An Arriva Optare Versa on the seafront at Southend - 25 Sep 2015 (DSCF1774)

Friday 25 September 2015 (0737) – Arriva service 9 (Shoeburyness—Southend-on-Sea--Rayleigh) is operated by Optare Versa buses branded ‘Ride the wave’. This one was on Eastern Esplanade, Southend heading towards Southend city centre and Rayleigh. Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world extending 1.34 miles (2.16 km) into the Thames estuary, spans the background.