Chelmsford Park and Ride

Chelmsford Park and Ride is a park and ride bus service operated by First Essex on behalf of Essex County Council. Two routes are operated serving two park and ride sites in Sandon and Chelmer Valley. The service was suspended on 28 March 2020[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sandon service resumed on the 6th July 2020 with an every 15 minute circular service and Chelmer Valley on the 3rd August 2020 with an every 30 minute service.

Chelmsford Park and Ride
Overview
OperatorFirst Essex
GarageChelmsford
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC
Peak vehicle requirementCross City - 7
Sandon Circular - 2
Route
StartSandon
ViaCity Centre
EndChelmer Valley
Service
LevelMonday to Saturday
FrequencyEvery 10 Minutes - Daytime
Sandon Loop Services During Peak Only
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Current Service

Two services are operated, Cross City and Sandon Circular. The Cross City service operates throughout the day with the Sandon Circular operating during peak hours only. A revised service is currently in operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SiteDaysHoursFrequency
SandonMonday to Saturday7am - 7pmEvery 15 Minutes
Chelmer ValleyMonday to Friday7am - 7pmEvery 30 Minutes
Chelmer ValleySaturday8am - 6pmEvery 30 Minutes

Previous Service

Two circular routes used to operate one for Sandon and one for Chelmer Valley.

Park and Ride Sites

Currently there are two park and ride sites in Chelmsford. One in Sandon[2] southeast of the city and another in Chelmer Valley[3] to the north of the city. During the COVID-19 pandemic Chelmer Valley Park and Ride Site was used as a temporary mortuary[4].

Fleet

Current
NumberFleet NumbersDepotTypeFeaturesLengthNew
967189 - 67197ChelmsfordAlexander Dennis Enviro200 MMCFree WiFi11.6m2016

Past
NumberFleet NumbersDepotTypeLengthNewNotes
969512 - 69520ChelmsfordVolvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse 212.1m2011Transferred to First Essex's Hadleigh depot and First South Yorkshire
565028 - 65032ChelmsfordScania N94UB/Scania OmniCity?2006Stayed at First Essex's Chelmsford depot on local services until transfer to Colchester depot before further transfer to First Potteries
?65683 + ?ChelmsfordScania L94UB/Wright Solar11.95m2002New to Brighton & Hove Buses
gollark: Yet again, people insist on trying to run the rail system OUT OF SPEC.
gollark: But I worry that that sort of thing could sometimes lead to infinite loops.
gollark: The best thing I can come up with for now is to do the somewhat naive somewhat Factorio-style thing of tracking whether carts are currently using a segment of track (in the other direction), and if so forcing a reroute.
gollark: Unfortunately, it seems like proper signalling in case two things want to use one track is Very Hard™.
gollark: The routing system is now capable of approximately routing *multiple* pigs to arbitrary destinations!

References
  1. https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-coronavirus-park-ride-services-3994289
  2. https://www.essexhighways.org/getting-around/bus/park-and-ride/sandon-park-and-ride.aspx
  3. https://www.essexhighways.org/getting-around/bus/park-and-ride/chelmer-valley-park-and-ride.aspx
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-52235687
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