The two weekday early evening journeys on the 21 that no longer serve Brentwood have now been reinstated, with a catch: they are subsidised by the county council and are operated by EOS. Townlink still run the commercial daytime service and it looks like EOS do not accept Townlink tickets, so if you're not a pensioner you'll have to either pay again or use an Essex Saver ticket, which is valid on both.
The reinstated journeys are numbered 21A and you can see the timetable here.
The main 21 timetable is here.
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Monday, 22 December 2014
First fares to rise in January
First are putting some of their fares up from 5th January. Details here.
For us in Brentwood, it means that a FirstDay Brentwood goes up to £3.60.
FirstWeek Brentwood will be £15.
First4Week Brentwood will be £50.
A day return to Billericay on the 9 goes up to £4.40.
There's no change to FirstDay Essex, which remains at £8 - the same price as an Essex Saver which can also be used on other bus companies.
FirstDay Basildon Outer, which includes Brentwood, goes up to £6.40.
For us in Brentwood, it means that a FirstDay Brentwood goes up to £3.60.
FirstWeek Brentwood will be £15.
First4Week Brentwood will be £50.
A day return to Billericay on the 9 goes up to £4.40.
There's no change to FirstDay Essex, which remains at £8 - the same price as an Essex Saver which can also be used on other bus companies.
FirstDay Basildon Outer, which includes Brentwood, goes up to £6.40.
Monday, 1 December 2014
Cuts to early evening buses to Ongar
Townlink have brought in a very poorly publicised new timetable on the 21, with the last two journeys to and from Brentwood on weekdays axed. The Gazette mentioned it last month.
The last 21 towards Brentwood on weekdays now departs Harlow at 1600, Epping Station at 1629 and Ongar Four Wantz at 1650. The last weekday 21 towards Ongar and Harlow leaves Warley at 1730 and Brentwood High Street at 1742.
The Saturday timetable looks like it is unchanged.
See the full new timetable here.
The last 21 towards Brentwood on weekdays now departs Harlow at 1600, Epping Station at 1629 and Ongar Four Wantz at 1650. The last weekday 21 towards Ongar and Harlow leaves Warley at 1730 and Brentwood High Street at 1742.
The Saturday timetable looks like it is unchanged.
See the full new timetable here.
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Vintage buses to Upminster
Brentwood is to regain a direct bus route to Upminster... for one day only.
Ensign Bus are running some special Christmas shoppers' routes with vintage buses on Saturday 6th December. One of them is a half-hourly service on the X81 between Shenfield, Brentwood and Lakeside. The other is route X86 between Brentwood and Upminster.
See the full timetable for these one-day-only special routes here.
Ensign Bus are running some special Christmas shoppers' routes with vintage buses on Saturday 6th December. One of them is a half-hourly service on the X81 between Shenfield, Brentwood and Lakeside. The other is route X86 between Brentwood and Upminster.
See the full timetable for these one-day-only special routes here.
Monday, 18 August 2014
Gazette slams poor service from First
The Brentwood Gazette has published this article highlighting several problems with the services provided by First in our town. Route 9 is singled out as being particularly unreliable.
How do you find service levels on the routes you use regularly? Leave a comment and let us know.
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