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We aim to offer a selection of links to 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. Follow us on
FaceBook fb.me/essexbus Journey planners
and timetable information ·
Traveline
– public transport across the UK ·
Bus Passenger News – the latest issues of Essex County
Council’s monthly update of service changes ·
Essex CC Transport & Travel Update
service - click here
to register ·
Essex CC interactive route maps/timetables and X (Twitter) feed ·
see also various operator sites listed below ·
Timetables are also available from the BusTimes site, select the
operator, area or bus stop you require from the landing page for this area. ·
Neighbouring local authority sites: ·
Hertfordshire - Intalink ·
Suffolk - Suffolk On Board ·
Transport for London - Buses Tracking individual buses The Bus Times
web site uses vehicle tracking data and presents it in a variety of formats,
including by bus fleet numbers - ideal if you are looking to photograph, cop
or ride on a particular bus. Use the
links here to access a fleet list for the relevant operator (but be aware
that reporting is by the fleet number programmed into the ticket machine,
occasionally machines may be on a different bus): ·
Arriva
Essex operations ·
Ensign ·
First Essex ·
Go-Ahead
East Anglia operations (Hedingham & Chambers) ·
Stephensons,
NIBS (and group
fleet list including Galloway) ·
Vectare Bus Times live map - all operators
in Essex submitting data Vehicles can also be tracked from Regional Bus
Finder by LVF (London Vehicle Finder - no longer just London) - see help page first! Major Bus Operators & Dealers ·
Arriva in Essex, Facebook, X(Twitter) ·
Ensign Bus,
Ensign vintange vehicle
hire and Southend seafront service
99 ·
First
Essex, and Facebook ·
KonectBuses
– previously Hedingham & Chambers ·
NIBS Buses, Wickford, Facebook and X(Twitter) ·
Stephensons
of Essex Bus Strategies How Local Authorities are responding to the
Government’s Bus Back
Better national strategy: Smaller Operators ·
A2B
Travel, Cambridgeshire ·
Acme Transport Services, Takeley ·
Advance
Mini Buses, Southend ·
Amber Coaches, Rayleigh (website still exists although operations have ceased) ·
APT
Coaches, Rayleigh (website still exists although operations now part of REL Davian) ·
Arrow Taxis, Maldon ·
Barker Bus,
Harlow ·
Cooks
Coaches, Westcliff ·
Crest
Coaches, Southend ·
Crusader Holidays (Motts
Travel), Clacton ·
Dons Coaches, Dunmow ·
Flagfinders, Braintree ·
Fords
Coaches, Althorne ·
Fourways Coaches, Chelmsford ·
Galleon
Travel, Roydon/Stansted – coach operations; see Central Connect for bus services ·
Golden Boy,
Roydon ·
Hailstone Travel,
Wickford ·
Keane
Travel, Linford ·
Kelly’s
of Essex, Nazeing ·
Kevendys
Travel (Rayleigh Roadways), Wickford ·
Kings
Coaches, Colchester ·
Kirbys Coaches, Rayleigh ·
Klarners
Executive Travel, Colchester ·
Lodge's Coaches, High Easter ·
M&M
Staffing, Chelmsford and FB ·
Marc One
Travel, Horndon on the Hill and FB ·
Milestone
Coaches, Canvey Island ·
Peter Godward Coaches/Tours R Us, Basildon ·
Reliance Coaches, Benfleet ·
SBC
Leisure, Southend ·
South East Coaches
– South Woodham ·
Thorns of
Rayleigh (Chariot) Community bus
schemes ·
Brentwood Community Transport ·
Epping
Forest Community Transport ·
Essex County Council Ugobus Suppliers and manufacturers in Essex ·
Ensign
Bus Sales – Britain’s biggest bus dealers ·
Marden
Commercials, Benfleet – vehicle refinishers and on Facebook Enthusiast sites, museums and societies (primarily
·
AJN 825
- preserved Bristol K5G ex Westcliff Motor Services ·
Blackwater Preservation Group – a collection of former
Essex buses ·
The
Bus Archive - combining the archives of the Omnibus Society and the
Kithead Trust ·
Bus blinds
- various Essex operators, presented by Geoff Toon ·
Bus
Lists On The Web - searchable records of virtually every UK bus &
coach, at least since WW2 ·
Canvey Island Transport
Museum and on Facebook ·
Colchester
Corporation (Mark Colyer’s history and photos) ·
Colchester Corporation Trams -
uniforms and insignia, Ashley Birch ·
Colne Estuary Preserved Buses collection ·
EBEG on Facebook ·
Essex Bus Boys
- blog telling the story of ONO59’s round the world tour ·
Essex Bus Rally
- on Facebook ·
Harlowride
buses in & around Harlow ·
LOTS – the
London Omnibus Traction Society ·
The Omnibus
Society ·
On
The Buses Fan Club - featuring the ENOC buses and depot used in the
filming of this classic TV sitcom ·
ONO59 - the bus that went round
the world - various coverage including blog,
BBC News,
Leigh
Times, Echo
newspaper ·
Public
Transport Services in the Southend-on-Sea District, 1900 - 1955 - an
ebook by Richard Hayden ·
Rally
Calendar – probably the most comprehensive listing on-line of bus rallies
etc, thanks to Skyline Aviation ·
Route
diagrams – Westcliff, Benfleet, Campbells, City, Southend CT – by Richard
Hayden ·
SCT61 -
extensive photo galleries; includes some historical notes, particularly
history of Southend Corporation Transport ·
Southend
Corporation Trams - uniforms and
insignia, Ashley Birch ·
The Transport
Ticket Society ·
The story of WNO481
(Eastern National KSW – the Wings Tour Bus) from Radio Jammor, also from
owner Tom
Jennings ·
Working
On The Buses - staff stories, including some from Essex (site currently off line) Photo galleries (sites
comprised purely of photos, eg Flickr, etc.
A number
of galleries previously listed here are no longer
available following the demise of the Fotopic site but
some replacement sites are now coming on-line) ·
Buses in
& around Southend (20th century) – a group hosted by David
Moth and featuring various photographers ·
Colchester
Corporation photo gallery (SCT 61 site) ·
Dave
Arnold – Essex and beyond! ·
David
Christie – various photo sets including an East Anglian gallery of 44
brilliant shots from 1967-1970 ·
“Eastbeach68”
- John G Lidstone’s excellent photos, regularly updated ·
Eastern
National extensive photo gallery (SCT 61 site) ·
“Eastern
National 1982’s gallery” – Dale Pretty ·
Essex Bus Photos
Google photo group ·
Ian
Banks photos - plenty of Essex interest, mainly recent shots but some
historic views ·
Jonathan Bale's
photos – various Essex operators ·
Kevin Smith - lots of excellent topical photos, look for
sets with Essex interest ·
Nick Field's
photos - mostly Eastern National ·
Paul Bateson – 1960s Southend CT etc (progressively being uploaded) ·
Paul Harvey – Essex 1987 etc and some present day
shots here
·
Paul Redmond - extensive b/w collections,
including: o Osbornes o Super
Coaches, Upminster & Upminster
& District ·
“Regional Bus
Photos” – sets including EN & SCT in the 1950s and EN, ST & CBT
in the 1970s/1980s ·
Shenfield depot – Chris Stewart’s collections, being
added to progressively ·
Southend
Corporation historical notes and extensive photo gallery (SCT 61 site) ·
Southend Transport 1974-1976, 25 nostalgic photos by Phil
Clarke ·
Southend CT
- English Electric official photos of tram, 1930s bus and trolleybuses ·
Wayne Bell's photos -
various North Essex views (to 2016) User Groups ·
Bus
Users UK (BUUK) ·
Colchester
Bus Users Support Group (C-Bus) ·
Chelmsford and South Essex bus users group on FB ·
Colchester borough bus users on FB ·
Southend Area Bus
User Group and on FB Newsgroups ·
Plus there are plenty of groups on Facebook,
too numerous to list here! Return
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