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Routes 269/X21/X31/X81

Hutton/Ongar - Brentwood - Warley - Ockendon - Belhus - Grays/Lakeside

The main services to Hutton and Ongar are provided by routes 81 and 21 respectively

Mondays to Fridays           Saturdays          

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Route record (places served and roads followed)

269/X21/X81 Mondays to Fridays towards Grays/Lakeside      Other direction      Sat      


                                                   X81  269  269  X21  X81  269  X81  X81  269  X81  269  X21  X81
  Ongar, Four Wantz                                --   --   --  1050  --   --   --   --   --   --   --  1908  --
  Ongar, Two Brewers                               --   --   --  1053  --   --   --   --   --   --   --  1911  --
  Kelvedon Hatch, Church Road                      --   --   --  1059  --   --   --   --   --   --   --  1917  --
  Pilgrims Hatch, The Rose & Crown                 --   --   --  1104  --   --   --   --   --   --   --  1922  --
Hutton, Post Office                               0827  --   --   --  1157  --   --  1427  --   --   --   --  1936
Hutton Drive, Shops                               0830  --   --   --  1200  --   --  1430  --   --   --   --  1939
Shenfield Station                                 0841  --   --   --  1211  --   --  1441  --   --   --   --  1948
Shenfield, The Green Dragon                       0842  SH   --   --  1212  --   --  1442  SH   --   --   --  1949
Brentwood, High Street                            0847 0900 1110 1112 1217 1320 1330 1447 1600 1600 1820 1930 1954
Brentwood Station                                 0852 0905 1115 1116 1222 1325 1335 1452 1605 1605 1825 1934 1959
Warley, Eagle Way                                 0856  --   --  1120 1226  --  1339 1456  --  1609  --  1938 2004
Warley, Horse & Groom                             0857 0908 1118 1121 1227 1328 1340 1457 1608 1610 1828 1939 2005
Great Warley, Thatchers Arms                      0900 0910 1120 1124 1230 1330 1343 1500 1610 1613 1830 1941 2008
Warley Street, Upminster Trading Park             0904 0915 1125 1128 1234 1335 1347 1504 1615 1617 1835 1944 2012
North Ockendon, White Post Farm                   0908 0920 1130 1132 1238 1340 1351 1508 1620 1621 1840 1948 2016
South Ockendon, Royal Oak                         0911 0923 1133 1135 1241 1343 1354 1511 1623 1624 1843 1951 2019
Ockendon Station                                  0912 0924 1134 1136 1242 1344 1355 1512 1624 1625 1844 1952 2020
Belhus, Derwent Parade                            0916 0928 1138 1140 1246 1348 1359 1516 1628 1629 1848 1956 2024
Foyle Drive, Gatehope Drive                        --  0931 1141  --   --  1351  --   --  1631  --  1851  --   --
Stifford Road, Cander Way                         0918 0934 1144 1142 1248 1354 1401 1518 1634 1631  --  1958 2026
  Lakeside, Bus Station                           0927  --   --  1151 1257  --  1410 1527  --   --   --  2005 2035
North Stifford, High Road                          --  0938 1148  --   --  1358  --   --  1638  --   --   --   --
Stifford Clays, Kingsman Drive                     --  0942 1152  --   --  1402  --   --  1642  --   --   --   --
Thurrock Hospital                                  --  0946 1156  --   --  1406  --   --  1646  --   --   --   --
  North Stifford, Treacle Mine (Elizabeth Road)    --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --   --  1641  --   --   --
North Stifford, Treacle Mine (Lodge Lane)          --  0949 1159  --   --  1409  --   --  1649  --   --   --   --
Grays, Bus Station                                 --  0957 1207  --   --  1417  --   --  1659 1646  --   --   --
SH - On school days, starts from St Helen's School 15 minutes earlier.
Reversed text - earlier journey in next column.

269/X21/X31X81 Mondays to Fridays towards Hutton or Ongar      Other direction      Sat      


                                                   X31  X31  X81 X81  269   X21  269  X81  269  X81  269   X81  X81  X21  269
Grays, Bus Station                                 --   --   --  0722 0710   --  1010  --  1220  --  1430   --   --   --  1715
North Stifford, Treacle Mine (Lodge Lane)          --   --   --   --  0717   --  1017  --  1227  --  1435   --   --   --  1722
  North Stifford, Treacle Mine (Elizabeth Road)    --   --   --  0727  --    --   --   --   --   --   --    --   --   --   --
Thurrock Hospital                                  --   --   --   --  0721   --  1021  --  1231  --  1439   --   --   --  1726
Stifford Clays, Kingsman Drive                     --   --   --   --  0725   --  1025  --  1235  --  1443   --   --   --  1730
North Stifford, High Road                          --   --   --   --  0730   --  1029  --  1239  --  1447   --   --   --  1734
  Lakeside, Bus Station                           0456 0516 0610  --   --   0948  --  1200  --  1430  --   1500 1520 1605  --
Stifford Road, Cander Way                         0503 0523 0617 0735 0735  0955 1033 1207 1243 1437 1451  1507 1527 1612 1738
Foyle Drive, Gatehope Drive                        --   --   --   --  0737   --  1036  --  1246  --  1453   --   --   --  1741
Belhus, Derwent Parade                            0506 0526 0620 0740 0742  0958 1039 1210 1249 1440 1456  1510 1530 1616 1744
Ockendon Station, Forecourt                       0510 0530 0624 0744 0747  1002 1043 1214 1253 1444 1500  1514 1534 1620 1748
South Ockendon, Royal Oak                         0511 0531 0625 0745 0747  1003 1043 1215 1253 1445 1500  1515 1535 1621 1748
North Ockendon, White Post Farm                   0514 0534 0628 0748 0752  1006 1047 1218 1257 1448 1504  1518 1538 1624 1752
Warley Street, Upminster Trading Park             0517 0537 0631 0751 0758  1010 1051 1221 1301 1451 1508  1521 1542 1627 1756
Great Warley, Thatchers Arms                      0522 0542 0636 0756 0805  1014 1056 1226 1306 1456 1513  1526 1546 1632 1801
Warley, Essex Way                                 0526 0546 0640 0800  --   1018  --  1230  --  1500  --   1530 1550 1636  --
Warley, Albert Street                             0527 0547 0641 0801 0812  1019 1059 1231 1309 1501 1516  1531 1551 1638 1804
Brentwood Station                                 0530 0550 0644 0804 0815  1022 1101 1234 1311 1504 1518  1534 1554 1640 1806
Brentwood, St Mary's Cathedral                     --   --   --   --  0818n  --  1104 1238 1314  --  1519n  --   --   --  1809
Brentwood, High Street (w/bound)                   --   --   --   --   --    --  1107 1240 1317  --   --    --   --   --  1812
Brentwood, High Street (e/bound)                  0534 0554 0650 0810 0821  1027  --   --   --  1510 1521  1540 1600 1645  --
Shenfield, The Green Dragon                        PH   PH  0655 0815  SH    --   --   --   --  1515  SH   1545 1605  --   --
Shenfield Station                                  --   --  0657 0817  --    --   --   --   --  1517  --   1547 1607  --   --
Woodland Avenue, Arnold Avenue                     --   --  0702 0822  --    --   --   --   --  1522  --   1552 1612  --   --
Hutton, Wash Road                                  --   --  0704 0824  --    --   --   --   --  1524  --   1554 1614  --   --
Hutton, Post Office                                --   --  0706 0826  --    --   --   --   --  1526  --   1556 1616  --   --
  Pilgrims Hatch, The Rose & Crown                 --   --   --   --   --   1033  --   --   --   --   --    --   --  1651  --
  Kelvedon Hatch, Church Road                      --   --   --   --   --   1037  --   --   --   --   --    --   --  1655  --
  Ongar, Two Brewers                               --   --   --   --   --   1044  --   --   --   --   --    --   --  1702  --
  Ongar, Four Wantz                                --   --   --   --   --   1047  --   --   --   --   --    --   --  1705  --

SH - On school days, continues to St Helen's School, arriving 14 minutes later.
PH - Continues to Pilgrims Hatch Estate, operating as route 31 after Brentwood Station.
n - Not served on schooldays (bus operates via Kings Road).
Reversed text - earlier journey in next column.

269 Saturdays towards Grays      Other direction      Mon-Fri      


Brentwood, High Street                            0900 1110 1320 1600 1820
Brentwood Station                                 0905 1115 1325 1605 1825
Warley, Horse & Groom                             0908 1118 1328 1608 1828
Great Warley, Thatchers Arms                      0910 1120 1330 1610 1830
Warley Street, Upminster Trading Park             0915 1125 1335 1615 1835
North Ockendon, White Post Farm                   0920 1130 1340 1620 1840
South Ockendon, Royal Oak                         0923 1133 1343 1623 1843
Ockendon Station                                  0924 1134 1344 1624 1844
Belhus, Derwent Parade                            0928 1138 1348 1628 1848
Foyle Drive, Gatehope Drive                       0931 1141 1351 1631 1851
Stifford Road, Cander Way                         0934 1144 1354 1634  --
North Stifford, High Road                         0938 1148 1358 1638  --
Stifford Clays, Kingsman Drive                    0942 1152 1402 1642  --
Thurrock Hospital                                 0946 1156 1406 1646  --
North Stifford, Treacle Mine (Lodge Lane)         0949 1159 1409 1649  --
Grays, Bus Station                                0957 1207 1417 1657  --

269 Saturdays towards Brentwood      Other direction      Mon-Fri      


Grays, Bus Station                                0750 1010 1220 1430 1715
North Stifford, Treacle Mine (Lodge Lane)         0757 1017 1227 1437 1722
Thurrock Hospital                                 0801 1021 1231 1441 1726
Stifford Clays, Kingsman Drive                    0805 1025 1235 1445 1730
North Stifford, High Road                         0809 1029 1239 1449 1734
Stifford Road, Cander Way                         0813 1033 1243 1453 1738
Foyle Drive, Gatehope Drive                       0816 1036 1246 1456 1741
Belhus, Derwent Parade                            0819 1039 1249 1459 1744
Ockendon Station, Forecourt                       0823 1043 1253 1503 1748
South Ockendon, Royal Oak                         0823 1043 1253 1503 1748
North Ockendon, White Post Farm                   0827 1047 1257 1507 1752
Warley Street, Upminster Trading Park             0831 1051 1301 1511 1756
Great Warley, Thatchers Arms                      0836 1056 1306 1516 1801
Warley, Albert Street                             0839 1059 1309 1519 1804
Brentwood Station                                 0841 1101 1311 1521 1806
Brentwood, St Mary's Cathedral                    0844 1104 1314 1524 1809
Brentwood, High Street (Stop A)                   0847 1107 1317 1527 1812

Public holidays: There is no service on Sundays, Good Fridays or Public holidays.

Operated by NIBS for Thurrock Council and Essex County Council (route 269) or by Ensignbus (routes X21/X31/X81). 

Timetable revised 29/08/17 (route 269), 29/05/18 (route X81), 06/08/18 (route X21) or 01/10/18 (route X31)

Route record

Brentwood - Warley - Ockendon - Belhus - Stifford Clays - Grays
(Route X21)
Ongar Two Brewers - Coopers Hill - Brentwood Road - Ongar Road - Kelvedon Hatch - Ongar Road - Bentley - Ongar Road - Pilgrim' Hatch - Ongar Road
or (route X81)
Hutton Post Office - Rayleigh Road - Hutton Village - Hutton Drive - Hanging Hill - Rayleigh Road - Shenfield Station - Hutton Road - Shenfield Road - High Street
then (all routes)
Brentwood High Street - High Street - King's Road - Brentwood Station - Warley Hill - Warley
then (routes X21/X81)
The Drive - Eagle Way
or (route 269)
Warley Hill
then (all routes)
Warley Road - Great Warley Street - Warley Street - St Mary's Lane - Clay Tye Road - North Ockendon - Ockendon Road - North Road - South Ockendon High Street - West Road - Ockendon Station - West Road - Arisdale Avenue - Belhus - Daiglen Drive
then (route 269)
Darenth Lane - Foyle Drive - Stifford Road
or (routes X21/X81)
Daiglen Drive
then (all routes)
Stifford Road - Stifford Hill
then (routes X21/X81)
Pilgrims Lane - Arterial Road - internal roads - Lakeside Shopping Centre Bus Station
or (route 269)
North Stifford High Road - A1012 - Stifford Clays Road - Stifford Clays - Kingsman Drive - Prince Philip Avenue - Whitmore Avenue - Blackshots Lane - Long Lane - Nutberry Avenue - Lodge Lane - Hathaway Road - Orsett Road - Stanley Road - Crown Road - Grays Bus Station
One schoolday morning and afternoon journey runs from Brentwood Sawyers Hall Lane via Sawyers Hall Lane - Burland Road - Ongar Road to High Street, then as above to Warley Hill/The Drive and via The Drive to Warley Eagle Way.
One X81 journey diverts at the junction of Pilgrims Way and Arterial Road via Hogg Lane - Eastern Way - Maidstone Road - Crown Road to terminate at Grays Bus Station.

Grays - Stifford Clays - Belhus - Ockendon - Warley - Brentwood
(Route 269)
Grays Bus Station - Crown Road - Stanley Road - Hathaway Road - Lodge Lane - Nutberry Avenue - Long Lane - Blackshots Lane - Whitmore Avenue - Prince Philip Avenue - Stifford Clays - Kingsman Drive - Stifford Clays Road - A1012 - North Stifford High Road
or (routes X21/X31/X81)
Lakeside Shopping Centre Bus Station - internal roads - Arterial Road
then (all routes)
Stifford Hill - Stifford Road
then (route 269)
Stifford Road - Foyle Drive - Darenth Lane
or (routes X21/X31/X81)
Daiglen Drive
then (all routes)
Daiglen Drive - Belhus - Arisdale Avenue - West Road - Ockendon Station - West Road - South Ockendon High Street - Ockendon Road - North Ockendon - Clay Tye Road - St Mary's Lane - Warley Street - then (routes X21/X31/X81)
Eagle Way - The Drive
or (route 269)
Warley Hill
then (routes X21/X31/X81 and 269 journey to St Helen's School)
Warley - Warley Hill - Brentwood Station - King's Road - High Street - Brentwood High Street (facing east)
or (route 269/X81 journeys terminating at Brentwood)
Queen's Road - Ingrave Road - High Street - Brentwood High Street (terminating facing west)
then (route X81)
Shenfield Road - Hutton Road - Shenfield Station - Hutton Road - Alexander Lane - Long Ridings Avenue Woodlands Avenue - Wash Road - Rayleigh Road - Hutton Post Office
or (route X21)
Ongar Road - Pilgrim's Hatch - Ongar Road - Bentley - Ongar Road - Kelvedon Hatch - Ongar Road - Coopers Hill - Ongar Two Brewers
One morning and one afternoon school day journey is extended from Brentwood High Street via Shenfield Road - Sawyers Hall Lane to Brentwood Sawyers Hall Lane.
Route X81 (and possibly route 269) journeys terminating at Brentwood divert at the junction of Warley Hill and King's Road via Queen's Road - Ingrave Road - High Street, terminating at a westbound rather than eastbound stop.

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