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Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol KSW5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2347 Registration Number: UEV 838 Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: May 1965 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1952 with ECW L27/28R body. Originally numbered 1390 and withdrawn in 1969.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol KSW5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2351 Registration Number: UEV 830 Route Service Number: 144 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: August 1966 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1952 with L27/28R body.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol KS5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2305 Registration Number: RPU 523 Route Service Number: 153 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: September 1966 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1950 with ECW L27/28R body. Originally numbered 1348 and withdrawn in 1967.



Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol KSW5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2365 Registration Number: VNO 860 Route Service Number: 245 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: March 1968 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1953 with ECW L27/28R body. Originally numbered 1408 and withdrawn in 1969. One of only 3 Bristol K's that had rear doors fitted.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol KSW5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2335 Registration Number: TNO 689 Route Service Number: 144 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: April 1968 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1951 with ECW L27/28R body. Originally numbered 1370 and withdrawn in 1968.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol KSW5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2361 Registration Number: FJN 160 Route Service Number: 235 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: July 1970 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1953 with ECW L27/28R body. Originally with the Westcliff fleet.



Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol LD5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2522 Registration Number: 359 LPU Route Service Number: 244 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: February 1967 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1959 with ECW H33/27R body. Originally numbered 1553 and withdrawn in 1976.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol LD5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2427 Registration Number: 561 CTW Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: February 1969 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1955 with ECW H33/27R body. Originally numbered 1458 and withdrawn in 1973.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol LD5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2405 Registration Number: XVX 28 Route Service Number: 259 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: August 1969 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1954 with ECW H33/25R body. Originally numbered 1436 and withdrawn in 1973.



Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol LD5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2505 Registration Number: 1850 F Route Service Number: 244 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: October 1969 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1958 with ECW H33/27R body. Originally numbered 1536 and withdrawn in 1976.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol LD5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2531 Registration Number: 54 PPU Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: Not known Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1959 with ECW H33/27R body. Originally numbered 1562 and withdrawn in 1975. Seen next to a Bristol VRT, registration number NPU 983N.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol LD5G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2441 Registration Number: 976 DHK Route Service Number: Not in service Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: June 1975 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1955 with ECW H33/27R body. Originally numbered 1472 and withdrawn in 1973. Seen here in ENOC driver training livery.



Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6B Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2799 Registration Number: BVX 675B Route Service Number: 244 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: May 1968 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1964 with ECW H38/32F body. Originally numbered 1678 and withdrawn in 1980.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6B Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2607 Registration Number: BVX 669B Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: 1970 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1964 with ECW CH37/18F body. Originally numbered 1672.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6B Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2601 Registration Number: 186 XNO Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: November 1970 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1962 with ECW CH37/18F body. Originally numbered 1610 and withdrawn in 1971. In dual purpose livery with extended luggage compartment.



Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2713 Registration Number: 93 TVX Route Service Number: 244 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: June 1974 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1960 with ECW H38/32F body. Originally numbered 1584 and withdrawn in 1976.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6B Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2768 Registration Number: VWC 48 Route Service Number: 151 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: June 1975 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1963 with ECW H38/32F body. Originally numbered 1645 and withdrawn in 1976.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2715 Registration Number: 95 TVX Route Service Number: Not in service Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: Unknown Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1960 with ECW H38/32F body. Originally numbered 1586 and withdrawn in 1977. Seen here after conversion to driver training with appropriate livery and renumbered 9007.



Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLX6LX Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2930 Registration Number: AVW 399F Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: November 1968 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1968 with ECW H40/30F body and withdrawn in 1979. Semi-automatic converted for one-man-operated use and seen in many episodes of the 1969-1973 T.V. Black & white/colour comedy series 'On the Buses' starring Reg Varney.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6LX Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2942 Registration Number: AVW 401F Route Service Number: Not in service Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: June 1979 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1968 with ECW CH37/18F body. Originally numbered 2610 and withdrawn in 1971. In driver training livery and renumbered 9006. Former FLF6LX Coach but later converted to bus specification.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol FLF6LX Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 2927 Registration Number: AVW 396F Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: August 1979 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1968 with ECW H40/30F body and withdrawn in 1981. In Tesco red livery. This was one of Eastern National's FLFs converted to OMO (one man operated) use.



Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol VRT/SL6LX Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 3002 Registration Number: CPU 981G Route Service Number: None Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: April 1969 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1969 with ECW H39/31F body and withdrawn in 1986. One of the first Bristol VR's delivered in Tilling green and cream, then painted in dual purpose livery at Chelmsford by ENOC. This shot taken before the bus entered service.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol VRT/SL6G Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 3006 Registration Number: SMS 32H Route Service Number: 400 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: September 1971 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: New in 1970 with ECW H43/34F body. Another Bristol VRT swopped in a deal involving 15 FLFs with W. Alexander & Sons (Midland). Painted in Alexander blue with no number scrolls.	Location: Basildon Bus Garage Bus Type: Bristol VRT Bus Operator: Eastern National Fleet Number: 3009 Registration Number: SMS 35H Route Service Number: 400 Photographer: Bill Cansick Year of photo: June 1974 Copyright: W.T. Cansick (Paul Harrison Collection) Comments: Another Bristol VRT swopped in a deal involving 15 FLFs with W. Alexander & Sons (Midland).

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Abbreviations:
ENOC; Eastern National Omnibus Company, ECW; Eastern Coach Works (Lowestoft, Suffolk).
Bus Type Codes:
KSW5G=kchassis Short Wide 5 cylinder Gardner engine.
LD5G=Lodekka 5 cylinder Gardner engine.
FLF6B=Flat floor Long Forward 6 cylinder Bristol engine.
FLF6G=Flat floor Long Forward 6 cylinder Gardner engine.
FLF6LX=Flat floor Long Forward 6 cylinder Leyland engine.
VRT=Vertical Rear-engine Transverse.

The bus garage at Cherrydown (now Cherrydown East) was formally opened in April 1961. Prior to that Eastern National had acquired the use of a former builders' merchants at Bull Road (now Clay Hill Road), Vange, which was used from October 1951.

Page added: 2002

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