Fleet Histories

Fleet Record books:

These books, published by EBEG, list all vehicles owned/operated in the relevant years, grouped by types.  They are available to view and download as pdf files.  

Eastern National Fleet Record Volume 1:  1964 to 1990

Includes Tillings Transport coaches.  62 pages, file size 5.1 mb. Fleet Record 1

Eastern National and Thamesway Fleet Record Volume 2:  1990 to 1996

Reflects the Badgerline Years.  78 pages, file size 6.3 mb. Fleet Record 2

Essex Buses Fleet Record Volume 3:  1996 to 2004

Eastern National and Thamesway Reunited.  100 pages, file size 8.5 mb.  Fleet Record 3

Volume 3 is also available to purchase, see https://essexbus.org/sales/

Eastern National Vehicles Acquired 1930 to 1984 – EN’s second-hand buses, ENEG listing, 1984 Acquired Vehicles PDF

 

Fleet renumbering, 1964:

The complete fleet was renumbered in August 1964.  These two lists show the cross reference from  oldto new numbers:

Listed in sequence of old numbers View PDF

Listed in sequence of new numbers  View PDF

 

On-line resources:

Lists of vehicles bought new:

1930s – https://www.sct61.org.uk/enoc30s.htm

1940s – https://www.sct61.org.uk/enoc40s.htm

1950s – https://www.sct61.org.uk/enoc50s.htm

1960s – https://www.sct61.org.uk/enoc60s.htm

Basic information on buses and coaches bought new by Eastern National can also be viewed on-line at https://www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk/ – search by registration number, fleet number or vehicle types, as necessary.  (It is not possible to search on “Eastern National” itself as that returns too many matches – in excess of 2,000!).

Books:

Now long out of print (except for two volumes), copies of the PSV Circle Fleet Histories can sometimes be found on eBay, Bus Mart or on sales stands at rallies and transport fairs.

Eastern National Fleet History Part 1, 1930 to 1954, PSV Circle, PF4, 1965

Eastern National Fleet History Part 2, 1954 to 1965, PSV Circle, PF5, 1966

Eastern National Fleet History Part 3, 1960 to 1984, PSV Circle, 2PF8, 1984

Eastern National Fleet History, 1930 to 1945, PSV Circle, 2PF4, 2003 (2nd edition available to buy at https://www.psvcircle.org.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_65&product_id=90 )

Thamesway fleet history, PSV Circle, PF11, 1996

Tillings Transport/Tillings Travel (including National Travel (South East)), Fleet History, PSV Circle, PN9, 2016 (available to buy at https://www.psvcircle.org.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_72&product_id=424 )