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First Norwich Exiles enter service!

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  Pictured here is 34425 SN17MTY on the 03/06/24.  Recently First Essex at Chelmsford depot have received 3 Ex-Bournemouth Yellow Buses & First Norwich ADL Enviro 400 MMCs for the new X30 timetable which started on the 2nd June 2024. The fleet numbers for Chelmsford are:  34424 SN17MTX  34425 SN17MTY 34426 SN17MTZ   These buses have also been bought in in case if the Scania N250UD E400 MMCs are off the road for mechanical reasons or accident damage.  More pictures of 34425 SN17MTY before boarding the service to Southend Airport. 03/06/24.  Rear photo of 34425 SN17MTY on the X30. 03/06/24. 
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Saturday Rail Reps 09/03/24

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  On Saturday I had a perfect opportunity to enjoy the Rail Replacement service in around Basildon town centre last Saturday with a friend of mine. We was spoilt for choice of buses to photograph and video on the rail replacement service between Pitsea and Upminster the first of which being Havering Coaches Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 BCT0119 LX60DXJ which was new to Go-Ahead London in 2012 and was sold to havering in 2015.  The Second Volvo B9TL that Havering own is Ex-Tower Transit Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 BCT0221 BJ11DZY which was new to Tower Transit in 2011 and was sold to Havering Coaches in 2022 after being used with First Essex in 2021. This example was on layover in the bus station at the time of this photo. 
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Stephenson's New Bus finally returns!

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Over the half term holiday (Thursday & Friday) I was lucky enough to go and see and ride on for the first time in public service was Stephenson's of Essex (Rochford) based Scania N250UD Enviro 400 MMC 621 EU23BZL which for three days operated service 24 Southend-Southchurch Archer Avenue.  I was very impressed with how the bus performed it rode very smoothly and I hope to ride on it very soon at either shows or in public service again.  621 EU23BZL pictured on Thursday 22nd Feb at a very wet Whittingham Avenue.  On Friday I had the pleasure of seeing 621 again as I popped back into Southend to meet my friend and we both decided to go on this beauty again after doing 2 rounds of service 17 Leigh-on-sea station-Southend Travel Centre on another bus which I'll post about soon. 
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Ex-First Hadleigh Eclipse in Colchester!

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On Saturday, I was in Colchester Osbourne Street and this Ex-First Hadleigh Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban 2 69520 BJ11ECW which wears the Thamesway Heritage livery.  This bus was new in 2011 for the Chelmsford Park & Ride service from Sandon to Chelmer Valley Park & Ride sites the vehicle was then transferred to First Hadleigh in 2017 and remained in black and gained 22/28 branding along with sisters 69515/16/17/18 & 69519 BJ11ECN/ECE/ECD/ECT & BJ11ECV.  69520 BJ11ECW from a rear view angle. 
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