The 53 route went beyond Colchester alternately to Clacton and Harwich. The route served Little Thurrock, Grays (Argent Street Garage), Socketts Heath, Horndon on the Hill, Laindon, Billericay, Chelmsford, Witham (where crews were exchanged), Colchester and then either Clacton or Harwich. The Harwich service was used by ship’s pilots to get them back to their starting point. The route Tilbury-Harwich was 85 miles and the longest bus route in the country at the time. I believe the journey time to Harwich was about 5 hours
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The 53 route went beyond Colchester alternately to Clacton and Harwich. The route served Little Thurrock, Grays (Argent Street Garage), Socketts Heath, Horndon on the Hill, Laindon, Billericay, Chelmsford, Witham (where crews were exchanged), Colchester and then either Clacton or Harwich. The Harwich service was used by ship’s pilots to get them back to their starting point. The route Tilbury-Harwich was 85 miles and the longest bus route in the country at the time. I believe the journey time to Harwich was about 5 hours
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