First Essex
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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:
- Stapleford Close
- New Writtle Street
- Chelmsford
- ESSEX
- CM2 0SD
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[edit] Garages
They have 7 bus garages in the towns of Chelmsford, Basildon, Colchester and Hadleigh, and also smaller garages in Clacton, Braintree and Harwich.
[edit] 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.
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[edit] Chelmsford
Following the demolition of the old Duke Street bus station in 2004 (date needs checking), the main bus depot is in Westway in Chelmsford, with all of the buses running from the Rail Station, and Coval Lane.
Their 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
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[edit] Colchester
Their address is:
- Colchester Bus Station
- Queen Street
- Colchester
- Essex
[edit] Routes operated
- The town routes operated are
- 61 (Colchester - Wivenhoe)
- 64 (Greenstead - Shrub End)
- 64A (Greenstead - St. Michaels)
- 65 (Highwoods - Stanway Tollgate)
- 66 (West Bergholt - Rowhedge)
- 67/67B/67C/67D (Colchester - West Mersea)
- The country routes operated are
- 70/70X (Colchester - Braintree)
- 71 (Colchester - Chelmsford)
- 78/78A (Colchester - Brightlingsea)
- 88/88A (Colchester - Halstead) [with Hedingham Omnibuses]
- X22 (Colchester - Stansted Airport)
- The school routes operated are
- 67E (West Mersea - Norman Way Schools)
- 68 (West Bergholt - 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)
[edit] 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
[edit] 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)
[edit] History
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[edit] Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer
- Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2
- Dennis Dart SLF/East Lancs Spryte
- Volvo Olympian/Alexander
