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Essex County Buses started their new route on 02/01/10, Service 70 (Braintree - Colchester) competiting against First Essex - Pictures on photo site
New Addition to Network Colchesters fleet is 262 (M162GRY) ex Arriva Midlands PIC HERE
First 20102 (N602APU) has returned from Eastern Counties on loan to Clacton for the X22
First 20124 (P734NVG) has been on loan to Clacton for X22s from Ipswich.
First 20351/2/3 has transfered from Eastern Counties to Essex to work the X22 service (Service transfered to Clacton also)
First 20500/1 and 20102 has transfered from Essex to Eastern Counties

Colchester Bus Page wishes all its Visitors a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year!

Addition to Network Colchesters fleet is 231 (N161VVO) ex Arriva Derby
Network Colchester 302 (Y292PDN) has been repainted into livery.

July 2009
Network Colchester:
Up to date Network Colchester fleetlist can be found here
First Essex:
Other General News:
Fotopic website been updated with Pictures CLICK HERE

June 2009
Network Colchester:
No. 806 (M526MPM) has been withdrawn for a while after Accident damage, but does remain at the depot PIC HERE
No. 515 (HX51LRO) has been repainted and gained 105/7/9 route branding PIC HERE
Up to date Network Colchester fleetlist can be found here
First Essex:
A number of repaints have happened here. These are as follows: 60755 (N420MWY) - 60756 (N421MWY) - 60757 (N421MWY) - 61034 (R434GSF) - 65676 (SN51UYK) Pictures of these are available on the fotopic website.
New Route 63 has commenced (North Station - Town Centre - St Micheals)
Talisman Coachlines:
New Open top vehicle here for Sightseeing duties is MCW Metrobus (EWF453V) PIC HERE
With Delay on the Colchester Sightseeing Tour, Routemaster RM2532 (JJD535D) has been operating the service.
H49MJN has been exported to Cyprus to join 77/78.
Cedric Coaches:
Believed to be 2-3 Brand new Olympus Deckers on order for Brightlingsea - Colchester

Older News:

February 2009:

Sorry there has been no updates for a while.

Network Colchester:

  • Dart 802 M722CGO is now with Flight Delay Services, Manchester PIC HERE
  • Solos Y292/5PDN have transfered here, they carry Fleet Numbers 302 and 305.
  • Dart 802 M722CGO has left the Fleet, M723CGO and M526MPM remaining
  • Up to date fleetlist for Network Colchester can be found here

First Essex:

  • ex First Eastern Counties 20501/2 AO02RBX/Y are here and now painted into AirCoach livery for Route X22, they entered service late last year, though have proven unreliable and havent been used too much.
  • One of the N-VSA Darts have gained a LED Screen.

Beestons (Hadleigh):

  • The usual bus on the 247/87, Omnilink YN08HXZ has proven unreliable and is currently for sale, so another bus is being sourced to replace this.

Cedric Coaches:

  • C669LJR Olympian have passed to Mulleys as source of spares.

Talisman Coachlines:

  • All three H-MJN Olympians are here now, H47MJN in Cream and Burgandy CBT colours, H48MJN in White and blue and H49MJN which is de-roofed and to be a Sightseeing bus for Colchester.

Hedingham Omnibuses:

  • New at Tollesbury Garage (TY) is L370 EU58JCJ another Alexander-Dennis Enviro200 PIC HERE

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November 2008:

23/11/08:

  • Lack of updates at the time being, if youd like to help out and submit updates to the site, please get in contract with us. CLICK HERE

Network Colchester:

  • Solo W442CWX has yet moved on to Classic Buses (London->Burtons->NetworkColchester->Arriva Northumbria)

 

October 2008:

05/10/08:

Network Colchester:

  • S108HGX has passed to Beestons, Hadleigh for Spares

September 2008:

30/09/08:

Network Colchester:

  • 131 - T131AUA repainted into new style livery aswell, same as 133

First Essex:

  • 67036 (K736JAH) also entered traffic at Colchester again on Friday last week operating service 62, and then operated service 61 on Saturday.

18/09/08:

Network Colchester:

  • 133 - T133AUA repainted into new style livery PIC HERE
  • 429 - P429AHR is now in use

08/09/08:

Network Colchester:

  • A couple more Arrivals, W901UJM and W902UJM have returned back here from sister company Classic Buses, they retain their livery. (seeing as Classic Buses are being encorporated into Arriva Northumbria, ex Burtons Volvos Olympians may go to Colchester aswell....)
  • One of the DAF DB250 Plaxton Presidents have been repainted out of Wiltax Red and into Corporate Colours.

Pre 07/09/08:

First Essex:

  • Latest arrivals for First in Essex are:
    60755 N420MWY Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess-Ultralow B47F
    60756 N421MWY Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess-Ultralow B47F
    60757 N422MWY Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess-Ultralow B47F
    60758 N423MWY Scania L113CRL Wright Axcess-Ultralow B47F
    (Ex Rider York, via First South Yorkshire and First Berkshire)
    These are to increase vehicle total at Colchester for the new Route 60.

  • Preserved 38790/3072 has been in use in Colchester due to a vehicle shortage, only used when needed.

Network Colchester:

  • Latest arrivals for Network Colchester:
    N204LCK Optare Excel L1070 B36F
    P429AHR Optare Excel L1000 B32F (P446SWX) ****
    Both from Sister Arriva TGM company, Classic Buses.
    It is thought these will replace the remaining Step ELC Dart (806 M526MPM)

  • 708 S108HGX Mercedes-Benz 0814D Plaxton BeaverII has now left the fleet


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