Simonds Local Bus Service

We run services from Diss going to Norwich, Beccles, Ipswich, Framlingham & Bury St Edmunds. For local bus enquiries, please email [email protected]

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Disruption alerts will be changing soon!

From the 30th June, Simonds Local Bus Services will be online on our relaunched https://t.co/WrWmDApDxn site.

From this date, the most up to date service alerts will be available through that website or the Central Connect mobile app.

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Service 70/70A is operating to a normal timetable from today onwards, following the completion of the A143 emergency road closure.

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⚠️ 𝗔𝟭𝟰𝟯 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 (1/7): Our repairs to the most severe defects along the A143 have been completed sooner than anticipated, enabling the road to reopen yesterday evening. #Suffolk

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Services 70/70A continue to operate a temporary timetable until further notice, due to a road collapse on the A143 at Stanton.

https://t.co/WAHfWgt3d3

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Please see https://t.co/WAHfWgt3d3 for details of our service levels tomorrow on the 70 Diss-Bury corridor.

Many thanks for your patience today.

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Due to a road collapse on the A143 at Stanton, services 70/70A are currently severely disrupted.

All journeys are currently on diversion via Thetford while we try to come up with a better plan.

[Simonds Local Bus Service @SimondsLocalBus]

Due to a road collapse on the A143 at Stanton, services 70/70A are currently severely disrupted.

All journeys are currently on diversion via Thetford while we try to come up with a better plan.

[Simonds Local Bus Service @SimondsLocalBus]

Major disruptions will still be communicated through X for the time being to enhance their audience as much as possible, but for updates live from the depot (rather than through me!) - our new website (launching 30th June) will be the best source of information!

[Simonds Local Bus Service @SimondsLocalBus]

Disruption alerts will be changing soon!

From the 30th June, Simonds Local Bus Services will be online on our relaunched https://t.co/WrWmDApDxn site.

From this date, the most up to date service alerts will be available through that website or the Central Connect mobile app.

[Simonds Local Bus Service @SimondsLocalBus]

Due to an emergency road closure in Long Stratton, service 1 will be delayed for the rest of the day.

We will ensure that service 1A which serves Long Stratton high school will run on time.

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The broken down vehicle has now been moved, and normal operations will now resume at Norwich Bus Station.

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Due to a broken down vehicle in Norwich Bus Station, stands will be re-allocated for at least the morning of Mon 22nd June.

Stand F - 82/PR2 towards Prince of Wales
Stand K - 82/PR2 towards Harford & Diss
Stand P - 1/1A & PR3

We will update once clear!

[Simonds Local Bus Service @SimondsLocalBus]

Due to a broken down vehicle in Norwich Bus Station, stands will be re-allocated for at least the morning of Mon 22nd June.

Stand F - 82/PR2 towards Prince of Wales
Stand K - 82/PR2 towards Harford & Diss
Stand P - 1/1A & PR3

We will update once clear!

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16:10 82 will be cancelled as a result of this.

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Due to vehicle breakdown the PR2 1540 from Norwich and 1555 from Harford are cancelled.

16:10 82 from Norwich may also be cancelled depending on the severity of the issue

[Simonds Local Bus Service @SimondsLocalBus]

Due to vehicle breakdown the PR2 1540 from Norwich and 1555 from Harford are cancelled.

16:10 82 from Norwich may also be cancelled depending on the severity of the issue

[Simonds Local Bus Service @SimondsLocalBus]

The 16:20 & 17:00 PR3s from Postwick are currently running 20 minutes late.

As a result, these journeys will operate direct from Postwick to Bus Station to try and separate it from the 16:40 & 17:20 departures.

Normal route from Bus Station back to Postwick.

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Apologies, due to an emergency road closure on the B1077 Shelfhanger Road, services are on diversion.

82s are unable to serve Louie’s Lane & Factory Lane & Shelfhanger Road

1s are unable to serve Shelfhanger Road & Sunnyside

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Diss Road in Burston will be closed on Tuesday 16th June between 09:30 & 15:00.

Our service 1 has been granted access through the closure, which we are grateful to both NCC & Openreach for arranging.

There may be a slight delay to affected journeys as the road is cleared.

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Due to Anglian Water works, Frenze Road in Diss will be shut from Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th June, affecting service 84.

The 07:35 from Long Stratton & 15:20 from Diss will NOT serve Hawk Crescent.

All other journeys will serve all stops, but with delay as they divert.

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To prevent delays to our services due to an abnormal load escort on Sunday 14th June, the following PR2 journeys will not serve Ipswich Road Tesco or City College:

14:45 from Norwich
15:00 from Harford
15:15 from Norwich

They will operate via the A47 & Bracondale.

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Due to a partial closure of Norwich Bus Station on Sunday 14th, Sunday 21st & Sunday 28th June - stands A to M will be closed.

All buses will leave from the YMCA side, with our services on STAND N.

Staff will be on site to assist with customer queries.

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Due to the Harleston Food Festival on Saturday 13th June, service 81 will not serve Broad Street after 15:00.

Please wait for your bus on Redenhall Road, opposite the Station Road bus stop.

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Due to an emergency road closure, service 14 will be unable to serve the following stops on Friday 12th June:

- Sheldrake Drive
- Heron Road
- Tern Road

Please board at Gannet Road or Chantry Academy tomorrow if you are affected.