston High Street. (see below)

We apologise to all customers affected by these diversions, made necessary by circumstances outside our control.

Owing to Norfolk County Council works, Jellicoe Road will be closed from Monday 27th October for around 6 weeks.

During the closure, Service 8 will be diverted as follows:

Towards Caister: between Northgate Street and Caister, operating direct via Caister Road as per Service 1. 

Towards James Paget Hospital: between Caister and Sandringham Avenue/North Denes Road, operating via Caister Road, Barnard Crescent and Barnard Avenue. Drivers will observe stops on Caister Road, and the temporary stop on Barnard Avenue, close to the Beatty Road junction.

We apologise to all customers affected by this diversion.

The level crossing at Wilford bridge will be closed from  20:00 on Friday 24th October 2025 until 06:00 on Wednesday 29th October 2025. This is not (as is usual) a series of overnight closures but is a full closure for the entire period due to the scale of the work involved.

As a result services 70 and 800 Park and Ride will be severely disrupted beyond Woodbridge.Both services will operate their usual route as far as Melton and then via Station Road and Melton Chapel. 

For passengers travelling to and from the area east of Melton a free shuttle bus, funded by Suffolk County Council will be provided although this will be a much reduced timetable due to the length of the diversion. The shuttle will operate via Campsea Ashe, Tunstall, Rendlesham, Eyke to Sutton Heath, Rock Barracks.

In order to complete their journey passengers may need to change bus at Woodbridge Turban Centre.

Passengers are advised to allow significantly longer for their journey and to plan ahead

Grange Farm Avenue, Felixstowe will be closed, just past the Morrisons roundabout from Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025 to allow for works by Anglian Water.

Service 75 will divert by turning at the Morrisons roundabout to return along Wesel Avenue and then onward to Grange Road and MIll Lane.

All journeys will be unable to serve stops at Owl & Pussycat, Hintlesham Drive, Crossgate Field, Grange Road (Wadgate Road) and Grange Road School.

We apologise to all customers affected by this deiversion which is outside our control.

Hargham Road, Attleborough will be closed to all traffic from Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025 to allow for work by Cadent to replace the gas mains.

As a result all Turquoise line services (13 and X13) will be unable to complete their usual route and will be on diversion for the duration of the closure.

All services will operate as usual as far as Sainsburys and then continue along London Road turning into Dodds Road to resume the usual route via Hargham Road and New Road.

As a result the stops at Shrub Close, Olland Road and Dodds Road will not be served for the duration of the closure.

We apologies to all customers affected by the diversion of our services.