First Essex 56006, Plaxton Cheatah EY54BRF with giftwrap livery promoting the new Stansted coach service

First Essex 56009 (EY54BRZ) Plaxton Cheatah bodied Mercedes Vario

Volvo/Plaxton Panther 20805 (YN08OWV) with a disabled passenger alighting using the wheelchair lift

First Stansted Aircoach 20805 (YN08OWV) with Southend West MP David Amess

David Amess MP and Anna Waite of Southend council preparing to cut the ribbon

Anna Waite of Southend Council and David Amess MP ready to cut the ribbon

Preparing to cut the ribbon across the front of First Essex Stansted Aircoach 20805 Volvo/Plaxton

Members of the launch party and a coach shaped cake!

Presentation party in front of First Essex 20805

The new coaches are replacing Plaxton Cheatah bodied Mercedes Varios like 56003 (YN53VBV)

The second of the new coaches to arrive in Southend, 20803 (YN08OWR)

YN08OWR (20803) at Southend Travel Centre

First Stansted Aircoach Plaxton Panther 20803

X30 route branding

20803 Plaxton Panther bodied coach on the X30

Stansted Aircoach branding on YN08OWR

Stansted Aircoach branding

Stansted Aircoach branding and First Group willow leaf logo

First Essex Plaxton Expressliner X193HFB at Southend after arriving from Stansted on the X30

First Essex 20805 (YN08OWV) one of the new Volvo/Plaxton Panther coaches on the X30 Standsted Aircoach route at Southend

First 20805 (YN08OWV) Plaxton Panther bodied Volvo YN08OWR

New First Essex X30 Stansted Aircoach 20804 YN08OWU stands at Southend Travel Centre

Now repainted into Aircoach colours is Plaxton Expressliner bodied Volvo X193HFB (First 20463)

First 20463 (X193HFB) in Stansted Aircoach colours at Southend bus station