Revised Service 87 from 19th February 2023

From Sunday 19th February 2023, an additional route 87 journey will run in each direction on schooldays between Brightlingsea and Colchester, extending to Lexden Road and terminating at Norman Way, to provide additional capacity and alternative connections to the schools in Colchester following the withdrawal of Stephensons route 701.

The additional school day journeys will follow the existing route of the 87 from Brightlingsea as far as St Johns Street in Colchester and then continue via Crouch Street and Lexden Road to the Norman Way Schools. The morning journey will leave Brightlingsea Victoria Place at 0720 and run five minutes ahead of the existing 0725 route 87 bus. Arrival time at the schools will be 0818. In the afternoon, there will be a 1555 departure from Norman Way Schools which will follow the route of the 87 between Colchester city centre and Brightlingsea.

For regular travellers, weekly and four-weekly tickets for use between Brightlingsea and the Colchester, and throughout the Colchester shuttle zone, are available to purchase either on our First Bus App, or from the driver.

Please see below for the new timetable.