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Christmas & New Year
2013 / 2014 Service Information
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Christmas & New Year Service
2013 Summary
Monday 2nd December - Monday 23rd December Additional late night journey from Lakeside to Belhus, Aveley & Purfleet (22X) Saturday 7th December Vintage Bus Running Day Sunday 8th December Christmas Special trip to Dickensian Christmas in Rochester Saturday 14th & Saturday 21st December Christmas Special trip to Winter Wonderland & London Christmas Lights tour Christmas Eve,Tuesday 24th December Saturday Service on all routes but with early finish (last buses approximately 1900-1930). There will be earlier journeys on some routes Christmas Day, Wednesday 25th December NO SERVICE on any route Boxing Day, Thursday 26th December Routes 22, 44, 73A & X80 will operate to special timetables. Special X10 service from Lakeside towards Basildon and Southend. No service on any other Ensignbus route Friday 27th December Saturday Service on all routes & additional late night journey from Lakeside to Belhus, Aveley & Purfleet (22x). There will be earlier journeys on some routes Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th December Normal Saturday/Sunday Services Monday 30th December Saturday Service on all routes & additional late night journey from Lakeside to Belhus, Aveley & Purfleet (22x). There will be earlier journeys on some routes New Years Eve,Tuesday 31st December Saturday Service on all routes but with early finish (last buses approximately 1900-1930) There will be earlier journeys on some routes New Years Day, Wednesday 1st January 2014 Public Holiday service on route 22A. Sunday service on route 73A with additional journey from Lakeside to Tilbury at 19:26. No service on X80 or any other Ensignbus route 2
Monday 2nd until Monday 23rd December 2013 intu Lakeside will have extended opening hours and will be open until 11pm on Mondays to Fridays and 10pm on Saturdays. We will be operating the following special late night journeys for late night shoppers and Lakeside staff: On Monday to Friday nights: Special late night 22X service from Lakeside at 23:35 as per 22 route to Aveley Usk Road then extended to Stonehouse Corner via Purfleet on request On Saturday nights: Special late night 22X service from Lakeside at 22:35 as per 22 route to Aveley Usk Road then extended to Stonehouse Corner via Purfleet on request
REMEMBER! Route 73 runs 24 hours Monday to Thursday nights. On Friday nights, the last bus from Lakeside to Tilbury is at 00:35, on Saturdays 00:45
Vintage Running Day Saturday 7th December 2013 Two special services using vintage buses will operate. Please see a separate leaflet or visit our website www.ensignbus.com for more information on these services Route X81: Shenfield - Brentwood Lakeside - Grays Vintage buses will run every 30 minutes. Route X55: Upminster - Aveley Lakeside - Bluewater - Gravesend Vintage buses will run every 30 minutes The normal X80 service will also operate meaning up to 3 buses per hour will run between Lakeside & Bluewater!
Picture courtesy of Russell Young
Sorry, concessionary passes are not valid for free travel on these special services
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Dickensian Christmas
Sunday 8th December 2013
Dickensian Christmas
in Rochester
Come with us to Rochester’s Dickensian Christmas where the streets are alive in the spirit of Charles Dickens with various entertainment throughout the day
Buy your tickets on the bus or pre book
Please see a separate leaflet or visit our website www.ensignbus.com for more information on these services
London’s Winter Wonderland & Christmas Lights! Saturday 14th December & 21st December 2013 ur Buy yo the s on ticket r prebus o k boo
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Please see a separate leaflet or visit our website www.ensignbus.com for more information on these services
Christmas Eve
Tuesday 24th December 2013
A SATURDAY SERVICE will operate on all routes. Some additional journeys will operate as follows: Route 22 – There will be an additional 05:30 journey from Grays to Lakeside Route 33 – There will be an additional 06:28 departure from Lakeside to Grays and 07:00 departure from Grays to Lakeside Route 44 – There will be an additional 07:00 departure from Lakeside to Grays There will be an additional 07:30 departure from Grays to Lakeside The 08:11 journey from Uplands Estate to Grays will start from Lakeside at 08:00 Route 73 – There will be an additional 05:05 departure from Tilbury Civic Square to Lakeside Route 81 – There will be additional 06:47 & 07:07 departures from Shenfield Station to Hutton. There will also be a 06:56 from Hutton, Wash Road to Shenfield Station & 07:16 from Hutton, Wash Road to Brentwood Station
Last buses on a number of routes will finish earlier than usual as below: Route 22 Last buses From Aveley, Usk Road to West Thurrock 19:05 From Grays to Aveley, Usk Road 18:48 From Lakeside to Aveley, Usk Road 19:40 Route 33 Last buses As per normal Saturday timetable
Route 83 Last buses As per normal Saturday Timetable Route 88 Last buses From Grays to Lakeside From Lakeside to Grays
18:30 19:00
Route 99 Last Buses Route 44 Last buses As per normal Saturday Timetable From Lakeside to Purfleet, Stonehouse Corner 19:30** From Grays to Purfleet, Garrison Estate 19:30 Route X80 Last buses From Chafford Hundred Stn to Bluewater 18:55 (19:00 at Lakeside) Route 66 Last buses From Bluewater to Chafford Hundred Stn 19:25 As per normal Saturday Timetable Route 73 Last buses From Lakeside to Tilbury* From Tilbury to Lakeside*
19:50 18:58
Route 81 Last Buses As per normal Saturday Timetable * Runs as 73A via Chadwell St Mary, Brentwood Rd Estate ** Additional journey
Christmas Day
Wednesday 25th December 2013
NO SERVICE on any route 5
Boxing Day
Thursday 26th December 2013
Special services will operate on routes 22, 44, 73A and X80, please see the timetables below. Routes 33, 66, 81, 82, X81, 83, 88 and 99 will not operate
22
Aveley Grays via Lakeside
Grays Aveley via Lakeside
Aveley, Usk Road
0800 0830 0900 0930 1000 1030
1700 1800 1900
-
Aveley, High Street
0804 0834 0904 0934 1004 1034
1704 1804 1904
-
Belhus, Foyle Drv j/w Gatehope Drv
0807 0837 0907 0937 1007 1037
1707 1807 1907
-
Belhus, Derwent Parade
0813 0843 0913 0943 1013 1043
1713 1813 1913
-
Lakeside Bus Station, Bay J
0825 0855 0925 0955 1025 1055
1725 1825 1925
-
Motherwell Way, Ikea
0828 0858 0928 0958 1028 1058
1728
-
-
-
West Thurrock, The Rabbits
0830 0900 0930 1000 1030 1100
1730
-
-
-
West Thurrock, The Ship
0833 0903 0933 1003 1033 1103
1733
-
-
-
Grays Bus Station
0839 0909 0939 1009 1039 1109
1739
-
-
-
Grays Bus Station, Bay 4
0850 0920 0950 1020 1050 1120
1750
-
-
-
West Thurrock, The Ship
0856 0926 0956 1026 1056 1126
1756
-
-
-
West Thurrock, The Rabbits
0859 0929 0959 1029 1059 1129
1759
-
-
-
Motherwell Way, Ikea
0901 0931 1001 1031 1101 1131
1801
-
-
-
Lakeside Bus Station, Bay B
0904 0934 1004 1034 1104 1134
1804 1834 1914 1945
Belhus, Derwent Parade
0915 0945 1015 1045 1115 1145 0919 0949 1019 1049 1119 1149
Aveley, High Street
0926 0956 1026 1056 1126 1156
mins until
1815 1845 1925 1956
Belhus, Foyle Drv j/w Gatehope Drv
1826 1856 1936 2007
Aveley, Usk Road
0928 0958 1028 1058 1128 1158
1828 1858 1938 2009
44
Grays Lakeside via Purfleet
then every
30 mins until
then every
30
1819 1849 1929 2000
Lakeside Grays via Purfleet
Grays Bus Station, Bay 4
0830 0930 1030 1130 1230 1330 1430 1530 1630
West Thurrock, The Ship
0836 0936 1036 1136 1236 1336 1436 1536 1636
West Thurrock, The Rabbits
0838 0938 1038 1138 1238 1338 1438 1538 1638
London Rd/Stonehouse Lane
0841 0941 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1541 1641
Purfleet Station
0845 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1645
Purfleet, Garrison Estate
0849 0949 1049 1149 1249 1349 1449 1549 1649
Purfleet, Uplands Estate
0853 0953 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1553 1653
Lakeside Bus Station
0858 0958 1058 1158 1258 1358 1458 1558 1658
Lakeside Bus Station, Bay A
0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 1945
Purfleet, Uplands Estate
0907 1007 1107 1207 1307 1407 1507 1607 1707 1807 1907 1952
Purfleet, Garrison Estate
0911 1011 1111 1211 1311 1411 1511 1611 1711 1811 1911 1956
Purfleet Station
0915 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1615 1715 1815 1915 2000
London Rd/Stonehouse Lane
0919 1019 1119 1219 1319 1419 1519 1619 1719 1819 1919 2004
West Thurrock, The Rabbits
0921 1021 1121 1221 1321 1421 1521 1621
-
-
-
-
West Thurrock, The Ship
0923 1023 1123 1223 1323 1423 1523 1623
-
-
-
-
Grays Bus Station
0929 1029 1129 1229 1329 1429 1529 1629
-
-
-
-
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Boxing Boxing Day.Day Wednesday 26thThursday December 26th 2012 December 2013
73
Tilbury Lakeside via Chadwell & Grays
Lakeside Tilbury via Grays & Chadwell
Tilbury Civic Sq, Police Stn
0735 0805 0835 0905 0935 1005
1735 1805 1835 1905
Chadwell, Heath Road
0743 0813 0843 0913 0943 1013
1743 1813 1843 1913
Chadwell, Longhouse Road
0746 0816 0846 0916 0946 1016
1746 1816 1846 1916
Chadwell Cross Keys
0753 0823 0853 0923 0953 1023
0755 0825 0855 0925 0955 1025
1755 1825 1855 1925
Socketts Heath, The Oak
30
1753 1823 1853 1923
Colleges
0758 0828 0858 0928 0958 1028
1758 1828 1858 1928
Grays Bus Station, Bay 1
0805 0835 0905 0935 1005 1035
1805 1835 1905 1935
West Thurrock, The Ship
0811 0841 0911 0941 1011 1041
1811 1841 1911 1941
Lakeside Bus Station
0815 0845 0915 0945 1015 1045
1815 1845 1915 1945
Lakeside Bus Station, Bay G
0826 0856 0926 0956 1026 1056
1826 1856 1926 1956
West Thurrock, The Ship
0830 0900 0930 1000 1030 1100
1830 1900 1930 2000
Grays Bus Station, Bay 7
0838 0908 0938 1008 1038 1108
1838 1908 1938 2008
Socketts Heath, The Oak
0846 0916 0946 1016 1046 1116
0849 0919 0949 1019 1049 1119
1849 1919 1949 2019
Chadwell Cross Keys
30
1846 1916 1946 2016
Colleges
0851 0921 0951 1021 1051 1121
1851 1921 1951 2021
Chadwell, Heath Road
0853 0923 0953 1023 1053 1123
1853 1923 1953 2023
Chadwell, Longhouse Road
0856 0926 0956 1026 1056 1126
1856 1926 1956 2026
Tilbury Civic Sq, Police Stn
0904 0934 1004 1034 1104 1134
1904 1934 2004 2134
X80
then every mins until
then every mins until
Lakeside Bluewater via Greenhithe
Bluewater Lakeside via Greenhithe
Lakeside Bus Station, Bay N
0930 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1730
Crossways
0943 1113 1213 1213 1313 1413 1513 1743
Greenhithe Station
0945 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1615 1745
Bluewater Bus Station
0950 1120 1220 1320 1420 1520 1620 1750
Bluewater Bus Station, Bay 12 Greenhithe Station
0955 1125 1225 1325 1425 1525 1625 1755
Crossways
1002 1132 1232 1332 1432 1532 1632 1802
Lakeside Bus Station
1015 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1645 1815
0959 1129 1229 1329 1429 1529 1629 1859
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Boxing Day
Thursday 26th December 2013
We are operating a one day only special X10 bus service between Lakeside & Southend Special fares will apply on this service Ensignbus season tickets & concessionary bus passes are not valid on this service C2C season tickets are valid on this service
X10
Lakeside ďƒ° Southend Travel Centre via Hadleigh & Leigh-on-Sea
Boxing Day, 26 December 2013 Only Lakeside Bus Station, Bay P Basildon Hospital Basildon Bus Station, Bay L Basildon Hospital Pitsea Broadway South Benfleet, Tarpots Corner South Benfleet, Kents Hill Road Hadleigh Bus Garage. Hadleigh Church Leigh, Thames Drive West Leigh Schools Leigh, Elms Chalkwell Park Westcliff, Plough Southend Vic Station Southend Chichester Rd Southend Travel Centre
X10
0545 0600 0605 0610 0615 0620 0622 0626 0629 0632 0634 0639 0642 0645 0650 0651 0655
0645 0700 0705 0710 0715 0720 0722 0726 0729 0732 0734 0739 0742 0745 0750 0751 0755
0745 0800 0805 0810 0815 0820 0822 0826 0829 0832 0834 0839 0842 0845 0850 0851 0855
0815 0830 0835 0840 0845 0850 0852 0856 0859 0902 0904 0909 0912 0915 0920 0921 0925
0845 0900 0905 0910 0915 0920 0922 0926 0929 0932 0934 0939 0942 0945 0950 0951 0955
then every
30 mins until
1615 1630 1635 1640 1645 1650 1652 1656 1659 1702 1704 1709 1712 1715 1720 1721 1725
1645 1700 1705 1710 1715 1720 1722 1726 1729 1732 1734 1739 1742 1745 1750 1751 1755
1745 1800 1805 1810 1815 1820 1822 1826 1829 1832 1834 1839 1842 1845 1850 1851 1855
1930 1945 1950 1955 2000 2005 2007 2011 2014 2017 2019 2024 2027 2030 2035 2036 2040
1735 1738 1739 1744 1747 1750 1755 1757 1800 1803 1807 1809 1814 1819 1824 1829 1844
1805 1808 1809 1814 1817 1822 1825 1827 1830 1833 1837 1839 1844 1849 1854 1859 1914
1905 1908 1909 1914 1917 1922 1925 1927 1930 1933 1937 1939 1944 1949 1954 1959 2014
2040 2042 2043 2047 2050 2054 2057 2059 2102 2104 2108 2110 2115 2120 2125 2130 2145
Southend Travel Centre ďƒ° Lakeside via Leigh-on-Sea & Hadleigh
Boxing Day, 26 December 2013 Only Southend Travel Centre, Stop A Southend Chichester Rd Southend Vic Station Westcliff, Plough Chalkwell Park Leigh, Elms West Leigh Schools Leigh, Thames Drive Hadleigh Church Hadleigh Bus Garage South Benfleet, Kents Hill Road South Benfleet, Tarpots Corner Pitsea Broadway Basildon Hospital Basildon Bus Station, Bay L Basildon Hospital Lakeside Bus Station 8
0705 0708 0709 0714 0717 0720 0725 0727 0730 0733 0737 0739 0744 0749 0754 0759 0814
0805 0808 0809 0814 0817 0820 0825 0827 0830 0833 0837 0839 0844 0849 0854 0859 0914
0905 0908 0909 0914 0917 0920 0925 0927 0930 0933 0937 0939 0944 0949 0954 0959 1014
0935 0938 0939 0944 0947 0950 0955 0957 1000 1003 1007 1009 1014 1019 1024 1029 1044
1005 1008 1009 1014 1017 1020 1025 1027 1030 1033 1037 1039 1044 1049 1054 1059 1114
then every
30 mins until
Friday 27th December 2013 A SATURDAY SERVICE will operate on all routes. Some additional journeys will operate as follows: Route 22 – An additional 05:30 journey from Grays to Lakeside. Special late night 22X service from Lakeside at 22:35 as per 22 route to Aveley Usk Road then extended to Stonehouse Corner via Purfleet Route 33 – There will be an additional 06:28 departure from Lakeside to Grays and 07:00 departure from Grays to Lakeside Route 44 – There will be an additional 07:00 departure from Lakeside to Grays There will be an additional 07:30 departure from Grays to Lakeside The 08:11 journey from Uplands Estate to Grays will start from Lakeside at 08:00 Route 73 – There will be an additional 05:05 departure from Tilbury Civic Square to Lakeside Route 81 – There will be additional 06:47 & 07:07 departures from Shenfield Station to Hutton. There will also be a 06:56 from Hutton, Wash Road to Shenfield Station & 07:16 from Hutton, Wash Road to Brentwood Station
Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th December 2013 Normal SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SERVICES
Monday 30th December 2013 A SATURDAY SERVICE will operate on all routes. Some additional journeys will operate as follows: Route 22 – An additional 05:30 journey from Grays to Lakeside. Special late night 22X service from Lakeside at 22:35 as per 22 route to Aveley Usk Road then extended to Stonehouse Corner via Purfleet Route 33 – There will be an additional 06:28 departure from Lakeside to Grays and 07:00 departure from Grays to Lakeside Route 44 – There will be an additional 07:00 departure from Lakeside to Grays and an additional 07:30 departure from Grays to Lakeside The 08:11 journey from Uplands Estate to Grays will start from Lakeside at 08:00 Route 73 – There will be an additional 05:05 departure from Tilbury to Lakeside Route 81 - There will be additional 06:47 & 07:07 departures from Shenfield Station to Hutton and 06:56 & 07:16 departures from Hutton, Wash Road to Shenfield Station
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New Years Eve
Tuesday 31st December 2013
A SATURDAY SERVICE will operate on all routes. Some additional journeys will operate as follows: Route 22 – There will be an additional 05:30 journey from Grays to Lakeside Route 33 – There will be an additional 06:28 departure from Lakeside to Grays and 07:00 departure from Grays to Lakeside Route 44 – There will be an additional 07:00 departure from Lakeside to Grays There will be an additional 07:30 departure from Grays to Lakeside The 08:11 journey from Uplands Estate to Grays will start from Lakeside at 08:00 Route 73 – There will be an additional 05:05 departure from Tilbury Civic Square to Lakeside Route 81 – There will be additional 06:47 & 07:07 departures from Shenfield Station to Hutton. There will also be a 06:56 from Hutton, Wash Road to Shenfield Station & 07:16 from Hutton, Wash Road to Brentwood Station
Last buses on a number of routes will finish earlier than usual as below: Route 22 Last buses From Aveley, Usk Road to West Thurrock 19:05 From Grays to Aveley, Usk Road 18:48 From Lakeside to Aveley, Usk Road 19:40 Route 33 Last buses As per normal Saturday timetable
Route 83 Last buses As per normal Saturday Timetable Route 88 Last buses From Grays to Lakeside From Lakeside to Grays
18:30 19:00
Route 99 Last Buses Route 44 Last buses As per normal Saturday Timetable From Lakeside to Purfleet, Stonehouse Corner 19:30** From Grays to Purfleet, Garrison Estate 19:30 Route X80 Last buses From Chafford Hundred Stn to Bluewater 18:55 (19:00 at Lakeside) Route 66 Last buses From Bluewater to Chafford Hundred Stn 19:25 As per normal Saturday Timetable Route 73 Last buses From Lakeside to Tilbury* From Tilbury to Lakeside*
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19:50 18:58
Route 81 Last Buses As per normal Saturday Timetable * Runs as 73A via Chadwell St Mary, Brentwood Rd Estate ** Additional journey
New Years Day
Wednesday 1st January 2014
Public Holiday service on route 22A Sunday service on route 73A with additional journey from Lakeside to Tilbury at 19:26 No service on X80 or any other Ensignbus route
Thursday 2nd January 2014 onwards Normal services resume
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For general enquiries, bus hire, lost property, comments and complaints Telephone: 01708 86 56 56 (24 hours a day) Email: customerservices@ensignbus.com Address: Ensign Bus Company Ltd, Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Park, Purfleet, Essex, RM15 4YF, United Kingdom