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Operator: Eastern National Fleet No: 4189
Chassis: Bristol KSW5G Chassis No: 94.049
Body: ECW L27/28RD Body No: 5875

HISTORY

May 53 In service with Eastern National Omnibus Company Limited, Chelmsford (4189) - Based at Braintree
May 53 On hire to Hicks Brothers Limited
  Returned to Eastern National Omnibus Company Limited, Chelmsford
Jul 54 Fleet number changed to 1407
Aug 64 Fleet number changed to 2364
Jan 66 Transferred to Southend
Feb 67 Transferred to Hadleigh
Jan 68 Transferred to Clacton
Sep 70 Out of service with Eastern National Omnibus Company Limited, Chelmsford (1407)
Sep 70 T M Smith, Little Waltham
Nov 70 In service with H A C Claireaux, Hadleigh
Nov 71 Out of service with H A C Claireaux, Hadleigh
Nov 71 In service with Squirrell's Motor Services Limited, Hitcham
1972 Out of service with Squirrell's Motor Services Limited, Hitcham
Apr 72 Green, Stock (dealer)
Apr 72 Eastern National Preservation Group, Hadleigh
Jun 74 Repainted in Eastern National livery
Jan 79 Eastern National (1407) Preservation Group, Hadleigh

Status: Preserved as Eastern National 1407

    

Owner : Eastern National 1407

Location : Kings Cross Coach Station

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : H A C Claireaux

Location : Hadleigh depot

Date : October 1971

 

(C) Alan Murray-Rust

     
    

Owner : Squirrell's Motor Services

Location : Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 1407

Location: Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 1407

Location: Not Known

Date : Not Known

 

(C) Brian Botley

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 1407

Location: Showbus

Date : June 1978

 

(C) Dave Mant

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 1274 & Eastern National 1407

Location: Woburn Abbey

Date : September 1983

 

(C) Terry Walker

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 2384

Location : Mallard Road, Bournemouth

Date : 1989

 

(C) Pete Renaut

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 1407

Location: North Weald

Date : June 1996

 

(C) Terry Lawson

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 1407

Location: East Anglia Transport Museum

Date : June 2012

 

(C) Adrian Brown

     
    

Owner : Eastern National 1407

Location: Canvey Island

Date : October 2017

 

(C) Ken Jones