- Essex bus routes 542 and 543
Essex County Council routes 542/543 are contracted bus routes in
Essex on the outskirts ofLondon ,United Kingdom . The service is currently contracted toArriva Shires & Essex ofHarlow . These routes replaced routes 214, 215, 219 and 220 on the 30th April 2007.On Sundays, the Oakwood Hill section of these routes are replaced by route 240 (Debden to
Waltham Cross via Loughton Oakwood Hill).{| class="wikitable"
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Route Number
Route
Operated by
Garage
Vehicle
Peak vehicle requirement
Level
Frequency
Journey time
Night
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542 (clockwise)/543 (anti-clockwise)
Debden Broadway to Debden Broadway via Loughton "Bushfields" and "Oakwood Hill"Arriva Shires & Essex Harlow Optare Solo
2
Daily (07:00 to 19:30)
Monday to Saturday (every 60 minutes)
20 minutes
No night service
-History
Essex bus routes 542/543 started on the 30th April 2007 to replace the 214/215/219/220 network.The
Loughton /Debden circulars (214/215/219/220) started in the 1980s after some London Buses routes stopped serving some of theLoughton and Debden housing estates. The old 167 served Oakwood Hill which the 214/215 routes replaced. The route was originally operated byWests Coaches ofSouth Woodford . The contract then passed toClintona Coaches of Brentwood. After that, it shortly contracted toImperial Buses of Rainham. Today, the routes are contracted withArriva Shires & Essex operating fromHarlow garage.Arriva originally usedMercedes-Benz minibuses but settled to useOptare Solo s.Vehicles
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Optare Solo Route Information
*Oyster cards and Travelcards are not accepted
Route details
Route 542
DEBDEN BROADWAY - Debden "Chigwell Lane" - Loughton "Oakwood Hill" - Loughton "Roding Road" - LOUGHTON STATION - Loughton "Crown" - Loughton "High Road" - Loughton "Traps Hill" - Loughton "Alderton Hill Lane" - Loughton "Bushfields" - DEBDEN BROADWAY
Route 543
DEBDEN BROADWAY - Loughton "Bushfields" - Loughton "Alderton Hall Lane" - Loughton "Traps Hill" - Loughton "High Road" - Loughton "Crown" - LOUGHTON STATION - Loughton "Roding Road" - Loughton "Oakwood Hill" - Debden "Chigwell Lane" - DEBDEN BROADWAY
ee also
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Essex bus route 541
*Arriva Shires & Essex External links
* [http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk Traveline South East]
* [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/__80256E280053B5B6.nsf/vWeb/wpDOMR726JAH?Open®ion=Shires%20and%20Essex&town=Loughton Arriva Route 542 & 543 Information]
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