27 Sep 2005
Arriva and Thurrock council sign up to making bus travel better in Thurrock
Launched today Thurrock Council and Arriva have signed up to aQuality Bus Partnership.
The partnership will strengthen the liaison between the twoorganisations and will see improvements to the quality of theservices with more timetable information, better facilities at busstops and minimising of delays to buses. The focus will be on the377 and 383 routes between Tilbury, Chadwell St Mary, Grays towncentre and Lakeside.
The launch was followed by a journey on a bus over the routeslooking closely at the features that need to be improved.
Malcolm Spalding Commercial Manager for Arriva Southern Countiessaid:
We very much welcome this partnership with ThurrockCouncil. We already have a good relationship with the council andthe partnership will bring a focus to the work needed to makeimprovements for existing and future bus users.