Preserved Bus at Southchurch Boulevard
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Preserved Bus at Southchurch Boulevard by David Hillas as part of the Geograph project.
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Preserved Bus at Southchurch Boulevard
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 15 Apr 1973
Taken in April 1973, this bus was on a tour of the former trolleybus system in Southend-on-Sea which closed on the 28th October 1954. It is shown at the West end of Southchurch Boulevard which was served by trolleybus route 63A/B which went via Southchurch Road, Hamstel Road and North Avenue. The vehicle shown is 55 (EHO 228) a 1942 Guy Arab II with Reading 56-seater bodywork built in 1955 and used to operate with Provincial (Gosport & Fareham Omnibus Co.Ltd).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.541896
Longitude
0.738668