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Centrebus Harlow is a bus operating company based in Harlow, Essex
operating 13 bus routes, and part of Centrebus
.
On 22 and 23 August 2009 the assets and goodwill of the company Trustybus passed to Centrebus
, whose name replaced that of Trustybus. The company had only recently changed their trading name in 2008 from Trustline. Trustybus (or Trustline) was founded in 2000 as a rail replacement provider, eventually moving on to local route work, before being taken over by Centrebus
in 2009. In 2010, Centrebus introduced the "Centrebus value" fleetname.
Centrebus Harlow operates many services under contract to Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council which mostly operate on evenings and Sundays. The company also operates a few commercial services (such as route C3), as well as private hire and rail replacement work. Galleon Travel operates private hire and corporate hire coach services.
{| class="wikitable"
|Number
|Route
|Operation
|Notes
|-
|5
|South End to Harlow Bus Station
via Hunsdon
|Saturdays
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|242
|Waltham Cross
to Hammond Street
/ Potters Bar Station
/ Welwyn Garden City
via Hatfield
|Sundays
|Herts CC contract. Hourly Waltham Cross-Potters Bar. Hourly Waltham Cross-Hammond Street. Extended to Welwyn Garden City every 2 hours. Herts CC contract. Mon-Sat service operated by Metroline
and Sullivan Buses
.
|-
|311
|Waltham Cross Bus Station
to Hertford Bus Station
via Hoddesdon
|Sundays.
|Herts CC contract. Mon-Sat service is operated by Arriva Shires & Essex
(as routes 310 and 310A). Sunday service jointly operated with route C4.
|-
|351
|Hertford Bus Station
to Bishops Stortford Station
via Hunsdon
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|354
|Buntingford Greenways
to Harlow Bus Station
via Hunsdon
|Saturdays
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|379
|Stevenage Bus Station
to Hertford Bus Station
via Knebworth
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|388
|Hertford Bus Station
to Welwyn Garden City Bus Station
via Panshanger
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|C1
|Cuffley Station
to Cheshunt Station
/ Turnford Canada Fields
via Rosedale
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|C2
|Waltham Cross Bus Station
to Cheshunt Brookfield Centre
via Cheshunt
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|C3
|Waltham Cross Holdbrook Estate
to Hertford Bus Station
/ Harlow Bus Station
via Hoddesdon
, Broxbourne
|Mon-Sat
|One bus an hour operates Waltham Cross-Hoddesdon-Hertford. One bus an hour operates Waltham Cross-Hoddesdon-Hunsdon-Harlow. One bus an hour operates Waltham Cross-Hoddesdon-Harlow.
|-
|C4
|Waltham Cross Bus Station
to Hertford Bus Station
via Brookfield Centre
, Hoddesdon
|Sunday
|Herts CC contract. Joint service with Sunday 311.
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...
operating 13 bus routes, and part of Centrebus
Centrebus
Centrebus is a privately owned company that operate a number of services around Leicester and Leicestershire, Grantham, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, mainly in areas where Arriva has scaled down its bus operations. Centrebus also competes with Arriva on some routes in Leicester, Luton and Stevenage...
.
On 22 and 23 August 2009 the assets and goodwill of the company Trustybus passed to Centrebus
Centrebus
Centrebus is a privately owned company that operate a number of services around Leicester and Leicestershire, Grantham, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, mainly in areas where Arriva has scaled down its bus operations. Centrebus also competes with Arriva on some routes in Leicester, Luton and Stevenage...
, whose name replaced that of Trustybus. The company had only recently changed their trading name in 2008 from Trustline. Trustybus (or Trustline) was founded in 2000 as a rail replacement provider, eventually moving on to local route work, before being taken over by Centrebus
Centrebus
Centrebus is a privately owned company that operate a number of services around Leicester and Leicestershire, Grantham, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, mainly in areas where Arriva has scaled down its bus operations. Centrebus also competes with Arriva on some routes in Leicester, Luton and Stevenage...
in 2009. In 2010, Centrebus introduced the "Centrebus value" fleetname.
Centrebus Harlow operates many services under contract to Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council which mostly operate on evenings and Sundays. The company also operates a few commercial services (such as route C3), as well as private hire and rail replacement work. Galleon Travel operates private hire and corporate hire coach services.
Routes
Centrebus Harlow operate the following bus services :{| class="wikitable"
|Number
|Route
|Operation
|Notes
|-
|5
|South End to Harlow Bus Station
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
via Hunsdon
Hunsdon
Hunsdon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.Hunsdon village centre contains many old houses, some known to date back to at least the 15th century...
|Saturdays
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|242
|Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is the most southeasterly town in Hertfordshire, England. It is 12 miles from the City of London and immediately north of the M25 motorway, forming part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt. Part of Waltham Cross is located within Greater London.-Geography:It is...
to Hammond Street
Cheshunt
Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station...
/ Potters Bar Station
Potters Bar railway station
Potters Bar railway station serves the town of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England. It is located on the Great Northern Line between London Kings Cross and on the East Coast Main Line....
/ Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
-Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss...
via Hatfield
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It has a population of 29,616, and is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town...
|Sundays
|Herts CC contract. Hourly Waltham Cross-Potters Bar. Hourly Waltham Cross-Hammond Street. Extended to Welwyn Garden City every 2 hours. Herts CC contract. Mon-Sat service operated by Metroline
Metroline
Metroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses.-Company history:...
and Sullivan Buses
Sullivan Buses
Sullivan Buses is a bus operating company based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1999, it operates local bus services in and around Hertfordshire including school services; rail replacement bus services in and near London; bus links in Surrey to and from Thorpe Park; and vehicle...
.
|-
|311
|Waltham Cross Bus Station
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is the most southeasterly town in Hertfordshire, England. It is 12 miles from the City of London and immediately north of the M25 motorway, forming part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt. Part of Waltham Cross is located within Greater London.-Geography:It is...
to Hertford Bus Station
Hertford
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
via Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon is a town in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. The town grew up as a coaching stop on the route between Cambridge and London. It is located southeast of Hertford, north of Waltham Cross and southwest of Bishop's Stortford. At its height during the 18th...
|Sundays.
|Herts CC contract. Mon-Sat service is operated by Arriva Shires & Essex
Arriva Shires & Essex
Arriva 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...
(as routes 310 and 310A). Sunday service jointly operated with route C4.
|-
|351
|Hertford Bus Station
Hertford
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
to Bishops Stortford Station
Bishop's Stortford railway station
Bishop's Stortford railway station serves the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia; this includes the 2 or 3tph Stansted Express service.-History:...
via Hunsdon
Hunsdon
Hunsdon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.Hunsdon village centre contains many old houses, some known to date back to at least the 15th century...
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|354
|Buntingford Greenways
Buntingford
Buntingford is a small market town and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England. It lies on the River Rib and on the Roman road Ermine Street. As a result of its location, it grew mainly as a staging post with many coaching inns and has an 18th...
to Harlow Bus Station
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
via Hunsdon
Hunsdon
Hunsdon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.Hunsdon village centre contains many old houses, some known to date back to at least the 15th century...
|Saturdays
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|379
|Stevenage Bus Station
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
to Hertford Bus Station
Hertford
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
via Knebworth
Knebworth
Knebworth is a village and civil parish in the north of Hertfordshire, England immediately south of Stevenage. The civil parish covers an area between the villages of Datchworth, Woolmer Green, Codicote, Kimpton, Whitwell, St Paul's Walden and Langley, and encompasses the village of Knebworth, the...
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|388
|Hertford Bus Station
Hertford
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
to Welwyn Garden City Bus Station
Welwyn Garden City
-Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss...
via Panshanger
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|C1
|Cuffley Station
Cuffley railway station
Cuffley railway station serves the village Cuffley in the Welwyn Hatfield district in Hertfordshire. It also serves other surrounding settlements, namely Goffs Oak, Northaw and the west of Cheshunt. The station opened in 1910 on the Hertford Loop Line between Enfield Chase and Hertford North as...
to Cheshunt Station
Cheshunt railway station
Cheshunt railway station serves the town of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the West Anglia Main Line and the Lea Valley Lines, and train services are provided by National Express East Anglia....
/ Turnford Canada Fields
Cheshunt
Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station...
via Rosedale
Cheshunt
Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station...
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|C2
|Waltham Cross Bus Station
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is the most southeasterly town in Hertfordshire, England. It is 12 miles from the City of London and immediately north of the M25 motorway, forming part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt. Part of Waltham Cross is located within Greater London.-Geography:It is...
to Cheshunt Brookfield Centre
Cheshunt
Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station...
via Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station...
|Mon-Sat
|Herts CC contract.
|-
|C3
|Waltham Cross Holdbrook Estate
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is the most southeasterly town in Hertfordshire, England. It is 12 miles from the City of London and immediately north of the M25 motorway, forming part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt. Part of Waltham Cross is located within Greater London.-Geography:It is...
to Hertford Bus Station
Hertford
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
/ Harlow Bus Station
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
via Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon is a town in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. The town grew up as a coaching stop on the route between Cambridge and London. It is located southeast of Hertford, north of Waltham Cross and southwest of Bishop's Stortford. At its height during the 18th...
, Broxbourne
Broxbourne
Broxbourne is a commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13,298 in 2001.It is located 17.1 miles north north-east of Charing Cross in London and about a mile north of Wormley and south of Hoddesdon...
|Mon-Sat
|One bus an hour operates Waltham Cross-Hoddesdon-Hertford. One bus an hour operates Waltham Cross-Hoddesdon-Hunsdon-Harlow. One bus an hour operates Waltham Cross-Hoddesdon-Harlow.
|-
|C4
|Waltham Cross Bus Station
Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross is the most southeasterly town in Hertfordshire, England. It is 12 miles from the City of London and immediately north of the M25 motorway, forming part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt. Part of Waltham Cross is located within Greater London.-Geography:It is...
to Hertford Bus Station
Hertford
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
via Brookfield Centre
Cheshunt
Cheshunt is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of around 52,000 according to the United Kingdom's 2001 Census. It is a dormitory town and part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt served by Cheshunt railway station...
, Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon is a town in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. The town grew up as a coaching stop on the route between Cambridge and London. It is located southeast of Hertford, north of Waltham Cross and southwest of Bishop's Stortford. At its height during the 18th...
|Sunday
|Herts CC contract. Joint service with Sunday 311.
Former bus routes
- After relocating to a base in HarlowHarlowHarlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
in 2007, Trustybus decided to compete with ArrivaArrivaArriva 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...
with local routes. They set up routes 22 and 33 (in competition with Arriva routes 2 and 3) which operated in a circular from Staple TyeHarlowHarlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
(a Harlow suburb) to Harlow Town CentreHarlowHarlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
and Harlow Town StationHarlow Town railway stationHarlow Town railway station serves the town of Harlow in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia.-History:...
. It operated with cheaper fares than ArrivaArrivaArriva 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...
services and with a higher frequency. Despite this, the circular routes only lasted until early 2009. - Quite a way from where they were based, Trustybus operated Essex County Council contract route 10 (LoughtonLoughtonLoughton is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is located between 11 and 13 miles north east of Charing Cross in London, south of the M25 and west of the M11 motorway and has boundaries with Chingford, Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill...
to AbridgeAbridgeAbridge is a village in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Epping Forest and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood & Ongar...
) which was taken over from Imperial BusesImperial BusesImperial Buses is a small bus company located in Romford, Essex who operate public transport services and private hire in Essex, Greater London and Thurrock.-Routes:...
. The route lasted until April 2007, where another contract route, Route 541 (Loughton to Epping via Abridge and Theydon Bois) took over. - Trustybus also operated Essex County Council contract route 392 (HarlowHarlowHarlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
to HoddesdonHoddesdonHoddesdon is a town in the English county of Hertfordshire, situated in the Lea Valley. The town grew up as a coaching stop on the route between Cambridge and London. It is located southeast of Hertford, north of Waltham Cross and southwest of Bishop's Stortford. At its height during the 18th...
) for five years, before Stansted TransitStansted TransitStansted Transit Buses Ltd was a bus operating company based in Braintree, with an outstation at Saffron Walden, United Kingdom.It was established in October 2000, initially with the name London Transit. Other names used...
took over. - They have also operated the 500 (Sunday) and 347 contracts in the past.
- For five years, Herts CC contract route 700 was operated by Trustybus/Centrebus (Stansted Airport to Stevenage). UnoUno (bus company)Uno is a bus service operated by the University of Hertfordshire, England, serving members of the general public, and also its own students and staff...
took over the contract in 2011. - In 2011, Centrebus took over Herts CC contract 324 from Golden Boy Coaches. On 23rd May 2011, Centrebus replaced the 324 with a commercial route C3.
Bus types in use
- 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...
- Dennis Dart SLF/Marshall Capital C39Marshall CapitalThe Marshall Capital was a single-decker bus body built by Marshall between 1997 and 2003. It was typically placed on the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, but it was also built on other chassis and used to rebody older chassis....
- Dennis Dart SLF/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...
- Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2
- Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander ALX200Alexander ALX200The Alexander ALX200 was a midibus body built by Alexander of the United Kingdom. It was one of the ALX-series, which accounted for 5 different models , built for new generation bus chassis produced since late 1990s.It was designed by John Worker, and was launched in summer...
- Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart
- Dennis DartDennis DartThe 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....
/Plaxton PointerPlaxton PointerThe 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/Reeve Burgess Pointer — Rare bus type
See also
- List of bus routes in Essex
- List of bus operators of the United Kingdom
- 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...