Thurrock Transport - 1970




				1970 - 1974

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			1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

	1970

1st January 1970 is the date from which this website takes an interest in public transport within Thurrock. London Country comes into being, and became part of the National Bus Company, having previously operated as part of the London Transport network, bringing Green Line with it. Bus services are also provided by Eastern National, another National Bus Company operator; rail services are operated by British Rail, owners and operators of the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry service on the river Thames.


	On 25th March 1970, a press release was issued detailing the new logo to be adopted by London Country; “the new motif represents the green ring around London in which London Country operate, and naturally suggests wheel movement. The angled bars give a feeling of perspective, suggesting operation in depth with a hint of ‘transport amidst green fields’ ”.




			That seems like a rather optimistic description !!

	1971


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	Decimalisation of the UK currency occurred on 15th February 1971 and was often referred to as ‘D day’. London Country decided to hold off decimalisation on it’s buses until 21st February 1971 ‘to allow sufficient decimal coinage to circulate’ - unfortunately the plan didn’t go too smoothly as the old coinage virtually disappeared within days.


	This table shows services operated in Thurrock by London Country and Eastern National as per the London Country timetable issued on 3rd July 1971:

ROUTE	OPERATOR			Days	Notes
2	Eastern National	Southend	Grays (via Corringham)	Daily
2C	Eastern National	Southend	Coryton	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
40	Eastern National	Tilbury Ferry	Brentwood	Daily	occ to Chelmsford
152	Eastern National	Chelmsford	Grays (via Homesteads)	Daily
153	Eastern National	Chelmsford	Grays (via Corringham)	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
154	Eastern National	Basildon	Grays (via Homesteads)	Mon - Sat	Peak Hours Only
155	Eastern National	Basildon	Tilbury Ferry (via Corringham)	Mon - Sat
156	Eastern National	Basildon	Grays (via Horndon on the hill)	Daily
245	Eastern National	Basildon	East Tilbury, Bata Shoe Factory	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
255 / 256	Eastern National	Billericay Station	Stanford Station	Mon - Sat
257	Eastern National	Basildon	Bulphan	Mon - Fri
265	Eastern National	Basildon	Brentwood (via Bulphan)	Daily
300	London Country	Stifford Clays	East Purfleet	Mon - Sat^	Peak Hours Only
323	London Country	Chadwell	Grays (occ journeys to Purfleet)	Mon - Sat
328	London Country	Stifford Clays	Rainham (Grays on Sundays)	Daily
328A	London Country	Stifford Clays	East Purfleet	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
328B	London Country	Ockendon Stn	Purfleet Station	Mon - Fri+	Peak Hours Only
357	London Country	Tilbury Docks	Grays	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
367	London Country	Tilbury Docks	East Tilbury, Bata Shoe Factory	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
368	London Country	Grays	East Tilbury, Bata Shoe Factory	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
369	London Country	Ockendon Stn	Belhus (occ journeys to Aveley)	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
370	London Country	Tilbury Ferry	Romford	Daily
370A	London Country	Tilbury Ferry	Purfleet	Mon - Fri*	Peak Hours Only
371/371B	London Country	Tilbury, Byron Gdns	Rainham	Daily
371A	London Country	Tilbury, Civic square	Purfleet Station	Daily
373	London Country	Ockendon Stn	Purfleet Station	Mon - Fri+	Peak Hours Only
374	London Country	Linford	Purfleet, Uplands Estate	Mon - Sat
402	Eastern National	Southend	Dartford	Daily	2 Return Journeys
723	Green Line	Tilbury Ferry	Aldgate, Minories	Daily
723A	Green Line	Grays	Aldgate, Minories	Daily	Via Belhus Estate
B / D	Thames Weald	Romford	Crawley	Daily


		Various National coach services also appear in this timetable, many summer seasonal services only

	^ One Journey each way, Sunday morning only + Plus one Journey, Saturdays only, Ockendon to Purfleet * Also several journeys Sat am & one journey, Sundays only, Purfleet to Tilbury

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1972

1973

1974


	This table shows services operated in Thurrock by London Country, as per their timetable dated 22nd June 1974:

ROUTE	OPERATOR			Days	Notes
323	London Country	Chadwell	Grays	Mon - Sat	Occ to Purfleet
328	London Country	Stifford Clays	Rainham	Daily	Grays Only Sun
329	London Country	Stifford Clays	Purfleet Station	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
357	London Country	Tilbury Docks	Grays	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
367	London Country	Tilbury Docks	East Tilbury, Bata Shoe Factory	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
368	London Country	Grays	East Tilbury, Bata Shoe Factory	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
369	London Country	Ockendon Stn	Belhus (occ to Aveley)	Mon - Fri	Peak Hours Only
370	London Country	Tilbury Ferry	Romford	Daily
370A	London Country	Tilbury Ferry	Purfleet	Mon - Fri~	Peak Hours Only
371/371A 371B	London Country	Tilbury, Byron Gdns	Rainham	Daily
371A	London Country	Tilbury, Civic square	Purfleet Station	Daily
373	London Country	Ockendon Stn	Purfleet Station	Mon - Fri+	Peak Hours Only
374	London Country	Linford	Purfleet, Uplands Estate	Mon - Sat
375	London Country	Stifford Clays	Purfleet Station	Daily^#	Peak Hours Only
723	Green Line	Grays	Aldgate, Minories Coach Station	Daily


	# Also several journeys Sat am & one journey each way on Sun + Plus one Journey, Saturdays only, Ockendon to Purfleet ~ Also several journeys Sat am & one journey, Sundays only, Purfleet to Tilbury


	August 1974 saw the RC class at London Country’s Grays garage, which operated on Green Line route 723, transferred to Hertford garage; replacements came in the form of coach seated Leyland Nationals.


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