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Location: Pitsea Railway Station Bus Type: Albion Bus Operator: Campbell's Fleet Number: Unknown Registration Number: KNO 53 Route Service Number: Unknown Photographer: Unknown Year of photo: Circa 1956 Comments: A Campbell's single decker with Eastern National numbering (001) waits at Pitsea railway station. Note the station entrance replaced in the 1970s. |
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Location: Junction Bull Road/Timberlog Lane Vange Bus Type: Bus Operator: Campbell's Fleet Number: Unknown Registration Number: Route Service Number: Unknown Photographer: Unknown Year of photo: Circa 1950 Comments: A Campbell's double dekker turns into Timberlog Lane (formerly B1419) from Bull Road. This junction known as Gale's corner was also called Basildon bridge. Bull Road was later renamed Clay Hill Road. |
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Location: Pitsea Hall Lane Photographer: Bix Year of photo: 24/10/2002 Copyright: Basildon History Online Comments: Primrose Villa. Built in the early 1900s and home to the Campbell family for many years. Empty at the time of this photograph. |
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Bus Operator: Campbell's Ticket Type: Bell Copyright: Basildon History Online Comments: Campbell's Motor Services bus tickets priced from 1d to 4½d. |
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Bus Operator: Campbell's Ticket Type: Bell Copyright: Basildon History Online Comments: Campbell's Motor Services bus tickets priced from 5d to 1/-. |
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Location: Station Lane Bus Type: Albion Bus Operator: Campbell's Fleet Number: Unknown Registration Number: GEV 694 Route Service Number: Unknown Photographer: Pete Brazier Year of photo: Circa 1955 Copyright: Pete Brazier Comments: A Campbell's single decker parked in Station Lane adjacent to Railway approach. |
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For many years Campbell's Motor Services ran a
number of different bus
routes in pre-new town Basildon. These included services to the Shell Oil refinery works at
Coryton, Wickford, Hadleigh and local schools services. The family concern were eventually bought out by the
Eastern National Omnibus Co. in February 1956.They operated from an address at Station Parade, Pitsea and had their works depot in Station Lane, virtually opposite Railway approach. Their small fleet of vehicles was mainly made up of single dekkers but did include two double dekker buses. These were all transferred to Eastern National at the time of acquisition. The house, called Primrose Villa, and covered depot are still in evidence and recently, in the case of the house, underwent renovation work. )
For more detailed information on Campbell's Motor Services
there is an Essex Bus Enthusiasts Group publication entitled
'J.W. Campbell & Sons, Ltd. of Pitsea, Essex'. Published in 2002 and compiled
by Alan Osborne, this 28 page book features 9 black and white photographs, history of the company, fleet list and many more interesting facts.Details on how to obtain a copy of this publication and other Essex bus operators literature can be found at the Essex Bus Enthusiasts Group website.  Ticket
denominations for services came in a variety of different colours and started at 1d, with
1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 3½d, 4d, 4½d, 5d, 5½d, 6d, 7d, 8d, 9d, 10d and 1/-
examples all known to exist. Examples of all of these
can be seen in the gallery. To the right is an example of a 'Bell Punch' Exchange bus ticket as used by Campbell's
motor services.Campbell's also offered a coach and excursion service and this continued after 1956, finally coming to an end in 1971. Text written 2004 with revisions 2005-2007. Copyright © 2004-2007, Basildon History Online. All rights reserved. |
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