THE semi-final voting in the World Cup of British Bus Companies is underway and local company Ensign Bus is holding a narrow lead with around 20 hours of voting to go.

Thurrock Nub News is following the progress of the company in the fun online competition

set up by bus enthusiasts to gauge support for regional bus companies.

They won through to the quarter finals with a narrow win against Lothian Buses and were landslide victors against against another Scottish company Xplore Dundee in the quarters.

Now they are up against the York Pullman Company to see who makes it through to the final. You can vote for them here.