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Essex Highways

Supported Bus Services

What are supported local bus services?

Most buses in Essex are run by commercial busineses without subsidy from the local authority. We refer to the running of these services as being "on a commercial basis". These companies range from small, family-run businesses to big multi-national companies. 

A small percentage of bus services or routes are run with financial support from us. You can find the latest list of services at the bottom of this webpage.

Our bus service consultations look to understand the impact of service changes to people using the service as well as ensuring the service meets the criteria set out by the Bus Strategy "Getting Around in Essex". You can see details of the Getting Around in Essex Strategy.

What can I find on these pages?

On these pages you can find the following information:

  • Bus services or routes which are run with financial support from us.
  • Details of recent consultations on service changes (including services that are being consulted on for potential withdrawal or service reduction).

Ongoing consultations

Essex County Council (ECC) is reviewing its support of 161 local bus services. We want your help to ensure that our future bus network is ready to meet new levels of passenger demand and is providing value for money. Therefore, we are encouraging people to have their say on the future of bus services subsidised by Essex County Council.

The consultation is open until 5th October 2023. If you require a hard copy please contact passenger.transport@essex.gov.uk or telephone 0345 743 0430 and select option 5.

Supported Bus Services List

         

Covid-19 Bus Service Support Grant (CBSSG)

We received a grant from the DfT to help support and restart the bus industry in Essex during Covid-19, below are our reports of how this money was distributed.

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Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£171,631.70 374,748
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 418B, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 1 (Southend), 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 4 (Colchester), 11, 77/77A, 59, 4A, 87 £10,105.78 4,944
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5, 61 £1,050.28 2,205
Epping Forest CT 13, 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £253.28 900
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £1,223.85 9,404
First 5, 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 59, 66, 88, 31, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 71C, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 48A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 100, 102/106, 7/8, 2, 94C, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A/94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B £46,316.19 152,764
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B £8,040.40 39,341
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 6, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95, 16, 16A £15,139.06 47,548
NiBS 21, 256/257, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £11,595.25 16,717
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2  £3,117.71 431
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702  £61,353.24  
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 352, 39, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A £11,880.26 98,987
Ugobus SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB21, 40, 211/212, 381, 115, 703  £1,556.40 1,507
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
 £306,336.48 446,185
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 4 (Colchester), 11, 77/77A, 59, 4A, 87 £26,963.08 5,586
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5, 61 £ 11,155.23 58,323
Epping Forest CT 13 £5,825.44 9,430
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4  £3,017.65 29,288
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A/94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88 £89,968.87 257,737
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A £18,235.82 66,484
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95, 16, 16A £34,890.24 7,370
NiBS 21, 256/257, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £23,678.82 1,903
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £7,187.21 893
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £ -    
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 352, 39, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A £80,948.56 6,979
Ugobus SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB21, 40, 211/212, 381, 115, 703 £4,465.56 2,192
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£300,286.32 442,260
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 4 (Colchester), 11, 77/77A, 59, 4A, 87 £24,001.97 2,299
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5, 61 £10,584.25 32,537
Epping Forest CT 13, 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £6,126.73  
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £4,596.70 14,789
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88, 42 £60,565.65 298,069
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £16,066.75 43,851
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95, 16, 16A £30,446.05 6,598
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £1,012.83 5,330
NiBS 21, 256/257, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £11,936.85 32,589
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £5,874.96 447
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £55,985.46  
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 352, 39, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A £71,006.71 4,655
Ugobus SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB21, 40, 211/212, 381, 115 £2,081.41 1,096
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£426,694.37 465,009
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 77/77A, 59, 4A, 87 £19,265.64 2,582
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5, 61 £1,205.50 62,763
Epping Forest CT 13, 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £3,257.00  
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £1,624.65 14,732
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88, 42 £38,062.68 283,542
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £11,449.78 56,324
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95 / 95A, 16, 16A £9,753.69 4,842
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £5,338.70 821
NiBS 21, 256, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £14,523.55 1152
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £3,920.62 492
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £262,031.75 31,576
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 352, 39, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A, 71C, 90 £55,679.51 5,682
Ugobus SB21, 40, 381, 115, £581.30 501
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£462,945.18 551,143
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 77/77A, 59, 4A, 87 £9,361.46 2,602
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5 £1,509.75 64,669
Epping Forest CT 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £313.60  
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £0.00 22,118
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88, 42 £49,382.74 286,226
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £11,658.30 42,197
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95 / 95A, 16A £17,979.74 4,842
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £5,414.40 36,076
NiBS 21, 256, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £16,037.60 1,064
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £4,810.20 493
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £299,352.35 58,516
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A, 71C, 90 £45,515.24 6,198
Ugobus SB21, 40, 381, 115, £791.00 501
Vectare 61, 13 £818.80 25,641
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£464,431.00 506,866
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 77/77A, 59, 4A, 87 £11,395.39 2,618
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5 £96.84 24,524
Epping Forest CT 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £1,623.26 141
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £1,858.29 21,206
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88, 42 £53,479.69 292,628
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £14,164.27 41,102
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95 / 95A, 16A £22,469.28 4,842
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £15,130.94 33,913
NiBS 21, 256, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £4,517.90 1,064
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £279,362.38 494
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £45,486.53 58,512
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A, 71C, 90 £1,101.61 6,198
Ugobus SB21, 40, 381, 115, £5,354.78 501
Vectare 61, 13 £8,389.83 19,123
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£379,057.33 525,555
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 77/77A, 59, 4A £7,570.28 1,775
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5 £260.80 61,045
Epping Forest CT 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £2,492.80  
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £2,421.60 23,361
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88, 42 £72,363.21 284,307
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £23,937.74 60,655
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95 / 95A, 16A £35,521.91 4,842
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £19,614.70 36,076
NiBS 21, 256, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £6,683.10 1,064
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £120,247.67 460
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £70,024.00 19,226
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A, 71C, 90 £1,315.40 6,198
Ugobus SB21, 40, 381, 115, £6,454.10 501
Vectare 61, 13 £10,150.02 26,045
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£224,153.89 524,971
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 77/77A, 59, 4A £4,947.36 1,740
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5 £13.13 58,255
Epping Forest CT 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £1,405.71 2,978
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £991.75 22,366
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88 £72,853.72 286,819
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £17,217.47 58,972
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95 / 95A, 16A £18,392.36 4,842
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £14,611.90 33,612
NiBS 21, 256, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £3,251.68 1,064
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £45,354.65 481
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £36,217.14 22,383
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A, 71C, 90 £80.67 6,198
Ugobus SB21, 40, 381, 115, £4,841.27 501
Vectare 61, 13 £3,975.10 24,760
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£291,789.28 563,601
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 77/77A, 59, 4A £1,728.94 1,796
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5 £1,414.07 62,712
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £443.33 22,419
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88 £33,941.24 288,272
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £14,415.16 59,538
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95 / 95A, 16A £13,677.87 4,842
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £15,429.22 35,255
NiBS 21, 256, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £2,799.22 1,064
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £169,184.17 485
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £29,532.23 55,448
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A, 71C, 90 £855.14 6,105
Ugobus SB21, 40, 381, 115, £4,396.89 501
Vectare 61, 13 £3,971.80 25,164
Totals
Amount Kms Supported
£319,566.48 585,419
Operator Service Number Amount Kms Supported
Arriva 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8 (Rayleigh), 77/77A, 59, 4A £2,510.45 1,939
Arrow DaRT 1, 2 & 3, F315, 10, 99A, Dart5, SB21 £1,617.75 57,930
Epping Forest Community Transport 211 / 212, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13 £14.40 2,978
Essex & Suffolk DaRT 3, DaRT4 £903.30 22,359
First 8/8A, 25, 21B, 57A/57C, 57B/57C, 54C/56, 66, 31, 36, 73, 74B, 351, 80A/80C, 37, 45, 88A, 251, 33, 36, 94C, 42, 42A, 45A, 70, 71A, 352, 1A, 2A, 64A, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 75, 76, 102/106, 2, 73, 21, 17, 565, 32, 10, 94 94A / 94B, 13/13A, 14, 47, 174/175, 46, 31C, 42B, 88 £32,164.22 288,272
Galleon 418B, 5, 66/66A/66B, 14, 306, 7/7A, 418 £13,895.35 56,234
Hedingham 97/98, 50/50A, 69/69A, 50B, 79, 84B, 85, 92, D1, D2, 21, 4, 6A, 97A / 98A, 352, 345, 19, 63/63A, 99, 15, 82/82A/82B, 83/83A/83B, 91,92, 95 / 95A, 16A £35,145.66 4,798
Ipswich Buses 4, 11, 2 / 2A £17,407.09 35,480
NiBS 21, 256, 14, 63, 1A, 21C, 552, 104/106, 269 £2,848.76 1,356
Panther 80/80A, 81/81A, 118, 2 £168,861.19 468
Park and Ride 700, 701, 702 £32,385.21 66,623
Stephensons 313/313A, 21, 9, 101, 105/107, 115, 34, 7, 16, 30, 60/60A, 5, 6, 301, 12, 71/72, 14, 59/60, 9/9A, 71C, 90 £503.13 11,151
Ugobus SB21, 40, 381, 115, £4,430.30 501
Vectare 61, 13, 381 £6,879.67 35,330

Documents

Outcome of Uttlesford Network Review - PDF(138.9KB)