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We aim to offer a selection of links to Essex related bus sites.

This list is split into a number of discrete headings but, as with any such list, it will never be complete!  Requests to add sites to this listing should be submitted to the webmaster.

 

Journey planners and timetable information

 

·          Traveline South East – public transport across the region & the UK

·          Transport Direct - journey planning

·          Essex County Council

·          Harlowride – all services in & around Harlow

·          see also various operator sites listed below

 

Major Operators & Dealers

 

·          Arriva

·          Ensign Bus

·          Excel Passenger Logistics (also airportbycoach)

·          First Essex

·          Hedingham Omnibuses

·          National Express

·          Network Colchester

·          Nelson (NIBS), Wickford

·          Regal Busways

·          Stephensons of Essex

 

Smaller Operators

 

·          APT Coaches, Rayleigh

·          Barker Bus, Harlow

·          Blue Triangle, Rainham

·          Chambers of Bures

·          Clintona Minicoaches, Brentwood

·          Coggeshall Community Bus

·          Cooks Coaches, Westcliff

·          Crusader, Clacton

·          Excalibur, St Lawrence Bay

·          Flagfinders, Braintree

·          Florida Coaches, Halstead

·          Fords Coaches, Althorne

·          Fourways Coaches, Chelmsford

·          Tony Glew, Colchester

·          Golden Boy, Roydon

·          Grahams, Kelvedon

·          Hardy Miles Travel, Southend

·          Lodge's Coaches, High Easter

·          New Horizon Travel, Colchester

·          Olympian Coaches, Harlow

·          Rayleigh Roadways

·          Silver Knight, Wickford

·          SM Travel, Harlow (also Road Runner)

·          Snowdrop Travel, Dagenham - service X1 site

·          Swallow Coaches, Rainham

·          Talisman Coachlines

·          Viceroy, Saffron Walden

 

Enthusiast sites, museums and societies

(primarily Essex related)

 

·          Bus blinds - various Essex operators, presented by Geoff Toon

·          Bus Users UK – formerly the National Federation of Bus Users (NFBU)

·          Castle Point Transport Museum

·          Clacton Bus Rally - first Sunday in June each year

·          Colchester Buses - Geoff Toon's site looking at operators serving the town (site still under development)

·          Colchester Corporation (Mark Colyer’s history and photos)

·          Eastern National Vehicle Owners Club - for vehicle owners and other supporters

·          Ipswich Transport Museum

·          LOTS – the London Omnibus Traction Society

·          M&D and East Kent Bus Club

·          The Omnibus Society

·          On The Buses Official Appreciation Society and On The Buses Fan Club - featuring the ENOC buses and depot used in the filming of this classic TV sitcom

·          SCT61 - extensive photo galleries; includes some historical notes, particularly history of Southend Corporation Transport

·          The Transport Ticket Society

·          Thurrock's Transport with history from 1970 and info on current operators

·          Working On The Buses - staff stories, including some from Essex

 

Photo galleries

(sites comprised purely of photos, eg Flickr, fotopic, etc)

 

·          Paul Bateson's 1960s photos - galleries include many SCT shots from 1965, 1966, 1967 (inc strike), 1968, 1969, 1970

·          Colchester Corporation extensive photo gallery (SCT 61 site)

·          Eastern National extensive photo gallery (SCT 61 site)

·          Essex Bus Photos Google photo group

·          Harlowride gallery – photos around Harlow

·          Ian Banks photos - plenty of Essex interest, mainly recent shots but some historic views

·          Jaspers Transport Photos - a fotopic site with a very extensive collection of 1960s pictures of ENOC (older), ENOC (NBC era), Colchester and Southend and various other Essex operators

·          Jonathan Bale's photos - mostly recent Arriva Southend

·          Kevin Smith's photos - current collections and 1980s/1990s

·          Matthew Evans photos - Southend Transport, Arriva, etc

·          Nick Field's photos - mostly Eastern National

·          Paul Harvey's collections - current and 1970s/1980s

·          Southbus including pictures and comment on a number of Essex operators

·          Southend Corporation historical notes and extensive photo gallery (SCT 61 site)

·          Steve Maskell's Essex collection

·          Steven Hughes photos - lots of modern sets featuring Essex operators

·          Wayne Bell's photos - mostly recent North Essex views

 

 

Newsgroups

 

·          Essex-Buses Yahoo! newsgroup

·          Essex Bus Photos Google photo group

·          First Essex Yahoo! newsgroup

 

Gateway to other bus related sites

 

·          The Bus Station – probably the most comprehensive listing of bus web sites world-wide

 

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