Recent content by F1Ken

Yes after about 20 years of closure. Glad they reopened it.

Yes It has sadly closed and services have suffered. 103/104 to Colchester is now run by colchester and has been slightly re routed down colchester high street. Every other service Harwich used to run is now run by clacton and it's a total mess just look at the Harwich and Manningtree...

Some Massive service changes in Clacton and Colchester in Essex http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/essex/travel_news/service_updates/?item=11531&conf=0 They are actually re routing the 103/104 down colchester high street, loads of services being re introduced for the summer in clacton. Very...

Big shame for harwich, When I was a kid Parkston key was buzzing but sadly it look's quite abandoned now. 80,000 less going through Harwich is worrying. All I life I have witnessed my beloved town decline further and further, even through economic boon we get poorer, shops close, a service goes.

Do First have a new seat cover design? Because their are several different styles knocking around.

Oh! Thanks for that. They look in pretty good condition to me, compared to most of the crap around our area.

Does anyone know where the 05 reg Dennis Trident 2 Alexander ALX400's have come from in colchester? All in new livery and quite clean inside, they replace the Volvo Olympians on certain routes? Is Lowestoft a possibility??

Colchester has some ALX400's in new livery doing the job the old Volvo Olympians were doing. I Think the Olympians are gone now. Plaxton Presidents run the chelmsford route.

Agreed. Come to North Essex and you will see just that, 25 year old Volvo Olympians still running. Some have massive dents in them, others look brand new, some look dangerously battered. But bloody hell, they just don't give up the ghost! They will not die. There are (or where until recently)...

There is nothing better than being at the front of a double decker on country roads whilst it's being thrashed. Can be quite scary but hey! You get their quicker!! No reason to moan in my opinion. :D

Interesting. Do we know how old they are? New Livery Perhaps? I don't know what state they would be in (Can't be any worse than the T Reg Tridents we have at the moment. They are in worse state than the Volvo Olympians in Colchester (still loads left). Thanks again for the info. really...

Now I may not be an expert like you lot on here but after talking to a driver today after our Dennis Trident 2 broke down in Manningtree(Essex) he said the Harwich and Clacton Depots are getting some Scania's. I'm sorry I don't have any detail but it sounds like it could happen in November...

How does First Essex do for First. Is it a profitable one because I haven't seen anyone mention it. They have bought a load of new hybrid buses for Chelmsford, Colchester has 1 or two new buses around.

:lol: I have to say the 360's are in dire need of a repaint and and refurb. The seats are threadbare! I think they look tattier inside than the 321's.

God! I had forgotten how bad that ONE livery was. That 321 looks hideous in it! And yet I thought they looked great in the FGE Green,blue,white, grey livery. I liked that FGE livery it suited the trains it was on. Do we have any idea what is going to happen to the plain white if GA win the...