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Norfolk Green is a bus operator based in King's LynnKing's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It operates 31 public bus services across Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
and Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
as well as numerous school and collage services with a fleet of 73 low floor easy access buses, services include the Coasthopper service between King's Lynn
King's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
and Cromer
Cromer
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
, a network of local town buses in King's Lynn
King's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
and many rural bus services.
Norfolk Green is an award winning bus company, enjoying success at the UK Bus Awards in recent years winning;
2007 Bus In The Countryside
2008 Winning New Customers
2009 Bus In The Countyside
2010 Independent Operator Of The Year
2010 UK Bus Operator Of The Year
Routes & Services
Below are the main services opearated by Norfolk Green including new services from 12th June 2011 following their takeover of First Eastern Counties services in King's LynnKing's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
and Hunstanton
Hunstanton
Hunstanton, often pronounced by locals as and known colloquially as 'Sunny Hunny', is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, facing The Wash....
Numerous school services are also operated but not included in this list.
| Service | Route |
|---|---|
| Coasthopper 1 | King's Lynn - Hunstanton FAST! |
| Coasthopper 2 | Hunstanton - Brancaster -Burnham Market - Holkham - Wells Next The Sea |
| Coasthopper 3 | Wells Next The Sea - Blakeney - Cley - Weybourne - Sheringham - Cromer |
| Coasthopper 4 | Cromer - Aylsham - Horsham St Faiths - Norwich |
| Coasthopper 36 | Kelling Heath Holiday Park - Upper Sheringham - Sheringham - Cromer |
| FairsteadOne | King's Lynn - Gaywood Tesco - Fairstead (Evening/Sundays goes via QE Hospital |
| NorthLynnToo | King's Lynn - Loke Road - North Lynn |
| WoottonThree | King's Lynn - Gaywood Tesco - Reffley - Templemead - The Woottons |
| PandoraFour | King's Lynn - North Lynn Industrial Estate - Pandora Meadows |
| CrosstownFive | West Lynn - King's Lynn - Gaywood Tesco - Gaywood Park |
| 9 | Fakenham - Holt - Cromer (collage bus only - main service operated by Sanders |
| 10/10A | King's Lynn - QE Hospital - Dersingham - Snettisham - Heacham - Hunstanton |
| 11 | King's Lynn - Castle Rising - West Newton - Sandringham - Dersingham - Snettisham - Heacham - Hunstanton |
| 29 | Fakenham - East Barsham - Walsingham - Wighton - Wells Next the Sea |
| 37 | King's Lynn - West Winch - Setchey - Wimbotsham - Downham Market - Denver - Southery or Ten Mile Bank |
| 38 | King's Lynn - West Winch - North Runcton |
| 39 | King's Lynn - West Winch - Wormegay - Shouldham - Setchey - Marham |
| 46 | King's Lynn - St Germans - Terrington St John - Walpole Highway - Wisbech - Wisbech St Mary - March |
| 47 | King's Lynn - St Germans - Magdalan - Watlington |
| 48 | King's Lynn - QE Hospital - Bawsey - Ashwicken - Gayton - Pott Row - Grimston |
| 50 | Wisbech - Tydd St Giles - Tydd St Mary - Tydd Gote - Sutton Bridge - Long Sutton |
| 56 | Wisbech - Elm - Friday Bridge - Coldham - March - Manea or Benwick |
| 60 | Wisbech - Elm - Emneth - Outwell - Upwell - Three Holes |
| 63 | King's Lynn - West Lynn - The Walpoles - Wisbech |
| 66 | Wisbech - Walsolken town bus |
| 505 | King's Lynn - Terrington St Clement - Sutton Bridge - Long Sutton - Holbeach - Spalding |
| X8 | King's Lynn - QE Hospital - The Rudhams - Fakenham |
| X29 | Fakenham - Pensthorpe - Guist - Bawdeswell - Lenwade - Norwich |
| T1/T2 | Norwich Tesco Extra free buses |
Vehicles
Norfolk Green run a fleet of 73 mainly OptareOptare
Optare plc is a bus manufacturer and importer based in Leeds and Blackburn, UK. The company operates from three main business units, Bus Manufacturing, Coach Sales and Unitec....
buses made up from the following;
9 Optare Spectra
Optare Spectra
Launched in 1991, the Optare Spectra is a double-decker bus body built on the DAF DB250 chassis.The vehicle was developed as a joint project between Optare and DAF; based on the designs of the successful MCW Metrobus which Optare had purchased, but they are no means a restlyed Metrobus...
SLF
8 Optare Tempo
Optare Tempo
The Optare Tempo is a full-size single-deck bus manufactured by Optare and was launched in late 2004. It is marketed and sold as the replacement for the Optare Excel.It is designed as a lightweight bus, to use less fuel than traditional heavy duty integrals....
9 Irisbus Agoraline
6 Optare Excel
Optare Excel
The Optare Excel is a low-floor full-size single-decker bus manufactured by Optare.Manufactured as an integral bus, the Excel was launched in 1995 as one of the first low-floor single-deck vehicles. The styling of the body was in keeping with existing Optare products, especially at the rear...
1 Dennis Dart/Alexander Dash
12 Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
Slimline
4 Optare Versa
Optare Versa
The Optare Versa is a midibus built by Optare in its Leeds factory. It was officially launched in Britain at the Euro Bus Expo 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham, on 7 November 2006, with the first order of 25 buses being placed by Stagecoach on the same day....
24 Optare Solo
Optare Solo
The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...