Arriva Kent Thameside
.jpg) 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 |
| 433 | Bluewater | New Ash Green |
| 477 | Orpington | Dartford |
| Sapphire 480 | Dartford | Riverview Park |
| 481 | Gravesend | Riverview Park |
| 483 | Bluewater | Kings Farm |
| 489 | Gravesend | New Ash Green |
| Sapphire 490 | Bluewater | Valley Drive |
| 497 | Dartford | Ebbsfleet Academy |
| Fastrack A[3] | Dartford | Bluewater |
| Fastrack AZ | Amazon LCY3 | Dartford or Gravesend |
| 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 November 2022, the Arriva Kent Thameside fleet consists of approximately 54 vehicles.
The fleet consists mainly of Wright Streetlite, Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer, 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
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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 in March 1999. This was allover blue, with a water shimmer effect. The service using this livery were replaced by Fastrack on 26 March 2006.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "URI".
- ^ "Dartford and Thameside Network Map". Arriva Southern Counties. Retrieved 24 April 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. 29 November 2020. 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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