Bus Passenger News April / May 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 3 , Bus Station – Service 4 combined to operate with 28/05/2017 Clacton service 3. Revised timetable Harwich – First Essex Buses Clacton 0835 and 0940 now operate at 0832 and 0935. Clacton – Harwich 0727 and 0840 now operate at 0725 and 0835. 5 Bus Station – , Revised timetable Monday - Friday with 07/05/2017 Tesco Store peak journeys operating and the service First Essex Buses now operating every 10 mins. 9 – 9A Warley – Basildon Bus Station Revised Timetable Monday – Friday the 07/05/2017 First Essex Buses 0550 from Basildon Bus Station will now operate at 0545 15/15A/15B Runwell – Laindon Services 15A-15B combined to operate as 07/05/2017 First Essex Buses single service 15 between and Laindon. Laindon Railway Station will now be served and a reduced morning capacity between Wickford and Basildon 17/17A/18 Clacton – Point Clear Revised timetable to improve punctuality 28/05/2017 First Essex Buses during increased summer traffic. Service 17A has been withdrawn 19 Clacton – Monday to Saturday - Hourly between 28/05/2017 First Essex Buses 0930 and 1700 Seasonal Summer service. 21 Walrey – Ongar Revised Monday to Friday timetable 20/05/2017 Ensign service will now operate every 60 mins.

Service Route & Operator Summary of Changes Start Date 25-25A-25B-825 Basildon Hospital – Southend Revised Monday – Saturday timetable. 07/05/2017 Travel Centre Service 25A will now serve Basildon First Essex Buses Hospital 54-54A-54C- North Melbourne - Beaulieu Revised Timetable for Monday to 02/04/2017 56-56A Park Saturdays. No change to Sundays First Essex Buses 55 Beaulieu Park – Revised Timetable. Minor changes to 02/04/2017 First Essex Buses the route and timetable. From Beaulieu Park, re-routed to serve New Bowers Way and Pump Lane, then via Chelmer Valley Road to Chelmsford city centre. 57/57A Westway Depot – Beaulieu New circular service serving Beaulieu 02/04/2017 Park, via Chelmsford City Park. Operating Mondays - Sundays Centre First Essex Buses 61 Highwoods – Revised Timetable & route now operates 02/04/2017 First Essex Buses to and from Wivenhoe Railway Station 62-62A-62B North Station – Revised Route & Timetable. 62B operates 02/04/2017 on Sunday to Wivenhoe Station and 62A First Essex Buses operates to Wivenhoe Co-op 65 Colchester Stanway – Revised Sunday timetable to operate at 02/04/2017 Colchester Highwoods Tesco 0830 0850 0905 then every 15 minutes First Essex Buses from Highwoods 66 Waltham Cross, Circular Minor timetable changes. First journey 03/04/2017 EOS from is now 0531 and last journey from Waltham Cross is now 2018 Mon – Fri. Saturday first journey from Waltham Cross 0600 and last journey 1930. Sunday first journey from Waltham Cross is now 0800 and last journey is 1800. 71B Chelmsford – Chelmer Village Revised Timetable 02/04/2017 First Essex Buses 71-71A-71X Chelmsford – Colchester Revised Timetable. Monday to Friday 02/04/2017 First Essex Buses additional journey 1945 - 71X to Colchester. Saturdays 1935 71X to Chelmsford withdrawn. 76 Clacton – Colchester, Revised timetable Monday – Friday only 28/05/2017 Stanwell Street additional journeys Clacton – Colchester First Essex Buses 0620 and 0820, Colchester – Clacton 0720 and 0920 81 Brentwood Station – Hutton Revised timetable Monday – Friday the 20/05/2017 Ensign 0824 from Brentwood Station will now operate at 0828. Revised timetable after 1704 journey from Brentwood Station. 86/86A – Waltham Cross Minor timetable changes. Does not serve 03/04/2017 EOS Katherines & Sumners on Saturday now served by service 87. New Saturday service 86A.

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Service Route & Operator Summary of Changes Start Date 100 – 100X Chelmsford Bus Station – Revised route Monday – Sunday service 07/05/2017 Lakeside Bus Station will now operate via Pipps Hill, Basildon. First Essex Buses Additional journeys between Basildon and Lakeside on Sundays only. 111 Sudbury – Braintree Service Withdrawn 21/05/2017 H C 117 Clacton – Point Clear Holiday Service Withdrawn Park First Essex Buses 200X Wickford – Grays Revised Timetable on 200X only 02/04/2017 First Essex Buses 265 Grays Bus Station – West Revised days of operation will now 01/04/2017 Horndon Railway Station operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Trans-Vol No changes to timetable or route 339 Epping Station – Shenfield Seasonal summer timetable. Operates 01/04/2017 Station every Sat/Sun from 1st April to 22nd London Vintage Bus Hire Ltd October 2017 as well as on the following dates: 05/12/14/17 April, 01/29/31 May, 26/28 July, 02/09/16/23/28/30 August, 25 October, 27/28/30/31 December 391 Bumbles Green – Harlow Bus Service Withdrawn 01/05/2017 Station Regal Busways 410 – 410A Harlow Bus Station – Service 410A withdrawn and service 410 01/05/2017 Holdbrook adjusted to partially compensate. Galleon Travel 424 Harlow – Hertford Revised Timetable. Operates on Sunday 10/04/2017 Galleon Travel SB35 Colchester – Colchester New dial and ride service operating within 01/04/2017 Colchester CVS Colchester. To book this service please contact 01206 216600 Mon – Fri 0900 - 1700.

Basildon Flexi Basildon – Basildon New dial and ride service operating within 01/05/2017 Bus Basildon Community Basildon. To book this service please Transport contact 01268 465858 and 48hrs notice is required. Mon – Fri 0900 – 1700.

Brentwood Brentwood – Brentwood New dial and ride service operating within 01/05/2017 Flexi Bus Brentwood Community Brentwood. To book this service please Transport contact 01277 228080 and 48hrs notice is required. Mon – Fri 0900 – 1700.

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