On 3rd June 2015, I visited Lakeside bus station which is on the outskirts of Lakeside Shopping Centre (branded as Intu Lakeside). The location is in West Thurrock, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex.
Ensignbus is the majority bus operating company which serves Lakeside Shopping Centre. They even have their own office which provides travel information to passengers.
It's been a year now that London Bus services have been cash free. I think there are no top up facilities for Oyster card users, so the passengers can make use of a‘One more journey’ feature which will give the passenger a negative balance. They can also use the contactless payment card issued by their banks. But overall, the rest of the operators still use the old style system of cash. I don't know when they will be using the smartcard system like London Bus services provide.
Bus routes that serve Lakeside Bus station are 22, 22A, 25, 33, 44, 66, 73, 73A, 83, 88, 100, 201, 370, 372, X80 & X81
Below is the list of buses that are shown on the video in order of appearance
Operator
|
Bus type
|
Number plate
|
Fleet number
|
Arriva Southern Counties
|
Volvo B7TL ALX400
|
LJ05BKK
|
6117/VLA117
|
Stagecoach London
|
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
|
LX11BBE
|
19739
|
Ensignbus
|
Volvo B9TL OptareOlympus
|
PL08YLZ
|
121
|
First Essex
|
Dennis Dart SLF Caetano
|
LK03UFB
|
(DMC) 41524
|
Ensignbus
|
Alexander Dennis Enviro200
|
SN11FFM
|
709
|
Ensignbus
|
Alexander Dennis Enviro200
|
YX10ECA
|
705
|
Ensignbus
|
Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini hybrid
|
EU62BTF
|
503
|
Arriva Southern Counties
|
Alexander Dennis Enviro200
|
GN10KWG
|
4070
|
Arriva Southern Counties
|
Volvo B7TL ALX400
|
LJ05BKN
|
6119/VLA119
|
First Essex
|
Volvo 7900H hybrid
|
BV13ZCA
|
69918
|
Ensignbus
|
Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini hybrid
|
EU62BSV
|
501
|
Ensignbus
|
Dennis Dart SLF Caetano
|
MA02BLU
|
783
|
Ensignbus
|
Volvo B9TL OptareOlympus
|
PO58NPV
|
117
|
Ensignbus
|
Volvo B9TL OptareOlympus
|
PO58KPP
|
124
|
Stagecoach London
|
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
|
LX11AYY
|
19716
|
Arriva Southern Counties
|
Volvo B7TL ALX400
|
LJ05BLX
|
6110/VLA110
|
Ensignbus
|
Volvo B9TL OptareOlympus
|
PO58KPN
|
123
|
Stagecoach London
|
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
|
LX11AZT
|
19730
|
The bus operating companies that have a red background are London Bus operators, which London Buses tendered out routes 370 and 372 to Stagecoach and Arriva. The rest of the bus services are deregulated, as the private bus companies organise their routes and deal with their fares.
Anyway you can see the video below
Buses at Lakeside Bus Station 16th July 2014 by clondoner92
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