FIRST ESSEX

'First Essex Buses Limited' is owned by First Group. It operates bus routes in Essex and surrounding area. It arose from an amalgamation of the Eastern National Omnibus Company, ENOC, which evolved from the National Bus Company, and Thamesway Buses, whose yellow/maroon livery has only recently disappeared.
Their main address is:
:
:Westway
:Chelmsford
:ESSEX
:CM1 3AR

Contents

Garages

Basildon

History

Bus types in use

Chelmsford

History

Bus types in use

Colchester

Routes operated

Bus types in use

Hadleigh

History

Bus types in use

External links

See also

Garages

They have 7 bus garages in the towns of Chelmsford, Basildon, Colchester and Hadleigh, and also smaller garages in Clacton,and Harwich.

Basildon

Their address is:
:Cherrydown
:BASILDON
This garage runs bus routes 1/1A,2(sun only),5,8/8A,12,22,25A,25B,73,81,82,100,101,and 551.

History

Bus types in use

Dennis Dart mainly 95/96
Scania Solar mainly 2001 plate

Chelmsford

Following the demolition of the old Duke Street bus station/depot in 2005, the main bus depot is in Westway in Chelmsford. The new Bus Station in Duke Street opened in March 2007.
Their head office address is:
:Westway
:Chelmsford
:ESSEX
This garage runs all of the routes that first operate in Chelmsford, there are around 20 other companies running in Chelmsford

History

Bus types in use

Colchester

Their address is:
:Colchester Bus Station
:Queen Street
:Colchester
:Essex

Routes operated

;The town routes operated are:

★ 61 Colchester (North Station) - Wivenhoe (Station)

★ 62 Colchester (North Station) - Wivenhoe (Cemetery)

★ 64 (Greenstead - Shrub End)

★ 64A (Greenstead - St. Michaels)

★ 65 (Highwoods - Stanway Tollgate)

★ 66 (West Bergholt - Old Heath)

★ 66A (North Station - Rowhedge)

★ 67/67B/67C/67D (Colchester - West Mersea)
;The country routes operated are:

★ 70/70X (Colchester - Braintree)

★ 71 (Colchester - Chelmsford)

★ 78/78A (Colchester - Brightlingsea) - Evenings only

★ 88/88A (Colchester - Halstead) [with Hedingham Omnibuses]

★ X22 (Colchester - Stansted Airport)
;The school routes operated are:

★ 67E (West Mersea - Norman Way Schools)

★ 69 (West Bergholt - Gilberd School)
;These services are run on Sundays:

★ 1 (Greenstead - Shrub End)

★ 2C (Highwoods - General Hospital)

★ 8C (Monkwick - General Hopsital)

★ 64 (Greenstead - Shrub End)

★ 64A (Greenstead - St. Michaels)

★ 65 (Highwoods - Stanway Tollgate)

★ 66 (North Station - Rowhedge)

★ 67B (West Bergholt - West Mersea)

★ 78 (Colchester - Brightlingsea)

Bus types in use

★ Scania L94UB/Wright Solar: 62406-62410, 65678-65679, 65685-65692 '

★
★ ''65-branded: 62409-10, 65678, 65685-92; 64-branded 62406-7; Unbranded 62408, 65679''

★ Scania L94UB/Wright Axcess Floline: 65650-65654, ''all 64 Branded''

★ Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander ALX200: 43739-43744, ''all 66 Branded''

★ Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2: 43715-43716, ''all 61 Branded''

★ Dennis Dart/Alexander Dash: 47101-47106

★ Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer: 46829-46830

★ Dennis Lance/Northern Counties Paladin: 67001-67008, ''67-branded: 67001-67003''

★ Volvo Olympian/Alexander RL: 30560

★ Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine: 34011-34014, 34018, 34056, 34301-34305, 34307-34310, 34315

★ Mercedes-Benz/Plaxton Cheetah: 56001-56003, ''all branded for X22 "Coachlink"''

★ Volvo B10M-62/Plaxton Premiere 320: 20102, 20110

Hadleigh

Their address is:
:London Road
:Hadleigh
:ESSEX
;Routes run by this garage include:

★ 2 (Southend - Basildon)

★ 3 (Southend - Canvey Island, Leigh Beck)

★ 15 (Southend - Basildon)

★ 15A (Southend - Basildon)

★ 15B (Southend - Hadleigh, Victoria House Depot)

★ 15C (Lower Hockley - Southend, This Direction Only)

★ 16 (Southend - Canvey Island, Eastern Esplanade)

★ 20 (Southend - Hullbridge)

★ 20C (Southend - Lower Hockley)

★ 21 (Southend - Canvey Island, Eastern Esplanade)

★ 21A (Southend - Canvey Island, Eastern Esplanade)

★ 21B (Temple Sutton - Canvey Island, Eastern Esplanade)

★ 22 (Canvey Island, Leigh Beck - Lakeside)

★ 24 (Southend - Newington Avenue)

★ 26 (Bournes Green - Canvey Island, Newlands via Southend)

★ 26A (Bournes Green - Canvey Island, Newlands excluding Southend)

★ 27 (Temple Sutton - Canvey Island, Leigh Beck)

★ 27A (Southend - Canvey Island, Leigh Beck)

★ 27B (Sutton Cemetery - Canvey Island, Leigh Beck)

★ 28 (Hadleigh, Victoria House Depot - Canvey Island, Leigh Beck)

History

Bus types in use

★ Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer

★ Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2

★ Dennis Dart SLF/East Lancs Spryte

★ Volvo Olympian/Alexander

External links

★ First Essex

See also

★ First London

★ First Group