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'Stagecoach in East Kent' serving Mid and East Kent

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Arriva serving parts of North West Kent and East Sussex

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For some reason London red liveried buses at Tunbridge Wells garage now get used on all Double Deck duties, including this trip on the 6 between Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Incidentally I don't recall these vehicles ever being intended for the 402 either, so I'm not sure where they came from or why they are there.. (see below for the usual 402 fayre)

What a brilliant idea it was - knock together a load of shorter routes to form a 4 hour continuous circular tour of the whole of East Kent! And even better, the SLFs gave way to some DDs !! It was the 100 & 200 Kent Compass - but the party is now over as the routes have been split up again! SHAME!

Arriva Kent Thameside suddenly withdrew what seemed to be a popular Bluewater service, the 429 from Bromley, and replaced it with a purely commercial X29 on a reduced frequency... No longer being part of the travelcard scheme was surely not going to help it's prospects... and they did not, it was withdrawn altogether shortly afterwards.

London Titan DDs are fast dwindling, however Stagecoach have put them to good 2nd hand use in various other places. Here's an East Kent example, possibly showing the limitations of dot matrix displays, as it leaves Canterbury on the 6 bound for B'field, H.Bay, G'hill & W'stable!

Although operated from Tunbridge Wells depot, and not in any way, shape or form penetrating the central area, route 402's dedicated vehicles carry the Arriva London style of red and cream rather than the corporate turquoise and cream as exhibited by the single decker next to it. These buses ran for a number of years on the 402, but have since been replaced by a batch of SLFs, though DDs do still put in occasional appearances.

Click Here for: Timetables from the Official Stagecoach in East Kent website

Click Here for: Timetables from the Official Arriva Southern Counties website

Click here for : Our Pics and List of HISTORIC Routes & Services

Click here for : Our Pics and Historic List of Routes & Services

Stagecoach East Kent covers almost exactly the same area as it's national bus company predecessor, East Kent Road Car Company.

Arriva Kent and Sussex is basically what used to be the old Maidstone and District in National Bus Company days, without the bit that was renamed Hastings & District and has now become part of the Stagecoach South Coast empire. Kent Thameside is what remains of Kentish Bus, which was in turn the South East 1/4 of London Country. As with Arriva Surrey and West Sussex (the Southern and South Western parts of London Country) Kent Thameside has closed garages galore and contracted its route base and operating area, a problem which has not affected Kent and Sussex to nearly the same degree...
In the Chatham and Gillingham areas buses carry 'serving the Medway towns'. Arriva Travel shops in this area are located at Clive Road Gravesend and Chatham Pentagon Bus Station. The Travel shop at Nelson Road Bus Station/Garage in Gillingham has now closed.

Tickets

Stagecoach East Kent Explorer: Buy in advance or on the bus. Adult £6, Family (Up to 2 Adults and 2 Children) £10.
Also valid on: Stagecoach South Coast Buses, Hants & Surrey, Sussex Coastline, Hampshire Bus; Solent Blue Line; Wilts & Dorset; First Provincial, Arriva Southern Counties, Eastbourne Buses, Brighton & Hove; Metrobus; all East Sussex and Kent tendered services.
Not valid on: LT tendered services, Green Line, Arriva 707 & 711, Park & Ride services, Wilts & Dorset X4 and X6; Metrobus Coastlink services south of East Grinstead or Tunbridge Wells, Brighton & Hove Night buses, Oxford Tube.
Beware: Bus-issued tickets may not be valid on First Provincial, and since First Provicial is now Part of First Hants and Dorset it is unlikely that Stagecoach East Kent tickets are valid..

Arriva Kent and Sussex Explorer: Broadly the same costs and coverage as the Stagecoach Explorer above, but I can get no details from the Arriva Website, so sorry, cannot pass any details on!

Travel Enquiries for East Kent: 08456 00 22 99
Travel offices are located in Caterbury, Dover and Folkestone.

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Last modified: March 08, 2009