Arriva Kent Thameside
 Wright StreetLite at Bluewater bus station in December 2014 | |
| Parent | Arriva |
|---|---|
| Service area | Kent |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Depots | 1 |
Arriva Kent Thameside is a bus operator based in North-West Kent, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva. The company operates services in Northfleet, Gravesend & Dartford as part of the Arriva Southern Counties division from their Northfleet depot. [1]
Depot and Services[]
Northfleet Depot[]
Northfleet depot runs a mixture of commercial and tendered services in Dartford, Gravesend and surrounding areas.
Bus Services[]
Northfleet currently operate the following bus services:[2]
| Route | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 414 | Dartford | Horton Kirby |
| 423 | Dartford | New Ash Green |
| 433 | Bluewater | New Ash Green |
| 455 | Gravesend | Valley Drive |
| 477 | Orpington | Bluewater |
| Sapphire 480 | Dartford | Riverview Park |
| 481 | Bluewater | Riverview Park |
| 483 | Bluewater | Kings Farm |
| 489 | Gravesend | New Ash Green |
| 489 | Gravesend | New Ash Green |
| Sapphire 490 | Bluewater | Valley Drive |
| 497 | Dartford | Ebbsfleet Academy |
| Fastrack A[3] | Dartford | Bluewater |
| Fastrack B[3] | Temple Hill | Gravesend |
ArrivaClick[]
Northfleet also run the ArrivaClick demand responsive service which covers Darent Valley Hospital, Bluewater, Swanscombe and Ebbsfleet Valley.[4]
Fleet[]
As of February 2022, the Arriva Kent Thameside fleet consists of approximately 65 vehicles.
The fleet consists mainly of Wright Streetlite, Dennis Dart, Alexander Dennis Enviro200, Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC and Wright Eclipse Gemini buses.[5]
Livery[]
Corporate Livery[]
The current Arriva corporate livery is light blue across the whole of the vehicle with a pale blue and white stripe at the front of the bus.[6]
This is currently replacing the previous corporate livery which was aquamarine with a cream "cow-horn" at the front with a dark blue skirt. This livery can still be found on many older Arriva Kent Thameside vehicles.
Sapphire Livery[]
The current Arriva Sapphire livery uses the same light blue colour across the majority of the bus although the front of the bus is dark blue with a white and silver stripe separating the two colours. Arriva Kent Thameside operate Sapphire liveried buses on routes 480 and 490 which contain branding for the two services.[7]
Fastrack[]
As well as the corporate and Sapphire liveries, the buses used on the Fastrack routes A and B have their own specialist livery.
The buses use a purple base livery with a light and dark blue shimmer effect towards the rear with the Fastrack logo on the front, sides and rear of the bus.
The Fastrack services replaced route 100. The buses on this route used the specialist Bluewater livery. This was allover blue, with a water shimmer effect. The service using this livery were replaced by Fastrack in 2006.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02005266
- ^ "Dartford and Thameside Network Map". Arriva Southern Counties. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Fastrack Network Map: August 2020". Arriva Southern Counties. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Arriva launches ArrivaClick bus service for Ebbsfleet to get a bus to come to you". Kent Online. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Arriva Southern Counties fleet list". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Rebranding Arriva". WPA Pinfold. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Arriva Sapphire Services". Arriva Kent Thameside. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Arriva Kent Thameside 3273-3275: Bluewater Shuttles".
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