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Route 56Published route geometryVehicle last mapped 09:36 · 36 observationsWe don’t have a recent location for this bus. The marker shows where it was last reported, not where it is now.
56

To Colchester_Osborne_Street

First Essex · SK65PXR

Last observedRefreshed 09:35:44

We don’t have a recent location for this bus. The marker shows where it was last reported, not where it is now.

Vehicle information

SK65PXR

Operator
First Essex
Livery
Olympia
Matched vehicle livery
Live data provider
Department for Transport Bus Open Data Service
Browse service date

This journey ID is fixed to 9 Sept 2026. Changing the date opens the parent service timetable.

Calling points

Journey schedule

17 stops

  1. 1Hazell Avenue1500IM2349Plan09:14Expected
  2. 2Paxman Avenue1500330670Y3Plan09:14Seen at stop09:14
  3. 3Alderman Blaxhill School150033067004Plan09:14Expected
  4. 4Iceni Way150033068005Plan09:15Seen at stop09:16
  5. 5John Kent Avenue150033068004Plan09:17Expected
  6. 6Catherine Hunt Way150033068001Plan09:17Seen at stop09:19
  7. 7Layer Road150033062002Plan09:19Seen at stop09:19
  8. 8Boadicea Way South150033061001Plan09:19Seen at stop09:20
  9. 9Rainsborowe Road150033061003Plan09:21Seen at stop09:21
  10. 10Turnstile Square150033061004Plan09:22Expected
  11. 11Drury Arms1500IM2348Plan09:23Seen at stop09:22
  12. 12Hamilton Road150033061009Plan09:24Seen at stop09:23
  13. 13Salisbury Avenue150033061011Plan09:26Seen at stop09:25
  14. 14Police Station150033061012Plan09:27Seen at stop09:26
  15. 15Head Street150033039007Plan09:28Seen at stop09:29
  16. 16High Street150033037002Plan09:30Seen at stop09:32
  17. 17Osborne Street15003303800FPlan09:36Expected

Seen at stop is when the operator reported the bus at or near that stop, not its exact arrival time. Expected times are estimates. A dash means no time has been reported.

Planned, expected and observed values remain separate. Blank observations are never presented as on-time.

Journey status questions

What is happening?

Is the bus running?
Last observed. A previous vehicle observation is available, but it is not recent enough to call the bus live.
When did it begin?
Scheduled for 09:14
When should it finish?
Scheduled for 09:36
How much time remains?
A reliable remaining-time estimate is unavailable.
When was it last mapped?
09:36. The page checks for updated journey data every 15 seconds.