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I wonder if Arriva are trying to secure funding for the service from Essex County Council or Stansted Airport for continuation of the service? The X20 must've taken a lot of the Braintree<>Stansted Airport custom but the 133 provides the local links. Shame to see Arriva retreat from another part...
I think we should also look at how patronage is on the First routes which they are trying to compete with Arriva on? I also assume the S5 is being introduced as First have lost a few Essex County Council tenders in Colchester area from 28/7/24, routes 4,11 174/175 spring to mind although they...
The 21 to Landwick as well. This is already served by Arriva routes 7 and 8. I wonder if First are now trying to push Arriva out of Southend like they are in Colchester.
Apart from Essex County Council route 63, have First and its predocessors ever ventured further towards Shoeburyness, as I...
I stay at Holywell Bay each year and the 85 is normally every 60 minutes. There is a few evening journeys provided by First route U1A on Monday to Saturday as well until about 2300.
Feels like First are trying to put the squeeze on Arriva who operate the 133 from Braintree to Stansted Airport with certain projections to Colchester (numbered 132) early and late.
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