The third photo looks like we are looking south towards the Labworth along Furtherwick Road. I'm not sure what number Bus this is as I only remember the 151 & 3.

Had a look at the original scan the bus is a number 26 to Romford. Was it one of the regular buses at the time or was the bus station already collecting old buses? I do not remember a number 26 running when I moved here.

The number 26 ran until the late sixties / early seventies. It did run to Romford via the seafront, Furtherwick Road and Long Road. It was the bus to catch to get to Basildon swimming pool. The other buses at that time were the 3, 3A and 3C.