Arriva Kent Thameside
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Arriva Kent Thameside Limited,[1] trading as Arriva Kent Thameside, formerly known as London Transport, London Country and Kentish Bus, is a bus operator based in north-west Kent, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus. The company operates services in Northfleet, Gravesend & Dartford as part of the Arriva Southern Counties division from their Northfleet depot.
Depot and services
Northfleet
Northfleet depot runs a mixture of commercial and tendered services in Dartford, Gravesend and surrounding areas.
Fleet
As of May 2025, the Arriva Kent Thameside fleet consists of approximately 41 vehicles. The fleet consists of mainly Wright StreetLite (both DF and WF), Plaxton Pointer, Caetano Nimbus, Alexander Dennis Enviro200 and Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses.
Bus services
Northfleet currently operate the following bus services:[2]
| Route | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 190 | Gravesend | Chatham |
| 414 | DartfordTemplate:Efn | Horton Kirby |
| 477 | Orpington | Dartford |
| 480 | Temple Hill | Gravesend |
| 481 | GravesendTemplate:Efn | Riverview Park |
| 482 | Gravesend | Kings Farm |
| 483 | Bluewater | Gravesend |
| 490 | Gravesend | Valley Drive |
| 491 | Gravesend | Riverview Park |
ArrivaClick
Northfleet ran the ArrivaClick demand responsive service which covered Darent Valley Hospital, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Swanscombe and Ebbsfleet Valley[3] using Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles until its withdrawal on 31 December 2024.
Livery
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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.[4]
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
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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, 490 and 491.[5]
Fastrack
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As well as the corporate and Sapphire liveries, the buses used on the Fastrack routes A and B had their own specialist livery.
The buses used 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.[6] On 10 November 2024, Go-Ahead London took over the Fastrack routes which will introduce electric buses by April 2025.[7]
See also
Notes
References
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- ↑ Companies House extract company no 2005266 Arriva Kent Thameside Limited
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External links
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