Fifty-five years ago, holidaymakers visiting the Golden Mile would have seen as many as 39 carriages lined up along the promenade.

Today, only four landau drivers remain - and with the borough council recently rejecting a proposed fare increase, some fear the end of the line may be near.

Ronnie Bilyard, 71, who first began driving landaus more than half a century ago, says the tradition is fading fast.

Landaus on Great Yarmouth seafront in 1980. (Image: Archant) “There are fewer of us every year,” he said. “There used to be 39 of us, then it went down to 13, and now there are only four. I’ve got no one to take over from me. When I finish, that’s it.

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