Arriva Southern Counties
Encyclopedia
Arriva Southern Counties is a bus
operator in London
, Surrey
, West Sussex
, East Sussex
, Kent
and Essex
in England
. It is a regional division of Arriva
.
(M&D) to its management through a holding company called Einkorn. On 14 April 1995, Einkorn Ltd (with M&D, M&D Advertising and New Enterprise) was bought by the British Bus Group, which had bought Kentish Bus (one of the successor companies of London Country Bus Services
) the year before and Londonlinks in 1988. British Bus renamed Einkorn Invictaway, and used it as the management services company for all three businesses. Invictaway
was previously the name of the Maidstone & District commuter services to London, which were renamed Green Line
at the same time.
In July 1996 British Bus was taken over by the Cowie Group, which was renamed Arriva on 1 January 1998. Invictaway was renamed Arriva Southern Counties on 2 April 1998, and Arriva transferred London & Country (also owned by British Bus) to it. The subsidiary operating companies therefore became:
Current operations in the South East area are:
Many reorganisations of Arriva operations in South East England
have followed since, and today the company also controls Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, Arriva West Sussex, and Arriva Southend. The Croydon & North Surrey subsidiary was largely transferred to Arriva London
.
Arriva Colchester was sold in August 2004 to Tellings-Golden Miller
, although with Arriva's recent purchase of the Tellings operations, Colchester has now returned to the group. The coaching subsidiary, New Enterprise Coaches
(Tonbridge), inherited from Maidstone & District, remains in operation.
The company offices have been based since its founding at "Invicta House" in Maidstone
.
Arriva's bus routes are generally identified by a route number. Many of the routes serve Maidstone, the Medway Towns, or Tunbridge Wells. The routes include:
. The buses are yellow with a green stripe swooping down from the top of the back of the bus to the bottom of the front. The fleet comprises two DAF SB120
10.8m/Wright Cadet
s and 9 DAF SB200
11.8m/Wright Commander
s. In September 2007 the Coombe Quarry Park & Ride site (route 504) was closed due to apparent budget difficulties. As a result, some of the buses were absorbed into the main fleet. This leaves no Park & Ride service for South Maidstone for at least 4 years.
Arriva Southern Counties operate the Fastrack busway scheme in the Thames Gateway
area of Kent on behalf of the Kent County Council
and ProLogis. This network currently consists of two routes: Route A runs between Dartford
and the Bluewater Shopping Centre, while Route B runs from Temple Hill near Dartford to Gravesend
via Dartford. Since November 2007, Route B has connected with Eurostar
at the new Ebbsfleet International railway station
, and Eurostar passengers are allowed to use the route for free. On February 11, 2008, Arriva started a new "m-tickets" scheme, where passengers are able to pay for bus tickets using their mobile phones. Initially, this will only be available on Route B, but if successful could be extended to other Fastrack routes and possibly even conventional Arriva bus routes.
As well as this, many vehicles operating under different schemes run in different liveries, for example Fastrack
and Maidstone Park and Ride.
Former depots of Arriva Southern Counties were:
Dartford and Grays garages are the only Arriva Southern Counties depots which do not have commercial services and only handle services contracted by TfL. Therefore, all the buses in the Dartford and Grays fleets have the London red Arriva livery rather than the traditional cream and aquamarine livery Arriva uses elsewhere in the United Kingdom
and other countries.
Commercial routes previously operated from Dartford depot before the change to all TfL services are now operated from the closest depot at Northfleet. Grays depot switched to all TfL services after Arriva Southend withdrew both commercial routes 373 and 383 in the Grays area, partially replacing them by extending service 5 from Southend-on-Sea
. Services 44 and 150, the remaining services in the Grays area, are operated under contract to Thurrock Council. The buses used for these routes were transferred to the closest garage at Southend, where they are now run from.
Dartford garage currently handles TfL routes 126, 160 , 162, 233, 286, 286, 428, 492, B12, B13 and B15. Grays garage currently handles TfL routes 66
, 256, 346, 370, 375 and 499.
Double-deck, low-floor
Double-deck, step-entry
Single-deck, low-floor
Single-deck, step-entry
Midibuses/ Low-floor
Midibuses, Front-engined
Coaches
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
operator in London
London
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, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a regional division of Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
.
History
The company was originally founded in 1986 when the National Bus Company sold Maidstone & DistrictMaidstone & District Motor Services Ltd
Maidstone & District Motor Services Ltd was a bus company based in Maidstone, Kent. The company operated bus and coach services in Mid and West Kent and East Sussex from 1911 until 1998. The company's surviving operations were absorbed into Arriva Southern Counties.-Early years:In 1908 a hired...
(M&D) to its management through a holding company called Einkorn. On 14 April 1995, Einkorn Ltd (with M&D, M&D Advertising and New Enterprise) was bought by the British Bus Group, which had bought Kentish Bus (one of the successor companies of London Country Bus Services
London Country Bus Services
London Country Bus Services was a bus company that operated in South East England from 1969 until split up and sold in 1986 under Margaret Thatcher's government's bus deregulation scheme.-Creation:...
) the year before and Londonlinks in 1988. British Bus renamed Einkorn Invictaway, and used it as the management services company for all three businesses. Invictaway
Invictaway
Invictaway was an express commuter coach service from Kent to London in the 1980s and 1990s, and was also a holding company for the emerging Arriva group...
was previously the name of the Maidstone & District commuter services to London, which were renamed Green Line
Green Line Coaches
Green Line is a commuter coach brand in the Home Counties of England. It is owned by the Arriva group.Green Line has its origin in the network of coach services established by the London General Omnibus Company in the 1920s and 1930s...
at the same time.
In July 1996 British Bus was taken over by the Cowie Group, which was renamed Arriva on 1 January 1998. Invictaway was renamed Arriva Southern Counties on 2 April 1998, and Arriva transferred London & Country (also owned by British Bus) to it. The subsidiary operating companies therefore became:
- Maidstone & District:
- Mainly became Arriva Kent & Sussex
- Medway area became Arriva Medway Towns
- Kentish Bus:
- Mainly became Arriva Kent Thameside
- Partly became Arriva Kent & Sussex
- London & Country:
- Became Arriva Guildford & West Surrey
- LondonLinks:
- Became Arriva Croydon & North Surrey
Current operations in the South East area are:
- Arriva Kent & Sussex
- Arriva Kent ThamesideArriva Kent ThamesideArriva Kent Thameside is a bus operator based in North-West Kent, England, part of the Arriva group. The company operates services in Dartford, Northfleet and Gravesend, as part of the Arriva Southern Counties division...
- Arriva Medway Towns
- Arriva Guildford & West Surrey
- Arriva SouthendArriva SouthendArriva Southend is a division of Arriva Southern Counties, a subsidiary of transport group Arriva which operates bus services in and around the Southend-on-Sea, Rochford, Rayleigh, Basildon, and Thurrock areas of Essex...
Many reorganisations of Arriva operations in South East England
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...
have followed since, and today the company also controls Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, Arriva West Sussex, and Arriva Southend. The Croydon & North Surrey subsidiary was largely transferred to Arriva London
Arriva London
Arriva London is a division of Arriva which operates bus services in London, UK. It is made up of many previous bus operators including previously independent Grey Green...
.
Arriva Colchester was sold in August 2004 to Tellings-Golden Miller
Tellings-Golden Miller
Tellings-Golden Miller , a subsidiary of Arriva, is a bus service and coach operator in the United Kingdom.-Golden Miller:Reputedly, Fred Varney began the Golden Miller company with the winnings from a bet made on the horse Golden Miller, which won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National in...
, although with Arriva's recent purchase of the Tellings operations, Colchester has now returned to the group. The coaching subsidiary, New Enterprise Coaches
New Enterprise Coaches
New Enterprise Coaches is an English bus and coach company, based in Tonbridge, Kent. It is an arm of Arriva Southern Counties Ltd, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn of Germany.-History:...
(Tonbridge), inherited from Maidstone & District, remains in operation.
The company offices have been based since its founding at "Invicta House" in Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
.
Routes
Arriva have had a timetable revision which has affected Medway, Sittingbourne and other areasArriva's bus routes are generally identified by a route number. Many of the routes serve Maidstone, the Medway Towns, or Tunbridge Wells. The routes include:
| No. | From | To | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoeburyness Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a town in southeast Essex, England, situated at the mouth of the river Thames Estuary. It is within the borough of Southend-on-Sea, and is situated at the far east of the borough, around east of Southend town centre... , Renown |
Rayleigh rail station Rayleigh railway station Rayleigh railway station serves the town of Rayleigh in Essex, England. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by National Express East Anglia.... |
North Shoebury, Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is an affluent area within the Borough of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, situated on the Thames Estuary.Thorpe Bay is situated within the Southend ward of Thorpe. It is around 4 miles to the east of Southend. Originally the area was called Thorpe, but was renamed Thorpe Bay after its... , Bournes Green, Southchurch Southchurch Southchurch is now part of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. However, it was an independent parish until 1894 and has a documented history going back to the ninth century AD.... , Southend Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated... , Leigh Leigh-on-Sea Leigh-on-Sea , sometimes called Leigh, is a civil parish in Essex, England. It is part of Southend-on-Sea for administrative purposes. It became a civil parish in 1996. The council tax was increased to support it. A town council was formed. Leigh is the only parish in Southend... , Hadleigh Hadleigh, Essex Hadleigh is a town in southeast Essex, England, on the A13 between Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea with a population of about 18,300.-History:Hadleigh is known for its castle, and the country park that surrounds it. The castle has been a romantic ruin for a few hundred years, but parts of two towers are... , Thundersley Thundersley Thundersley is a district in the north west of the Castle Point Borough, in south east Essex, England, about 35 miles east of London.-Toponymy:... |
This route is operated with low-floor buses. | |
| 4 | Southend Travel Centre | Landwick Police Lodge | Southchurch, Bournes Green, North Shoebury, Great Wakering Great Wakering Great Wakering is a village in Essex, England. The nearest large town is Southend which is approximately four miles to the west of the village... |
The 4 does not run on Sundays as service 4A runs instead (see below). | |
| 4A | Southend Travel Centre | Landwick Police Lodge or Shoeburyness East Beach | Southchurch, Bournes Green, Great Wakering | The last journey Monday to Saturday, and all Sunday journeys, go to Shoeburyness East Beach as a 4A service instead of Landwick. | |
| 5 "Basildon direct" | Southend Travel Centre | Lakeside Lakeside Shopping Centre The Lakeside Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London... bus station |
Leigh-on-Sea, Hadleigh, Thundersley, New Thundersley, Pitsea Pitsea Pitsea is a small town in the east of the Basildon district of south Essex, England. It comprises five sub-districts: Eversley, Northlands Park Neighbourhood , Chalvedon, Pitsea Mount and Burnt Mills. Vange is located to the west of Pitsea, Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet to the east and Nevendon... , Basildon Basildon (district) Basildon is a local government district in south Essex in the East of England, centred around the town of Basildon. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 from the former area of Basildon Urban District and the part of Thurrock Urban District that was within the... , Basildon Hospital, Chadwell St Mary Chadwell St Mary Chadwell-St-Mary is a dispersed settlement in the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is one of the traditional parishes in Thurrock and former civil parish. It is a few miles east of the town of Grays and is located north of the modern town of Tilbury which was part of the parish... , Grays Grays Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex and one of the Thurrock's traditional parishes... , South Stifford, West Thurrock West Thurrock West Thurrock is a traditional Church of England parish and town in Thurrock, Essex, England, located 17.5 miles east south-east of Charing Cross, London.-Location:... |
One bus every 30 minutes goes to Basildon bus station, whilst one bus every hour goes to Lakeside via Basildon. No service on Sundays. | |
| 5 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Sandhurst Sandhurst, Kent The village of Sandhurst is in Kent near the border with East Sussex. It is situated very close to Bodiam. It is located on the A268 near the villages of Hawkhurst and Northiam... |
Linton, Staplehurst, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Hawkhurst | This route previously continued from Hawkhurst to Battle and Hastings. | |
| 6/6A | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Tunbridge Wells | Paddock Wood, Pembury | ||
| 6/7 | Grain GRAIN GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Our support takes the form of independent research and analysis, networking at local, regional and... |
Hoo School | Schooldays only. | ||
| 6A | Belfairs, Woodcutters | Leigh rail station Leigh-on-Sea railway station Leigh-on-Sea railway station serves the town of Leigh-on-Sea near Southend. This station serves as a park and ride facility. The station is run and served solely by c2c.- History :... |
North Leigh | Service operated during peak hours and Tuesdays only. | |
| 7 | Shoeburyness, Renown | Rayleigh rail station | North Shoebury, Thorpe Bay, Southchurch, Southend, Prittlewell Prittlewell Prittlewell is an area of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. Historically, Prittlewell is the original town, Southend being the south end of Prittlewell.Originally a Saxon village, Prittlewell is centred on St... , Southend Hospital, Rochford Rochford Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It is sited about 43 miles from Central London and approximately 21 miles from the Essex county town, Chelmsford... , Golden Cross, Ashingdon Ashingdon Ashingdon is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located about north of Rochford and is southeast from the county town of Chelmsford... , Hockley Hockley Hockley is a large village and civil parish in Essex, England located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea. More specifically it lies between Rayleigh and Rochford. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 1890s and at the 2001 census had a population of 13,616 people, many... |
Runs past Shoeburyness Renown to Great Wakering Church and Little Wakering Corner on Mondays to Saturdays. Due to be operated by Low floor buses in August 2009. | |
| 7 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Tunbridge Wells | Hadlow, Tonbridge | ||
| 8 | Downswood Downswood Downswood is civil parish in the Borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. It comprises a housing estate situated to the east of Mote Park.... |
Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital is a hospital in Barming, Maidstone, England. It is managed by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.-History:... |
Maidstone, Gatland Lane | ||
| 8 | Shoeburyness, Renown | Rayleigh rail station | North Shoebury, Thorpe Bay, Southchurch, Southend, Prittlewell, Southend Hospital, Rochford, Golden Cross, Hawkwell Hawkwell Hawkwell is the second largest village and civil parish in the district of Rochford in Essex, England Rayleigh being the largest. The 2001 census gave a population for the parish of 11,231.... , Hockley |
Due to be operated by Low floor buses in August 2009. | |
| 8 | Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital is a hospital in Barming, Maidstone, England. It is managed by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.-History:... |
Downswood Downswood Downswood is civil parish in the Borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. It comprises a housing estate situated to the east of Mote Park.... |
Barming Barming Barming is a civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. It lies to the west of Maidstone, the county town, and had a population of 2234 persons . The eastern end of the parish is part of the built-up area of Maidstone, although the remainder is much more rural... , Fant, Maidstone, Madingford |
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| 9 | Shoeburyness, East Beach | Rayleigh rail station | North Shoebury, Cambridge Town, Thorpe Esplanade, Southend, Prittlewell, Nobles Green, Eastwood Eastwood, Essex Eastwood is a town four miles west of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. It is a suburb of Southend and part of the Southend-on-Sea unitary district. Eastwood is sometimes called Eastwood Park, such as for local elections.... |
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| 9 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Bearsted Bearsted Bearsted is an ancient village and civil parish in mid-Kent, three miles to the east of Maidstone. The original village site was on the north bank of the River Len, a tributary of the River Medway, and at the foot of the North Downs.... |
Vinters Park, Grove Green | ||
| 9 | Allhallows Allhallows, Kent Allhallows is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England. Situated in the northernmost part of Kent, and covering an area of 23.99 km², the parish is bounded on the north side by the River Thames, and in the east by the course of Yantlet creek, now silted up... |
Hoo School | Schooldays only. | ||
| 10 | Paglesham Paglesham Paglesham is situated in the north east of the Rochford Rural District, Essex. The Parish of Paglesham includes two hamlets of East End and Church End, which are situated near the River Crouch and Paglesham Creek. It is part of the Roach Valley Conservation Zone.At the East End is The Plough and... Eastend, Plough and Sail Pub |
Rayleigh High Street | Canewdon Canewdon Canewdon is a village in north Rochford District of Essex in England, approximately 4 miles northeast of the town of Rochford. Canewdon is situated on one of the highest hills of the Essex coastline from which St. Nicholas church affords wide views of the Crouch estuary. Canewdon parish extends... , Ashingdon, Lower Hockley, Hullbridge Hullbridge Hullbridge is a village and civil parish in the Rochford district of Essex in east England. Bordered to the north by the River Crouch, and semi-isolated from the nearby towns of Hockley and Rayleigh, Hullbridge has a population of around 7,300 .... |
Service runs on Wednesdays only. (Hail and ride Hail and ride Hail and Ride is a concept in public transport in the United Kingdom. Generally, it refers to boarding or alighting a mode of public transport by signalling the driver or conductor that one wishes to board/alight, rather than the more... throughout.) |
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| 10 | High Halstow High Halstow High Halstow is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in the borough of Medway in northern Kent, England. The parish had a population of 1,781 according to the 2001 census.... |
Hoo School | Schooldays only. | ||
| 11 | Lower Stoke | Hoo School | Schooldays only. | ||
| 12 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Tenterden Tenterden Tenterden is a Cinque Port town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. It stands on the edge of the Weald, overlooking the valley of the River Rother.... |
Langley Heath, Sutton Valence, Headcorn, Biddenden | Only Maidstone - Headcorn on Sundays. | |
| 13 "...the sutton shuttle..." | Southend Travel Centre | Temple Sutton, Cokefield Avenue | Sutton Road | Smaller Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer II single-decker low-floor buses are used on this service. | |
| 13 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Kingswood Kingswood, Kent Kingswood is a village in the Maidstone District of Kent, England and forms part of the civil parish of Broomfield and Kingswood. The main village was constructed in the early 1960s with earlier sporadic development in both Pitt and Gravelly Bottom Roads during the 1920 and 1930's. Kingswood is... |
Leeds Leeds Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial... |
Saturdays only | |
| 17 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Armstrong Road | Forest Hill | ||
| 17 | Southend Travel Centre | Eastwood, Tesco | Cliffs Pavilion Cliffs Pavilion Cliffs Pavilion is a live theatre in Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, which seats 1,630 and offers an assortment of variety acts.... , Westcliff, Southend Hospital, Prittlewell |
Service runs on Thursdays only. | |
| 18 | Eastwood Woodcutters Pub | Eastwood Woodcutters Pub | Stroud Green, Hawkwell, Hockley, Ashingdon, Golden Cross, Stroud Green | Circular service, runs on Fridays only. | |
| 18 | Palace Wood/Allington | Grove Green Grove Green Grove Green is a suburban housing development, partially forming a part of Weavering village, near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The estate is also near the village of Bearsted and is convenient for the M20 motorway making its homes keenly sought after by London commuters... |
Mid-Kent Shopping Centre, Maidstone | Mondays to Fridays only. | |
| 19 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Bearsted Bearsted Bearsted is an ancient village and civil parish in mid-Kent, three miles to the east of Maidstone. The original village site was on the north bank of the River Len, a tributary of the River Medway, and at the foot of the North Downs.... |
Grove Green | Mondays to Fridays only. | |
| 23 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Benover Benover Benover is a village in the Maidstone district of Kent, England. It lies on the B2162 road and is almost ten miles by road south west of the town; its nearest village is Yalding. The local inn is The Woolpack.-External links:... |
Tovil, East Farleigh, West Farleigh, Yalding | ||
| 26 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Goudhurst Goudhurst Goudhurst is a village in Kent on the Weald, about south of Maidstone.It stands on a crossroads , where there is a large village pond. It is also in the Cranbrook School catchment area.... |
Tovil, Hunton, Yalding, Laddingford, Collier Street, Marden | ||
| 27 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Goudhurst Goudhurst Goudhurst is a village in Kent on the Weald, about south of Maidstone.It stands on a crossroads , where there is a large village pond. It is also in the Cranbrook School catchment area.... |
Loose, Marden | Positioning journeys for route 26. | |
| 28 | Guildford Guildford Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region... |
Woking Woking Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station.... |
Stoughton, Worplesdon, Pirbright, Brookwood, Knaphill, Goldsworth Park, Horsell | ||
| 29 "the twenty-nine" | Southend Travel Centre | Belfairs, Belgrave Road | Prittlewell, North Leigh | ||
| 33 | Shoeburyness, Blackgate Road | Southend, Fossets Park | North Shoebury, Bournes Green, Southchurch | Service runs on Mondays only. | |
| 34/35 | Guildford Guildford Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region... |
Camberley Camberley Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, situated 31 miles southwest of central London, in the corridor between the M3 and M4 motorways. The town lies close to the borders of both Hampshire and Berkshire; the boundaries intersect on the western edge of the town where all three counties... |
Woking, Bagshot or Frimley | ||
| 42 | Guildford Guildford Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region... |
Cranleigh Cranleigh Cranleigh is a large village, self-proclaimed the largest in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Alfold and Hascombe.... |
Godaling, Dunsfold | ||
| 44 | Guildford Guildford Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region... |
Cranleigh Cranleigh Cranleigh is a large village, self-proclaimed the largest in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Alfold and Hascombe.... |
Godaling, Dunsfold, Plaistow | ||
| 44 | Lakeside bus station | Grays bus station | Uplands Estate, Garrison Estate, Purfleet, West Thurrock | Service runs on Sundays only, weekday and Saturday service provided by Ensignbus. Operated under contract to Thurrock Council. | |
| 50 | Horsham Horsham Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester... |
Cranleigh Cranleigh Cranleigh is a large village, self-proclaimed the largest in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Alfold and Hascombe.... |
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| 59 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Grafty Green | Boughton Monchelsea, Chart Sutton, Kingswood, Ulcombe | Saturday service operated by Nu-Venture Coaches. | |
| 64 | Madingford | Cornwallis Academy | Downswood, Loose | Schooldays only. | |
| 66 | Headcorn Headcorn Headcorn is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the floodplain of the River Beult south east of Maidstone.... |
Cornwallis Academy | Grafty Green, Kingswood, Chart Sutton, Boughton Monchelsea | Schooldays only. | |
| 66 London Buses route 66 London Buses route 66 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, United Kingdom. As of 2010, the service is contracted to Arriva Southern Counties.-History:... |
Romford Station Romford railway station Romford station is located in Romford, London Borough of Havering. It is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is the western terminus of the Upminster branch line from Upminster.... |
Leytonstone Station Leytonstone tube station Leytonstone tube station is on the Central Line of the London Underground, on the boundary of Zones 3 and 4. Towards London the next station is Leyton, while going east from Leytonstone, the line divides into two branches... |
Little Heath, Newbury Park, Gants Hill, Redbridge, Wanstead | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Grays garage. | |
| 70 | Borough Green Borough Green Borough Green is a large village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling District of Kent, England. The main village is situated on the A25 road between Maidstone and Sevenoaks in Kent.-History:... |
Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Wrotham Heath, West Malling, East Malling, Larkfield | Schooldays only. | |
| 71 mainline | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Lunsford Park/Leybourne Park/Snodland | Allington, Larkfield | ||
| 72 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Kings Hill Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s . Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by RAF West Malling. The plan was for a multi-purpose site of both... |
Larkfield, West Malling | ||
| 77 | Tunbridge Wells | Kings Hill Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s . Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by RAF West Malling. The plan was for a multi-purpose site of both... |
Tonbridge, Hadlow | On Sundays, route 77 extends to Maidstone and includes a modified route 72 service. | |
| 79 Penenden Heath shuttle | Penenden Heath Penenden Heath Penenden Heath is a suburb in the town of Maidstone in Kent, England.As the name suggests it is nucleated around a former heath .-History:... |
Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
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| 82 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Parkwood Parkwood, Kent Parkwood is an woodland some east south east of Tenterden near Appledore.A car park is along the Woodchurch Road, heading north from Appledore towards Brattle.It is managed by Kent County Council's Country Parks service.... |
Some journeys operate to/from Maidstone Hospital. Some journeys operated by Nu-Venture Coaches. | ||
| 84 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Senacre Wood | Shepway | ||
| 85 | Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital is a hospital in Barming, Maidstone, England. It is managed by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.-History:... |
Senacre Wood | Maidstone, Shepway | Some journeys operated by Nu-Venture Coaches. | |
| 86 | Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital is a hospital in Barming, Maidstone, England. It is managed by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.-History:... |
Senacre Wood | Fant, Maidstone, Shepway | ||
| 89 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Coxheath/East Farleigh | Loose | Some journeys extended to/from Maidstone Hospital. Some journeys operated by Nu-Venture Coaches. | |
| 91 | Woking Woking Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station.... |
Knaphill Knaphill Knaphill is an urban village in Surrey, UK. To the east is Woking, to the west, eventually, is Aldershot, while to the south and north on the A322 – which forms its effective western border – are Brookwood, and Bisley, respectively. Some of the village is set on a hill, hence the... |
Goldsworth Park | On Sundays extends over route of service 28 to Guildford and evenings to Pirbright. | |
| 100 | Chatham Rail Station | St. Mary's Island | Dockside Outlet, Universities | Will no longer run on Sundays | |
| 101 (the 101) | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Gillingham Gillingham, Kent Gillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall.... |
Chatham | Extends to Twydall via 182 on Monday to Saturday Evenings and Sundays. | |
| 105 | Renumbered to 185 | (was Chatham - Davis Estate) | |||
| 113 | Chatham | Chatham | Gillingham, Darland Estate, Wigmore, Hempstead, Luton | Monday to Saturday only. Hourly. | |
| 114 | Chatham | Chatham | Luton, Hempstead, Wigmore, Darland Estate, Gillingham | Monday to Saturday only. Hourly | |
| 116 | Chatham | Hempstead Valley | Gillingham, Wigmore, Parkwood | Via Dockside outlet centre. Monday to Friday every 20 minutes and Saturdays every Half Hourly. | |
| 120 | Chatham | Rainham, Otterham Park | Chatham Hill | Mondays to Fridays only. | |
| 121 | Chatham | Rainham, Otterham Park | Gillingham, Medway Maritime Hospital | Mondays to Fridays only | |
| 126 | Bromley South Station Bromley South railway station Bromley South railway station is a major interchange and station in Bromley town centre within the London Borough of Bromley in southeast London. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern... |
Eltham | Grove Park, Mottingham | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| 132 | Chatham | Hempstead Valley | Chatham, Jezreels, Watling Street, Rainham, Parkwood, Hempstead Valley, Shopping Centre | Medway Mainline Service Up to every 12 minutes | |
| 133 | Cliffe Cliffe, Kent Cliffe is a village on the Hoo peninsula in Kent, England, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000. Situated upon a low chalk escarpment overlooking the Thames marshes, Cliffe offers the adventurous rambler views of Southend-on-Sea and London... |
Chatham | Cliffe Woods, Strood, Rochester | ||
| 136 | Chatham | Gravesend Gravesend, Kent Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of... |
Rochester, Strood, Higham, Chalk | Some peak and evening journeys start and finish at Medway Maritime Hospital. | |
| 140 | Chatham | Marlowe Park | Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Marlowe Park | ||
| 141 | Chatham | Earl Estate | Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Earl Estate | ||
| 142 | Chatham | Blue Bell Hill Blue Bell Hill Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs. Settlements on the hill include Walderslade; and Blue Bell Hill and Kit's Coty villages... |
Rochester | ||
| 145 | Chatham | Warren Wood Warren Wood Warren Kenneth Wood was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Illinois and died in Pelham Manor, New York.... |
Rochester | ||
| 147 | Tunbridge Wells | West Malling West Malling West Malling is a historic market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of about 3000-5000.-Landmarks:... |
Southborough, Tonbridge, Hadlow, Mereworth, Kings Hill | ||
| 150 | Lakeside bus station | Basildon bus station | West Thurrock West Thurrock West Thurrock is a traditional Church of England parish and town in Thurrock, Essex, England, located 17.5 miles east south-east of Charing Cross, London.-Location:... , South Stifford, Grays, Heath, Stifford Clays, Orsett Orsett Orsett is a village and ecclesiastical parish located within Thurrock unitary district in Essex, England, situated around 5 km north-east of Grays... Hospital, Stanford-le-Hope Stanford-le-Hope Stanford-le-Hope is a town and Church of England parish situated in the county of Essex, England. The town is within the unitary authority of Thurrock and located 23.8 miles east of Charing Cross in London... , Corringham Corringham, Essex Corringham is a small English town within the unitary authority of Thurrock and one of the traditional parishes. It is situated in the east of the borough of Thurrock and has over time come to be considered an area within the larger neighbouring town of Stanford-Le-Hope. The parish church... |
Service runs on Sundays only. Operated under contract to Thurrock Council. | |
| 151 | St Mary's Island | Halling Halling, Kent Halling is a village on the North Downs in the northern part of Kent, England, covering 7.1 square kilometres of land. Consisting of Lower Halling, Upper Halling and North Halling, it is scattered over some along the River Medway parallel to the Pilgrims' Way running over Kent.The origin of the... |
Chatham, Rochester, Strood | Monday to Saturday evenings only | |
| 153 | Hadlow | Hugh Christie Technology College | |||
| 155 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Chatham | Aylesford, Wouldham, Rochester | Some services terminate at Borstal M2 Bridge | |
| 156 | Gillingham Medway Maritime Hospital Medway Maritime Hospital is a general hospital in Gillingham, England within the NHS South East Coast. It is run by Medway NHS which is a foundation trust. It is Kent's largest and busiest hospital, dealing with around 400,000 patients annually. It was founded as the Royal Naval Hospital in 1902... |
Medway Maritime hospital Medway Maritime Hospital Medway Maritime Hospital is a general hospital in Gillingham, England within the NHS South East Coast. It is run by Medway NHS which is a foundation trust. It is Kent's largest and busiest hospital, dealing with around 400,000 patients annually. It was founded as the Royal Naval Hospital in 1902... |
Queen Mother Court, Rochester Esplanade, Chatham, | Circular Service owned by Medway Council | |
| 158 | Borstal Borstal A borstal was a type of youth prison in the United Kingdom, run by the Prison Service and intended to reform seriously delinquent young people. The word is sometimes used loosely to apply to other kinds of youth institution or reformatory, such as Approved Schools and Detention Centres. The court... |
Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital Maidstone Hospital is a hospital in Barming, Maidstone, England. It is managed by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.-History:... |
Wouldham, Eccles, Aylesford, Aylesford Railway Station + Sainsburys | No service on Saturday & Sunday | |
| 160 | Sidcup Sidcup Sidcup is a district in South East London in the London Borough of Bexley and small parts of the district in the London Borough of Greenwich.Located south east of Charing Cross, Sidcup is bordered by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bromley and Kent County Council, and whilst now part of... |
Catford Catford Catford is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Architecture:... |
Queen Mary's Hospital, Chislehurst, New Eltham, Eltham | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| 164 | Chatham | White Road Estate | New Sunday Service hourly under contract from Medway Council | ||
| 165 | Chatham | Princes Park Princes Park, Eastbourne Princes Park in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, is a park east of Eastbourne Town Centre and the Victorian seafront.The park consists of a 18 hole putting green, a bowling green, a boating lake and 2 small children's play areas, one of which has a paddling pool... |
Luton | ||
| 166 | Chatham | Lords Wood | Luton | ||
| 167 | Chatham | Lords Wood | Luton, Princes Park | Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays only. | |
| 172/173 | Chatham | Earl Estate | Rochester, Strood, Salters Cross | Now been taken over by Nu-Venture Coaches | |
| 176 | Lower Gillingham | Walderslade Walderslade Walderslade is a large suburb to the south of Chatham, Kent, England, encompassing almost all the ME5 postcode district .... |
Gillingham, Medway Maritime Hospital, Chatham, Weedswood | Operates between Lower Gillingham and Chatham only and by Nu-Venture Coaches on Sundays. Medway Mainline up to every 12 minutes | |
| 181 | Chatham | Weeds Wood | Luton, Wayfield | Operated by Nu-Venture Coaches on Sundays and extended to Walderslade. | |
| 182 | Chatham | Twydall Twydall Twydall is the home of Oliver Newman in an area of Gillingham in Medway, in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. It is near junction 4 of the M2 motorway. The origin of the name Twydall is thought to mean “Two Parts” or “Double Portion” from the Old English twidǣl, but by 1240 it was written... |
Brompton, Gillingham | Sundays are hourly | |
| 184 | Chatham | Alexandra Hospital Alexandra Hospital Alexandra Hospital is a 400-bed hospital located in the south-western part of Singapore. Nestled in a 110,000 square metre land, the hospital is a picture of tranquil setting, lined with mostly colonial style buildings built since the late 1930s... |
Weeds Wood, Walderslade | Mondays to Fridays peak times only. | |
| 185 | Chatham
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Princes Avenue | Davis Estate, Walderslade, Lords Wood | Monday to Friday peak hours only. Services to chatham at 0630 and 0723 from Princes Avenue and from chatham at 1550 and 1700 | |
| 191 | Chatham | Grain GRAIN GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Our support takes the form of independent research and analysis, networking at local, regional and... |
Rochester, Strood, Wainscott Hoo, High Halstow, Allhallows, Lower Stoke | Buses are every 20 mins. | |
| 193 | Chatham | Cliffe Cliffe, Kent Cliffe is a village on the Hoo peninsula in Kent, England, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000. Situated upon a low chalk escarpment overlooking the Thames marshes, Cliffe offers the adventurous rambler views of Southend-on-Sea and London... |
Rochester, Strood, Hoo, Cliffe Woods | Sundays only. | |
| 196 | Chatham | Grain GRAIN GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Our support takes the form of independent research and analysis, networking at local, regional and... |
Dockside Outlet, Neptune Estate, Wainscott, Chattenden, Hoo, Allhallows, Lower Stoke | Mondays to Fridays only. One service a day goes to Grain, three go to Hoo and one stops at Medway City Estate, Neptune Estate | |
| 197 | Gillingham Medway Maritime Hospital Medway Maritime Hospital is a general hospital in Gillingham, England within the NHS South East Coast. It is run by Medway NHS which is a foundation trust. It is Kent's largest and busiest hospital, dealing with around 400,000 patients annually. It was founded as the Royal Naval Hospital in 1902... |
Lower stoke | Rochester, Borstal, Strood, Upnor, Lodge Hill, Chattenden, Hoo, Upper Stoke, Middle Stoke | Only goes to Borstal once on a Tuesday some buses terminate at Lodge Hill, Some at Upnor and some at Stoke. Circular Service owned by Medway Council | |
| 198 | Chatham | Medway City Estate | Rochester, Strood, Frindsbury | 1 bus at 0659 at Chatham Bus Station Bay 11 to Medway City Estate 1 Bus at 1705 from Medway City Estate to Chatham Bus Station | |
| 200 | Hildenborough Hildenborough Hildenborough is a village and rural parish in the District of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent. It is two miles north-west of Tonbridge and five miles south-east of Sevenoaks... |
Hildenborough Station | Monday to Friday peak hours only. Operated by New Enterprise Coaches. | ||
| 204 | Tonbridge Tonbridge Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London... |
Underriver Underriver Underriver is a small affluent village about South-East of Sevenoaks, Kent.The name "Underriver" is derived from the Old English sub le ryver which translates into modern English as "under the hill".... |
Hildenborough | Saturday service only. On Mondays to Fridays operated by Autocar. | |
| 207 | Horsmonden Horsmonden Horsmonden is a village in Kent, on the Weald. It is situated on a road leading from Maidstone to Lamberhurst, three miles north of the latter place. The nearest railway station is Paddock Wood, Horsmonden railway station having closed in 1961.- History :It was an important centre of the medieval... |
Tunbridge Wells, Bennett Memorial School | Yalding, East Peckham, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge | Schooldays only. | |
| 210 | Tonbridge Tonbridge Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London... |
Charcott | Hildenborough, Leigh | Saturdays only. On Mondays to Fridays operated by Autocar. | |
| 211 | Tonbridge, Cottage Hospital | Barden Park | Molescroft Way. Operated by New Enterprise Coaches. | ||
| 218/219 | Tonbridge Tonbridge Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London... |
Higham Wood | Trench Wood, Willow Lea | ||
| 220 | Addington Addington, Kent Addington is a village in the English county of Kent close to the M20 motorway between Wrotham Heath and West Malling. It was known as Eddintune in the Domesday Book. The meaning of Addington is Æddi's estate... |
Tunbridge Wells, Culverden Down | Ightham, Tonbridge | Schooldays only | |
| 221 | Vigo Vigo Vigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:... |
Tunbridge Wells, Culverden Down | Ightham, Tonbridge | Schooldays only | |
| 225 | Knights Park | Heathfield Heathfield, East Sussex Heathfield is a small market town, and the principal settlement in the civil parish of Heathfield and Waldron in the Wealden District of East Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, England.-Location:... |
Tunbridge Wells, Eridge Green, Crowborough Cross, Mayfield | 1 journey on Friday and Saturday nights only. | |
| 228 | Tunbridge Wells | Crowborough Crowborough The highest point in the town is 242 metres above sea level. This summit is the highest point of the High Weald and second highest point in East Sussex . Its relative height is 159 m, meaning Crowborough qualifies as one of England's Marilyns... |
Showfields, Eridge Green, Boarshead, Crowborough Cross, Jarvis Brook | (clockwise). | |
| 229 | Tunbridge Wells | Crowborough Crowborough The highest point in the town is 242 metres above sea level. This summit is the highest point of the High Weald and second highest point in East Sussex . Its relative height is 159 m, meaning Crowborough qualifies as one of England's Marilyns... |
Showfields, Eridge Green, Boarshead, Crowborough Cross, Jarvis Brook | (Anti-clockwise). | |
| 231/233/237 | Tunbridge Wells | Edenbridge Edenbridge, Kent Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The town's name derives from Old English language "Eadhelmsbrigge" . It is located on the Kent/Surrey border on the upper floodplain of the River Medway and gives its name to the latter's tributary, the River Eden... |
Penshurst, Bough Beech | Service soon to be transferred to Southdown PSV (mid 2010) | |
| 233 | Swanley Swanley Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of London, north of Sevenoaks town. The town boundaries encompass the settlements of Swanley itself, Hextable and Swanley Village... |
Eltham | Sidcup | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| 234 | Tunbridge Wells | Edenbridge Edenbridge, Kent Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The town's name derives from Old English language "Eadhelmsbrigge" . It is located on the Kent/Surrey border on the upper floodplain of the River Medway and gives its name to the latter's tributary, the River Eden... |
Fordcombe Green, Cowden | Mondays to Fridays only. Other journeys operated by Kent County Council Passenger Services. | |
| 256 | Noak Hill Noak Hill Noak Hill is a village in the London Borough of Havering. It is in the far north east of the borough close to the Greater London boundary which is locally the M25 motorway, situated on hilly terrain. The village consists of various period homes, many of which are listed, a 19th century church and... , Tees Drive |
Hornchurch Hornchurch Hornchurch is a large suburban town in England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Hornchurch is in North-East London .It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan. It comprises a number of shopping... , St. George's Hospital |
Harold Wood Harold Wood Harold Wood is a place in the London Borough of Havering, east London, England.It is a suburban development situated east-northeeast of Charing Cross... , Ardleigh Green |
Service operated under contract to Transport for London Transport for London Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London... using buses from Grays garage. |
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| 257 | Hawkenbury | Tunbridge Wells, South Park | Culverden Down School, Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar School | Schooldays only. | |
| 267 | Hawkhurst Hawkhurst Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The parish lies to the south-east of Tunbridge Wells. Hawkhurst itself is virtually two villages... |
Bennett Memorial School | Benenden, Cranbrook, Goudhurst, Horsmonden, Tonbridge, Southborough | School days only. | |
| 277 (The Sherwood Shuttle) | Tunbridge Wells | Sherwood Sherwood -United Kingdom:*Sherwood Forest, north of the city of Nottingham, England; the place where the legendary Robin Hood is said to have lived*Sherwood, Nottingham, a residential area of Nottingham*Sherwood -United States:... |
Some Monday to Friday morning journeys extended to/from Knights Park. | ||
| 281 (The Town Centre Bus Link) | High Brooms High Brooms High Brooms is a north eastern suburb of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. Its railway station is High Brooms railway station. It is connected by train to London and Hastings.... |
Rusthall Rusthall Rusthall is a village located approximately 2 miles to the west of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The village grew up around a large property called "Rusthall" located on the Rusthall Common en route to the neighbouring village of Langton Green.... |
Town Centre | ||
| 286 | Sidcup | Greenwich | Avery Hill, Eltham, Kidbrooke, Blackheath | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| 287 | Tunbridge Wells | Pembury Pembury Pembury is a large village in Kent, in the south east of England, with a population of around 6,000. It lies just to the north-east of Tunbridge Wells.The village centre, including the village green and High Street area is a conservation area.-History:... |
Sherwood, North Farm, Knights Park | ||
| 297 | Goudhurst Goudhurst Goudhurst is a village in Kent on the Weald, about south of Maidstone.It stands on a crossroads , where there is a large village pond. It is also in the Cranbrook School catchment area.... |
Tunbridge Wells | Brenchley, Pembury | 1 journey Mondays to Fridays only. | |
| 306/308 | Bluewater | Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital... |
Gravesend, Meopham, Vigo, Borough Green | On Sundays operates Bluewater to Vigo only. | |
| 333 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Oare Oare, Kent Oare is a village and civil parish north of Faversham in southeast England. It is separated from Faversham by the Oare Creek. To the north of the village are the Oare Marshes, and the Harty Ferry which linked to Harty on the Isle of Sheppey. Kent Wildlife Trust manages a nature reserve that is an... |
Detling, Sittingbourne, Teynham, Faversham | ||
| 334 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Sheerness Sheerness Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island.... |
Detling, Sittingbourne, Iwade, The Meads, Minster | ||
| 336 | Leysdown | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Warden Bay, Eastchurch, Minster, Milton Regis | Tuesdays and Fridays only. | |
| 337 | Leysdown | Lakeside Lakeside -Australia:*Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City, Joondalup, Western Australia*Lakeside, near Reservoir, Victoria*Lakeside International Raceway, Pine Rivers, Queensland*Lakeside Mental Hospital, formerly known as Ballarat Lunatic Asylum, Ballarat, Victoria... |
Warden Bay, Eastchurch, Minster, Milton Regis, Bluewater | Certain Saturdays only. | |
| 338 | Leysdown | Chatham | Warden Bay, Eastchurch, Minster, Milton Regis | Mondays only. | |
| 339 | Leysdown | Hempstead Valley | Warden Bay, Eastchurch, Minster, Milton Regis | Thursdays only. | |
| 341/351 | Sheerness Sheerness Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island.... |
Sittingbourne Sittingbourne Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent... |
Minster, Iwade, Milton Regis | ||
| 346 | Upminster Station Upminster station Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering and in London fare zone 6. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is the easternmost station on the London Underground network and the eastern terminus of the District... |
Upminster Park Estate, Waycross Road | Cranham Cranham Cranham is a residential suburb in northeast London, England and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross and comprises an extensive built-up area to the north and a low density conservation area surrounded by open land to the south. It was historically... |
Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Grays garage. | |
| 347 | Sittingbourne Sittingbourne Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent... |
Kemsley Kemsley Kemsley today is a suburb of Sittingbourne in Kent, England. At the end of the 19th century it was simply a row of cottages beside a brickworks until, in 1924 when Frank Lloyd built the new Paper mill. The site was served by the creek which allowed the transport of raw materials to the site... |
Milton Regis, Newman Drive | ||
| 349 | Sittingbourne Sittingbourne Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent... |
Great Easthall | Snipeshill, Murston | ||
| 352 | Rushenden Rushenden Rushenden is a village in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England, currently made up of approximately 500 dwellings.-Future Plans:The masterplan for Queenborough & Rushenden represents an “exemplar for other masterplanning projects in the Thames Gateway” .The process leading to the masterplan and... |
Sheerness Sheerness Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island.... |
Queenborough | Schooldays only. | |
| 360 | Rushenden Rushenden Rushenden is a village in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England, currently made up of approximately 500 dwellings.-Future Plans:The masterplan for Queenborough & Rushenden represents an “exemplar for other masterplanning projects in the Thames Gateway” .The process leading to the masterplan and... |
Minster | Queenborough, Halfway, Sheerness, Halfway | ||
| 361 | Sheerness Sheerness Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island.... |
Queensway Queensway -United Kingdom:*Queensway *Queensway *Queensway Tunnel, in Merseyside*Queensway tube station, in London*Queensway, Rochdale, in Greater Manchester.*Queensway , a shopping centre*Queensway , a defunct furniture retailer... |
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| 362 | Rushenden Rushenden Rushenden is a village in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England, currently made up of approximately 500 dwellings.-Future Plans:The masterplan for Queenborough & Rushenden represents an “exemplar for other masterplanning projects in the Thames Gateway” .The process leading to the masterplan and... |
Leysdown | Queenborough, Halfway, Sheerness, Halfway, Sheppey Hospital, Minster, Eastchurch | Operated by Kent Top Travel on Sundays. | |
| 365 | Rushenden Rushenden Rushenden is a village in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England, currently made up of approximately 500 dwellings.-Future Plans:The masterplan for Queenborough & Rushenden represents an “exemplar for other masterplanning projects in the Thames Gateway” .The process leading to the masterplan and... |
Sheerness Sheerness Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island.... |
Queenborough, Minster College, Halfway | Schooldays only. | |
| 366 | Leysdown | Sheerness Sheerness Sheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island.... |
Eastchurch, Minster, Cheyne Middle School | Schooldays only. | |
| 368 | Leysdown | Minster, St George's School | Warden Bay, Eastchurch | Schooldays only. | |
| 370 | Lakeside bus station | Romford rail station Romford railway station Romford station is located in Romford, London Borough of Havering. It is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is the western terminus of the Upminster branch line from Upminster.... |
Chafford Hundred Chafford Hundred Chafford Hundred is a recent UK housing brownfield just outside Greater London between Grays and South Ockendon in the Borough of Thurrock. It is immediately adjacent to Lakeside Shopping Centre and West Thurrock... , South Ockendon South Ockendon South Ockendon is settlement and Church of England parish in the Thurrock borough and unitary district in Essex in the East of England, United Kingdom.-History:... , North Ockendon North Ockendon North Ockendon is an outlying settlement of northeast London, England and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is located east northeast of Charing Cross and consists of a dispersed settlement within the Metropolitan Green Belt... , Corbets Tay, Upminster Upminster Upminster is a suburban town in northeast London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan, and comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential... , Hornchurch Hornchurch Hornchurch is a large suburban town in England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Hornchurch is in North-East London .It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan. It comprises a number of shopping... , Gidea Park Gidea Park Gidea Park is a place in the London Borough of Havering, east London, England. Gidea Park is a part of Romford post town.-History:Gidea Park is the location of the "Romford Garden Suburb" constructed in 1910 to 1911 on the Gidea Hall and Balgores Estates as an exhibition of town planning... |
Service operated under contract to Transport for London Transport for London Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London... using buses from Grays garage. |
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| 375 | Romford Romford Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan... |
Passingford Bridge Passingford Bridge Passingford Bridge is a bridge over the River Roding, and a surrounding hamlet, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is located just within the northeastern bounds of the M25 motorway and is surrounded by Metropolitan Green Belt. It is within the RM postcode area... |
Stapleford Abbotts, Havering-atte-Bower, Collier Row | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Grays garage. | |
| 401 | Hullbridge, The Anchor Pub | Southend Travel Centre | Rayleigh rail station, Thundersley Woodman's Arms Pub, SEEVIC College SEEVIC College SEEVIC College is a further education college located in Benfleet, Essex and with a second campus in Basildon, Essex. They have approximately 2500 students. They also provide adult education courses for learners of any age.... , Hadleigh Church |
School bus service, runs along part of route 1 once a day in the morning on college days only. | |
| 402 | Belfairs School | Bournes Green | Leigh Elms, Westcliff Plough, Victoria Circus Queensway, Southchurch White Horse | School bus service, runs along part of route 1 once a day in the afternoon on schooldays only. | |
| 402 | Tunbridge Wells | Bromley North Station Bromley North railway station Bromley North railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is the terminus of the short Bromley North Branch Line from Grove Park.... |
Tonbridge, Sevenoaks | This route accepts TfL passes between Knockholt Pound and Bromley. | |
| 405 | West Kingsdown West Kingsdown West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the North Downs, north of Sevenoaks town, within the London Commuter Belt... |
Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital... |
Otford | Wednesdays only. | |
| 407 | Greensward College, Hockley | Shoeburyness, East Beach | Ashingdon Schools, Golden Cross Post Office, Rochford East Street, Southend Airport Warners Bridge, Hobleythick Lane (for Southend Hospital), Civic Centre Victoria Avenue, Southend Travel Centre, Shoeburyness High School Shoeburyness High School Shoeburyness High School is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Unusually, it is one of the few partially selective schools in England. The high school celebrated its 70th anniversary in June 2009.... , Asda Asda Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile... North Shoebury, Shoeburyness Renown |
School bus service, runs along part of route 7 once a day in the afternoon on schooldays only. | |
| 408 | Thorpe Bay rail station Thorpe Bay railway station Thorpe Bay is a railway station in Southend-on-Sea, on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Train services are provided by c2c. The station is 37 miles distant on the main line from Fenchurch Street.- Layout :... |
Shoeburyness, East Beach | Morning: Bournes Green, Southchurch White Horse, Woodgrange Drive Lifstan Way, Southend Travel Centre. Afternoon: Shoeburyness High School, Asda North Shoebury, Shoeburyness Renown | School bus service, runs along part of route 7/8 once a day in the morning (first half) and afternoon (second half) on schooldays only. | |
| 408 | Swanley Swanley Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of London, north of Sevenoaks town. The town boundaries encompass the settlements of Swanley itself, Hextable and Swanley Village... |
West Kingsdown West Kingsdown West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the North Downs, north of Sevenoaks town, within the London Commuter Belt... |
Farningham, Eynsford | ||
| 414 | Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London.... |
Horton Kirby Horton Kirby Horton Kirby is a village in the civil parish of Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England.The village is located on the right bank of the River Darent, south of Dartford. Its church is dedicated to St Mary. The nearest railway station is at Farningham Road... |
Wilmington, South Darenth | School journey extended to Wilmington Hall School. | |
| 419 | Swanley Swanley Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of London, north of Sevenoaks town. The town boundaries encompass the settlements of Swanley itself, Hextable and Swanley Village... |
West Kingsdown West Kingsdown West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the North Downs, north of Sevenoaks town, within the London Commuter Belt... |
Farningham, Eynsford | School journey extended to Wilmington Hall School. | |
| 423 | Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London.... |
New Ash Green New Ash Green New Ash Green is a village near the ancient village of Ash, in the parish of Ash-cum-Ridley, about south of Gravesend in Kent and south-east of London. Building of the village began in 1967, with Span as the developer and Eric Lyons of Cresskill, NJ as the designer. The architectural design of... |
Fleet Estate, Longfield | ||
| 424 | Temple Hill Temple Hill, Kent Temple Hill is a suburb of Dartford in Kent, England. It takes its name from the Knights Templar order.... |
Wilmington Hall School | Dartford | Schooldays only. | |
| 428 | Bluewater | Erith Erith Erith is a district of southeast London on the River Thames. Erith's town centre has undergone a series of modernisations since 1961.-Pre-medieval:... |
Dartford, Crayford, Slade Green | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| 431 | Otford Otford Otford is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent known for its classically British countryside. The village is located on the River Darent, flowing north down its valley from its source on the North Downs... |
Kemsing | Dunton Green, Riverhead, Sevenoaks | ||
| 432 | Kemsing | Otford Otford Otford is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent known for its classically British countryside. The village is located on the River Darent, flowing north down its valley from its source on the North Downs... |
Sevenoaks, Riverhead, Dunton Green | ||
| 433 | Bluewater | New Ash Green New Ash Green New Ash Green is a village near the ancient village of Ash, in the parish of Ash-cum-Ridley, about south of Gravesend in Kent and south-east of London. Building of the village began in 1967, with Span as the developer and Eric Lyons of Cresskill, NJ as the designer. The architectural design of... |
Darent Valley Hospital, Longfield | ||
| 452 | Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital... |
Chipstead Chipstead, Kent Chipstead is a small village in the parish of Chevening, near Sevenoaks, Kent and just off the A21 and A25 roads. It is rapidly becoming part of the built up area of Sevenoaks... |
Riverhead | Rail Link (Monday to Friday peak). | |
| 453 | Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London.... |
West Dartford | Temple Hill | ||
| 455 | Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London.... |
Valley Drive | Greenhithe, Swanscombe, Northfleet, Gravesend | ||
| 477 | Bluewater | Orpington Orpington Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:... |
Dartford, Wilmington, Swanley, Crockenhill | This Route accepts TfL passes between Crockenhill, Crouch Farm and Orpington. | |
| 480 | Valley Drive | Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London.... |
Denton, Gravesend, Northfleet, Swanscombe, Stone | ||
| 485 | Riverview Park Riverview Park Riverview Park was an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois which operated from 1904 to 1967. It was located on 74 acres in an area bound on the south and east by Belmont and Western Avenues respectively, on the north by Lane Tech High School, and on the west by the north branch of the Chicago River... |
Wilmington Hall School | Denton, Gravesend, Northfleet, Swanscombe, Horns Cross, Dartford, Dartford Heath | Schooldays only. | |
| 489 | Gravesend Gravesend, Kent Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of... |
New Ash Green New Ash Green New Ash Green is a village near the ancient village of Ash, in the parish of Ash-cum-Ridley, about south of Gravesend in Kent and south-east of London. Building of the village began in 1967, with Span as the developer and Eric Lyons of Cresskill, NJ as the designer. The architectural design of... |
Pepper Hill, Longfield | ||
| 490 | Valley Drive | Darent Valley Hospital Darent Valley Hospital Darent Valley Hospital is a 478 bed, acute district general hospital in Dartford, Kent, England.The hospital has an Emergency Department alongside an Urgent Care Centre.... |
Denton, Gravesend, Northfleet, Swanscombe, Bluewater, Darent Valley Hospital | Peak journeys extended to Dartford. | |
| 492 | Bluewater | Sidcup Sidcup Sidcup is a district in South East London in the London Borough of Bexley and small parts of the district in the London Borough of Greenwich.Located south east of Charing Cross, Sidcup is bordered by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bromley and Kent County Council, and whilst now part of... |
Dartford, Crayford, Bexleyheath, Bexley | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| 495 | Pepper Hill | Kings Farm | Painters Ash, Coldharbour, Perry Hill, Gravesend, Christianfields | ||
| 497 | Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London.... |
Swan Valley Community School/St. George's School | Stone, Horne Cross, Swanscombe | Schooldays only. | |
| 498 | Bluewater | Kings Farm | Waterdales, Perry Hill, Gravesend, Christianfields | ||
| 499 | Bluewater | Riverview Park Riverview Park Riverview Park was an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois which operated from 1904 to 1967. It was located on 74 acres in an area bound on the south and east by Belmont and Western Avenues respectively, on the north by Lane Tech High School, and on the west by the north branch of the Chicago River... |
Coldharbour, Perry Street, Gravesend, Denton | ||
| 499 | Gallows Corner, Tesco Tesco Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits... |
Rush Green, Dagenham Road | Harold Hill, Noak Hill, Romford Romford Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan... , Becontree Heath Becontree Becontree is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east north-east of Charing Cross.-Becontree estate:The area was developed between 1921 and 1932 by the London County Council as a large council estate of 27,000 homes, intended as "homes for heroes" after World War I. With a... |
Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Grays garage. | |
| 501 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Park and Ride. Monday to Friday peak hours only. | |||
| 502 | Riverhead Riverhead, Kent Riverhead, a one-time small village and now a village part of the built-up area to the north of the town Sevenoaks, is also a civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish has a population of around 2500... |
Bennett School | Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Southborough | Schooldays only. | |
| 503 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Willington Street | Park and Ride. | ||
| 505 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Maidstone Market | Tuesdays only. Maidstone Market Free Bus. | ||
| 506 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Sittingbourne Road | Park and Ride. | ||
| 522 | Seal Seal, Kent Seal is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located in the valley between the North Downs and the Greensand ridge to the north east of Sevenoaks town.... |
Tonbridge, Weald of Kent School | Greatness, Sevenoaks | Schooldays only. | |
| 532 | Kemsing | Tonbridge, Weald of Kent School | Sevenoaks | Schooldays only. | |
| 544 | Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital... |
Hugh Christie Technology School | Schooldays only. | ||
| 562 | Dunton Green Dunton Green Dunton Green is a small village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England, lying in the valley of the River Darent, three miles north of Sevenoaks. The original ecclesiastical parish of Dunton Green was part of Otford parish... |
Weald of Kent School | Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Hildenborough, Tonbridge | Schooldays only. | |
| 570 | Wrotham Wrotham Wrotham is a village situated on the Pilgrims' Way in Kent, at the foot of the North Downs. It is located one mile north of Borough Green and approximately five miles east of Sevenoaks. It is within the junction of the M20 and M26 motorways.... |
Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Borough Green, Wrotham Heath, West Malling, East Malling, Larkfield | Schooldays only. | |
| 571 | Oakwood Park Schools | Snodland Snodland Snodland is a small town in the county of Kent, England, located on the River Medway between Rochester and Maidstone. It has a population of about 12,000 people.... |
British Legion Village, Larkfield, Lunsford Park | Schooldays only (2 afternoon journeys). | |
| 572 | Hildenborough Hildenborough Hildenborough is a village and rural parish in the District of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent. It is two miles north-west of Tonbridge and five miles south-east of Sevenoaks... |
Tonbridge (morning)/Weald of Kent School (afternoon return) | Brook Street | Schooldays only. | |
| 572 | Kings Hill Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s . Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by RAF West Malling. The plan was for a multi-purpose site of both... |
Maidstone Boys Grammar School | West Malling, Larkfield, Aylesford, Allington, Maidstone Town Centre | Schooldays only (mornings only). | |
| 573 | Kings Hill Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s . Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by RAF West Malling. The plan was for a multi-purpose site of both... |
Invicta Grammar School Invicta Grammar School Invicta Grammar School is a grammar school in Maidstone, Kent. The school caters for girls between the ages of 11 and 18. Some boys are accepted into the sixth form.-History:... |
West Malling, Larkfield, Aylesford, Allington, Maidstone Town Centre | Schooldays only. | |
| 575 | Snodland Snodland Snodland is a small town in the county of Kent, England, located on the River Medway between Rochester and Maidstone. It has a population of about 12,000 people.... /Kings Hill Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s . Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by RAF West Malling. The plan was for a multi-purpose site of both... |
Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... /Maidstone Grammar School |
Lunsford Park, Larkfield, Maidstone Hospital, Barming, Oakwood Park Schools | Schooldays Only (4 morning journeys, 1 afternoon journey). | |
| 576 | West Malling (morning)/Kings Hill (afternoon) | Vinters Park, Invicta Girls Grammar School/Maidstone | Leybourne, Larkfield, Aylesford, Allington, Maidstone | Schooldays only. | |
| 577 | Weald of Kent School | Kings Hill Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parish in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s . Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by RAF West Malling. The plan was for a multi-purpose site of both... |
Schooldays Only | ||
| 582 | Tunbridge Wells | Hugh Christie Technology College Hugh Christie Technology College Hugh Christie Technology College is an 11-18 Technology College based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. In November 2006 the school moved into a new £20m building... |
Schooldays Only | ||
| 600 | St Marys Island | Chatham | Chatham, Rochester, Thomas Aveloing School, Chatham, St Marys Island | ||
| 615 | Hugh Christie Technology College Hugh Christie Technology College Hugh Christie Technology College is an 11-18 Technology College based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. In November 2006 the school moved into a new £20m building... |
Southborough, Cross Keys Schools | Willow Lea, Tonbridge | Schooldays only. | |
| 632 | This service will no longer run | was Hempstead Valley - Hoo Marina | was schoolday mornings only. | ||
| 633 | Cliffe Cliffe, Kent Cliffe is a village on the Hoo peninsula in Kent, England, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000. Situated upon a low chalk escarpment overlooking the Thames marshes, Cliffe offers the adventurous rambler views of Southend-on-Sea and London... |
Rochester Grammar Schools | Cliffe Woods, Strood, Rochester | Schooldays only. | |
| 638 | Borstal Borstal A borstal was a type of youth prison in the United Kingdom, run by the Prison Service and intended to reform seriously delinquent young people. The word is sometimes used loosely to apply to other kinds of youth institution or reformatory, such as Approved Schools and Detention Centres. The court... |
Thomas Aveling School | Schooldays only. | ||
| 647 | Iwade Iwade Iwade is a small village on the north side of Detling Hill, close to the town of Sittingbourne in Kent, England. With quick access to the M2 & M20 motorways, as well as within a short driving distance to Maidstone, and further Canterbury & Faversham.... |
Sittingbourne Community College Sittingbourne Community College The Sittingbourne Community College is an 11-18 school located in Sittingbourne, Kent, with just over 1100 students.The school offers a Post-16 unit, which offers a variety of courses.... |
Milton Regis, Chalkwell, Sittingbourne, Snipeshill | Schooldays only. | |
| 653 | Halling Halling, Kent Halling is a village on the North Downs in the northern part of Kent, England, covering 7.1 square kilometres of land. Consisting of Lower Halling, Upper Halling and North Halling, it is scattered over some along the River Medway parallel to the Pilgrims' Way running over Kent.The origin of the... |
Rochester and Chatham Schools | Cuxton | Schooldays only. | |
| 657 | Gillingham Gillingham, Kent Gillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall.... |
Rochester Schools | Parkwood, Hempstead Valley, Lords Wood | Schooldays only. | |
| 658 | Lords Wood | Rochester Schools | Princes Avenue | Schooldays only. | |
| 659 | Wigmore, Queens Head | Rochester Schools | Parkwood, Hempstead Valley, Luton, Princes Park | Schooldays only. | |
| 660 | Walderslade Walderslade Walderslade is a large suburb to the south of Chatham, Kent, England, encompassing almost all the ME5 postcode district .... |
Rochester Grammar Schools | Lords Wood | Schooldays only. | |
| 668 | Chalk Chalk Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. It forms under reasonably deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores.... |
Rochester Grammar Schools | Shorne, Higham, Strood, Rochester | Schooldays only. | |
| 670 | Strood Strood Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. It lies on the north west bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town.... |
Thomas Aveling School | Earl Estate, Strood, Rochester Grammar School | Schooldays only. | |
| 675 | Lords Wood | Chatham | Princes Avenue | Schooldays only. | |
| 676 | Chatham | Lords Wood | Weeds Wood, Walderslade | Schoolday afternoons only. | |
| 689 | Chatham | Hoo School | Rochester, Strood | Schooldays only. | |
| 692 | Lower Stoke | Rochester Grammar Schools | Allhallows, Hoo, Strood | Schooldays only. | |
| 700 | Rainham | Bluewater | Parkwood, Wigmore, Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Earl Estate | ||
| 701 | Luton Luton Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000.... |
Bluewater | Wayfield, Lords Wood, Princes Park, Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Earl Estate | ||
| 703 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... |
Bluewater | Lunsford Park, Snodland | ||
| 704 | will no longer run | was Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge | Southborough | ||
| 705 | will no longer run | was Tonbridge, Rail Station - Bluewater | Sevenoaks | ||
| 707 | Coxheath Coxheath Coxheath is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Maidstone, Kent, England. The parish is approximately south of Maidstone. It is mainly centred along Heath Road which links the villages of Yalding and Boughton Monchelsea to the west and east, respectively.A replica beacon pole and the... |
Romford Market Romford Market Romford Market is a large open market with 270 stalls, located in Romford, London Borough of Havering, east London, England. The market is open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm... |
Loose, Park Wood, Maidstone, Larkfield, Snodland, Lakeside Shopping Centre | First Saturday of month only. | |
| 711 | Hempstead Hempstead, Kent Hempstead is a settlement near Gillingham, Kent, part of the urban area of the Medway Towns.-Location and geography:It is located on the southern edge of the borough of Medway adjacent to Wigmore and Lordswood and linked to Gillingham and the M2 by the A278 trunk road.Most of Hempstead is in a... |
Romford Romford Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan... |
Parkwood, Rainham, Twydall, Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Earl Estate, Lakeside Shopping Centre | First and third Saturday of each month only. | |
| 796 | Chatham | Grain GRAIN GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Our support takes the form of independent research and analysis, networking at local, regional and... |
Dockside Outlet, High Halstow, Allhallows | Mondays to Fridays only. | |
| A Fastrack Fastrack Fastrack is a bus rapid transit scheme operating in the Thames Gateway area of Kent. It currently consists of two routes operated by Arriva Southern Counties on behalf of Kent County Council... |
Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London.... |
Bluewater | Joyce Green, The Bridge, Crossways, Greenhithe | ||
| B Fastrack Fastrack Fastrack is a bus rapid transit scheme operating in the Thames Gateway area of Kent. It currently consists of two routes operated by Arriva Southern Counties on behalf of Kent County Council... |
Dartford, Temple Hill | Gravesend, Garrick Street | Darent Valley Hospital, Bluewater, Ebbsfleet | ||
| B12 | Joydens Wood | Erith | Bexley, Bexleyheath, Parsonage Manorway | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| B13 | Bexleyheath | New Eltham | Halfway Street, Blendon | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. | |
| B15 | Bexleyheath | Horn Park Estate | Welling, Falconwood, Avery Hill, Eltham | Service operated under contract to Transport for London using buses from Dartford garage. |
Operation Overdrive
The Medway Towns network was upgraded in a £10 million investment marketed as Operation Overdrive.Maidstone Park & Ride
Arriva also operates Maidstone Park & Ride under contract to Maidstone Borough CouncilMaidstone (borough)
Maidstone is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its administrative centre is Maidstone which is also the County town of Kent...
. The buses are yellow with a green stripe swooping down from the top of the back of the bus to the bottom of the front. The fleet comprises two DAF SB120
VDL SB120
The VDL SB120 is a low-floor light-weight midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International of the Netherlands primarily for the UK market....
10.8m/Wright Cadet
Wright Cadet
The Wright Cadet was a midibus body built by British coachbuilder Wrightbus, solely on the DAF/VDL SB120; it was sold via VDL dealer Arriva Bus & Coach. For a time, Volvo additionally sold the chassis/body combination, however the body was marketed as the Merit.The Cadet was replaced by the Wright...
s and 9 DAF SB200
VDL SB200
The VDL SB200 is a light-weight 12m citybus produced from 2001 by VDL Bus International...
11.8m/Wright Commander
Wright Commander
The Wright Commander is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Wright on DAF/VDL SB200 chassis. Examples entered service in the UK between 2002 and 2007, the majority with Arriva subsidiaries...
s. In September 2007 the Coombe Quarry Park & Ride site (route 504) was closed due to apparent budget difficulties. As a result, some of the buses were absorbed into the main fleet. This leaves no Park & Ride service for South Maidstone for at least 4 years.
Fastrack
Arriva Southern Counties operate the Fastrack busway scheme in the Thames Gateway
Thames Gateway
The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching east from inner east London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. The area, which includes much brownfield land, has been designated a national priority for urban regeneration, taking advantage of the development opportunities...
area of Kent on behalf of the Kent County Council
Kent County Council
Kent County Council is the county council that governs the majority of the county of Kent in England. It provides the upper tier of local government, below which are 12 district councils, and around 300 town and parish councils. The county council has 84 elected councillors...
and ProLogis. This network currently consists of two routes: Route A runs between Dartford
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
and the Bluewater Shopping Centre, while Route B runs from Temple Hill near Dartford to Gravesend
Gravesend, Kent
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
via Dartford. Since November 2007, Route B has connected with Eurostar
Eurostar
Eurostar is a high-speed railway service connecting London with Paris and Brussels. All its trains traverse the Channel Tunnel between England and France, owned and operated separately by Eurotunnel....
at the new Ebbsfleet International railway station
Ebbsfleet International railway station
Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, 10 miles outside the eastern boundary of Greater London, England. It is near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. Ebbsfleet International...
, and Eurostar passengers are allowed to use the route for free. On February 11, 2008, Arriva started a new "m-tickets" scheme, where passengers are able to pay for bus tickets using their mobile phones. Initially, this will only be available on Route B, but if successful could be extended to other Fastrack routes and possibly even conventional Arriva bus routes.
Livery
The main corporate Arriva livery is aquamarine for the body, with a cream "swoop" at the front and a white separator line in between, blue Arriva “circles” logos, and a thin yellow line at skirt level. There are many variations of the livery, such as:- Interurban livery – Aquamarine, with dark blue band to skirt level and cream “cow-horns” (a thined version of the champagne "swoop").
- London livery - The original London livery was red, with champagne “cow-horns” as in the interurban livery, orange Arriva “circles” logo and a thin yellow line at skirt level. The new London livery is completely red, with the thin yellow line at skirt level and the Arriva “circles” in plain white.
- Bluewater livery - No longer used, the Bluewater livery was allover blue, with a water shimmer effect. The services using this livery were replaced by Fastrack in 2006.
As well as this, many vehicles operating under different schemes run in different liveries, for example Fastrack
Fastrack
Fastrack is a bus rapid transit scheme operating in the Thames Gateway area of Kent. It currently consists of two routes operated by Arriva Southern Counties on behalf of Kent County Council...
and Maidstone Park and Ride.
Depots
The locations of Arriva Southern Counties's depots and the divisions which operate them are:- CranleighCranleighCranleigh is a large village, self-proclaimed the largest in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Alfold and Hascombe....
- Arriva Guildford & West Surrey (outstation of Guildford) - DartfordDartfordDartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
- Arriva Kent Thameside - GillinghamGillingham, KentGillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall....
- Arriva Medway Towns - GraysGraysGrays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex and one of the Thurrock's traditional parishes...
- Arriva Southend - GuildfordGuildfordGuildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
- Arriva Guildford & West Surrey - MaidstoneMaidstoneMaidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
- Arriva Maidstone / Arriva Kent & Sussex / New Enterprise CoachesNew Enterprise CoachesNew Enterprise Coaches is an English bus and coach company, based in Tonbridge, Kent. It is an arm of Arriva Southern Counties Ltd, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn of Germany.-History:... - NorthfleetNorthfleetNorthfleet is a town in the Borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. Its name is derived from North creek , and the settlement on the shore of the River Thames adjacent to Gravesend was known as Norfluet in the Domesday Book, and Northflet in 1201...
- Arriva Kent Thameside - SheernessSheernessSheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island....
- Arriva Medway Towns - Southend - Arriva Southend
- TonbridgeTonbridgeTonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London...
- New Enterprise Coaches - Royal Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
- Arriva Kent & Sussex
Former depots of Arriva Southern Counties were:
- Gatwick (Copthorne) - easyBus (New Enterprise Coaches) (closed 5 December 2009)
- HawkhurstHawkhurstHawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The parish lies to the south-east of Tunbridge Wells. Hawkhurst itself is virtually two villages...
- Arriva Kent & Sussex (closed on 17 February 2008) - HorshamHorshamHorsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
- Arriva Guildford & West Surrey (closed on 2 October 2009, operations sold to Metrobus) - SittingbourneSittingbourneSittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent...
- Arriva Medway Towns (closed on 2 July 2006) - TenterdenTenterdenTenterden is a Cinque Port town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. It stands on the edge of the Weald, overlooking the valley of the River Rother....
- Arriva Kent & Sussex (closed on 9 May 2009, following loss of contracts for routes operated)
Dartford and Grays garages are the only Arriva Southern Counties depots which do not have commercial services and only handle services contracted by TfL. Therefore, all the buses in the Dartford and Grays fleets have the London red Arriva livery rather than the traditional cream and aquamarine livery Arriva uses elsewhere in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and other countries.
Commercial routes previously operated from Dartford depot before the change to all TfL services are now operated from the closest depot at Northfleet. Grays depot switched to all TfL services after Arriva Southend withdrew both commercial routes 373 and 383 in the Grays area, partially replacing them by extending service 5 from Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated...
. Services 44 and 150, the remaining services in the Grays area, are operated under contract to Thurrock Council. The buses used for these routes were transferred to the closest garage at Southend, where they are now run from.
Dartford garage currently handles TfL routes 126, 160 , 162, 233, 286, 286, 428, 492, B12, B13 and B15. Grays garage currently handles TfL routes 66
London Buses route 66
London Buses route 66 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, United Kingdom. As of 2010, the service is contracted to Arriva Southern Counties.-History:...
, 256, 346, 370, 375 and 499.
Fleet
There are over 700 vehicles in the Southern Counties fleet. The non low-floor buses are gradually being withdrawn from service. Below is a list of some of the most interesting vehicles, and sole survivors from previous fleets:- 1450 (GX55 LNF) Optare SoloOptare SoloThe Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative...
M920 9.2m (Horsham depot) is a hybrid bus. - 1455 (YN53 ELU) Optare Solo M850 8.5m (Tunbridge Wells depot) is used for ESCC route 256.
- 3018 (M520 KPA) Dennis LanceDennis LanceThe Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996...
SLF 11SDA / Wright PathfinderWright PathfinderThe Wright Pathfinder, or Pathfinder 320, is a low-floor single-decker bus body built by Wright of Ballymena on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania N113CRL chassis. It was introduced in 1993....
320 (Tunbridge Wells depot) is the only remaining ex-London & Country Lance SLF in the Southern Counties fleet. - 3045 (F45 ENF) Leyland LynxLeyland LynxThe Leyland Lynx is a single-decker bus built by Leyland between 1984 and 1992. It was designed to replace the ageing Leyland National.Production vehicles began to enter service in 1986. From 1990 to 1992 the updated Lynx II version was produced...
LX112L10ZR1R (Tunbridge Wells depot) is the only remaining Lynx, as 3041/3/49/65 (E885/7 KYW, H256 YLG & G45 VME) have all been transferred to the training fleet. - 3384 (M274 JPA) Dennis Lance SLF 11SDA / Wright Pathfinder 320 (Tunbridge Wells depot) is the only remaining ex-Southend TransportArriva SouthendArriva Southend is a division of Arriva Southern Counties, a subsidiary of transport group Arriva which operates bus services in and around the Southend-on-Sea, Rochford, Rayleigh, Basildon, and Thurrock areas of Essex...
Lance SLF in the South East fleet. 3379 suffered severe fire damage. - 3730 (LF02 PVA) Volvo B7LVolvo B7LVolvo B7L was a low floor citybus chassis with a rear engine mounted vertically on the left of the rear overhang, it was built as a replacement for the Volvo B10L...
/ Wright EclipseWright EclipseThe Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Wright on Volvo B7 chassis. It shares its design with the Wright Solar on Scania L94 chassis....
(Guildford depot) was the Arriva "Bus of the Future". It was transferred to Arriva Shires & EssexArriva Shires & EssexArriva Shires & Essex is a division of Arriva, with operations in Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London. It is one of many private operators of London Buses. Until 2002 its operations included Colchester...
after a short spell at Northfleet depot. - 3980 (YJ60 GGE) is the first MCV EvolutionMCV EvolutionThe MCV Evolution is a single-decker bus bodywork built by Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles. It was unveiled in late 2004.This body is based on the frame of the Stirling but has been drastically restyled, incorporating a new roof-dome , and other new mouldings...
to operate with Arriva. It also has a new type of chassis for the body, a VDL SB180. It is seen running London route 233.
Double-deck, low-floor
| Chassis | Number | Body type |
|---|---|---|
| DAF DB250 VDL DB250 The VDL DB250 is a double-decker bus sold in the UK through VDL Bus International's UK dealer Arriva Bus & Coach. A small number of DB250s have also been exported to Istanbul, Turkey.-DB250:... LF |
7 | Wright Pulsar Gemini Wright Pulsar Gemini The Wright Pulsar Gemini is a type of double-decker bus body built for VDL DB250 and used in the United Kingdom since 2003.It has been ordered almost exclusively by Arriva and largely in London, although several batches were ordered for use by Arriva subsidiaries outside London, and by smaller... |
| Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | 8 | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 |
| Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 Dennis Trident 2 is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow... |
7 | Alexander ALX400 Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders... (10.5m) |
| DAF DB250LF | 13 | Alexander ALX400 Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders... (10.2m) |
| VDL DB250 VDL DB250 The VDL DB250 is a double-decker bus sold in the UK through VDL Bus International's UK dealer Arriva Bus & Coach. A small number of DB250s have also been exported to Istanbul, Turkey.-DB250:... |
4 | East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander The East Lancs Myllennium Lowlander is the type of bus body built on the DAF/VDL DB250 chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.-History:The Myllennium Lowlander superseded the East Lancs Lowlander. The Lowlander was also the East Lancs body for the DAF DB250, but in 2000, was given a facelift with... |
| Volvo B7TL Volvo B7TL Volvo B7TL is a low-floor double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian... |
48 | TransBus ALX400 Alexander ALX400 The Alexander ALX400 is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders... (10.6m) |
Double-deck, step-entry
| Chassis | Number | Body type |
|---|---|---|
| Leyland Olympian Leyland Olympian The Leyland Olympian was a double-decker bus built by British Leyland/Leyland Bus in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production before the demise of Leyland Bus.-Construction:... |
3 | Alexander RL |
| Dennis Arrow | 3 | East Lancs Pyoneer East Lancs Pyoneer The East Lancs Pyoneer is a type of double-decker bus body built on the Volvo Olympian, Dennis Arrow and Volvo B10M by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. The name continues the pattern of using 'misspelt' product names, started by the Cityzen.-History:... |
| Leyland Olympian | 4 | Leyland Leyland Bus Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. It emerged from the Rover Group as a management buyout of the bus business... |
| Volvo Olympian Volvo Olympian The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engine double decker bus built by Volvo at Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was first built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian.... |
7 | Northern Counties Palatine Northern Counties Palatine The Northern Counties Palatine is a step-entrance double-decker bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan, UK. It was built mainly on Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian chassis, although some were also built on DAF, Volvo B10M Citybus and Scania chassis... II |
| Leyland Olympian | 12 | Northern Counties Palatine |
| Volvo Olympian | 28 | Northern Counties Palatine |
| DAF DB250 | 3 | Northern Counties Palatine II |
| Volvo Citybus Volvo B10M The Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and coach chassis built by Volvo between 1978 and 2001. It was built as the successor of the B58 and was equipped with a 9.6-litre horizontally-mounted Volvo THD100/THD101/THD102/THD103/THD104/DH10A diesel engine mounted under the floor, near the middle... B10M-50 |
12 | Northern Counties Palatine |
Single-deck, low-floor
| Chassis | Number | Body type |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Dart SLF | 139 | Plaxton Pointer Plaxton Pointer The Plaxton Pointer is a successful single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Plaxton and latterly built by Alexander Dennis.With the launch of the Dennis Dart in 1989, Plaxton's subsidiary Reeve Burgess made the Pointer body on the short 8.5 m... |
| Dennis Dart SLF | 54 | Plaxton Pointer 2 |
| Dennis Dart SLF | 6 | Plaxton Pointer SPD |
| Dennis Dart SLF | 10 | East Lancs Spryte East Lancs Spryte The East Lancs Spryte is a single-decker bus body built by East Lancashire Coachbuilders. It was designed to body the Dennis Dart chassis, but a handful had been built on others, for example, the Volvo B6... |
| DAF SB120 VDL SB120 The VDL SB120 is a low-floor light-weight midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International of the Netherlands primarily for the UK market.... |
49 | Wright Cadet Wright Cadet The Wright Cadet was a midibus body built by British coachbuilder Wrightbus, solely on the DAF/VDL SB120; it was sold via VDL dealer Arriva Bus & Coach. For a time, Volvo additionally sold the chassis/body combination, however the body was marketed as the Merit.The Cadet was replaced by the Wright... |
| VDL SB120 VDL SB120 The VDL SB120 is a low-floor light-weight midibus produced from 1999 by VDL Bus International of the Netherlands primarily for the UK market.... |
6 | Wright Cadet |
| VDL SB180 | 1 | MCV Evolution MCV Evolution The MCV Evolution is a single-decker bus bodywork built by Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles. It was unveiled in late 2004.This body is based on the frame of the Stirling but has been drastically restyled, incorporating a new roof-dome , and other new mouldings... |
| VDL SB200 VDL SB200 The VDL SB200 is a light-weight 12m citybus produced from 2001 by VDL Bus International... |
9 | Wright Commander Wright Commander The Wright Commander is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Wright on DAF/VDL SB200 chassis. Examples entered service in the UK between 2002 and 2007, the majority with Arriva subsidiaries... |
| VDL SB200 VDL SB200 The VDL SB200 is a light-weight 12m citybus produced from 2001 by VDL Bus International... |
12 | Wright Pulsar Wright Pulsar The Wright Pulsar is a bus body built by Wrightbus for the VDL SB200 lightweight bus chassis. It is the replacement for the "Classic" style Commander, Merit and Cadet.... |
| DAF SB220 DAF SB220 The DAF SB220 is a city bus chassis produced by DAF Bus International in the 1980s and 1990s.It has been superseded by the DAF/VDL SB200 and SB250.-United Kingdom :*Optare Delta*Ikarus Citibus... |
9 | Plaxton Prestige Plaxton Prestige The Plaxton Prestige is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Plaxton at the Wigan factory of its Northern Counties subsidiary, and at its main Scarborough factory, during the latter half of the 1990s.... |
| Scania L113CRL | 10 | Wright Axcess-Ultralow Wright Axcess-Ultralow The Wright Axcess-Ultralow is a low-floor single-deck bus body built on the Scania L113CRL chassis by Wrightbus between 1995 and 1998.-History:A total of 330 were built, of which 244 were for companies owned by FirstBus/Group... |
| Volvo B7RLE Volvo B7RLE Volvo B7RLE is a low-floor single-deck citybus launched initially in Australia in 2001, and then in the United Kingdom in 2003 to supplement the B7L single-decker, which was unsuccessful in both countries. It is similar to the B7L's predecessor, the B10BLE... |
31 | Wright Eclipse Urban Wright Eclipse The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body built by Wright on Volvo B7 chassis. It shares its design with the Wright Solar on Scania L94 chassis.... |
| Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro The Mercedes-Benz Citaro is the current Mercedes-Benz/EvoBus mainstream single-decker bus intended for public transport, introduced in 1997 and replaced the Mercedes-Benz O405/O405N series... Integral |
3 | (Integral) |
| Dennis Lance Dennis Lance The Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996... SLF |
2 | Wright Pathfinder 320 Wright Pathfinder The Wright Pathfinder, or Pathfinder 320, is a low-floor single-decker bus body built by Wright of Ballymena on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania N113CRL chassis. It was introduced in 1993.... |
| Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart | 83 | (Integral) |
Single-deck, step-entry
| Chassis | Number | Body type |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Dart Dennis Dart The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production.... |
8 | Plaxton Pointer Plaxton Pointer The Plaxton Pointer is a successful single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Plaxton and latterly built by Alexander Dennis.With the launch of the Dennis Dart in 1989, Plaxton's subsidiary Reeve Burgess made the Pointer body on the short 8.5 m... |
| Dennis Dart | 6 | East Lancs EL2000 East Lancs EL2000 The East Lancs EL2000 is a type of single-deck bus body built on a wide variety of chassis by East Lancashire Coachbuilders.-Chassis:Many different chassis types, both new and secondhand, were fitted with EL2000 bodywork... |
| Dennis Dart | 2 | Northern Counties Paladin Northern Counties Paladin The Northern Counties Paladin, also badged as the Plaxton Paladin towards the end of production, is a step-entrance single-deck bus body built by Northern Counties of Wigan, UK, between 1991 and 1998.... |
| Dennis Lance Dennis Lance The Dennis Lance is a single-decker bus built by Dennis between 1991 and 2000, replacing the Dennis Falcon. Its low-floor variant, the Dennis Lance SLF, was built between 1993 and 1996... |
5 | East Lancs EL2000 |
| Volvo B6 Volvo B6 The Volvo B6 is a midibus manufactured by Volvo between 1991 and 2000. Its low-floor variant, the Volvo B6LE, was first built in 1994.The Volvo B6/B6LE chassis was built to compete with the Dennis Dart/Dart SLF chassis. It could be fitted with Volvo TD63E/TD63ES engine... |
7 | Plaxton Pointer |
Midibuses/ Low-floor
| Chassis | Count | Body types |
|---|---|---|
| Optare Solo Optare Solo The Optare Solo is a low-floor midibus manufactured by Optare in Leeds, UK since 1997. The name "Solo" is a play on the low-floor status of the bus, the manufacturer believing its vehicle having an entrance that is "so low" from the floor, namely 200 mm with kneeling suspension.The innovative... |
1 | Optare Solo |
| Optare Solo SR | 6 | Optare Solo SR |
| Dennis Dart Dennis Dart The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production.... SLF (8.8m) |
5 | Plaxton Pointer MPD |
| TransBus Dart SLF (8.8m) | 12 | TransBus Pointer MPD |
| Alexander Dennis Dart SLF (8.8m) | 19 | Alexander Dennis Pointer MPD |
| Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart (8.9m) | 13 | ADL Enviro200Dart |
Midibuses, Front-engined
| Chassis | Number | Body type |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz Vario Mercedes-Benz Vario The Mercedes-Benz Vario is a heavy van manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. Originally launched as the T2 in 1986, the Vario gained its current name when it was facelifted in 1996. The T2 van itself succeeded the Mercedes-Benz L van series.The bodyshell remained relatively unchanged since production... |
9 | Plaxton Beaver Plaxton Beaver The Plaxton Beaver, originally known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver, is a minibus body built by Plaxton. It was built at the Pilsley, Derbyshire factory of Plaxton's Reeve Burgess subsidiary from 1987-1991, at Plaxton's main Scarborough factory from 1991, and from 1995 at Anston in South Yorkshire.The... 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light and heavy commercial vehicle, built by Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a van, chassis cab and minibus, and sold as a Mercedes model, except in the U.S. where it is built from complete knock down kits and was sold by Freightliner until 2010 when Mercedes... 515CDi |
15 | Optare Soroco |
| Mercedes-Benz 711D/811D Mercedes-Benz T2 The Mercedes-Benz T2 is a transporter built by Daimler-Benz. The T2 is also known as the "Düsseldorf transporter", since it was built until 1996 in Düsseldorf. The third series, built from 1996 at Ludwigsfelde, is branded the Vario. Some units of the T2 are assembled by Daimler-Benz Espana S.A. in... |
1 | Plaxton Beaver Plaxton Beaver The Plaxton Beaver, originally known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver, is a minibus body built by Plaxton. It was built at the Pilsley, Derbyshire factory of Plaxton's Reeve Burgess subsidiary from 1987-1991, at Plaxton's main Scarborough factory from 1991, and from 1995 at Anston in South Yorkshire.The... |
| Optare MetroRider Optare MetroRider The Optare MetroRider was a midibus built by Optare between 1989 and 2000. Optare based the original design on the MCW Metrorider after Optare bought the rights following a decision by MCW to end bus production. This model also replaced the less successful StarRider.The MetroRider was an integral... MR15/17 |
4 | Optare Optare Optare plc is a bus manufacturer and importer based in Leeds and Blackburn, UK. The company operates from three main business units, Bus Manufacturing, Coach Sales and Unitec.... |
Coaches
| Chassis | Number | Body type |
|---|---|---|
| DAF SB3000 | 1 | Ikarus Blue Danube 320 |
| DAF SB3000 | 1 | Ikarus Blue Danube 350 |
| DAF SB3000 | 7 | Plaxton Prima Interurban |
| DAF SB3000 | 5 | Van Hool Alizée T8 |
| DAF SB3000 | 1 | Van Hool Alizée T9 |
| Transbus Javelin | 1 | Plaxton Profile Plaxton Profile The Plaxton Profile is a coach built by Plaxton for the Volvo B7R and Dennis Javelin chassis. It is the smallest of Plaxton's full-sized coach range.... |
| Volvo B10M-62 | 1 | Caetano Enigma |
| Volvo B7R | 2 | Plaxton Profile Plaxton Profile The Plaxton Profile is a coach built by Plaxton for the Volvo B7R and Dennis Javelin chassis. It is the smallest of Plaxton's full-sized coach range.... |