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| Parent | Go-Ahead Group |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Dereham |
| Service area | Dereham Norwich Swaffham Watton Wymondham Fakenham Wroxham |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Alliance | Hedingham & Chambers |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 61 (October 2017) |
| Operator | Go East Anglia |
| Chief executive | Rupert Cox |
| Website | www.konectbus.co.uk |
Konectbus [1] is a bus operator based in Dereham in Norfolk, England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and forms part of Go East Anglia. [2]
Konectbus was formed in 1999 when the Saham Toney depot of Norfolk Green was purchased from with four coaches, originally trading as Konect. The company moved out of coach operations and into tendered bus services. In 2003, the company was renamed Konectbus.
In 2004, the depot was relocated to Toftwood. In March 2013, a new depot was opened in Rashes Green Industrial Estate. In 2005, Konectbus began to operate two park & ride services under contract to Norfolk County Council.
In March 2010, Konectbus was sold to the Go-Ahead Group. [3] [4] [5] In November 2017 Konectbus took over all seventeen routes and twenty buses of sister company Anglian Bus. [6] [7] [8]
Anglian Bus [9] was a bus operator based in Beccles. A subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group, it operated services in both Norfolk and Suffolk from 1981 until 2017.
Anglian Bus was formed in 1981 by David and Christine Pursey, operating charter services and school services from a depot in Loddon. In January 1999, Anglian Bus began operating its first public bus service numbered 580 between Diss and Great Yarmouth under contract to Norfolk County Council. [3] [10]
In October 2000, the depot was relocated to Beccles Business Park, where a purpose built garage was constructed on 5 acres (20,000 m2) of freehold land. [3] This depot had a MOT testing facility. [11] In 2003, the company began its first commercial service from Halesworth to Norwich. In 2004, a second depot at New Rackheath, near Norwich opened. It has since closed and is now used as an outstation by sister company Konectbus. [3] [10]
In April 2012, Anglian Bus was sold to the Go-Ahead Group. [12] [13] On 19 November 2017, Anglian Bus ceased trading with all routes and buses transferred to Konectbus. [6] [7] [8]
Anglian Bus operated a number of services, both standard routes and more limited services. Both urban and rural areas were served, with many of the company's routes running into the city of Norwich serving Norwich bus station. Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft were also served by many routes. [14] At the time operations ceased in November 2017, the fleet comprised twenty vehicles. [8]
Konectbus operate services in Norfolk. On 7 September 2015, Konectbus started operating a five-year contract for all six Norwich park & ride services. [15] [16] [17]
As of October 2017, the fleet consisted of 61 buses. [18]
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