I’m dreaming of a Green Bus Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where Leyland Nationals glisten
And children listen
To hear a Provincial in the snow….
Yes, okay, so People’s Provincial Leyland Nationals only made it Eastleigh occasionally, what was it? A few times a day on the 56 and the 48c? While you now question whether I am actually just a satirical commentator and while the Blair family talk to their solicitor about a cease and desist order; let’s tell you what their Xelabus services are doing over the dry, cold and probably not snowy season.
If Xelabus in Eastleigh and South Hampshire is not your local operator, or you are just interested in how your service compares, summaries and links to all the operators can be found on it’s own dedicated Christmas bus service page.
Christmas Eve
A full and normal Friday service will run at out of the Eastleigh depot on Christmas Eve! Obviously, this does not mean the extensive schools and college network because they only run on school and college days and …. well they are shut.
Christmas Day (Saturday) & Boxing Day (Sunday)
Xelabus do not run any services on either Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th December
Sunday services will run on all routes across Eastleigh and South Hampshire.
Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th and New Years Eve
A bit of a mixed bag on Xelabus between Christmas and New Year. This is because some of their services only run a few days a week, and others generally run 5 or 6 days a week:
Weekday Timetables:
Services X6 & X7 between Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford and Hiltingbury
(On Thurs) Service X12 between Southampton, Freemantle and Shirley Precinct
Service X15 between Hamble, Hedge End and Eastleigh
(On Weds & Fri) Service X17 between Petersfield, Bishops Waltham and Eastleigh
(On Weds & Fri) Bitterne Hoppa
Saturday Timetables:
Service X4 between Hedge End, Barton Peveril and Eastleigh
Service X9 between Bishops Waltham and Eastleigh
Service X10 between Southampton, Bishops Waltham and Waltham Chase
New Years Day, Sunday 2nd & Monday 3rd January
Xelabus will run a full Sunday service for all three days.
Tuesday 4th January
Normal service resumes.