Every route 99. 11 of 25.

Sunday 14th June 2026 After completing the five bus routes numbered 99 in Wales and the South West in last Sunday’s blog, with a ride from Gloucester to Cheltenham, it’s back over to the South East with a return to Essex to feature the second of three routes numbered 99 in that county and the second to be operated by Ensignbus (see the Tilbury Town circular already covered) as well as it being one of two seasonal open top routes to be found in the list of 25. Welcome to the Ensignbus operated route 99 linking Leigh-on-Sea, Southend and Shoeburyness. Now under the auspices of First Bus so it’s good to see this route still going strong compared to the sad demise of all First’s open top services in Cornwall and Exmoor. However, this year’s operating season for ‘Southend’s 99’ is somewhat restricted with it only running in the school half term holiday in the last week of May and the seven week holiday period between mid July and early September. It doesn’t even venture out at weekends…