Long before an abundance of cars took over our streets and commuters could travel into London on the c2c line, Southend residents travelled around on trams and retro buses.
Trams were first seen in Southend when they began running in Victoria Avenue in 1901. It came to be nicknamed Cobweb Corner due to the overhead wires which came with the tram lines.
However, by 1928, trams were all but redundant as trolleybuses dominated the route.
Charabanc coaches, complete with benched seats, could regularly be seen heading to our seafront packed with daytrippers back in the day.
Together - daytrippers to Southend enjoy the view from the comfort of their charabanc in 1926
Our transport system has changed dramatically through the decades, but the Castle Point Transport Museum still boasts vintage buses and coaches.
Scroll down to see more snaps of trams and buses from yesteryear.
Vintage - a tram passes residents along Thorpe Bay seafront in the 1920s
Open top - a Southend seafront Daimler
Michelin man in town - a vintage omnibus drives through Westcliff in March 1973
Last days - the dying county bus route was still serving Paglesham in 1971
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On the tracks - a tram passes through Thorpe Bay soon after the service was established
Busy - the Thorpe Bay tram shelter in the 1900s
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