Canvey competition commences (opens in new tab)

Tuesday 2nd June 2026 Another bus battle began yesterday. This time it’s in Essex where First Bus introduced a raft of changes including slimming down direct bus links between Canvey Island and Southend-on-Sea leading Arriva to introduce a brand new limited stop route, numbered 1X, to fill the void. Until last weekend, First Bus’s hourly...