Last Updated : December 16th 2025 (under construction)
This page lists all Essex operators to have operated Bristol VRs, REs, LHs and/or Lodekkas. The current status of the operator's page on the website is also shown. If you have any further information or photos I would be delighted to hear from you at rob@robsly.com
Operator |
Pages |
Fleetnames |
Photos |
VR |
RE |
LH |
Lodekka |
Fleet Liveries |
| Abridge of Hadleigh |
supreme |
Supreme |
Incomplete |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Ajax of Hornchurch | ajax | Complete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Amber of Rayleigh | amber | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Barnes of Dagenham | barnes | Barnes Coaches | Incomplete | N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A | ||
| Bee & Bee of Chingford | gage | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Beeline of Brentwood |
beeline |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Blackwell of Abbess Roding |
blackwel |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Blue Line Coaches of Upminster | blueline | N/A | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | |||
| Blue Triangle of Rainham | bluetri | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | N/A | |||
| Boon of Boreham | boon | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | |||
| Brandon of Blackmore End | brandon | Brandons Coaches |
Separate |
Complete | N/A | Complete | N/A | |
| Burling of Hornchurch |
burling |
Incomplete |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Capital Citybus | capcity | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Care Travel of Stansted |
care |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Carter of Colchester | carterco | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete |
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| Casters Coaches of Romford | casters | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Cedric of Wivenhoe | cedric | Java | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | Incomplete |
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| Chariots of Stanford-le-Hope | chariots | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| CharterCoach of Great Oakley | rechart | N/A | Complete |
N/A |
N/A | |||
| Claireaux of Hadleigh |
partrdge |
Partridge |
Incomplete |
N/A |
Incomplete |
Incomplete |
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| Coastal Red of Harwich | coastred | Coastal Red | Java | Complete | Complete | N/A | N/A | |
| Colchester Coaches of Clacton | colchstr | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| County of Brentwood | cobrent | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Cunningham of Corringham |
cunning |
Cunningham Carriage Company |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Daniels of Abridge |
daniels |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Denyer of Stondon Massey | denyer | N/A | Incomplete |
N/A | Incomplete | |||
| Don of Dunmow | don | Don's Coaches | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | ||
| Dulieu of Ilford | dulieu | T & K Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | ||
| Ellis of Kelvedon |
ellisk |
Graham's Coaches |
Incomplete |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Ensign of Purfleet | ensign | Java | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Essex Thameside of Canvey | barge | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | |||
| Europa Bus of Pitsea | europa | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Eyres-Scott of Brentwood | leeroy | Lee Roy Coaches | Java | N/A | Incomplete | Incomplete |
N/A | |
| Fargo of Rayne | fargo | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Flagfinders of Braintree | cook | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Ford of Althorne | ford | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | |||
| Gainsbury of Chadwell Heath |
alpinech |
Alpine |
N/A |
1 (Not known - 1983) |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Glew of Colchester |
glew |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Godward of South Woodham Ferrers | godward | G & G Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | ||
| Goodwin of Black Notley |
goodwinb |
Goodwin's of Braintree |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Harris Bus of West Thurrock | harriswt | Harris Bus | Java | Complete | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | |
| Harwich & Dovercourt
Coaches of Great Oakley |
rechart | Harwich & Dovercourt Coaches CharterCoach |
N/A | Incomplete | Incomplete | N/A | ||
| Hedingham & District of Sible Hedingham | vrhdol | Hedingham & District | Complete | Complete | Complete | Complete |
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| Hooks of Great Oakley |
hooks |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Howard of Halstead | howard | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Jackson of Bicknacre | jackson | Jacksons Coaches |
Incomplete | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | ||
| Jones of Shoeburyness | mande | M & E Coaches | Complete | Complete | N/A | N/A | ||
| Kemp of Clacton | rekemp | N/A | Complete | N/A | N/A | |||
| King of Stanway |
kingstan |
King's Tours |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Lambert of Harlow |
lamberth |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Lapage of Shoeburyness | sandp | S & P Coaches | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Lewington of Harold Hill |
lewingtn |
Bordabus |
N/A |
Incomplete |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Linkfast of Benfleet | linkfast | Castle Point Bus Company S & M Coaches |
Java | Complete | Complete | Complete | Complete | |
| Local Link of Stansted | localink | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Lodge of High Easter | lodge | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Lynxline of South Woodham | lynxline | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | |||
| Mac of Roydon | sm | SM Travel | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Mann of Canvey |
mannc |
Island Cars |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Massey of Pitsea | massey | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| McIntyre of Roydon | jetsie | Golden Boy | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | Incomplete | ||
| Merriday of Chelmsford |
merriday |
Fourways |
Complete |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Mitchell of Harlow |
mitchelh |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Moore of Saffron Walden |
mooresw |
Viceroy |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Nelson of Wickford | nelson | Incomplete | Incomplete | N/A | Incomplete | |||
| O'Brien of Canvey | obrien | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Ongar Motors of High Laver | ongar | Ongar Motors | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | ||
| Osborne of Tollesbury | osbourne | Osborne's | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | ||
| Pratt of Brentwood | whmbrent | Brentwood Coaches | Complete | N/A | N/A | Complete | ||
| Purnell of Romford | purnell | Incomplete | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | |||
| Rayleigh of Ramsden Heath | rayleigh | Rayleigh Roadways | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | ||
| Richards of Harlow | richhar | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | |||
| Riverway of Harlow | riverway | N/A | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | |||
| Robilliard of Harlow | diamond | Blue Diamond | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | ||
| Roomes of Corringham | avro | Elm Park Coaches Avro |
Java | Complete | N/A | Incomplete | Complete | |
| Ruffle of Castle Hedingham | ruffle | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | |||
| Saint Cloud of Southend | stcloud | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Saxon of Romford | saxon | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | |||
| Seaview Travel of Rochford | seaview | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Snow of Great Wakering | snow | BJS | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Stephenson of Rochford | stephroc | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete | N/A | |||
| Sutton & Pawsey of Clacton-on-Sea | sutton | Sutton's Coaches | N/A | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | ||
| Swallow of Rainham | swallow | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Talisman Coaches of Great Bromley | talisman | Incomplete | Incomplete | Incomplete |
N/A | |||
| Thorn of Rayleigh | apt | A.P.T. Travel | Java | Complete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| TK Coaches of Dagenham | tk | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | |||
| Travel with Hunny of Romford | hunny | Complete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Trimmer Travel of Dagenham | trimmer | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Vaughan of Great Braxted |
vaughngb |
Knight Cs |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Waller of Wivenhoe |
waller |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Ward of Alresford | ward | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Ward of Epping | wardepp | G F Ward | N/A | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | ||
| Watts of Chadwell St Mary | thurrock | Thurrock Coaches | N/A | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | ||
| Webb of Galleywood | webbgall | N/A | Incomplete | N/A | N/A | |||
| Weston of Wickford |
westonw |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Wicks of Braintree | wicks | Wicks Coaches |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 (1976 - 1982) |
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| Wiffen of Finchingfield |
wiffen |
Wiffen's Coaches |
N/A |
N/A |
Incomplete |
N/A |
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| Willis of Dagenham | willis | N/A | Complete | N/A | N/A | |||
| Young of Hornchurch |
youngh |
Incomplete |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |