Bus Passenger News November / December 2017

This newsletter provides information on forthcoming changes to local bus services in .

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Service Route & Operator Summary of Changes Start Date 1/1A/1B/1X – Canvey Service Withdrawn – ECC is aware and 26/12/2017 Regal Busways considering the impact this will have. 3/3A/3B/3C/ Chelmsford – Southend Service Withdrawn – ECC is aware and 26/12/2017 3D Regal Busways considering the impact this will have. 4 Stanway Sainsbury's - Hythe Revised Route in Stanway, will now 06/11/2017 Tesco serve Plover Road with no change to the Arriva timetable. 9 Bus Station – Epping Service 9A withdrawn. Revised timetable 11/12/2017 Station and route (service extended to Epping). Arriva 13 Waltham Cross Bus Station – Revised route to include St. Johns 20/12/2017 Epping St Margaret’s Hospital School following requests by ECC and EOS (Swallow Coach members of the public. Company) 66 Waltham Cross Circular Revised route Upshire village will no 20/12/2017 EOS (Swallow Coach longer be served due to delays. Company) 71/72 Stondon Massey – Warley Change of operator from Regal Busways 24/12/2017 Stephenson’s of Essex 86 Harlow Bus Station – Revised timetable. Service will be every 20/12/2017 Waltham Cross 90 minutes EOS (Swallow Coach Company)

Service Route & Operator Summary of Changes Start Date 87 Harlow Bus Station – Revised route between Harlow Bus 20/12/2017 Waltham Cross Station and Sumners Farm EOS (Swallow Coach Company) 322 Old Harlow – Service Withdrawn – ECC is aware and 23/12/2017 Regal Busways considering the impact this will have. 339 Epping Station – Shenfield This service will operate on the following 27/12/2017 Station dates: 27/28/30/31 December, 01 London Vintage Bus Hire Ltd January 2018, 10/11/14/17/18 February and 31 March. 381 Coopersale – Harlow Bus Revised timetable and route. 0755 from 13/11/2017 Station Coopersale will use station road to Community Link reach Epping High Street. First journey of day (Mon-Fri) will operate 10 mins earlier in both directions. B2 Southchurch – Service Withdrawn – ECC is aware and 26/12/2017 Regal Busways considering the impact this will have. Chelmsford Chelmsford Park & Ride Sunday service introduced for Christmas 26/11/2017 City Park & (Sandon Circular) period. Dates of operation are: 26 Ride First Essex Buses November, 03 December, 10 December and 17 December 0900 – 1700hrs. Sandon Park and Ride Only (CM2 7RU) X10 Stansted Airport – Basildon Revised Timetable. 1730 and 1830 19/11/2017 Bus Station departures from Stansted Airport have First in Essex been retimed to 1735 and 1835 X21 Upminster Station – Ongar Revised timetable 02/12/2017 Four Wantz Ensign

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