Month: October 2023
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All aboard for a ring-a ding day
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In Charge: Kate Webster, 10, tries the driving seat of the bus for size Bus enthusiasts turned back the (clock when the transport museum in Canvey enjoyed its open day. An army of historic buses dating back to the 1930s took their […]
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Gary Butcher and the gun
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Dated 1995 The photos in the category are from the Echo Newspaper Archives. We are publishing them courtesy of Canvey Community Archive who are the custodians.
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Talk by Marian Patten
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Canvey Island Rotary hosts a talk by Marian Patten about the Transport Museum Rotary President Anne Earl invited Marian Patten to give a talk at one of their Rotary meetings about the history of the Transport and the new plans that are […]
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Hadleigh Camera Group at the Transport Museum
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A group of photography enthusiasts arrived at the Canvey Transport Museum on a sunny June (2022) morning. They spent a good couple of hours having a wander around the building after a brief introduction to the museum’s history and then enjoyed a […]
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St George’s Day Funraiser
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On St George’s Day this year (May 2022) Castle Point Mayor Pat Haunts arranged for the Canvey Island Community Choir to give a concert to celebrate St George’s Day and her chosen Charity was Canvey’s Transport Museum. The event was held at […]
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Amanda Kenny at Bus Museum Open Day 1988
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The photos in the category are from the Echo Newspaper Archives. We are publishing them courtesy of Canvey Community Archive who are the custodians.
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VLT 44
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AEC Routemaster 1959 with Park Royal body H36/28R Reg no VLT 44 London Transport RM44 Southend Transport 122 Engine: AEC AV590 9.6 Litre Diesel Transmission: 4 speed automatic 2876 Routemasters were built between 1954 and 1968 and there are well over 1000 […]
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PTW 110
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Bristol L6B 1950 with ECW FC31F Queen Mary body Reg no PTW 110 Eastern National 4107, 328 Engine: AVW 8.0 Litre Diesel Transmission: 5 speed manual PTW 110 was delivered new to Eastern National between May/Nov 1950. It was assigned to the […]
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PHJ 954
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Leyland PD3/6 1958 With Massey Lowbridge Body Reg no PHJ 954 Southend Corporation Transport 315Engine: Leyland 0600 Diesel Transmission: 4 speed manual Southend Corporation Transport ran 6 of these PD3/6 lowbridge buses numbering from 311 – 316. Because of their low overall […]
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XVX 19
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Bristol Lodekka LD5G 1954 with ECW 33/25R Body no 6609 series 2 Reg no XVX 19 Eastern National 4208, 1431, 2400 Engine: Gardner 5LW Diesel Transmission: 4 speed manual XVX 19 was the first of 387 Bristol Lodekka buses delivered to Eastern […]