Thurrock Transport - 2000 - 2004

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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

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1985 - 1989
1990 - 1994
1995 - 1999
2005 - 2009
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				2000 - 2004

		2000

	Following the rising cost of fuel, protests were organised at fuel refineries and distribution sites resulting in severe fuel shortages across the UK. Things got so bad that petrol stations ran out of fuel and bus companies had to restrict their services. I was working for Arriva at the time.....here are some clickable images of the notices we carried on buses:






	2001


	October 2001 saw Thamesway pull out of it’s joint operation with Arriva Southend on the Green Line branded London express coach services, with Thamesway abandoning any further thoughts of running coaches to London.


	2002


	17th February 2002 was the last day of operation on Green Line route 721 by Arriva Southend, who finally threw in the towel on London coach work. The service was replaced in a reduced capacity from the 18th February 2002 by Stephensons of Essex, who rather appropriately numbered the service X1.


	2003


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	The last ‘slam door’ trains ran on c2c on 31st March 2003. All services are now provided solely by brand new class 357 ‘Electrostar’ 4 car trains with air conditioning, CCTV and sliding plug doors. c2c is the first operator in the UK to renew it’s entire fleet under the privatised railway system.


	2004

		January 2004 brings the X80 (Gravesend to Chafford Hundred via Bluewater & Lakeside), operated by Ensign Bus, marking their return to local bus service operations in Thurrock.

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