Canvey Island Rally Photo's, 08/10/06
photo's copyright of Shaun C


VR's Present at Canvey Island, 08/10/06

STW30W owned by Hedingham Omnibus, NDL652R owned by Chris & John Stewart, XlL1254 (XHK217X) owned by Flagfinders of Braintree, UAR597W owned by Carl Lemon, KOOV790V owned by Firstgroup, VTH941S owned by Chris Stewart & Duncan Law.

Canvey Island Rally Public Shuttles (Labworth Car Park to Castlepoint Museum) up to 15.40

NDL652R "Little Miss Sunshine" white and yellow (NIBS) colors
4 trips - Canvey Island-Castlepoint Transport Museum-Canvey Island
XlL1254 (XHK217X) Flagfinders, white
1 trip - Canvey Island-Castlepoint Transport Museum-Canvey Island
UAR597W NBC green, unbranded
3 trips - Canvey Island-Castlepoint Transport Museum-Canvey Island
VTH941S Eastern National green and yellow
2 trips - Canvey Island-Castlepoint Transport Museum-Canvey Island

Canvey Island Rally Photo's - 08/10/06



XIL1254 outside Flagfinders of Braintree’s garage on 8th October 2006.
photo copyright of Shaun C


XIL1254 on the way to Canvey Island on the Rettendon by-pass (A130) near to Howe Green.
photo copyright of Shaun C


The Canvey Island event attracts vehicles from former Eastern Counties and Eastern National fleets – for this reason STW30W is the Hedingham representative each year. The buses gather here at Labworth car park by Canvey Eastern Esplanade. 08/10/06.
photo copyright of Shaun C


The odd one out at the event (of the VR’s present) was former Southern Vectis NDL652R, now owned by local enthusiasts John & Chris Stewart. It did though spend a number of years operating locally in Essex with Nelson of Wickford (NIBS) who painted its fleet white and yellow at the time. It is photographed arriving back into the Labworth event area after its first return trip to Canvey Bus Museum. NIBS current livery is the less bright colour shown on the double decker next to NDL in the photo.
photo copyright of Shaun C


NDL652R outside the bus museum on its second trip. The ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ comment on 08/10/06’s news is a reference to the Volkswagen camper van in the film ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ which carries the same half white/half yellow colours! NDL652R and LFJ855W were NIBS last two VR's.
photo copyright of Shaun C


NDL652R enjoying the sunshine in the late afternoon at Labworth (the man laying on the ground isn’t sunbathing though, he’s videoing some routemasters – a large number were present at the event).
photo copyright of Shaun C


UAR597W arrives at Labworth in the morning of 08/10/06. After 1400 this was used on at least three trips to the bus museum. UAR was refurbished by First Western National with purple seating but since preservation these have been replaced with a nice set of NBC style cushions from other withdrawn vehicles.
photo copyright of Shaun C


VTH941T, Labworth. This ran at least two return trips to the bus museum in the late afternoon, and is owned by Duncan Law and Chris Stewert.
photo copyright of Shaun C


KOO790V, Labworth.
photo copyright of Shaun C


VTH941T and UAR597W.
photo copyright of Shaun C


XIL1254 (this was formerly XHK217X) and NDL652R waiting to work services to the bus museum.
photo copyright of Shaun C


The rear ends of the same two, NDL652R and XHK217X.
photo copyright of Shaun C


XIL1254, UAR597W, STW30W, KOO790V, VTH941T, NDL652R.
photo copyright of Steve Simister