Bus Passenger News December 2017 / January 2018

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Service Route & Operator Summary of Changes Start Date 1 / 1A / 1B / 1X – Canvey Service Withdrawn – ECC is aware and 26/12/2017 Regal Busways considering the impact this will have. 3 / 3A / 3B / Chelmsford – Southend Service Withdrawn – ECC is aware and 26/12/2017 3C /3D Regal Busways considering the impact this will have. 5 Bus Station – Revised Timetable. 02/01/2018 Sumners Farm Trustybus (GalleonTravel) 9 Harlow Bus Station – Epping Service 9A withdrawn. Revised timetable 11/12/2017 Station and route (service extended to Epping). Arriva 9 / 9A Bus Station – Warley Revised Timetable. 0800 departure from 07/01/2018 Buses Warley to depart at 0755 Mon – Fri only 10 / 10A Pleshey – Temple Grove Service Withdrawn – ECC is aware and 30/12/2017 Regal Busways considering the impact this will have. 10 Basildon Hospital – Shotgate Revised Timetable 07/01/2018 First Essex Buses 11 Basildon Bus Station – Revised route and timetable. 07/01/2018 Rail Station First Essex Buses 13 Waltham Cross Bus Station – Revised route to include St. Johns 20/12/2017 Epping St Margaret’s Hospital School EOS (Swallow Coach Company) 17 / 18 Clacton – Point Clear Revised timetable 07/01/2018 First Essex Buses

Service Route & Operator Summary of Changes Start Date 21 / 21A / 21B Southend Travel Centre – Revised timetable to service 21. Service 07/01/2018 / 21X / 822 21X withdrawn and service 21A re-routed First Essex Buses to cover service 21X withdrawal 24 Southend Travel Centre – Revised Timetable. 0700 departure from 07/01/2018 Southchurch Southend Travel Centre Mon – Fri First Essex Buses withdrawn 25 / 25A / 25B Southend Travel Centre – Revised Timetable. 2051 departure from 07/01/2018 / 825 Basildon Shotgate to Basildon will now depart at First Essex Buses 2041 26 Hadleigh Bus Depot – Revised Timetable. 07/01/2018 Southend Travel Centre First Essex Buses 27 / 27A / 27X Temple Sutton – Canvey, Revised Timetable 07/01/2018 / 827 Leigh Beck First Essex Buses 31 – Barley Revised Route 15/01/2018 Whippet Coaches 32 Ongar – Chelmsford Revised Timetable. School Day 07/01/2018 First Essex Buses departure Ongar - Chelmsford will depart at 0717 40 / 40A Harlow Railway Station, Introduction of new service Mon – Fri 02/01/2018 Circular, vis Church Langley every 20 mins and the 40A will cover Trustybus (Galleon Travel) Maddox Road 66 Waltham Cross Circular Revised route. Upshire village will no 20/12/2017 EOS (Swallow Coach longer be served. 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) 87 Harlow Bus Station – Revised route between Harlow Bus 20/12/2017 Waltham Cross Station and Sumners Farm EOS (Swallow Coach Company) 104 / 106 Basildon – Laindon Change of operator from Regal Busways 27/12/2017 NIBS Buses under contract to Essex County Council with a minor timetable change 174 / 175 – Pownall Crescent Revised Timetable. 0736 departure from 07/01/2018 First Essex Buses Colchester will now depart at 0731 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. 374 Basildon Bus Station – Grays Revised Timetable 07/01/2018 Bus Station First Essex Buses 2

Service Route & Operator Summary of Changes Start Date 418 / 419/ Harlow – Ongar Revised Timetable. 418 Mon – Fri now 02/01/2018 420 / 420A Trustybus (Galleon Travel) operates to a Saturday timetable. 419 will be renumbered to 420A 424 Harlow Bus Station – Hertford Revised Timetable 02/01/2018 Bus Station Trustybus (Galleon Travel) 515 / 20X Great Stambridge – Sweyne Service 20X withdrawn and adjustments 02/01/2018 Park School to 515 timetable 565 Brentwood Rail Station Revised stopping arrangements for 07/01/2018 Circular, via Bulphan school journeys and minor revisions to First Essex Buses timetable 900 Braintree Bus Park – Braintree Service withdrawn. 26/01/2018 Freeport Regal Busways B2 Southchurch – Basildon Service Withdrawn. 26/12/2017 Regal Busways X15 Bus Station – Revised timetable with extra Schoolday 02/01/2018 Colchester only journeys in the afternoon. Panther Travel Ltd X21 Upminster Station – Ongar Revised timetable 02/12/2017 Four Wantz Ensign

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